Artwork in iTunes on ripped DVDs

Hello All,
I've been working on ripping copies of my DVD library and have been putting them in iTunes.  Ever since iTunes 12 came out I've had a problem.  It will no longer allow me to add artwork.  I can add the movie to my library fine.  Watch it just fine. I can edit other meta data easily.  Every time I try to add a copy of the DVD cover artwork it doesn't work.  The artwork will show up on the screen when I select it.  Once I hit okay the file (which before is just a rectangle screenshot of the beginning of the movie) will expand like it's going to change to the new artwork and then it will collapse back down to where it was before.  I go back and look and it says there is no artwork selected.
Any suggestions?
Thanks
(btw, as far as I know I've done all the possible updates for iTunes as possible and for the regular OS I'm up to date)

Thanks much,
Downloaded Subler.  Worked great.  Problem solved. 

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