Usually I use mp3tag to add cover art to my media. Today I used the newest version 3.29 and when saving the alterations, the files no longer play. Also the file information on 'Title', 'Artist' etc. disappeared in the windows explorer. I wish v3.28 was still downloadable.

[image] Quantor54: check .flac files This was the first usable fact. As you can see from the descriptions, the checking programs have their virtues for MP3 files. If you want to supply more data, you could make the files available straight after ripping and a copy after you have tagged it. A…

I would check first what is wrong with the files: [image] How to check files for errors? Howto It’s required and often helps to reduce support cycles to check files for errors before filing a bug report. Symptoms of erroneous files are often missing or wrong…

The files were fine when ripped to disk. Then using Mp3tag v.3.9 killed them. It is consistent, I have done this twice.

What hnders you to check the files straight after you have ripped them just to rule out that something has gone wrong there? If you think you should blame MP3tag for inducing a problem then a lot more details are required: Please follow the introductory section about the bug reports category: …

The mp3diags site is almost repulsive, and the finally downloaded program does not even install. I am not sure if it would be able to check .flac files or only works on mp3's. In any case, your latest development version 3.29b does behave the same way. On another note I am not here to put a blame …

Apparently the image file size appears to have been the cause of this. While the original image files had a size of 10 to 13MB, reducing them to 1 to 2,5 MB resolved the issue. The image sizes that still worked for me were approximately 3000x3000px as JPG at 60% quality. For me this issue is resolve…

[image] Quantor54: but why this would make a music file unplayable would be a task for the developers. That has also been explained already: [image] Cannot embed large size cover image(s) for FLAC No Bugs FLAC has a limitation of ~16MB because the length field of th…

Saving changes in flac files songs don't play

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I would check first what is wrong with the files: