MP3 Cover Art?

I have an MP3 with Cover Art embedded.  When I add it to my iphone using itunes and play the music I see the cover art.  However if I email the MP3 to myself and open the attached file the music player that comes up does not show the cover art.  Am I doing something wrong with the one I am emailing or does the audio player used to play back MP3s that come through email not support Cover Art?

Could you please tell us the name of this program?
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Allan

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    # which media types.
    # If you set this variable in a folder.fxd, the value is 1 (enabled)
    # or 0 (disabled).
    # Examples:
    # To enable autoplay for audio and image files:
    # DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_ITEMS = [ 'audio', 'image' ]
    # To disable autoplay entirely:
    # DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_ITEMS = []
    # Make all items a playlist. So when one is finished, the next one will
    # start. It's also possible to browse through the list with UP and DOWN
    # DIRECTORY_CREATE_PLAYLIST = [ 'audio', 'image' ]
    # Add playlist files ('m3u') to the directory
    # DIRECTORY_ADD_PLAYLIST_FILES = [ 'audio', 'image' ]
    # Add the item 'Random Playlist' to the directory
    # DIRECTORY_ADD_RANDOM_PLAYLIST = [ 'audio' ]
    # Make 'Play' not 'Browse' the default action when only items and not
    # subdirectories are in the directory
    # DIRECTORY_AUTOPLAY_ITEMS = [ ]
    # ======================================================================
    # Freevo movie settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # Where the movie files can be found.
    # This is a list of items (e.g. directories, fxd files). The items themselves
    # can also be a list of (title, file)
    VIDEO_ITEMS = [
    ('movies', '/home/per/movies'),
    ('movies extra', '/extra/movies'),
    ('tv', '/home/per/tv'),
    ('tv extra', '/extra/tv'),
    # Some people access movies on a different machine using an automounter.
    # To avoid timeouts, you can specify the machine name in the directory
    # to check if the machine is alive first
    # Directory myserver:/files/server-stuff will show the item for the
    # directory /files/server-stuff if the computer myserver is alive.
    # The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
    # are played wih MPlayer.
    # VIDEO_MPLAYER_SUFFIX = [ 'avi', 'mpg', 'mpeg', 'wmv', 'bin', 'rm',
    # 'divx', 'ogm', 'vob', 'asf', 'm2v', 'm2p',
    # 'mp4', 'viv', 'nuv', 'mov', 'iso',
    # 'nsv', 'mkv' ]
    # The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
    # are played wih Xine.
    # VIDEO_XINE_SUFFIX = [ 'avi', 'mpg', 'mpeg', 'rm', 'divx', 'ogm',
    # 'asf', 'm2v', 'm2p', 'mp4', 'mov', 'cue' ]
    # Preferred video player
    VIDEO_PREFERED_PLAYER = 'mplayer'
    # Only scan OVERLAY_DIR and VIDEO_SHOW_DATA_DIR for fxd files containing
    # information about a disc. If you only have the fxd files for discs in
    # one of this directories (and subdirectories), set this to 1, it will
    # speed up startup, 0 may be needed if you have fxd files with disc links
    # in your normal movie tree.
    # VIDEO_ONLY_SCAN_DATADIR = 1
    # try to detect a movie with more than one file and join them as one
    # item
    VIDEO_AUTOJOIN = 1
    # try to find out if deinterlacing is needed or not
    # VIDEO_DEINTERLACE = None
    # Instruct player to use XVMC for playback
    # VIDEO_USE_XVMC = None
    # Pass field dominance parameter to MPlayer
    # VIDEO_FIELD_DOMINANCE = None
    # PRE and POST playing commands. Set these to a runnable command if
    # you wish to do something before and after playing a video, like
    # dimming the lights
    # VIDEO_PRE_PLAY = None
    # VIDEO_POST_PLAY = None
    # ======================================================================
    # Freevo audio settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # Where the Audio (mp3, ogg) files can be found.
    # This is a list of items (e.g. directories, fxd files). The items themselves
    # can also be a list of (title, file)
    # To add webradio support, add fxd/webradio.fxd to this list
    AUDIO_ITEMS = [
    ('music', '/home/per/music'),
    ('music extra', '/extra/music'),
    ('playlists', '/home/per/.mpd/playlists'),
    # The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
    # are played as audio.
    # AUDIO_SUFFIX = [ 'mp3', 'ogg', 'wav','m4a', 'wma', 'aac', 'flac', 'mka' ]
    # Regular expression used to recognize filenames which are likely to be
    # covers for an album
    # This will match front.jpg and cover-f.jpg, but not back.jpg nor cover-b.jpg:
    # AUDIO_COVER_REGEXP = 'front|-f'
    # Format strings used to seach for audio cover images.
    # Fist matching GIF, JPG or PNG image will be used as cover.
    # Examples:
    # AUDIO_COVER_FORMAT_STRINGS = [ 'cover-%(artist)s-%(album)s', 'mycover' ]
    # AUDIO_COVER_FORMAT_STRINGS = [ '%(album)s', '../covers/%(album)s', '../covers/nocover' ]
    # Preferred audio player
    AUDIO_PREFERED_PLAYER = 'mplayer'
    # Show video files in the audio menu (for music-videos)
    AUDIO_SHOW_VIDEOFILES = False
    # ======================================================================
    # Freevo image viewer settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # Where image files can be found.
    # This is a list of items (e.g. directories, fxd files). The items itself
    # can also be a list of (title, file)
    IMAGE_ITEMS = [
    ('pictures', '/home/per/pictures'),
    # The list of filename suffixes that are used to match the files that
    # are used for the image viewer.
    # IMAGE_SUFFIX = [ 'jpg','gif','png','jpeg','bmp','tiff','psd' ]
    # The viewer now supports a new type of menu entry, a slideshow file.
    # It also has the slideshow alarm signal handler for automated shows.
    # It uses a new configuration option:
    # IMAGE_SSHOW_SUFFIX = [ 'ssr' ]
    # The viewer can exclude certain types of images based on the regular expression list
    # eg IMAGE_EXCLUDE = [('thm','tn_')]
    # IMAGE_EXCLUDE = None
    # Mode of the blending effect in the image viewer between two images
    # Possible values are:
    # None: no blending
    # -1 random effect
    # 0 alpha blending
    # 1 wipe effect
    IMAGEVIEWER_BLEND_MODE = -1
    # When viewing images on a TV screen where the pixels are not square
    # the images need to be scaled according to the aspect ratio of the TV
    # Use this setting for 16x9 TVs
    # IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = (float(1024) / float(720))
    # Use this setting for 4x3 TVs
    # IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = (float(768) / float(720))
    # Use this setting for Monitors including HDTVs
    # IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = 1.0
    # IMAGEVIEWER_ASPECT = 1.0
    # ======================================================================
    # Freevo games settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # MAME is an emulator for old arcade video games. It supports almost
