![]() In the following screenshot, two such files are shown: “ harry potter.mkv” and “ Monsters Inc.mkv”. Now, drag-and-drop all the files you'd like to convert in the upper pane of the same window. ![]() ![]() Should you want to make your files streamable (see THIS for more info on when it's needed), you might also want to check the “Optimize” checkbox on the left. ![]() The “ Fetch metadata” will be the only checkbox that is checked by default. You'll see the following (screenshot taken after clicking the down arrow in the bottom right, annotated in the screenshot below, to show the checkboxes at the bottom): If you don't mind false hits (adding the metadata of the wrong movie) or is absolutely sure your filenames have all the necessary info to properly identify the movie, you can also use Subler's automatic (batch) queue mode. An iTunes screenshot (the stock iOS “ Videos” app, after synchronizing the video to your iDevice, will also display the metadata): The just-saved file will contain metadata compatible with iTunes. (compare this screenshot to the first one, which only has the “ Encoding Tool” value in it.)Īfter this, just press Cmd + S (or select File > Save) to save the new metadata to the file. You're returned to the track list, where the (by default, selected) “ Metadata” tab at the bottom shows the just-added metadata: You'll be taken to the artwork addition dialog:Īfter selecting the image you'd like to use as an artwork, just click “ Set as Artwork” in the bottom right corner.Īfter this, you're done. Now, just click “ Add” in the bottom right corner. The third item in the list (you can quickly click it), shown in the screenshot below, contains Monsters, Inc. In this case, as the video file was called “ Monsters.m4v”, it lists everything containing “ Monsters”. Subler will try to make a guess, based on the filename, on the movie contained in the file. Now, go to File > Import > Search metadata online. (In this case, the screenshot shows the video has, in addition to a video and a subtitle track, two audio tracks – an AC3 and an AAC one – and has been created by HandBrake.) (As with all the other screenshots in this article, click for the much bigger and better-quality, original image.) For this tutorial, I've used a remuxed (actually, via HandBrake, entirely re-converted) version of the standardized Monsters, Inc. O.K., let's see how all this is done with Subler, the absolutely stunning, excellent, fastest (see my latest benchmarks HERE, also discussed in THIS thread - see mic_j's starting post) video remuxer and (audio) converter tool around.ġ, load the MP4 / M4V / MOV video file you need to add metadata to via Cmd + O or File > Open. After all, online video metadata libraries like have excellent metadata for a lot of flicks. After having been asked ( thread with numerous, advice-packed posts from me) about doing the same with Subler, I've decided to publish a writeup on doing the same automatically. Thanks to Anthony and others who recommended Subler in the comments.In my Video Metadata bible & Roundup, I've already mentioned Subler is capable of manually editing / adding video metadata. If you need to convert other video types to iOS compatible format, Handbrake works great for that. On a side note, converting MKV to M4V isn’t necessary if you want to watch the movie directly on your computer, in that case, check out a handful of free MKV video players for Mac. The resulting M4V video can now be synced through iTunes to an iPad, iPhone, or iPod touch, played directly on an Apple TV, or watched on any other device or app that supports M4V. You’ll see a “Saving” progress but Subler works very quickly, you shouldn’t have to wait long for the repackage regardless of the origin MKV video size.
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