Audio file artwork rules

[simoncn]

(14-03-2024 10:27)simbun Wrote:  Within MinimServer, the only reason it may be beneficial for an external image (filename.jpg) to override an embedded one is because the embedded image forms part of the album artwork ruleset (which trackname.jpg does not), so the only way to implement a track override would be at the filename level.

I think this is a valid point in favour of changing the implementation to match the description.

Turning this around, I have been trying to think of a situation where using filename.jpg to override an embedded image could cause a problem. The only one I can think of is where a track named the same as an album, group, or disc in the same folder. In this case, the filename.jpg file might be intended to override artwork at the album, group or disc level and the user would be surprised to see it also overriding artwork for an individual track. The user would have no way to change this (other than renaming the track file) and this seems to be a significant point in favour of changing the description to match the implementation.