# How to change iTunes cover format

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-itunes-cover-format/44560
**Category:** Web Sources Discussion
**Created:** [February 15, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-itunes-cover-format/44560 "2019-02-15T14:20:58Z")
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### Author: ![henriquebs12](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/henriquebs12/32/8205_2.png) [@henriquebs12](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/henriquebs12)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 2:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-itunes-cover-format/44560/1 "2019-02-15T14:20:58Z")

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I'm using [this](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ws-itunes/13478) source to get iTunes information for the songs, but it retrieves the cover in .png, and I didn't find where in the script to change it to jpg. Can you help?

The only thing I found is:

```
outputto "COVERURL"
replace "100x100bb" "100000x100000-999"
FindLine "\"artworkUrl100\":\""
FindInLine "\"artworkUrl100\":\""
SayUntil "\", \""

```

And I know iTunes accepts requests of png and jpg. I need to change it because it is saving 3 Mb size files.

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### Author: ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-itunes-cover-format/44560/2 "2019-02-15T16:17:51Z")

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I don't get png-files, always jpg.

The size is normal if you set the resolution so high (best quality search) and this has nothing to do with png or jpg. A detailed picture with a high resolution and a low compression rate is big.

If you do not want a high resolution you have to tell the script to deliver a lower resolution and less quality. To restrict to 1200x1200 change ""100000x100000-999" to "1200x1200".  
But I suggest to take the highest possible resolution and later change the picture to your wishes with a software like irfanview.

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### Author: ![henriquebs12](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/henriquebs12/32/8205_2.png) [@henriquebs12](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/henriquebs12)
#### Post date: [February 15, 2019, 5:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-itunes-cover-format/44560/3 "2019-02-15T17:29:26Z")

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Yes, there are differences. If you try to download the same image in png, you'll get a much larger file, more then 3Mb most of the times. The same URL with the final jpg will get a jpg file, the same used on iTunes Store.

I don't want the original one in png, I wanted the one iTunes Store uses, 1400x1400 in jpg, which gives me an excellent quality vs file size.

Take this as an example: [https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music115/v4/9a/18/88/9a1888f7-cfc7-da28-37fa-c47fb496c41b/cover.jpg/9000x9000.png](https://is3-ssl.mzstatic.com/image/thumb/Music115/v4/9a/18/88/9a1888f7-cfc7-da28-37fa-c47fb496c41b/cover.jpg/9000x9000.png)

Compare the file sizes in png and jpg. Can you help?

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### Author: ![poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/poster/32/4881_2.png) [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)
#### Post date: [February 16, 2019, 8:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-itunes-cover-format/44560/4 "2019-02-16T08:56:56Z")

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I am using the iTunes source all the time, it is indeed my most used websource, and I never got a png-file, but always jpg instead.  
So I don't know how to help.