Creating Video Thumbnails...

*iTunes v8.0.1.11*
When I add my MOVIES to iTunes and got to *View > as Grid* I only get 1 Thumbnail that represents all the MOVIES from that folder. I can see that I have 5, 10, or however many MOVIES in the folder, but they are all represented by the same Thumbnail. If I click on a MOVIE the correct thumbnail representing that MOVIE will Show & Play in the Artwork Viewer.
I have tried adding my MOVIES one-by-one and as a whole folder. No matter how I add them to iTunes, they are still represented by only 1 Thumbnail for the folder in which they reside.
I'm not sure if was at v8 when I lost the ability to have each MOVIE represented by its own Thumbnail; +which was a Still Frame from the MOVIE.+
Question:
Is it possible to get iTunes v8.0.1.11 to show Thumbnails or ScreenGrabs of individual MOVIES?

I just tried *Right Click > Set Poster Frame*... Nothing.
+MOVIES are still represented by the same Thumbnail for all MOVIES in the folder.+

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