iPod Modifying the image icon for movies in library?

majordude

macrumors 68020

Original poster

• Sep 22, 2007

• #1

Okay, let me try to explain what I want to do.

I import a movie and iTunes shows an "icon" of the movie in the library. It randomly saves a frame of the movie as the representation of the movie. Is there a way I can advance to the frame I want (like the title) and save THAT as the icon? 😕

 

mkrishnan

Moderator emeritus

• Sep 22, 2007

• #2

While playing the movie, you can right click inside the movie and use "set poster frame" to do this. 🙂

 

Eidorian

macrumors Penryn

• Sep 22, 2007

• #3

Thanks for this tip. 😀

Then again I don't use iTunes for video.

 

majordude

macrumors 68020

Original poster

• Sep 22, 2007

• #4

mkrishnan said:

While playing the movie, you can right click inside the movie and use "set poster frame" to do this. 🙂

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Ah ha! THANKS! 😀

 

ryanwarsaw

macrumors 68030

• Sep 22, 2007

• #5

Thanks

 

RumMunkey

macrumors 6502a

• Sep 22, 2007

• #6

OR....


You can use a jpeg image for the art instead of a framegrab. I find it makes browsing movies faster. It seems like if you use a poster frame, iTunes has to actually look at the movie before it can show you the poster frame. If you use a jpeg, it moves a little smoother. Besides, I think it looks cooler (I use theatrical posters or DVD covers):

To do this, just drag your art to the little "album art" square. Then right-click your movie, get info and go to the "artwork" tab and delete the screencap so the only image remaining is your jpeg.