yashsingh1/xdaforums huggingface dataset:
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Aandi87:
Nice one!

Great App!

Found via looking trough the forums.

Is it possible to add these pictures to podcasts too, or is this impossible?

Thank you for giving a chance to add artist pictures easily like this!

Happy new year btw.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] :
Heya,

What exactly changed in v0.4 in regards to reduced image quality? I went on holidays right after v0.3 was released and changed the artist background for all my music using it, uploaded to SkyDrive at 1422x800. I haven't experienced any issues - I should note that I've always felt the Now Playing screen can't skip through music quickly, regardless of artist background.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Not possible, sorry.

I reduced the compression quality and added an resize function. The pictures will be resized to 800 pixels in height so they are smaller in filesize.

As far as I could mention this reduced the most glitches but the pictures are still to big to skip through music quickly.

In the newer Versions I reduced the vertical resolution to 500px to avoid these lags. Most users are able to choose a better resolution without getting lags and glitchs but on my phone this is the limit.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] inexorable:
Gratz! It was so annoting to get a pink background on most of my music. You bring us a nice tools!!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] iEatRappers:
Damn is there anyway I can use this without a interop phone?Using the HTC Arrive(CDMA Sprint).
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
No, but you can use a custom rom;)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Funnyx:
Great app indeed. And like many said, editing existing pictures of an artist would be great.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] :
Thanks a lot for the clarification. I'll have to see if 500px will make a big difference in performance.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] CaiKroll:
Beta 1.2 seems to work fine. I will report back if I find problems.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] iEatRappers:
Wait so now I can use this without interop?Also why dont you submit this app to the marketplace(So people like me who cant interop can get it)?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] GoodDayToDie:
Even if it doesn't need ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES, it may still need to use COM interop, and that is banned from the Marketplace for independent developers (MS partners are allowed to use it on rare occasion - things like Adobe Reader).
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] jassired:
Great work .........works without Interop unLock on my HTC
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] iEatRappers:
Works perfectly on my developer unlocked HTC Arrive. :D
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] iEatRappers:
Also one day do you think you can add the ability to replace pictures?This app will be perfect if you add that feature.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Maybe with full access to the filesystem or a method from a oem dll giving me the possibility to overrwite the pictures. But I don't think this will happen soon :(
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Wohoo, just doubled the filesize with the new release :eek:

Edit: new upload with reduced size
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] iEatRappers:
1.3 wont launch on my HTC Arrive(developer unlocked) but 1.2 still works...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
I think I found the bug. Try it again
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] iEatRappers:
Thanks works perfectly now.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] eric1204:
finally i can post here.:D

v1.3 work great.

does v1.3 change the picture server? seens i got more pictures than before. and there are many artists picture i love , if i can save them all it would be awesome.

How to change artists picture(for now):

1.use WPDM connect to phone.

2.Click "Explore files and folders".

3.open \My Documents\Zune\Content\0800\00\art you can see all you set artist pictures.

4.select all and drag to your PC folder for more details.

5.delete artist pictures on phone then you can set artist pictures again by MPAtool.

Edit:

1.you must have Full Root Access rom. (Sorry forgot to write this tip)

2.TouchXplorer.xap also can do it on phone.

hope a little help this way.:)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] iEatRappers:
Whenever I go to my documents the theres nothing in it(im using a developer unlocked htc arrive)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] daddyrazzy:
Added Dutch translation...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Great! Will be added in the next release

Thank you for the information but it looks like you must have a full unlocked rom to gain access to this folder. Maybe with interop in the future... fiinix? :D
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
French translation is updated.

Edit : fr translat° fixed
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NuMbErSeVeN:
Portuguese (Portugal) translation added.

If you need more help, just tell something.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
Wonderful work here...user guide at first opening...should be a Marketplace must have...hope it will.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] vadash:
Fisrt of all I have to say that this app is a must have, but i have a question, How do I delete the backgrounds? if I delete the artist from my phone will the images deleted or I nedd another?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Yes, after deleting and readding the artist you can select a new picture.

Sent from my LG-E900 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] vadash:
What do you mean by reading the artist? when zune reescan the library?

THX
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
re-adding...when you sync the artist' song for the second time (once you deleted it) you can choose another picture
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Mark_QS:
Polish translation finished. Will it be available on pl marketplace?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
hm... looks like the word readd doesn't exist xD What I mean: "add the artist/songs again" ;)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Thank you!

