[Question] How to edit video thumbnails and how to edit grouped video files?

goddamnusernametake5 | 10 points | Feb 03 2017 16:30:08

[Question] How to edit video thumbnails and how to edit grouped video files? | Megalinks MegaDB [Question] How to edit video thumbnails and how to edit grouped video files?

How do people edit the thumbnails on their video files? So that when I look at my season 1 of Game of Thrones all the episodes have the same thumbnail https://walter.trakt.tv/images/seasons/000/003/963/posters/thumb/1834978783.jpg?

Also what software, if any, do you use to edit grouped files? So I can add information to each video, such as Director, Writers, Publishers etc. Without having to do them all indivually.

[-] crashingthisboard | 3 points | Feb 03 2017 20:05:00

The matroska multimedia container (.mkv) video thumbnails are rendered by the hosting computer's file explorer if not otherwise specified.

The mkv format is made of 9 different layers, one of them being an attachment layer that can have cover art.

This layer can be edited without re-encoding through a multiplexing tool like mkvtoolnix.

[-] TheEvenDarkerKnight | 1 points | Feb 03 2017 16:57:44

I use iTunes to change the thumbnails, it's pretty easy. It doesn't work for mkv files though.

[-] goddamnusernametake5 | 2 points | Feb 03 2017 17:13:10

Most of my videos are mkv, unfortunately.

[-] Reecon-it | 1 points | Feb 03 2017 17:48:16

It reminds me of Plex

[-] 0x99CCFF | 1 points | Feb 05 2017 01:07:15

you can change the container of your video from mkv to m4v assuming it is h264. After that, there are plenty of applications to edit metadata.

Its dumb easy if you own a mac, but there are also some pretty straight forward pc apps.

[-] Apansy | 1 points | Feb 04 2017 02:37:24

I use MetaX. It automatically tags up most video formats (including mkv) and adds a cover thumbnail.