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 Music is the component of XBMC that tames your hunger for great music. Some of the key features of Music are:
 
== Music Key Features ==
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* Support for a countless number of formats and codecs.  [[XBMC Features and Supported Formats/Codecs#Supported audio codecs:|You can find a full list here]].
* A full-featured [[Music Library]] that makes it easy to organize, find and listen to your favorite music
* Support for [[Music Videos]]
* Built in ability to [[Streaming|stream]] media from other computers
* Full support for [[Playlists]], including [[Playlists#Smart Playlists|Smart Playlists]]
* The capability to stream thousands of radio stations directly from the internet
* Fully integrated support for [[LastFM]]
* Jaw-dropping [[Visualizations]] that add the visual element to your music experience
* A fully customizable view
* Integrated [[CD Ripping]]
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== Using Music ==
You will find the interface of Music as easy to operate as the rest of XBMC.
* [[General Navigation]]
* [[Music Navigation and Control]]
* [[Global Keyboard|Common Platform-Independent Keymapping]]
 
 
== Album Art & Thumbnails ==
:''See main article'': [[Thumbnails]]
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There are a number of ways to get thumbnails to display in Music.<br />
Album art can by obtained via [http://www.allmusic.com Allmusic.com] and described in the [[My Music Navigation and Control#The Context Menu|The Context Menu]] section. Music tags can also contain art for that specific song, as can be seen in [[Preparing your Music]].<br />
If you want a custom thumb, you can add a .tbn file to your music directory. The .tbn file can be either a .JPG or a .PNG file (with transparancy) that you simply rename the extension from .jpg/.png to .tbn.<br />
The size of the picture can be anything from 64x64 to 256x256 in pixel-size (you may want to use a larger pixel-size if you use XBMC in 720p/1080i HDTV resolution to get a sharper image).<br />
 
'''Examples:'''<br />
In this example audiofilename.mp3 will use audiofilename.tbn as thumbnail:
Music\path\'''audiofilename.mp3'''
Music\path\'''audiofilename.tbn'''
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The same goes for playlists, [[Cue sheets]], SHOUTcast, and [[HOW-TO: Play Internet Streams|internet-stream files]], eg:
Music\path\'''audioplaylistname.m3u'''
Music\path\'''audioplaylistname.tbn'''
Music\path\'''cuelistname.cue'''
Music\path\'''cuelistname.tbn'''
Music\path\'''shoutcastlinkname.pls'''
Music\path\'''shoutcastlinkname.tbn'''
Music\path\'''audiostreamname.strm'''
Music\path\'''audiostreamname.tbn'''
 
If you store each of your music-albums or artists in a separate subfolder to keep things organized, you can also make the folder have a custom thumbnail image. To do this you need to rename your .jpg thumbnail as folder.jpg and place it in the folder (the size of the picture can be anything from 64x64 to 256x256 in pixel size).<br />
 
'''Example:'''<br />
Music\path\album\'''folder.jpg'''
 
Now your album/artist folder will have a lovely custom thumbnail-image.
 
You can via [[advancedsettings.xml]] change the default filename of the image that XBMC uses for music folders. See the [[advancedsettings.xml#<musicthumbs>|<musicthumbs>]] tag. for more information.
 
[[Category:User Interface]]
[[Category:Thumbnails]]
[[Category:Scraper]]
[[Category:Music Library]]

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