    # 2000 different games! The actual emulator is not included in Freevo,
    # you'll need to download and install it separately. The main MAME
    # website is at http://www.mame.net, but the version that is used here
    # is at http://x.mame.net since the regular MAME is for Windows.
    # SNES stands for Super Nintendo Entertainment System. Freevo relies
    # on other programs that are not included in Freevo to play these games.
    # NEW GAMES SYSTEM :
    # =================
    # The GAMES_ITEMS structure is now build as follows :
    # <NAME>, <FOLDER>, (<TYPE>, <COMMAND_PATH>, <COMMAND_ARGS>, <IMAGE_PATH>, \
    # [<FILE_SUFFIX_FOR_GENERIC>])
    # where :
    # - <TYPE> : Internal game types (MAME or SNES) or
    # generic one (GENERIC)
    # - <COMMAND_PATH> : Emulator command
    # - <COMMAND_ARGS> : Arguments for the emulator
    # - <IMAGE_PATH> : Optionnal path to the picture
    # - <FILE_SUFFIX_FOR_GENERIC> : If the folder use the GENERIC
    # type, then you must specify here
    # the file suffix used by the emulator
    # GAMES_ITEMS = [
    # ('MAME', '/home/media/games/xmame/roms',
    # ('MAME', '/usr/local/bin/xmame.SDL', '-fullscreen -modenumber 6',
    # '/home/media/games/xmame/shots', None)),
    # ('SUPER NINTENDO', '/home/media/games/snes/roms',
    # ('SNES', '/usr/local/bin/zsnes', '-m -r 3 -k 100 -cs -u', '', None )),
    # ('Visual Boy Advance', '/home/media/games/vba/roms/',
    # ('GENERIC', '/usr/local/vba/VisualBoyAdvance', ' ', '', [ 'gba' ] )),
    # ('MEGADRIVE', '/home/media/games/megadrive/roms',
    # ('GENESIS', '/usr/local/bin/generator-svgalib', '', '', '' ))
    # GAMES_ITEMS = None
    # These settings are used for the MAME arcade emulator:
    # Priority of the game process
    # 0 = Don't change the priority
    # >0 - Lower priority
    # <0 - Higher priority
    # GAMES_NICE = -20
    # MAME cache directory
    # GAMES_MAME_CACHE = '%s/romlist-%s.pickled' % (FREEVO_CACHEDIR, os.getuid())
    # ======================================================================
    # Freevo SKIN settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # XML file for the skin. If SKIN_XML_FILE is set, this skin will be
    # used, otherwise the skin will rememeber the last choosen skin.
    # SKIN_XML_FILE = 'blurr'
    # Select a way when to switch to text view even if a image menu is there
    # 1 = Force text view when all items have the same image and there are no
    # directories
    # 2 = Ignore the directories, always switch to text view when all images
    # are the same
    # SKIN_FORCE_TEXTVIEW_STYLE = 1
    # Force text view for the media menu
    # (The media menu is the first menu displayed for video, audio, images
    # and games).
    # SKIN_MEDIAMENU_FORCE_TEXTVIEW = 0
    # ======================================================================
    # Freevo OSD settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # System Path to search for fonts not included in the Freevo distribution
