# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=345

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## [Undocumented functions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/undocumented-functions/8714)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 4, 2009, 9:35am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/undocumented-functions/8714 "2009-08-04T09:35:45Z")

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Can anyone tell me what scripting functions are available in Mp3tag, beyond those documented in Help? I know of $folderdepth(x)… and one to return all tags, the name of which I have forgotten. Thanks.

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## [1st time user has been an idiot](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1st-time-user-has-been-an-idiot/8695)

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**Author:** [@evenslimmersladey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evenslimmersladey)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/1st-time-user-has-been-an-idiot/8695 "2009-08-03T17:56:48Z")

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Hi All. I feel I have jumped in without understanding what I am doing. I have loaded up 700 plus mp3 files and deleted all the tags. Now I am stuck and have not a clue what to do next. I wish to turn all files into I…

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## [Default sort](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-sort/8636)

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**Author:** [@SharkD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SharkD)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-sort/8636 "2009-08-03T09:42:46Z")

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Is there a way to set the default sorting method for all folders? I would like to sort first by codec and second by path. Thanks! -Mike

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## [This forum](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/this-forum/8698)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 9:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/this-forum/8698 "2009-08-03T09:23:59Z")

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How can I edit the Topic Title of a posting of mine? How can I delete a posting of mine? Thanks.

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## [different tag versions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-tag-versions/8694)

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**Author:** [@MoonKid](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MoonKid)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 3, 2009, 6:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-tag-versions/8694 "2009-08-03T06:36:47Z")

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I can see in mp3tag what ID3 tag versions in a file. But how can I edit the different versions? If I edit the “title” which ID3-tag is affected? How can I kill a complete ID3 tag versions so that I only have one versio…

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## [How to auto-fill Track numbers?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-fill-track-numbers/8708)

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**Author:** [@Joshua\_B](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Joshua_B)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-auto-fill-track-numbers/8708 "2009-08-02T20:26:36Z")

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If I have ripped files that include 20 tracks from a CD, but the Track number tags are blank, how can I quickly update the Track field with numbers 1 - 20? Thanks.

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## [BATCH method to import album art from file to tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-method-to-import-album-art-from-file-to-tag/8704)

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**Author:** [@keyper7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/keyper7)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-method-to-import-album-art-from-file-to-tag/8704 "2009-08-02T17:23:02Z")

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Hey, new here but long-time Mp3tag user. Till now I’ve been avoiding importing the album art in the tag because I use 400x400 images and that would considerably increase the file size. Now however I have a new walkman …

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## [Removing unwanted ID3 tag, How to?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-unwanted-id3-tag-how-to/8699)

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**Author:** [@jmthomas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jmthomas)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [August 2, 2009, 6:02am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-unwanted-id3-tag-how-to/8699 "2009-08-02T06:02:34Z")

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I’ve got several .ape files with an ID3 tag at the front (courtesy of Exact Audio Copy mis-settings) that aren’t being recognized by Picard/Music Brainsz because they don’t start with the .ape "MAC " signature. I starte…

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## [Removing numbers in artist field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-numbers-in-artist-field/8663)

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**Author:** [@Slofe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Slofe)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [July 31, 2009, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-numbers-in-artist-field/8663 "2009-07-31T08:28:00Z")

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For some reason loads of names in the artist field have the track number after as well. Like The Cure7, NOFX12 etc. Anyway to get rid of these numbers in one go?

