Make a huge printable poster from your iTunes album art!

Step 2 Converting the files into a readable format

Ok, here comes the tricky part. I was hoping there would be an easier way but so far I haven't found one.

Download Bitmaprip (Portable, 24KB ZIP)

Put the application from inside the zip file into the same folder as your itc files. This makes it easier for later but you can put it wherever you want if you know what you're doing.
Open up a command prompt - click on the Start Menu, choose Run, type in "cmd" without the quotation marks and click OK.

Navigate to your folder with the itc files and Bitmaprip inside.
- Beginners Guides: WindowsXP Command Prompt

In the command prompt, type:
copy /b * test.tes

This will combine all the files into one, named test.tes, you'll see why in the next step.

In the command prompt, type:
bitmaprip test.tes

Have a look inside your folder and finally you can see the decoded album art!
As for why Apple has chosen to hide the images so well there are many theories but we'll leave that for some other time.

You can now close down the command prompt and delete all the itc files, if you wish.