# Extract Cover with the SAME file name and BATCH IMPORT/EXPORT

**URL:** <https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-cover-with-the-same-file-name-and-batch-import-export/60900>\
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**Created:** [May 5, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-cover-with-the-same-file-name-and-batch-import-export/60900 "2023-05-05T14:24:19Z")\
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**Author:** ![VagnerVideo](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/v/ce73a5/32.png) [@VagnerVideo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/VagnerVideo)\
**Post date:** [May 5, 2023, 2:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-cover-with-the-same-file-name-and-batch-import-export/60900/1 "2023-05-05T14:24:19Z")

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Friends, please agree that "folder.jpg" is not an ideal name to extract cover art.  
I suggest that when extracting the cover, it has the same name as the source file.

BATCH IMPORT COVER ART  
Another suggestion is to batch import covers. The JPG or PNG files must be in the same folder and with the same names as the files that will receive the new cover through the batch import process.

BATCH EXPORT COVER ART  
This has been asked several times on the forum. I don't think I need to describe how users want there to be a batch cover export process.

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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 5, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-cover-with-the-same-file-name-and-batch-import-export/60900/2 "2023-05-05T14:30:42Z")

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> [@VagnerVideo](#):
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> please agree that "folder.jpg" is not an ideal name to extract cover art.

This is the best name if you have a player that needs that file, e.g. Windows Media Player.

You many notice that the action to save covers to file expects a format string - which means that you can use any combination of variables, text constants and scripting functions to compose the name, e.g I frequently use:  
`%album%_%_cover_type%`

> [@VagnerVideo](#):
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> Another suggestion is to batch import covers

There is already an action to import covers:

> **[Import Cover from File – Mp3tag Documentation](https://docs.mp3tag.de/actions/import-cover/)**
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> Documentation on the Import Cover action type that can be performed as Quick Action or as reusable workflow from Action Groups. Mp3tag is the universal Tag Editor.

again, you can use a format string plus a wildcard syntax to get the first file from the specified location. That location depends on the overall filename that you defined which could be just a file name, a partially qualified file name with a relative path component or a fully qualified one, even pointing to a different drive.  
So, what more could you wish?

> [@VagnerVideo](#):
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> BATCH EXPORT COVER ART  
> This has been asked several times on the forum

No, I don't know what you mean.  
But before you get into more details, could familiarize yourself with the already existing functions, please?

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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:** [June 4, 2023, 2:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-cover-with-the-same-file-name-and-batch-import-export/60900/3 "2023-06-04T14:30:52Z")

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