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IDProjectCategoryView StatusLast Update
0021983MMW 5Main Panelpublic2026-05-01 13:33
Reporterrusty Assigned To 
PriorityurgentSeverityminorReproducibilityalways
Status feedbackResolutionreopened 
PlatformmacOSOS--OS Version--
Product Version2027 
Target Version2027Fixed in Version2027 
Summary0021983: Preview window: blurry images / layout issues
DescriptionPreview window will consistently display a blurry image for certain tracks even though they contain tagged artwork that displays correctly in the Properties dialog (note: it works correctly for many tracks, but is consistently blurry for certain tracks).
Additional InformationOriginally raised as issue 56 at 0021646
TagsNo tags attached.
Fixed in build3500

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jiri

2026-02-19 16:05

administrator   ~0080577

It's intentionally there, as without the blur there are serious readability issues with the text (see the attachment for comparison). It's currently implemented in the Mac skin for testing, but I think it'd make sense to implement the same approach in other skins as well (or move from the skin to the core app).
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rusty

2026-04-26 15:44

administrator   ~0080909

Here's what I mean. As you can see in the images below, the artwork in the preview screen is so blurry that it's not visible. But in most cases, artwork in the preview window _does_ display correctly.
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petr

2026-04-27 11:30

developer   ~0080917

Fixed

rusty

2026-05-01 13:32

administrator   ~0080993

The remaining issues are due to 2 things:
1) The overlay is _very_ blurred, so if there are lyrics and the entire image is covered by metadata, the artwork is near invisible. I would suggest that we experiment with the level of blur so that the user can tell that an image exists.
2) When the overlay is shown, the aspect ratios are incorrect. e.g. If the user tries to raise the overlay above the artwork, it causes the artwork to expand in width, resulting in less of the image being shown. What should happen is that the image should only expand to the edge of the metadata rather than to the top of the Preview window.

Also, there are 2 other related issues:
3) When the preview window layout is 'Artwork only'
--> There's a brown bar at the top of the artwork image!
4) When the preview window layout is set to 'Side by side'
--> The background color doesn't fill the entire window!