spotify playlist covers being distorted if custom made.

[Novattz]

Plan

Free

Country

Norway

Device

Computer

Operating System

Windows 11

My Question or Issue

I don't know why its doing this but when adding gradient and a little glow to my text in photoshop and uploading it to my playlist cover its just all around weird. The preview of the playlist cover is all fine and dandy but when it actually gets uploaded its all distorted and you can't read what it actually says. I have tried uploading it from both web and application but the result is the same.

[Novattz]

I found out why its doing this. Using gaussian blur to replicate glow it messes up the entire image in Spotify. If anyone has a work around to make glow then that would be appreciated! 

[Novattz · Accepted solution]

Found out why, issue resolved.

[MihailY]

Hey @Novattz,

Thanks for reaching out.

When you upload an image as a playlist cover, its size gets reduced using JPEG compression, so artifacts are bound to appear in your image. We don't have any specific tips to share, however researching the pros and cons of the JPEG algorithm might provide some answers.

Let us know if you have any other questions.