# Set type to Artist cover image
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-type-to-artist-cover-image/51498
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [January 7, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-type-to-artist-cover-image/51498 "2021-01-07T11:28:36Z")
**Posts on this page:** 6
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### Author:  [@Romano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Romano)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2021, 11:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-type-to-artist-cover-image/51498/1 "2021-01-07T11:28:36Z")
I dont now if it is a bug or not, but sometimes when i set an image as artist cover, it does not save:
Add the image:
change the type:
Save or restart the mp3tag, it stays at front cover:
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2021, 11:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-type-to-artist-cover-image/51498/2 "2021-01-07T11:31:19Z")
What kind of file does show this behaviour?
AFAIK not all file types support all cover types but only one like front.
see e.g. here:
> [@Trouble with setting cover types, etc.?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trouble-with-setting-cover-types-etc/12388):
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> Hi guys, new to the forum but I've been using MP3tag forever- I have a question. Last night I was messing around with adding multiple covers to one song, specifically an Apple Lossless song (if that matters.) It already had a cover set to "Front Cover", and then when I tried adding another cover, set it to "Other", and saved it, it lists both covers as the Front Cover. No matter what I do, even in Extended tags, it still says they're both the Front Cover. Anyone know what's going on here? Also…
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### Author:  [@Romano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Romano)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2021, 11:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-type-to-artist-cover-image/51498/3 "2021-01-07T11:33:33Z")
This file
i use an web source to put the artist in mp3: [Audible.com#Authors images.src](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/short-url/s1l2IowxcNyAXUfAxHnGQYIx6PJ.src) (2.5 KB)
i save it as front cover first and then change it manually to artist.
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### Author:  [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2021, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-type-to-artist-cover-image/51498/4 "2021-01-07T11:34:39Z")
is that an mp4 file? then the cover type can only be set to front or back
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### Author:  [@Romano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Romano)
#### Post date: [January 7, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-type-to-artist-cover-image/51498/5 "2021-01-07T11:36:00Z")
ha it is, thank you.
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 6, 2021, 11:36am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-type-to-artist-cover-image/51498/6 "2021-02-06T11:36:06Z")
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