> In my case I have a single directory (/data/mp3) with a couple of mp3 > files in it. For the first two subsequent mp3 files I've put a > identically named (besides the extension) jpeg file. I have a couple of sources. One local '/video/vdr-1.3.33/plugins/mp3s/' and one via an NFS share '/mnt/music' > In a previous test, the mp3 plugin created a mpeg file of the jpeg and > cached it. I now have replaced those two mpeg files with the > cover.jpg.mpg and cover2.jpg.mpg and the mp3 plugin was now showing the > content of your files without any problem. I've run similar tests > Below you'll find output of VDR on console. Do you also see the > StillPicture line? > > mp3: heartbeat buffer=0 now=1540 > mp3: heartbeat buffer=572 now=1541 > mad: lost sync 43474154 6e697972 TAGCryin > mad: skipping over ID3 tag > mp3: eof or error > mp3: stopping play > mp3: scale stats clipped=0 peak_clip=0.000000 peak=0.985417 > norm: stats tot=23334912 lim=9761/0.042% clip=177/0.001% peak=1.253 > mgr: next -> 1 > mp3: playing next > mp3: starting play > mgr: playing a-ha - Minor Earth Major Sky.mp3 > mp3: found song level=0.332000 peak=1.106800 > norm: gain=0.753012 dogain=1 dolimit=0 (target=0.250000 level=0.332000 > peak=1.106800) > mp3: isStream=0 levelgood=1 haslevel=1 > image: checking image for a-ha - Minor Earth Major Sky.mp3 > image: check /data/mp3/a-ha - Minor Earth Major Sky.jpg > image: found > image: loading image /data/mp3/a-ha - Minor Earth Major Sky.jpg > image: cached > StillPicture: 0x86444d8, 16081 > mp3-ctrl: mode change detected > mp3: heartbeat buffer=0 now=1543 > mp3: write delayed 2540 ms > mp3: heartbeat buffer=572 now=1544 > mp3: heartbeat buffer=2048 now=154 You might be on to something there. Below is two instances of loading an image - one cached, the other not. Both end up with MAD losing sync.. mp3: play mp3: player active true done mp3-dvb: using DVB output mp3: heartbeat buffer=0 now=2730 mp3: starting play mgr: bgr-scan -> throttle (64657) mgr: playing 03 - Daughter.mp3 mgr: background scan throttled mp3: isStream=0 levelgood=1 haslevel=0 mp3: heartbeat buffer=0 now=2731 image: checking image for pearljam/03 - Daughter.mp3 image: check /mnt/music/pearljam/03 - Daughter.jpg image: check /mnt/music/pearljam/03 - Daughter.png image: check /mnt/music/pearljam/03 - Daughter.gif image: check /mnt/music/pearljam/cover.jpg image: found image: loading image /mnt/music/pearljam/cover.jpg image: cached mad: lost sync 03334449 00000000 ID3 mad: skipping over ID3 tag mp3-ctrl: mode change detected image: check /mnt/music/Oasis/Definitely Maybe/09 - Digsy's Dinner.png image: check /mnt/music/Oasis/Definitely Maybe/09 - Digsy's Dinner.gif image: check /mnt/music/Oasis/Definitely Maybe/cover.jpg image: found image: loading image /mnt/music/Oasis/Definitely Maybe/cover.jpg image: not cached image: convert queued image: using static default image image: convert started /mnt/music/Oasis/Definitely Maybe/cover.jpg - > /video/vdr-1.3.33/plugins/cache/image/mp3//mnt/music/Oasis/Definitely Maybe/cover.jpg.mpg mad: lost sync 03334449 00000000 ID3 mad: skipping over ID3 tag mp3: new input sample rate 44100 image: still queued image: still queued image: still queued mp3: heartbeat buffer=2048 now=2700 image: convert finished image: loading image /mnt/music/Oasis/Definitely Maybe/cover.jpg image: cached Neither have the 'StillImage' message. Any ideas???