    # OSD_EXTRA_FONT_PATH = [ '/usr/share/fonts/truetype' ]
    # Font aliases
    # All names must be lowercase! All alternate fonts must be in './share/fonts/'
    # OSD_FONT_ALIASES = { 'arial_bold.ttf' : 'VeraBd.ttf' }
    # For non-european character sets the OSD_FORCE_FONTNAME and
    # OSD_FORCE_FONTSIZE can be set. The size is a scaling ratio, ie 1.2.
    # Setting OSD_FORCE_FONTNAME='batang.ttf' and OSD_FORCE_FONTSIZE=1.0
    # allows Korean characters.
    # OSD_FORCE_FONTNAME = None
    # OSD_FORCE_FONTSIZE = None
    # Number of seconds to wait until the busy icon is shown in the menu.
    # Busy icon can also be shown right away when there is more than a certain
    # number of files in a directory.
    # Set this to None to disable this.
    # (seconds, files)
    # OSD_BUSYICON_TIMER = (0.7, 200)
    # Number of pixels to move the display to centre the OSD on the display
    # OSD_OVERSCAN_LEFT = OSD_OVERSCAN_RIGHT = 0
    # OSD_OVERSCAN_TOP = OSD_OVERSCAN_BOTTOM = 0
    # Setting the cursors when freevo is run in fullscreen mode
    # OSD_X11_CURSORS = '/usr/lib/X11/cursors/black.cursor /usr/lib/X11/cursors/blank.cursor'
    # Execute a script on OSD startup.
    # OSD_SDL_EXEC_AFTER_STARTUP = ""
    # Execute a script on OSD close.
    # OSD_SDL_EXEC_AFTER_CLOSE = ""
    # Stop the osd before playing a movie with xine or mplayer. Some output
    # devices need this. After playback, the osd will be restored
    # OSD_STOP_WHEN_PLAYING = 0
    # Dim text that doesn't fit instead of using ellipses.
    # OSD_DIM_TEXT = 1
    # OSD sound effects
    # OSD_SOUNDS_ENABLED=False
    # OSD_SOUNDS= {
    # 'menu.navigate': None,
    # 'menu.back_one': None,
    # 'menu.select' : None
    # ======================================================================
    # Freevo remote control settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # Location of the lircrc file
    # For remote control support, Freevo needs a lircrc file, like this:
    # begin
    # prog = freevo
    # button = select
    # config = SELECT
    # end
    # Check contrib/lirc for examples and helpers/freevo2lirc.pl for a converter
    # script.
    # LIRCRC = '/etc/freevo/lircrc'
    # Joystick support
    # 0 = Disable joystick support
    # 1 = Use js0,
    # 2 = Use js1,
    # ... etc
    # JOY_DEV = 0
    # JOY_SENS = 32000
    # JOY_LOCKFILE = /path/to/joystick/lockfile
    # Freevo can support as many buttons as your controller has
    # as long as there is a corresponding entry in JOY_CMDS.
    # You will also need to plugin.activate('joy').
    # FYI: new kernels use /dev/input/jsX, but joy.py will fall back on /dev/jsX
    # JOY_CMDS = {
    # 'up' : 'UP',
    # 'down' : 'DOWN',
    # 'left' : 'LEFT',
    # 'right' : 'RIGHT',
    # 'button 1' : 'PLAY',
    # 'button 2' : 'PAUSE',
    # 'button 3' : 'STOP',
    # 'button 4' : 'ENTER',
    # Here are the PS3 joy stick mappings
    # JOY_CMDS = {
    # 'button 5' : 'UP',
    # 'button 7' : 'DOWN',
    # 'button 8' : 'LEFT',
    # 'button 6' : 'RIGHT',
    # 'up' : 'UP',
    # 'down' : 'DOWN',
    # 'left' : 'LEFT',
    # 'right' : 'RIGHT',
    # 'button 14' : 'SELECT', # <circle>
    # 'button 16' : 'EXIT', # <square>
    # 'button 15' : 'STOP', # <x>
    # 'button 1' : 'ENTER', # <select>
    # 'button 11' : 'VOL+', # <L1>
    # 'button 9' : 'VOL-', # <L2>
    # 'button 2' : 'MUTE', # <L3>
    # 'button 10' : 'MUTE', # <R2>
    # 'button 4' : 'PLAY', # <start>
    # 'button 13' : 'PLAY', # <start>
    # 'button 17' : 'MENU', # <ps>
    # ======================================================================
    # TVtime settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # Location of the TV time program
    # Default: Use the value in freevo.conf
    # TVTIME_CMD = CONF.tvtime
    # ======================================================================
    # MPlayer settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # MPLAYER_AO_DEV = 'oss:/dev/dsp' # e.g.: oss,sdl,alsa, see mplayer docs
