Extract image from a m4a file?

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I already tried eyeD3, but that doesn't work for m4a files, and If I convert the m4a to mp3 format, I lose the image.

What other choice do I have?

If you're referring to Apple's music files, I can drag the artwork from iTunes onto my Mac desktop.

ire_and_curses · Accepted Answer · 2012-11-01 05:45:40Z

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You can do this with mp4art, part of the mp4v2 project. On Ubuntu, you can find it in the mp4v2-utils package.

mp4art --extract mysong.m4a

should extract the covr-box. See the docs for more details.

answered Nov 1 '12 at 5:45

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