# Defining "Embedding Artwork" **URL:** \ **Category:** Support\ **Created:** [October 15, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/defining-embedding-artwork/50474 "2020-10-15T12:39:25Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 4\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![DonGiro](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/e47774/32.png) [@DonGiro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DonGiro)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 12:39pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/defining-embedding-artwork/50474/1 "2020-10-15T12:39:25Z")
Long time registered user, first time poster here. I'm a little confused about the definition of "embedded artwork." I tend to download covers from the MP3Tag links and "save" them along with whatever changes I make to the other tag fields. Does that count as "embedding?" I've played several songs by double-clicking on them so they open in VLC, and the artwork appears as the track plays. I have a new Sony hi-res player on the way, and I understand that it will only display "embedded artwork." I've searched for topics with "embedded," but the results don't pinpoint my question. Thanks for reading! ---
**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 12:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/defining-embedding-artwork/50474/2 "2020-10-15T12:43:49Z")
Covers, that are part of the metadata, are embedded covers. Some players show external pictures from the file system, others search the web and store the pictures in a player-specific database. These covers would not be embedded. So as far as I can tell: you embed the artwork. ---
**Author:** ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)\ **Post date:** [October 15, 2020, 1:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/defining-embedding-artwork/50474/3 "2020-10-15T13:35:37Z")
> [@DonGiro](#): > > Does that count as "embedding"? You can press ALT + T (Menu View -\> Extended Tags) on a song you want to check. If you see the cover in the higher right corner, you have embedded the artwork into your song. The advantage: When you move such a song, the cover is always part of your file (because the artwork picture is part of your metadata inside your file). ---
**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\ **Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/defining-embedding-artwork/50474/4 "2026-02-09T12:28:52Z")