Will not be available on marketplace because of native code.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] irfanindian:
ne0cr0n - wonderful tool. Thanks added.

Btw, I've noticed that when I switch to the songs pane, all the dummy songs appear on the top.

A suggestion - can you rename the dummy songs 'z-dummy' rather than '...dummy' so that they don't appear on the top but sit at the bottom ?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
It's not a bug, it's a feature ;)

Before I grouped all dummies into the ...dummy album I wanted them to appear on top to delete them faster. I think this is not longer required so I could rename them...

But: Why do you want them to stay in your library ? :D
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ekksman:
this is a must have

thank you
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] suua:
Any way to install it on a HTC Titan without jailbreak ? i mean my phone is not unlocked!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
@suua,

unfortunately...not possible. :(
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Sorry guys, I forgot to "enable" the new languages, recompiled version is uploaded
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] slimshady322:
Hello,

this app looks really promising. I have a few questions though:

Does this alter my mp3 music files on my phone?

Is is possible to delete the artist backgrounds this app created from the phone?

Does this app change anything else that is not reversible or anything that I should be careful with?

Thanks.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] slimshady322:
OK from the first post I understand that it is not possible to remove images.

I now selected an image for an artist but I noticed afterwards that the it does not look that nice actually. The artist is unknown to Zune and it did not have an image before.

Is it possible to remove and replace this image, maybe with the help of other tools? I have an LG E900 and it is developer unlocked.

Anyway, I proceeded to delete the artist from my phone hoping that this would also remove the image (and allow me to select another picture).

Now I am unable to sync my phone with Zune, I always get an "Read Error" on my PC and I am prompted to reconnect my phone.

I have gotten this error in the past but a reconnect always fixed it, now this error shows up everytime I connect my phone. I tried rebooting my PC and different USB ports, but it doesn't help.

EDIT: A reboot of the phone apparently fixed the sync issue. Shame I had to ruin my long up time though.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Maledict:
I'd like to add a Czech translation, however, the excel file for translation isn't at your skydrive anymore.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] memeqxda:
what should i do if the app mixes the picture of artist??

i choose nicki minaj, but the zune shows kesha
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Can you give me some more detailed informations about that?

WTF 0___o

don't know where it is gone

... will upload it again
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Maledict:
Czech translation submitted. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
New features are coming :)

Edit: I moved the translation to

http://www.getlocalization.com/MPAtool/

the site looks very promising. but if you want you can use the old excel method and send me the translated file by mail
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] eric1204:
0404 繁體中文 translation done on that websit.

next version add album covers , but which picture will show on live tile?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] nilsk123:
ah great will try this later. For some reason zune background art has never worked for me so i always have a complete black screen.

---------- Post added at 02:47 PM ---------- Previous post was at 01:48 PM ----------

Works like a charm! I would love a way to do this for my entire library at once, going through all of em one by one isnt realy an option.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
This feature will be included in the next version (with random choosen images)

The live tile shows the artist picture if you pin an artist to your start screen and the album art if you pin an album ;)

But I just noticed that adding missing album art to the media library doesn't work with the current method :(

So the next version will only contain the auto add function for artist pictures.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
Hi,

french translation is updated via getloca site...

Auto add function is a big improvement, those who carry hundreds of artists in them device will praise that!

it's a must-have feature for a must-have app!! WELL DONE!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] expressions104:
The app closes everytime I open it without internet access (you know, wi-fi). I don't have a wi-fi router so I sync my artist pictures in my phone and when I tried to open the app it will just closed everytime. But when you are on a wifi zone the app runs fine, sometimes it closes.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] suua:
the only thing i miss on my Titan is this app!!!!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] iEatRappers:
Weird works perfect for me with and without wifi
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Some people told me about that problem. Tried to reproduce it on LG Optimus 7, HTC HD7 and Mozart but everything works fine. I will have a further look when I finished my exams... in april :(
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
hey buddy...quote the right text before posting your opinion...that makes no sense
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] slimshady322:
What size should the images have?

I know that 480x800 is the size of the screen (and I currently use pictures with those dimensions), but sometimes the image is used as a background for the panoramam

Any ideas how wide the image can or should be then and what part is used in now playing?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
The pictures can be wider than 480 pixels. on the lockscreen and the now playing page the picture is "centered" (UniformToFill). if it's displayed as the panorama background the full picture is visible (with 800px in height and the corresponding width).

actually you can use any picture size you want.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] nilsk123:
Any ETA for the version that downloads random images for all artists?

