# Image format ID3v2.3 and ID3V2.4
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-format-id3v2-3-and-id3v2-4/10163
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 22, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-format-id3v2-3-and-id3v2-4/10163 "2010-03-22T18:17:17Z")
**Posts on this page:** 3
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### Author:  [@Jericho](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jericho)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2010, 6:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-format-id3v2-3-and-id3v2-4/10163/1 "2010-03-22T18:17:17Z")
Hi!
I'm using the ID3v2.4 UTF-8 format to save my tags. This is because I want to see my comments in Windows Explorer (XP SP3).
The the problem is, that another program (SAM-Broadcaster) I am using isn't showing the saved images any longer. The cover images are visible in the 2.3 format but not in the 2.4 format.
Is there a difference in the image-format between ID3v2.3 and ID3V2.4?
Is there anything I can do to see the comments in the Explorer and the cover images in the broadcasting program?
Thanks for any helping answer!
(Sorry for my english!)
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [March 22, 2010, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-format-id3v2-3-and-id3v2-4/10163/2 "2010-03-22T19:22:19Z")
You can only see the the comment because Explorer can't read ID3V2.4 at all so it shows you the ID3v1 tag.
You can try:
Set your tags back to v2.3 and in Mp3tag open "View \> Extended Tags" and add the tag
LANGUAGE=eng
If it doesn't help try that: (for german windows)
[Kommentare werden nicht gespeichert](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/7632/2)
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-format-id3v2-3-and-id3v2-4/10163/3 "2026-02-09T12:22:16Z")