wiki/docs/guides/finding-artwork.md

Finding Artwork

Searching Covers

!!! tip

Install [qsniyg/maxurl](https://github.com/qsniyg/maxurl) to automatically find links for high quality images when browsing the web.

It is recommended to use the MH Covers cover search engine, which searches from a wide array of online streaming services, music stores and databases.

Enlargening Covers

If an image of sufficient size cannot be found try upscaling an existing image with Real-ESRGAN or waifu2x.

!!! tip

* For best results with Real-ESRGAN use the `realesrgan-x4plus-anime` model for anime and `realesrgan-x4plus` for photos.
* For best results with waifu2x enable TTA and use the `upconv_7_anime` model for anime and `upconv_7_photo` for photos.
* Both can also be used to remove blur.

Squarefying Covers

If a square image cannot be found try making the closest available image square.

Ways to approach:

• Resize the canvas smaller.
• Crop inside the image bounds.
• Resize the canvas bigger, select a region and fill with content-aware mode.
• Crop outside the image bounds with content-aware mode.

!!! tip

If the image becomes too small after cropping or canvas reductions try upscaling it first.

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