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ARTWORKDESCRIPTOR Explained?
CarlinSmithPostApril 4, 2021, 12:35
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I noticed when I add artwork using Yate to MP4 files there is a tag written ARTWORKDESCRIPTOR with a value of 0,3, if I add the artwork as "Cover" type. Is this a Apple specific tag and needed? Files not written by Yate do not have this tag.

My library is made of of Apple Lossless (MP4), FLAC, and DSF files. This tag is only written to MP4 from what I can tell.

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2MR2PostApril 4, 2021, 12:52
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MPEG-4 files have no standard tag used to maintain information about an artwork item. Yate writes and reads the ARTWORKDESCRIPTOR item to maintain the picture type and description for artwork items. This will be ignored by players and other taggers.

It's harmless to keep in the file and there is no way to tell Yate not to write them.
CarlinSmithPostApril 4, 2021, 13:16
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Thanks for quick reply. My files seem to have a mix of artwork categorized as "Front Cover" and some as "Other". From my research this seems to not really matter much to playback.

Agree?
2MR2PostApril 4, 2021, 13:18
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Agreed.
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