    # MPLAYER_VO_DEV_OPTS = '' # e.g.: ':some_var=vcal'
    # DVD_LANG_PREF = 'en,se,no' # Order of preferred languages on DVD.
    # DVD_SUBTITLE_PREF = '' # Order of preferred subtitles on DVD.
    # Priority of mplayer process. 0 is unchanged, <0 is higher prio, >0 lower prio.
    # prio <0 has no effect unless run as root.
    # MPLAYER_NICE = -20
    # Mplayer options to use the software scaler. If your CPU is fast enough, you
    # might try a software scaler. You can disable it later for some larger files
    # with the mplayer option '-nosws'. If you have -framedrop or -hardframedrop
    # as mplayer option, the software scaler will also not be used.
    # A good value for this variable is:
    # MPLAYER_SOFTWARE_SCALER = "-subfont-text-scale 5 -fs -sws 2 -vf scale=%s:-3,"\
    # "expand=%s:%s " % ( CONF.width, CONF.width, CONF.height )
    # older versions of mplayer may need
    # MPLAYER_SOFTWARE_SCALER = '-xy %s -sws 2 -vop scale:-1:-1:-1:100' % CONF.width
    # MPLAYER_SOFTWARE_SCALER = ''
    # Mplayer arguments for different media formats. (eg DVDs, CDs, AVI files, etc)
    # Uses a default value if nothing else matches.
    # MPLAYER_ARGS = { 'dvd' : '-cache 8192',
    # 'vcd' : '-cache 4096',
    # 'cd' : '-cache 1024 -cdda speed=2',
    # 'tv' : '-nocache',
    # 'ivtv' : '-cache 8192',
    # 'avi' : '-cache 5000 -idx',
    # 'rm' : '-cache 5000 -forceidx',
    # 'rmvb' : '-cache 5000 -forceidx',
    # 'webcam' : 'tv:// -tv driver=v4l:width=352:height=288:outfmt=yuy2:device=/dev/video2',
    # 'default': '-cache 5000'
    # Number of seconds before seek value times out. This is used when
    # seeking a specified number of minutes into a movie. If you make
    # a mistake or change your mind, the seek value will timeout after
    # this many seconds.
    # MPLAYER_SEEK_TIMEOUT = 8
    # Autocrop files when playing. This is useful for files in 4:3 with black
    # bars on a 16:9 tv
    # MPLAYER_AUTOCROP = 0
    # Try to set correct 'delay' and 'mc' values for mplayer based on the delay
    # from mmpython.
    # This should correct av sync problems with mplayer for some files, but
    # may also break things. (I don't know, that's why it's disabled by default).
    # WARNING: When seeking, the playback is out of sync for some seconds!
    # MPLAYER_SET_AUDIO_DELAY = 0
    # Mplayer video filter for interlaced or progressive videos. If you have
    # a slow pc, do not use post processing
    # MPLAYER_VF_INTERLACED = ''
    # MPLAYER_VF_PROGRESSIVE = 'pp=fd'
    # For pal and dvb-t recordings, the following looks good
    # MPLAYER_VF_INTERLACED = 'pp=md/de,phase=U'
    # MPLAYER_VF_INTERLACED = 'pp=de/fd'
    # MPLAYER_VF_PROGRESSIVE = 'pp=de'
    # For the autodetect TOP/BOTTOM field first in mplayer
    # (if this feature present in mplayer)
    # MPLAYER_HAS_FIELD_DOMINANCE = 1
    # ======================================================================
    # Xine settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # You need xine-ui version greater 0.9.21 to use the all the features
