NEED Help with Jpegs Please

[madestmax]

I'm wanting to insert a jpeg into the first .000 to .003 m sec. an mp4 so that the DVD cover jpeg will be the thumbnail of the movie for ever. I have tried many different ways to achieve this. I know that mp4box is suppose to do it. But it keeps crashing on me. I know that this can be done. I have an mp4 on my computer to prove that it can be done. I would just love to know how this was done step by step. Starting with the Jpeg or PNG. Because that has to be where the major problem is.

[filler56789]

Hi there,
your post is not very clear,
what do you exactly want?

Add a "cover art" picture to an MP4 file?

Or create a "still picture WITH AUDIO"? :confused:

First case: mp4box -add video.264 -add audio.aac -itags cover=image.jpg newfile.mp4
(just as an example, YMMV)

Second case: the video stream to be muxed must contain ONLY one frame.

EDIT:

Third case: create a one-frame video from the JPG file,

copy /b thumbnail.264 + original.264 newvideo.264 ,

remux newvideo.264

[madestmax]

Well I thought I was being very explicit. My mistake. I don't remember saying any thing about audio. All I'm trying to do is add the DVD cover artwork of the same mp4 video to be the thumbnail of the movie. Or how about the Icon of the video file. The command I tried was


mp4box -add "path to mp4 file" -itags cover="path to jpg file" -new "path to new mp4 file"

Of as I did it

mp4box -add "C:\Users\Delray\Desktop\Star gage\star gate 1994.mp4" -itags cover="C:\Users\Delray\Desktop\Cover Art\Star gage 1994.jpeg -new "C:\Users\Delray\Desktop\New folder\Star gage 1994.mp4"


Which keep crashing at the end of coverting the third .iso file.

Then I tried converting the jpeg into an mp4 video.

mp4box -add "C:\Users\Delray\Desktop\Star gage\star gate 1994.mp4" -itags cover="C:\Users\Delray\Desktop\Cover Art\Star gage 1994.mp4 -new "C:\Users\Delray\Desktop\New folder\Star gage 1994.mp4"

Mp4box completed it's task. no crash. But still no thumbnail, picture of the DVD cover, [U]Or ICON/U]if that helps to fully understand.

So I tried merging the two files using Aiseesoft Total Media Converter. Which took over twenty hours to no avail. Which is to long to wait I think.

So I got to thinking. Is metadata considered an iso by Mp4box. And how would I include that data. Because I don't want the file or player downloading the art work from the internet. Like mp3's I' want to embed it into the mp4 and make it permanent. So that no matter what computer or website I send it to. That's the way it will always look.

[filler56789]

...

mp4box -add "C:\Users\Delray\Desktop\Star gage\star gate 1994.mp4" -itags cover="C:\Users\Delray\Desktop\Cover Art\Star gage 1994.jpeg -new "C:\Users\Delray\Desktop\New folder\Star gage 1994.mp4"


Which keep crashing at the end of coverting the third .iso file.


Assuming you copied&pasted the exact command-line you actually used,
well, there is one quotation mark missing,

cover="C:\Users\Delray\Desktop\Cover Art\Star gage 1994.jpeg

I'm wanting to insert a jpeg into the first .000 to .003 m sec. an mp4 so that the DVD cover jpeg will be the thumbnail of the movie for ever.

Well, that's not the way the MP4 metadata work.

[madestmax]

It always has to be a simple mistake. That's why it's nice to have a second pair of eye's to catch it. Will try again and see if it works.

[madestmax]

I hate these random Questions just to post. I feel like I'm back in high school with all of these snap tests. I'm 63 years old. Please give this old man a break. Life is to short.

For some reason Mp4 box is not working.

I get this message

'mp4box' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.

[madestmax]

Went to download Mp4box command line and came across My Mp4box GUI. for windows 7. It's freeware. seems to have a lot of functions that you're all talking about. Don't know if it's any good. but what the heck. Going to look for a manual now. I won't post a web site. Just do a google search. Just thought it was something doom9 might be interested in.

But I also want to thank you Filler56789 for what help you tried to give me.

[Guest]

I hate these random Questions just to post. I feel like I'm back in high school with all of these snap tests. I'm 63 years old. Please give this old man a break. Life is to short. Maybe you like spam better?!

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[Guest]

'mp4box' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file. Check your executable path.