Can't wait :)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
I will continue the development when I am done with my university exams and some other stuff I have to do.

new release within the first half of april.

It supports auto download in a simple way.

If the root tools are finaly updated to v0.9 I will try to include the possibility to overwrite existing images and add missing album pictures. This will be the final version.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] colossus_r:
Ok m8 ... take your time ...

This is a nice app and we will wait for the update when you will have the time

Your time and effort its much appreciated
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] tomylee79:
Thanks for the app mate :)

It would be great to have an random option that every n-time the picture is changing and also after the install bc it's a damn work to add all those pictures :(
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
The next release will include the function to add random images by a single click to all artists. to realise a periodical background change you need full filesystem access and a background task. i don't think this will be implemented in the near future.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
Hi ne0cr0n,

if you have enough time it would be awesome to write an improved MPAtool for full unlocked custom roms...which mean full filesystem access i guess...

like GoodDayToDie did with his awesome htcroot webserver...

just an idea...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
That's the plan. The only difference would be the ID_CAP_INTEROPSERVICES entry so I actually could release a single version... But to keep it easy for the normal user I will make a second XAP.

anyway... I have to wait for Heathcliff74 making his root tools available for LG. Or does anybody have a full unlocked phone and wants to make a little present to me? :D

I am not even shure if I can establish the link between the pictures (their file names) stored on the phone and the artist names... we will see
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] aramadsanar:
Dear ne0cr0n,

I would like to contribute on this app by adding indonesian language support for this app.

Please let me know what are thigs that i need to translate.

Thanks,

aramadsanar
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
The best way is http://www.getlocalization.com/MPAtool/

Just click 'add a new language' and you can translate step by step. And you will receive a notification if I add new parts to be translated. But if you don't want to register you can just add a new collumn to the excel file I linked in my start post

link
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
New version is ready to download!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
Hi, thanks for the new version...

i don't understand why some strings aren't translated, getlocalisation' french project is fully updated...71/71
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] </travis>:
Thanks so much! It is working beyond perfection!

Although I do get what you mean by "The artist may not be associated with any picture. It's not possible because the hacked method doesn't give us access to existing pictures. The tool can just add - no replacement - sorry" but recently I have changed the artist background for Boyce Avenue (which was only in YouTube before now iTunes and recently added to Zune)

As you can see in Zune they're using the low res picture:

http://i40.tinypic.com/10ekk86.jpg

And on my phone:

http://i39.tinypic.com/348od51.jpg

P.S. You're doing a great job! Keep it up!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
If you copy music from your pc zune is not pulling the pictures immediately. So you can apply custom images using my tool until zune attachs the pictures itself. This happens if you play the artist for the first time (I think :D)

That's odd... I will check this :confused:

//edit: messed up with the language code( fr instead FR-fr )... same for NL-nl, RU-ru and DK-dk ... just uploaded the fixed version
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] eric1204:
great job, thank you!

i found that The artist does not show has completed the selected message.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
uploaded fixed version
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Maledict:
With WP7 Root Tools 0.9, is it possible to overwrite current artist pictures? Thanks. :cool:
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Well... the pictures are stored under My Documents/Zune/Content/0800/art.

You can "overwrite" a picture by deleting the old one first. this is possible with root tools. BUT: the file names are not dedicated to the artist names. I have some ideas but i am not sure if they are workable
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] CaiKroll:
New preview image

I made a new preview image since the old one looked a little outdated (version 1... I think) You've update the UI since then so I thought I'd make one of with the new UI.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] nikerossxp:
app crashing on 80\268, when use autodownload. Omnia 7, miRom 1.3b (8107). I have cyrillic symbols (russian) in my artists.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
ne0cr0n, congratulations for last version!!!!

works really good, auto add pictures is a must!!!

THANKS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] shardnet:
Out of curiosity, how does the app actually work. When I connected thephone via mass storage mode, I noticed there were a bunch of artist specific files, I assume the artwork is stored in those? If yes, is there a possibility to modify them by hand?
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
You should find an answer browsing the thread, if not too lazy... :-P
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Thanks for your afford, but I already made a new preview (just too lazy to resize, upload, edit post,... ^^)

At the moment I am working on a small programm for PCs to generate previews easily ( select a phone, add pictures, click create ).

Does the 80th (79th, and 81th) artist have cyrillic symbols in it's name?