    # of the xine plugin
    # XINE_VO_DEV = 'xv'
    # XINE_COMMAND = '%s --auto-play=fq --hide-gui --borderless --geometry %sx%s+0+0 --no-splash' % \
    # (CONF.xine, CONF.width, CONF.height)
    # XINE_ARGS_DEF = "--no-lirc --post='pp:quality=10;expand'"
    # XINE_AO_DEV = 'oss' # alsa or oss
    # Set to False if xine doesn't have '--no-lirc' option
    # XINE_HAS_NO_LIRC = True
    # Set to True is xine supports get_time this enables the position to be saved
    # XINE_BOOKMARK = False
    # ======================================================================
    # Freevo TV settings:
    # ======================================================================
    # This is where recorded video is written.
    # XXX the path doesn't work from the www cgi scripts!
    # TV_RECORD_DIR = None
    # This will enable duplicate recording detection
    # TV_RECORD_DUPLICATE_DETECTION = True
    # This will enable only new episodes to be recorded
    # TV_RECORD_ONLY_NEW_DETECTION = True
    # ================================================================================
    # Watching TV
    # ================================================================================
    # XXX You must change this to fit your local conditions!
    # NORM: ntsc, pal, secam
    # INPUT: television, composite1
    # CHANLIST: One of the following:
    # us-bcast, us-cable, us-cable-hrc, japan-bcast, japan-cable, europe-west,
    # europe-east, italy, newzealand, australia, ireland, france, china-bcast,
    # southafrica, argentina, canada-cable, russia
    # TV_SETTINGS = 'NORM INPUT CHANLIST DEVICE'
    # Video input device
    # Usually /dev/video0, but might be /dev/video1 instead for multiple boards.
    # FreeBSD uses the Brooktree TV-card driver, not V4L.
    # TV_DRIVER = 'v4l'
    # TV_DEVICE = '/dev/video0'
    # TV_INPUT = 0
    # ================================================================================
    # Listening to radio
    # ================================================================================
    # Radio device default is None, /dev/video24 for ivtv
    # RADIO_DEVICE = '/dev/radio'
    # Radio commands:
    # plugin.activate('audio.radioplayer')
    # plugin.activate('audio.radio')
    # for fmtools
    # RADIO_CMD = 'fm'
    # RADIO_CMD_START = (RADIO_CMD + ' -d %s ' % RADIO_DEVICE + ' -q %s 65535')
    # RADIO_CMD_STOP = (RADIO_CMD + ' -d %s ' % RADIO_DEVICE + ' -q off')
    # for ivtv-radio
    # RADIO_CMD = '/usr/bin/ivtv-radio -d /dev/radio0 -i /dev/video24'
    # RADIO_STATIONS = [
    # ('DRS 1', '94.80'),
    # ('VIRUS', '104.30'),
    # (u'Radio Zürisee', '90.20'),
    # Additional options to pass to mplayer in TV mode.
    # eg. To turn off deinterlacing:
    # TV_OPTS = '-vop pp=ci'
    # TV_OPTS = ''
    # TV_SETTINGS = '%s television %s %s' % (CONF.tv, CONF.chanlist, TV_DEVICE)
    # Size (in MB) of the timeshift buffer. (ie: how long you can pause tv for.)
    # This is set to a low default because the default buffer location is
    # under FREEVO_CACHEDIR and we don't want to blow /var or /tmp.
    # TIMESHIFT_BUFFER_SIZE = 128
    # TIMESHIFT_ENCODE_CMD = 'mp1e -m3 -c%s -p%s -r14,100' % \
    # (TV_SETTINGS.split()[3], AUDIO_INPUT_DEVICE)
    # TIMESHIFT_BUFFER = '%s/timeshift.mpeg' % FREEVO_CACHEDIR
    # TV_DATE_FORMAT = '%e-%b' # Day-Month: 11-Jun
    # TV_TIME_FORMAT = '%H:%M' # Hour-Minute 14:05
    # TV_DATETIME_FORMAT = '%A %b %d %I:%M %p' # Thursday September 24 8:54 am
    # This is the filename format for files recorded using Freevo.
    # You can use any of the strftime variables in it, provided you
    # put two '%%' at the beginning.
    # Some examples:
    # %%A - Full weekday name.
    # %%H - Hour (24-hour clock) as a decimal number [00,23].
    # %%M - Minute as a decimal number [00,59].
    # %%m - Month as a decimal number [01,12].