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## [Using Name of Subdirectory as Artist's Name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-name-of-subdirectory-as-artists-name/8683)

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**Author:** [@whitesmith](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/whitesmith)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 30, 2009, 7:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/using-name-of-subdirectory-as-artists-name/8683 "2009-07-30T19:57:16Z")

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I have an extensive collection of classical CDs ripped to my hard drive according to this schema: X:\\Music\\Composer\\Composition, Conductor \[(soloist, instrument)\], Orchestra.flac To keep things simple, I use Compositio…

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## [Making specific words lowercase?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/making-specific-words-lowercase/8650)

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**Author:** [@nicht888](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/nicht888)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [July 29, 2009, 10:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/making-specific-words-lowercase/8650 "2009-07-29T10:48:23Z")

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how do i make certain words like and, to, the, of, for, etc lowercase except for the start/end of the title? also how do i make things uppercase after punctuation marks such as changing Wu-tang Clan to Wu-Tang Clan or R…

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## [Removing Trailing Characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-trailing-characters/8682)

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**Author:** [@rogerlio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rogerlio)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 28, 2009, 6:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-trailing-characters/8682 "2009-07-28T18:01:24Z")

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took me a while to figure this out… To Remove Trailing Characters: Create a New Action For action type use Replace with Regular Expression Choose the field you want trimmed Enter for Regular Expression: .{4}$ Leav…

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## [Export overriding $filename :(](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-overriding-filename/8676)

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**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 27, 2009, 10:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-overriding-filename/8676 "2009-07-27T22:23:24Z")

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I find the Export dialog's Export file name value overrides the $filename() value in my .MTE e.g. This is highly undesirable for me, but regardless of whether it is a bug for now, can anyone suggest a workaround that …

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## [Submitting tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/submitting-tags/8638)

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**Author:** [@SharkD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SharkD)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/submitting-tags/8638 "2009-07-26T22:11:45Z")

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What’s the best way to submit/update tags to online tag databases? Can this be done automatically from within the program? Thanks! -Mike

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## [Remove "vs" or "vs."](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-vs-or-vs/8673)

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**Author:** [@Seyss](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Seyss)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 9:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-vs-or-vs/8673 "2009-07-26T21:02:52Z")

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Hello guys, I have tracks that have “vs” in the artist name. Example: “CPU vs. Broken Toy - Fragile” I’d like that to be: “CPU - Fragile” This means I have to remove “vs.” or “vs” and the text following it, until “-…

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## [Add or Change Field Word](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-or-change-field-word/8672)

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**Author:** [@robby44](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/robby44)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 2:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/add-or-change-field-word/8672 "2009-07-26T14:00:12Z")

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Hi. You have a great product. Thanks for making it available. It’s helped me out immeasurably. I’m curious to know if there is a way to edit or change the name of any of the intended Fields. I am in the process of organ…

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## [Please Help - WMP won't play my tagged media...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-help-wmp-wont-play-my-tagged-media/8671)

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**Author:** [@drlars](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/drlars)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 26, 2009, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-help-wmp-wont-play-my-tagged-media/8671 "2009-07-26T13:35:25Z")

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Hi- I apologize beforehand if I am missing something simple here, but my entire music library is pretty much useless right now, so any help would be appreciated. I dowloaded the program because I wanted to add “album a…

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## [Tag-\>Filename character substitution](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-character-substitution/8613)

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**Author:** [@richpasco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/richpasco)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename-character-substitution/8613 "2009-07-25T21:30:13Z")

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I’m using MP3tag v2.43 under Windows XP SP3. When I convert tags to file names, if a tag contains a character unacceptable in a file name (e.g. /), that character is simply omitted. For example: Title tag: Vienna: Ka…

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## [if BPM \>= 160 then divide by 2](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-bpm-160-then-divide-by-2/8668)

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**Author:** [@vital](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vital)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/if-bpm-160-then-divide-by-2/8668 "2009-07-25T20:02:15Z")

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How would I do that?

