fre:ac Creating malformed image/jpg mp3 tag when ripping flac to mp3?

[redstang10]

When converting a flac file that contains an image tag to an mp3 using the LAME encoder, the resulting mp3 file does contain the image tag, but when viewed in the mp3tag editor the image type is missing. I.E. when looking at the image/cover tag you normally see 4 lines, for example:

image/jpeg
600x600
124 KB
Front Cover

However, in the cases this issue occurs you only see:

600x600
124 KB
Front Cover

This results in iTunes in Windows not recognizing the image tag. I am not sure if it negatively effects any other mp3 players.

Steps to reproduce the behavior:

1. Convert a .flac file that contains an image tag to .mp3 using the LAME encoder.

Context
It is possible that the tag is somehow messed up on the flac file. I have only had this happen from downloaded flacs that I am converting to mp3s. When I rip a flac from a PC and then create an mp3 I generally don't attach the cover to the flac until after it has been converted to mp3.

The solution has been to remove the image tag from the mp3, save, and then re-add it with mp3tag, at which point everything seems to look and work normally.

OS:
Windows 10