    # %%d - Day of the month as a decimal number [01,31].
    # %%p - Locale's equivalent of either AM or PM.
    # More can be found at: http://www.python.org/doc/current/lib/module-time.html
    # TV_RECORD_FILE_MASK = '%%m-%%d %%H:%%M %(progname)s - %(title)s'
    # If using the persistent recordserver
    # TV_RECORD_SCHEDULE = FREEVO_STATICDIR + '/schedule.pickle'
    # TV_RECORD_FAVORITES = FREEVO_STATICDIR + '/favorites.pickle'
    # TV_RECORD_FAVORITES_LIST = FREEVO_STATICDIR + '/favorites.txt'
    # RECORDSERVER_IP = 'localhost'
    # RECORDSERVER_PORT = 18001
    # RECORDSERVER_SECRET = 'secret1'
    # If the recordserver runs as root, set the uid to the given one
    # after startup. The gui must also match one of the users group ids
    # RECORDSERVER_UID = 0
    # RECORDSERVER_UID = 0
    # Remove old recordings if GB free is less than specified value
    # RECORDSERVER_CLEANUP_THRESHOLD = 0
    # start every recording X minutes before scheduled,
    # and stop X minutes after scheduled - default to zero minutes.
    # This must be a value in seconds although at the moment only has
    # the percision of one minute.
    # TV_RECORD_PADDING_PRE = 0
    # TV_RECORD_PADDING_POST = 0
    # Number of minutes before or after the start time of a favorite where
    # a program matching the name, day of week etc should still be considered a
    # favorite. For example a favorite has a start time of 21.00, but the program
    # has been brought forward by the broadcaster by 10 minutes to 20.50, with
    # a margin of less than 10 this program will not be recorded as the start time
    # is outside the margin. But if the margin is set at 10 minutes or greater this
    # program will be considered a favorite and recorded. Probably about 45 minutes
    # is the best bet, better a false positive than a false negative.
    # TV_RECORD_FAVORITE_MARGIN = 45
    # PRE and POST recording commands. Set these to a runnable command if
    # you wish to have special mixer settings or video post processing.
    # VCR_PRE_REC = None
    # VCR_POST_REC = None
    # VCR_AUDIO = (':adevice=%s' % AUDIO_DEVICE +
    # ':audiorate=32000' + # 44100 for better sound
    # ':forceaudio:forcechan=1:' + # Forced mono for bug in my driver
    # 'buffersize=64') # 64MB capture buffer, change?
    # TV capture size for viewing and recording. Max 768x480 for NTSC,
    # 768x576 for PAL. Set lower if you have a slow computer!
    # For the 'tvtime' TV viewing application, only the horizontal size is used.
    # Set the horizontal size to 400 or 480 if you have a slow (~500MHz) computer,
    # it still looks OK, and the picture will not be as jerky.
    # The vertical size is always either fullscreen or 480/576 (NTSC/PAL)
    # for tvtime.
    # TV_VIEW_SIZE = (640, 480)
    # TV_REC_SIZE = (320, 240) # Default for slower computers
    # Input formats for viewing and recording. The format affect viewing
    # and recording performance. It is specific to your hardware, so read
    # the MPlayer docs and experiment with mplayer to see which one fits
    # your computer best.
    # TV_VIEW_OUTFMT = 'yuy2' # Better quality, slower on pure FB/X11
    # TV_REC_OUTFMT = 'yuy2'
    # XXX Please see the mencoder docs for more info about the settings
    # XXX below. Some stuff must be changed (adevice), others probably
    # XXX should be ("Change"), or could be in some cases ("change?")
    # VCR_CMD = (CONF.mencoder + ' ' +
    # 'tv:// ' + # New mplayer requires this.
    # '-tv driver=%s:input=%d' % (TV_DRIVER, TV_INPUT) +
    # ':norm=%s' % CONF.tv +
    # ':channel=%(channel)s' + # Filled in by Freevo
    # ':chanlist=%s' % CONF.chanlist +
    # ':width=%d:height=%d' % (TV_REC_SIZE[0], TV_REC_SIZE[1]) +
    # ':outfmt=%s' % TV_REC_OUTFMT +
    # ':device=%s' % TV_DEVICE +
    # VCR_AUDIO + # set above
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