This tool offers an easy way to manage and download album pictures for multiple albums at once.


Start the tool from Tools > Pictures > Album Picture Manager.


When the tool starts, it will display a simplified version of the Music Explorer's tree on the left, and on the right, it will display albums.


Browse through the items on the left side to find the albums you would like to work with. When the selection changes, the corresponding albums will be presented on the right.


Depending on the items in your current view when you started the tool, those albums will be available under the Selected Albums node.


The Topmost Toolbar Contains the Following Elements:

Download: Click this button to download album pictures for the selected albums.

Select: Click this button to select all albums, no albums, or albums without pictures.

Tools: Access specific tools described further below.

Filter: Use this to filter out albums in the right pane.


Changing Pictures Manually

If you hover over an album, you can use the overlay icons to:


  • Load an image from a folder.
  • Download an image using plug-ins or scripts.
  • Paste an album picture from the clipboard.
  • View the original source.
  • Remove the picture


Downloading Multiple Album Pictures

It's possible to download album images for all selected albums by clicking the Download button.


An album is selected when its top-left checkbox is checkmarked.


Images will be downloaded using activated plug-ins and scripts. When an album is being downloaded, a progress overlay will be shown for the album.


When pictures have been downloaded, an album can have zero or more matches. To browse through the results, use the small arrow icons shown when you hover over the album.


Saving Changes

When you have adjusted your album images, either via multiple downloads or manual management, click the Save button to apply the changes.


Tools

Under the Tools menu, the following options are available:


Load from Folders

Use this function to select a folder with images. During the process, Helium will try to map a found image file by filename and connect it to any of the selected albums. This is the same process used when adding files to Helium's database.


Load from Tags

Use this function to load album pictures for the selected albums from tags.


Save Album Pictures to Tags

Use this function to save the selected albums' images to tags.