# Automated Cover Art based on video screenshot?

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automated-cover-art-based-on-video-screenshot/41773>\
**Category:** Support\
**Created:** [May 24, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automated-cover-art-based-on-video-screenshot/41773 "2018-05-24T16:51:57Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![Bamberger](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/b/b5a626/32.png) [@Bamberger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bamberger)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 4:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automated-cover-art-based-on-video-screenshot/41773/1 "2018-05-24T16:51:57Z")

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Hey Guys,  
just wanted to know if theres a way to give every (automated pls) .mp4 file a cover art based on a random screenshot from the video itself.

Thank you very much in advance!

Fabi Berg 🙂

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**Author:** ![ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/ohrenkino/32/4843_2.png) [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Post date:** [May 24, 2018, 5:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automated-cover-art-based-on-video-screenshot/41773/2 "2018-05-24T17:42:46Z")

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AFAIK MP3tag does not analyze the stream data, only the tag data. Unless the picture is in the tags, MP3tag would not notice it.

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**Author:** ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Post date:** [February 9, 2026, 12:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automated-cover-art-based-on-video-screenshot/41773/3 "2026-02-09T12:27:26Z")

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