monstercat-downloader/README

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# Usage
There must be a file named "config.json" in the working directory with your monstercat credentials and other configurations.
See config_example.json for the template.
# Download File Structure
### Release Folder
**download_path/Type/YYYY-MM-DD - CatalogID - Artist - Title**
* download_path - Set in config.json
* Type - Album/EP/Single
* YYYY-MM-DD - Release Date in ISO format for easy sorting
* Artist/Title - removed featuring artists from "Artist" and added to "Title"
### Cover
* Cover(.jpg/.png) - Full resolution from Monstercat
* Cover_small.jpg - 750x750 added to files
### MP3 and FLAC folders
Separate folders if more than 1 track otherwise put in main folder
### File Naming
* Artist - Title.(mp3/flac) - Used when only 1 track
* Number - Title.(mp3/flac) - Used when track artist **matches** release artist
* Number - Artist - Title.(mp3/flac) - Used when track artist **does not match** release artist
# JSON Library Source
https://github.com/nlohmann/json
Release - 3.10.5
Commit - 4f8fba14066156b73f1189a2b8bd568bde5284c5
# eyeD3
https://eyed3.readthedocs.io/en/latest/
* For MP3 tagging
* TODO: Add info here
# metaflac
https://xiph.org/flac/download.html
For FLAC tagging
```
metaflac
// Common
--preserve-modtime
--no-utf8-convert
// First Step - Remove Tags
--remove-tag=TITLE
--remove-tag=ARTIST
--remove-tag=ALBUM
--remove-tag=TRACKNUMBER
// Second Step - Remove Pictures
--remove --block-type=PICTURE
// Third Step - Add
--import-picture-from=3|image/jpeg|||"/path/to/cover"
"--set-tag=TITLE=..."
"--set-tag=ARTIST=..."
"--set-tag=ALBUM=..."
"--set-tag=TRACKNUMBER=..."
--dont-use-padding
file.flac
```
# imagemagick
https://imagemagick.org/script/download.php
For Image Resizing
```
convert
Cover
-resize 750x750
Cover_small.jpg
```