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Is there a simple way to give MP4 video files cover/album art? (lemmy.world)
submitted 1 month ago* by to c/nostupidquestions@lemmy.ca
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I want every video to have the album art thumbnail so I can always visually identify them regardless of yhr filename but it seems like MP4s dont want to do that

I dont need like ALL/every video file necessarily to have it but I do need a way to be able to do it arbitrarily where I want to be able to identify the video and the thumnail is just black othewise. I imagine i might need to make the very first frame that image if the thumbnail approach is a no-go unlike with FLAC, or MP3s or other media formats that empirically support it

A few apps I use like to make the videos nameless and without a thumbnail it can be too messy and duplicative so I need to ensure I can always see at first glance what is what

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[–] 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

I used mp3tag back in the day to do mp3 and aac files. It’s possible it could work with videos.

And: https://alternativeto.net/software/mp3tag/

If you filter by your OS (and I suggest: open source), you might find one that does that.

And: I’d be surprised if ffmpeg isn’t able to do it. Here’s a random search result that may work: https://www.bannerbear.com/blog/how-to-set-a-custom-thumbnail-for-a-video-file-using-ffmpeg/

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