# Cover Art and Filename

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-and-filename/45007
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 29, 2019, 3:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-and-filename/45007 "2019-03-29T15:35:07Z")
**Posts on this page:** 1
**Showing post:** 6

<div class="post-metadata">

### 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: [March 29, 2019, 9:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-and-filename/45007/6 "2019-03-29T21:00:58Z")

</div>

> [@grandpaterry](#):
>
> The song

Is this the filename or the tag field TITLE?

> [@grandpaterry](#):
>
> label

Is this what you use as synonym for the picture file that should become the displayer cover? I ask because there is also a tag field called LABEL ...

The "HowTo" section in this forum tells you how to create an action:

> [@Actions and batch-operations](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-and-batch-operations/967):
>
> Mp3tag provides a variety of actions, which can be applied to filenames and tags. The actions are grouped together into named sets (action groups), which can be applied independently via Alt + 6. If you do not want to create a reusable action group for applying one single action, the Actions (Quick) toolbar button or keyboard shortcut Shift + Alt + 6 can be used. How to [create a new action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions/967/2)? How to ... [change upper/lower case of tag fields or filenames](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions/967/3)? [replace the string “xyz” in tag-fields …](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions/967/4)

Something similar can be found in the help:

> **[Actions – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/)**
>
> Documentation on Quick Actions and Action Groups that covers replace text, case conversion, tag to tag conversion, duplicate field handling, batch cover import/export, and more. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.

In the help you also find a description of the action to import a cover (picture) from an external file.  
You fill find that you have to either enter a fixed filename or one that is created dynamically from tag field variables.

Depending on whether you quoted the filename or the tag field TITLE when you mentioned

> [@grandpaterry](#):
>
> B.B. King - Rock Me Baby - Kent 393

you enter as  
Format string: %title%.jpg  
or  
Format string: %\_filename%.jpg  
Try it with a test file.

---

_[View the full topic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-and-filename/45007)._