How to convert iTunes album art images to PNG format

Mar 14, '07 07:30:02AM

Contributed by: Zire

Have you ever tried to open a piece of iTunes cover art in the Finder? Do you want to print a cover with your favorite app, but find that the artwork is in a format not recognized? The iTunes artwork files are all in .itc format, which is a PNG format with some data added into the files' headers.

To fix this, make a copy of the artwork (just in case), and then open the copy with a hex editor like 0xEd. Erase all the information between the beginning of file and the . just before PNG. After deleting, the file must begin with .PNG. Here are some screenshots to clarify:

Save your changes, and your work is done.

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