Hello! Visiting this thread I was wondering if some information there is outdated:

https://en.community.sonos.com/controllers-software-228995/improve-cover-art-support-resolution-speed-image-types-and-fault-tolerance-5057783



For example it seems to me the pixel limit is no longer 1024x1024. I have an album where the embedded cover art is 1500x1500 and it is shown. However I found it often loaded really slow and sometimes not at all.

However I found that reducing the filesize rather than pixelsize was more effective in making Sonos Controller read it faster.



So which are the size and pixel limits nowdays?

Also, is there a recommended filesize and/or pixelsize where the compromise between resolution and loading times are optimal? Or some kind of table showing the relation between loading times and filesize/pixelsize?



I'd like to keep resolution high but if there's a size threshold somewhere when loading times are significantly slower I'd like to go below that limit.



Also, I've found that removing embedded art and using the folder.jpg option instead does not improve loading times of art for separate tracks in queue or album view. I find that very strange since the controller only needs to fetch one image for the whole album instead of an image for each track. Is it possible to improve this or some recommended method to improve loading times apart from filesize?