# Issue with cover art writing to mp3 files but not to flac files in 3.20

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-cover-art-writing-to-mp3-files-but-not-to-flac-files-in-3-20/68438
**Category:** Support
**Tags:** player
**Created:** [May 7, 2025, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-cover-art-writing-to-mp3-files-but-not-to-flac-files-in-3-20/68438 "2025-05-07T18:58:45Z")
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### 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: [May 7, 2025, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/issue-with-cover-art-writing-to-mp3-files-but-not-to-flac-files-in-3-20/68438/2 "2025-05-07T19:01:05Z")

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> [@Rohnan](#):
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> as you can see from the pic attached

I don't see any attached pictures

see e.g. here:

> [@V. 3.29 Introduced Microsoft Media Player Errors For Me](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/v-3-29-introduced-microsoft-media-player-errors-for-me/68259/4):
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> The format MP3 seems not to have the same limit for embedded cover artwork. You can view a selected music file in Mp3tag's lower left cover art panel and the size displayed like this: [image] If the size is ~16MB this could be the cause. You can easily test it: Reduce the resolution of such a big cover art in a sample music file to a lower value, save the change and see if it plays fine in Windows Media Player.

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