Unable to add artwork to movies in iTunes 12.1 update

I tried copy paste, pulling the URL, dragging, nothing works.

Hi jmac7WR,

Welcome to the Apple Support Communities!

I understand that you have some movies in your iTunes library that you would like to add artwork to. To add artwork to music or video in your iTunes library, please complete the steps listed in the attached article.

iTunes 12 for Mac: Add artwork to songs and other items

Best regards,

Joe

Hi Joe,

That is exactly what I have been doing, however the artwork is only saved if artwork is added for multiple files at once. When attempting to add artwork to, say a movie, or television episode, the artwork is not saved using the usual method.. the one described in your link. This bug in this and the last iTunes release was able to be worked around by using Option + Get Info for the old Get Info window to add file metadata. Unfortunately, with the latest release it seems to be gone forever. The new window is not yet fully functional for artwork when adding to a single file.. only when working multiple files.

If you know of a workaround to gain access to the old Get Info window, which did work, I would be grateful to know it.

Best regards,

F.

12.1 disabled the workaround to the old Get Info window.

The article to which you were pointed hasn't been updated since 12.1 came out.

Read this: Problems pasting artwork to tracks in iTunes 12 - https://discussions.apple.com/thread/6800313?answerId=27558334022#27558334022 - 01/2015 post by ed2345 "The problem is not the JPEG. The problem is that iTunes 12 broke the Paste process. Save the JPEG as a file. Then Get Info, and on the Artwork tab click the Add Artwork button. That lets you navigate to the file."

Some people are resorting to third party solutions: Tip for iTunes12.1: This $2 script emulates the old style "Get Info" presentation - http://dougscripts.com/itunes/scripts/ss.php?sp=multiitemedit

jmac7wr, I am running Yosemite and it makes no difference. The problem continues.

I found that it is an issue with backward compability. If you delete the movie from your library and readd the folder, then you can add artwork. If it is a previous movie that is already in your library, then it doesnt work.

Forget my earlier post. It only worked because it was copying all my files on my C drive. It still DOESNT work if you want your movie to reside on a NAS or exterral drive. It makes no sense for Apple to force us to have our media library on our computer.

Hi Trunkenboldz,

thank you for your solution. I have a 10 year old with Down Syndrome who cannot read and needs the artwork to know what movie he is choosing. I spent ages ripping all his movies to the computer and adding artwork for him...I think Apple just want us to buy movies from them...always about money unfortunately.

Thanks Again

Kathleen

oops I thought this worked but it didn't!

Any more ideas?

I deleted a movie from my iTunes library...readded it, added the artwork and it still didn't show the artwork even after watching the movie then going back out of it and back into it on the iPad.

Kathleen

Ok I found a work around that WORKED!!!!

First I am running iTunes 12.1.0.50 on an external drive connected via my Airport to my computer on Mavericks 12.9.5

This is what I did:

1. Add an extra "dummy" movie

2. Select the movie I want and the "dummy" movie, then "Get Info" (click "Ok" if you have the editing multiple items warning pop up)

3. Select Artwork tab, the click button "Add Artwork", Navigate to file location desired artwork, and click ok

4. Click "OK" on "Get Info" box and Wait.

5. Wait, and Wait some more. took like 10+ min to process (the whole time iTunes had the spinning circle)

6. THE ARTWORK FINALLY APPEARS!!!

Note: First attempt the art work was on the computer hard drive while the iTunes library is on an external. Took 10-15 min to process.

Second attempt, I created a folder (outside of the iTunes folder) on external and placed needed artwork files there

Then did steps 1-6, navigating to the artwork file on the same external drive as my library,

The finally process was MUCH Faster, like took 5 min instead of 10-15min.

Both Methods were successful.

I hope this helps everyone out till apple fixes this issue.

This method definitely works :-) Thank you Xani1999

Apple fixed the artwork bug in its latest release 12.1.2.27. Adding artwork to movie is not as simple as it used to be.

I'm still finding this to be an issue, and I always keep my programs up to date. In order to work around it here is what I do:

Turn off Copy Files to iTunes Media folder in preferences.

Keep the movie file on the computer's hard drive

Drag the movie into iTunes

Edit the info, adding artwork, director, et al

Click OK to save the info

In iTunes, go to File -> Library -> Organize Library

Click the Consolidate Files check box

Click Ok

Wait for iTunes to copy the movie file onto my external drive

Delete original file from the computer's hard drive

It's annoying, but it works.

same results (or lack therein) were the norm after updating to iTunes 12, but this solution works for me.

-- select the movie/tv show

-- Get Info

-- select the Artwork tab

-- Paste the artwork from the clipboard (you DID copy an image into the clipboard, right? lol) ...

-- the artwork then appears. done.

Note: NO border or box appears when you first open the Artwork tab, but the Edit menu has the Paste feature active.