The artist pictures are stored on you phone ( My Documents/Zune/Content/0800/art ) and are not accessible by mass storage. You can browse the folder with Windows Phone Device Manager and replace the existing pictures.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] p00ltergeist:
hmm... same scenario here. App crashes when I try autodownload pictures.

It does not however always crash when it reaches a certain number like the last guy. It varies from 100-200/419.

using 8107.79 official on focus s
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] iyancoolbgt:
This app is my savior.. I always listened japanese song, and most of them are not available in Zune and this app makes my phone looks beautiful.. Thanks..

However, it looks like it doesn't synced with zune app in my PC, the music still don't have artist background picture..
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
I will implement a better method in a next new version. The one I am using at the moment is realy bad ...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] MOHSEN-UNIQUE:
hi

i love this app but in our country the last.fm website filter and cant access to it

the only way to access to this website in phone is use https Instead http in url

i see your code. u are use http

client.[URL="http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/Default.aspx?Target=code://System.Net:2.0.5.0:7cec85d7bea7798e/System.Net.WebClient/DownloadStringAsync%28System.Uri%29"]DownloadStringAsync[/URL](new [URL="http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/Default.aspx?Target=code://System:2.0.5.0:7cec85d7bea7798e/System.Uri/.ctor%28String,System.UriKind%29"]Uri[/URL]("http://ws.audioscrobbler.com/2.0/artist/" + [URL="http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/Default.aspx?Target=code://MPAtool:1.0.0.0/MPAtool.MainViewModel/property:selectedArtist:MPAtool.ArtistViewModel"]selectedArtist[/URL].[URL="http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/Default.aspx?Target=code://MPAtool:1.0.0.0/MPAtool.ArtistViewModel/property:SearchName:String"]SearchName[/URL] + "/images.rss", [URL="http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/Default.aspx?Target=code://System:2.0.0.0:b77a5c561934e089/System.UriKind"]UriKind[/URL].[URL="http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet/Default.aspx?Target=code://System:2.0.0.0:b77a5c561934e089/System.UriKind/Absolute"]Absolute[/URL]));

and other place of app

i request from u to use https in app for loading image and send request to last.fm

thanks and i hope don't get upset of me because i put your code here :D
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
OK, thank you for your hint. I will add an Option to use https to the settings.

New version coming this week (maybe next). Includes a new auto download process, ability to delete pictures, slightly changes in the UI, and other changes and features.

Sent from my LG-E900 using Board Express
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] Maledict:
Hi, I've submitted some corrections to the Czech translation on GetLocalization.com, however, I didn't quite get how that website works properly, especially the voting and stuff, so please consider my corrections as the main and upmost version of the translation.

Thanks. :)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
I plan to publish the source code anyway ;)

Alright, just deleted the old ones.

I think the voting system is a nice feature... if more people are involved into the translation process of one language and check the translation of other users.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
Update new strings for translation.

The next relase is near
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
Hi ne0cr0n, thanks for your work v2 is awesome, beautifull metro design.

i have an issue with auto attachment, process is throwing me an "unknown Error: NullReferenceException", stopping the download untill i tap "ok", happens when there are no images found but older versions use to manage this better....
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] EchoesOfOli:
Works on Lumia 800 with MS Developer unlock like a charm ! Thanks , one of the best hb apps for WP !
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
does this happen on a specific artist and every time?

if so, can you give me the name of the artist?

are there no pictures for the artist or is the auto choosen picture not loaded?

I think I had this issue a single time but couldn't reproduce it... and I mad a lot of tests...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
I've tested auto attach twice and it appears to act randomly, seems it's not a specific artist issue...i will try "deeper" as soon I can connect to internet.
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
please check before each autoattach if there is an artist with no/gray image and a number > 0

I think this is the reason for the exception
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] NebZoNe:
That's it... Error exception happens when no images were loaded for an artist (grey + 0)...i didn't experienced that with v1.5.1...

Also, the app doesn't work when i'm trying the manual attach choosing an image from my picture hub to a specific artist...no dummy created, no image attached...
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
restart the app and click download ;)
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] J Fortes:
thank you for this fabulous app. I am getting an error in installing the latest version both through ie or phone7deployer. thank you
[Windows Phone 7 Development and Hacking] ne0cr0n:
try to restart your phone or uninstall the old version first.

just donwloaded and installed the app from the QR-Code successfully