diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaInfo/IMediaEncoder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaInfo/IMediaEncoder.cs
index 84eded043c..a409dd76cd 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaInfo/IMediaEncoder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Common/MediaInfo/IMediaEncoder.cs
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 using System;
 using System.Threading;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
+using MediaBrowser.Model.Entities;
 
 namespace MediaBrowser.Common.MediaInfo
 {
@@ -26,11 +27,12 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Common.MediaInfo
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="inputFiles">The input files.</param>
         /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <param name="threedFormat">The threed format.</param>
         /// <param name="offset">The offset.</param>
         /// <param name="outputPath">The output path.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
-        Task ExtractImage(string[] inputFiles, InputType type, TimeSpan? offset, string outputPath, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
+        Task ExtractImage(string[] inputFiles, InputType type, Video3DFormat? threedFormat, TimeSpan? offset, string outputPath, CancellationToken cancellationToken);
 
         /// <summary>
         /// Extracts the text subtitle.
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaInfo/FFMpegManager.cs b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaInfo/FFMpegManager.cs
index 81ab155486..f402cec203 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaInfo/FFMpegManager.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Controller/MediaInfo/FFMpegManager.cs
@@ -169,7 +169,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Controller.MediaInfo
                                 Directory.CreateDirectory(parentPath);
                             }
                             
-                            await _encoder.ExtractImage(inputPath, type, time, path, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                            await _encoder.ExtractImage(inputPath, type, video.Video3DFormat, time, path, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                             chapter.ImagePath = path;
                             changesMade = true;
                         }
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioImageProvider.cs b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioImageProvider.cs
index ab3fbff55a..2b856d1108 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioImageProvider.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Providers/MediaInfo/AudioImageProvider.cs
@@ -186,7 +186,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Providers.MediaInfo
                             Directory.CreateDirectory(parentPath);
                         }
 
-                        await _mediaEncoder.ExtractImage(new[] { item.Path }, InputType.AudioFile, null, path, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                        await _mediaEncoder.ExtractImage(new[] { item.Path }, InputType.AudioFile, null, null, path, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                     }
                     finally
                     {
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaEncoder/MediaEncoder.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaEncoder/MediaEncoder.cs
index 711d5bc327..d00fbdd1dc 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaEncoder/MediaEncoder.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/MediaEncoder/MediaEncoder.cs
@@ -880,12 +880,13 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoder
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="inputFiles">The input files.</param>
         /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <param name="threedFormat">The threed format.</param>
         /// <param name="offset">The offset.</param>
         /// <param name="outputPath">The output path.</param>
         /// <param name="cancellationToken">The cancellation token.</param>
         /// <returns>Task.</returns>
         /// <exception cref="System.ArgumentException">Must use inputPath list overload</exception>
-        public async Task ExtractImage(string[] inputFiles, InputType type, TimeSpan? offset, string outputPath, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        public async Task ExtractImage(string[] inputFiles, InputType type, Video3DFormat? threedFormat, TimeSpan? offset, string outputPath, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             var resourcePool = type == InputType.AudioFile ? _audioImageResourcePool : _videoImageResourcePool;
 
@@ -895,7 +896,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoder
             {
                 try
                 {
-                    await ExtractImageInternal(inputArgument, type, offset, outputPath, true, resourcePool, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                    await ExtractImageInternal(inputArgument, type, threedFormat, offset, outputPath, true, resourcePool, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
                     return;
                 }
                 catch
@@ -904,7 +905,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoder
                 }
             }
 
-            await ExtractImageInternal(inputArgument, type, offset, outputPath, false, resourcePool, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+            await ExtractImageInternal(inputArgument, type, threedFormat, offset, outputPath, false, resourcePool, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
         }
 
         /// <summary>
@@ -912,6 +913,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoder
         /// </summary>
         /// <param name="inputPath">The input path.</param>
         /// <param name="type">The type.</param>
+        /// <param name="threedFormat">The threed format.</param>
         /// <param name="offset">The offset.</param>
         /// <param name="outputPath">The output path.</param>
         /// <param name="useIFrame">if set to <c>true</c> [use I frame].</param>
@@ -922,7 +924,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoder
         /// or
         /// outputPath</exception>
         /// <exception cref="System.ApplicationException"></exception>
-        private async Task ExtractImageInternal(string inputPath, InputType type, TimeSpan? offset, string outputPath, bool useIFrame, SemaphoreSlim resourcePool, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
+        private async Task ExtractImageInternal(string inputPath, InputType type, Video3DFormat? threedFormat, TimeSpan? offset, string outputPath, bool useIFrame, SemaphoreSlim resourcePool, CancellationToken cancellationToken)
         {
             if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(inputPath))
             {
@@ -934,8 +936,25 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.MediaEncoder
                 throw new ArgumentNullException("outputPath");
             }
 
-            var args = useIFrame ? string.Format("-i {0} -threads 0 -v quiet -vframes 1 -filter:v select=\"eq(pict_type\\,I)\" -vf \"scale=iw*sar:ih, scale=600:-1\" -f image2 \"{1}\"", inputPath, outputPath) :
-                string.Format("-i {0} -threads 0 -v quiet -vframes 1 -vf \"scale=iw*sar:ih, scale=600:-1\" -f image2 \"{1}\"", inputPath, outputPath);
+            var vf = "scale=iw*sar:ih, scale=600:-1";
+
+            if (threedFormat.HasValue)
+            {
+                switch (threedFormat.Value)
+                {
+                    case Video3DFormat.HalfSideBySide:
+                    case Video3DFormat.FullSideBySide:
+                        vf = "crop=iw/2:ih:0:0,scale=(iw*2):ih,scale=600:-1";
+                        break;
+                    case Video3DFormat.HalfTopAndBottom:
+                    case Video3DFormat.FullTopAndBottom:
+                        vf = "crop=iw:ih/2:0:0,scale=iw:(ih*2),scale=600:-1";
+                        break;
+                }
+            }
+
+            var args = useIFrame ? string.Format("-i {0} -threads 0 -v quiet -vframes 1 -filter:v select=\"eq(pict_type\\,I)\" -vf \"{2}\" -f image2 \"{1}\"", inputPath, outputPath, vf) :
+                string.Format("-i {0} -threads 0 -v quiet -vframes 1 -vf \"{2}\" -f image2 \"{1}\"", inputPath, outputPath, vf);
 
             var probeSize = GetProbeSizeArgument(type);
 
diff --git a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/VideoImagesTask.cs b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/VideoImagesTask.cs
index b19c41ad36..03be1ba39f 100644
--- a/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/VideoImagesTask.cs
+++ b/MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations/ScheduledTasks/VideoImagesTask.cs
@@ -327,7 +327,7 @@ namespace MediaBrowser.Server.Implementations.ScheduledTasks
 
                 var inputPath = MediaEncoderHelpers.GetInputArgument(video, isoMount, out type);
 
-                await _mediaEncoder.ExtractImage(inputPath, type, imageOffset, path, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
+                await _mediaEncoder.ExtractImage(inputPath, type, video.Video3DFormat, imageOffset, path, cancellationToken).ConfigureAwait(false);
 
                 video.PrimaryImagePath = path;
             }