diff --git a/scripts/mvfotos.conf b/scripts/mvfotos.conf
index bc5c4dd..4816836 100644
--- a/scripts/mvfotos.conf
+++ b/scripts/mvfotos.conf
@@ -48,6 +48,7 @@ path[9]="bilder3d.mpo"
 
 # file name extensions that contain exif information
 exif="jpg jps mpo jpeg"
+movie="mp4 mov 3gp avi m2t mpeg mpg mts mxf"
 
 # number of the clipinfo file type, ${ext[$cpi]} must contain "cpi"
 cpi=4
diff --git a/scripts/mvfotos.in b/scripts/mvfotos.in
index 45572c8..e06b956 100755
--- a/scripts/mvfotos.in
+++ b/scripts/mvfotos.in
@@ -44,6 +44,9 @@ while [ $# -gt 0 ]; do
 	postfix=$(basename "$1" | tr '[:upper:]' '[:lower:]' | sed 's,[/ ],_,g;s,[][(){}],,g')
 	type=${globaltype:-${postfix##*.}}
 	date=
+        if [ "${movie//${type}/}" != "${movie}" ]; then
+            date=$(avprobe "$1" 2>&1 | sed -n 's,^ *creation_time *: *\([0-9][0-9][0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\)-\([0-9][0-9]\) *\([0-9][0-9]\):\([0-9][0-9]\):\([0-9][0-9]\) *$,\1\2\3-\4\5\6,p' | sort | uniq | head -1)
+        fi
 	if [ "${exif//${type}/}" != "$exif" ]; then
 	    date=$(exif -t 0x132 "$1" | sed -n 's/.*Value: \([0-9]*\):\([0-9]*\):\([0-9]*\) \([0-9]*\):\([0-9]*\):\([0-9]*\)/\1\2\3-\4\5\6/p' | uniq)
 	    if [ -z "$date" ]; then