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## [grouping mp3](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/grouping-mp3/8654)

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**Author:** [@backbacon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/backbacon)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 2:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/grouping-mp3/8654 "2009-07-25T14:52:56Z")

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Files from several locations on my hard drive are grouped in itunes under the grouping ‘001’ for example. Group ‘001’ makes up one disc of mp3s. I want to further distinguish each song in the group so I can see what tra…

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## [Vorbis Comment mapping](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorbis-comment-mapping/8593)

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**Author:** [@rjplummer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rjplummer)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 10:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vorbis-comment-mapping/8593 "2009-07-25T10:40:17Z")

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How do I know what tag name is used in VORBIS comments? The help page doesn’t have a column for Vorbis

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## [Data from foldername in an Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/data-from-foldername-in-an-action/8626)

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**Author:** [@HHDM](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HHDM)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 10:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/data-from-foldername-in-an-action/8626 "2009-07-25T10:36:05Z")

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Hi I know you can extract data from foldernames, when you use the Filename -\> Tag Can this also be done in an Action? Kind regards HH

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## [Unable to edit/embed cover art in aac files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-edit-embed-cover-art-in-aac-files/8635)

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**Author:** [@laurens](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/laurens)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 25, 2009, 9:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/unable-to-edit-embed-cover-art-in-aac-files/8635 "2009-07-25T09:42:58Z")

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Hi All, I’m having the following problem, I’m reripping all my audio cd’s to aac (HE-AAC 48kbps parametric stereo) because I’m switching from iPod to Nokia N78. I want to embed the cover art in the file as opposed to ha…

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## [Directory organising](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-organising/8658)

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**Author:** [@Slofe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Slofe)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/directory-organising/8658 "2009-07-24T16:51:29Z")

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Hi, new here, really like this programe. I’ve figured out most of it and have tagged all my songs up nicely. I can’t, however, figure out how to sort my directories properly. I would like them to look like this exampl…

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## [ReplayGain... the infamous](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaygain-the-infamous/8660)

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**Author:** [@tomtomtom](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tomtomtom)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaygain-the-infamous/8660 "2009-07-24T12:53:44Z")

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Hi supporter, Believe me I worked hard to find this one! The story; I sucessfully include the replaygain field in the main window. \[:rolleyes:\] I use WinAmp to calculate the replay gain and with MP3Tag I can edit the…

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## [Karaoke online tag data](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/karaoke-online-tag-data/8659)

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**Author:** [@KaraokeK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KaraokeK)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 24, 2009, 11:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/karaoke-online-tag-data/8659 "2009-07-24T11:33:53Z")

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Is there a good online tag data source for karaoke discs - Sunfly, Sound Choice etc. Amazon, AMG, discogs etc do not seem to cater for karaoke discs. Cheers

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## [right click feature not working](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/right-click-feature-not-working/8656)

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**Author:** [@jackiep](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jackiep)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 9:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/right-click-feature-not-working/8656 "2009-07-23T21:28:23Z")

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Hello folks! I had to reinstall the O.S. on my windows XP MediaCenter over the weekend. After reinstalling the Mp3 Tag software, I was disappointed to find that I can no longer right click over a file to open that albu…

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## [Support for Cherokee?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-cherokee/8536)

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**Author:** [@Sumguy21](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sumguy21)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [July 23, 2009, 3:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-cherokee/8536 "2009-07-23T03:00:51Z")

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Cherokee displays fine in Windows, but shows up as “?” in mp3tag. Is Cherokee not supported by UTF-16?

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## [Confirming "remove from history"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confirming-remove-from-history/8653)

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**Author:** [@richpasco](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/richpasco)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [July 22, 2009, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/confirming-remove-from-history/8653 "2009-07-22T19:28:26Z")

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In Convert/Tag-Filename, the a pull-down menu of past formats gets cluttered. To remove no-longer-used formats, I choose one and then click the right arrow and select “Remove from History.” However, I learned the hard …

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## [Preferred image format?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preferred-image-format/8637)

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**Author:** [@SharkD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SharkD)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [July 20, 2009, 6:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/preferred-image-format/8637 "2009-07-20T18:50:08Z")

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Is there a preferred image format that is maximally compatible with all/most tag formats? How about image dimensions? Thanks! -Mike

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