# How to import a batch of covers to mp4 files
**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-batch-of-covers-to-mp4-files/10310
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [April 18, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-batch-of-covers-to-mp4-files/10310 "2010-04-18T17:45:00Z")
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### Author:  [@vvcepheus7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvcepheus7)
#### Post date: [April 18, 2010, 5:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-batch-of-covers-to-mp4-files/10310/1 "2010-04-18T17:45:00Z")
Hello everyone,
I would like to import a batch of cover files to mp4 using the action "Import cover from file."
The problem I have is that the photo files have a name which I would like to ignore the last 5 characters. That is, the names of mp4 and jpg files are the same, however, the jpg have 5 extra characters that I want to ignore to be able to import the mp4 video.
The format is as follows:
Photos:
nombre11111.jpg
Videos:
nombre.mp4
I had intended to use the following command:
D:\Inbox\Photos$left(% \_filename%,$sub($len(% \_filename%),5))
But I get error that is not the plain, unformatted when trying to import. I think I might have to do with the file extension.
Someone could help me fix it please? I want avoid rename photos files for import covers!
thanks in advance!
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### Author:  [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2010, 9:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-batch-of-covers-to-mp4-files/10310/2 "2010-04-22T09:39:23Z")
You can't do that (I think I've also said that in your last thread)
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### Author:  [@vvcepheus7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvcepheus7)
#### Post date: [April 22, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-batch-of-covers-to-mp4-files/10310/3 "2010-04-22T09:43:04Z")
sorry dano, you're right.
I said again because I saw part of this code and I thought that perhaps could be useful for my purpose:)
thanks anyway
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### Author:  [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-batch-of-covers-to-mp4-files/10310/4 "2026-02-09T12:22:19Z")