Answers.Body: <p>Googling for "mp4 metadata editor" brings up lots of candidates. Many of these will search online databases for tagging DVD movie rips, a feature I don't think you're looking for, but they also let you add and edit tags in most common container formats like MP4. Two you might look at are <strong>MP3Tag</strong> (yes, MP3) and <strong>MetaX/MetaZ</strong>.</p>
  
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Body: <p>I tried to change the Meta data of a video file. 
  My system runs on Windows. So I tried to change meta data through rightclicking on the file and going to the properties > details. After chaning some information and saving this error occured: </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/04t8I.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>What happend next is that the video file couldn't be played in a videoplayer anymore. This is the error message in Windows Media Player: </p>
  
  <p><img src="https://i.sstatic.net/VsoO0.jpg" alt="enter image description here"></p>
  
  <p>I have to re-render my video file. But my question is: what is the best method for adding meta data to a video file? What is the best Tag editor application on Windows?</p>
  
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Title: How to add meta data to a video file
UserDisplayName: Julian
ThreadText: # How to add meta data to a video file
  
  (Asked by: username_0 on 2015-04-26)
  
  I tried to change the Meta data of a video file.
  My system runs on Windows. So I tried to change meta data through rightclicking on the file and going to the properties > details. After chaning some information and saving this error occured:
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/04t8I.jpg)
  
  What happend next is that the video file couldn't be played in a videoplayer anymore. This is the error message in Windows Media Player:
  
  ![enter image description here](https://i.sstatic.net/VsoO0.jpg)
  
  I have to re-render my video file. But my question is: what is the best method for adding meta data to a video file? What is the best Tag editor application on Windows?
  
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  ### Answer by username_1 on 2015-04-26. Score: 1 | Accepted answer
  
  Googling for "mp4 metadata editor" brings up lots of candidates. Many of these will search online databases for tagging DVD movie rips, a feature I don't think you're looking for, but they also let you add and edit tags in most common container formats like MP4. Two you might look at are **MP3Tag** (yes, MP3) and **MetaX/MetaZ**.
  
  
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