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When I convert ALAC (m4a) to FLAC format, then cover art in the file gets wrongly handled.
In the original ALAC (m4a) file is cover art picture, which is clasified as "Front Cover" or type=3. When I use dBpoweramp to convert the file to FLAC, then picture is still there, but it coverted now as "other" or type=0.
dBpoweramp shoud not change the picture type when it saves FLAC tags to the converted file.
For your convinience. Files for testing and results after converting with dBpoweramp. I put two examples of converted FLAC files from different CDs, and also original Apple Looseless on my FTP.
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Details on picture clasifications in FLAC:
From: http://flac.sourceforge.net/document...ptions_picture (options for stand-alone FLAC.EXE)
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--picture={FILENAME|SPECIFICATION} Import a picture and store it in a PICTURE metadata block. More than one --picture command can be specified. Either a filename for the picture file or a more complete specification form can be used. The SPECIFICATION is a string whose parts are separated by | (pipe) characters. Some parts may be left empty to invoke default values. FILENAME is just shorthand for ||||FILENAME. The format of SPECIFICATION is
[TYPE]|[MIME-TYPE]|[DESCRIPTION]|[WIDTHxHEIGHTxDEPTH[/COLORS]]|FILE
TYPE is optional; it is a number from one of:
0: Other
1: 32x32 pixels 'file icon' (PNG only)
2: Other file icon
3: Cover (front)
4: Cover (back)
5: Leaflet page
6: Media (e.g. label side of CD)
7: Lead artist/lead performer/soloist
8: Artist/performer
9: Conductor
10: Band/Orchestra
11: Composer
12: Lyricist/text writer
13: Recording Location
14: During recording
15: During performance
16: Movie/video screen capture
17: A bright coloured fish
18: Illustration
19: Band/artist logotype
20: Publisher/Studio logotype
The default is 3 (front cover). There may only be one picture each of type 1 and 2 in a file. ...
BR, Janis
When I convert ALAC (m4a) to FLAC format, then cover art in the file gets wrongly handled.
In the original ALAC (m4a) file is cover art picture, which is clasified as "Front Cover" or type=3. When I use dBpoweramp to convert the file to FLAC, then picture is still there, but it coverted now as "other" or type=0.
dBpoweramp shoud not change the picture type when it saves FLAC tags to the converted file.
For your convinience. Files for testing and results after converting with dBpoweramp. I put two examples of converted FLAC files from different CDs, and also original Apple Looseless on my FTP.
<edited>
Details on picture clasifications in FLAC:
From: http://flac.sourceforge.net/document...ptions_picture (options for stand-alone FLAC.EXE)
Quote
--picture={FILENAME|SPECIFICATION} Import a picture and store it in a PICTURE metadata block. More than one --picture command can be specified. Either a filename for the picture file or a more complete specification form can be used. The SPECIFICATION is a string whose parts are separated by | (pipe) characters. Some parts may be left empty to invoke default values. FILENAME is just shorthand for ||||FILENAME. The format of SPECIFICATION is
[TYPE]|[MIME-TYPE]|[DESCRIPTION]|[WIDTHxHEIGHTxDEPTH[/COLORS]]|FILE
TYPE is optional; it is a number from one of:
0: Other
1: 32x32 pixels 'file icon' (PNG only)
2: Other file icon
3: Cover (front)
4: Cover (back)
5: Leaflet page
6: Media (e.g. label side of CD)
7: Lead artist/lead performer/soloist
8: Artist/performer
9: Conductor
10: Band/Orchestra
11: Composer
12: Lyricist/text writer
13: Recording Location
14: During recording
15: During performance
16: Movie/video screen capture
17: A bright coloured fish
18: Illustration
19: Band/artist logotype
20: Publisher/Studio logotype
The default is 3 (front cover). There may only be one picture each of type 1 and 2 in a file. ...
BR, Janis
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