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| <section begin="intro" />The use of artwork takes pride of place in Kodi. The artwork will transform your mundane media player into a showpiece to be proud of, especially when teamed up with your favourite skin. Kodi will allow you to display Movie Posters, Fanart, Album Covers, Actor and Artist images to name a few. Install the Kodi slideshow add-on, and you will have a constant display of video or music fanart to brighten your entertainment room.<section end="intro" /> | | = Introduction = |
| | <section begin="intro" />The use of artwork will transform your mundane media player into a showpiece to be proud of, especially when teamed up with your favourite skin. Kodi will allow you to display Posters, Fanart, Album Covers, Actor and Artist images to name a few. Install the '''''[[Add-on:Picture_Slideshow_Screensaver| Picture Slideshow add-on]]''''', and you will have a constant display of video or music fanart to brighten your entertainment room.<section end="intro" /> |
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| As the topic covering artwork is comprehensive, it has been broken down into smaller and more manageable pages for ease of reading. Choose the subject that interests you to obtain further information. Information common to all categories is located on this page. Specific category details are located on linked pages.
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| '''Be aware that artwork is skin dependent. Not all artwork types are used in all skins.''' | | If you prefer not to manually source and save artwork to your local media folders, then scraped artwork can be automatically downloaded and saved into your local folders by installing one of the following add-ons: |
| | * '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=360078 Artwork Dump]'''- for v19 and later |
| | * '''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258886 Artwork Beef]'''- for v18 and earlier |
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| = Obtaining Artwork =
| | '''v19 Matrix''' introduced new artwork settings. These new {{Kodi}} settings replace the artwork settings in the new python range of scrapers. They also remove the need for the advancedsettings.xml artwork tags which were introduced in v18.<br> |
| [[File:Artwork-PosterView01.jpg|500px|right]]
| | ''(Note: if the advancedsettings.xml tags are still available in the advancedsettings.xml file, then on first run of v19 these tags will be automatically loaded into the new settings system)'' |
| [[File:Artwork-FanartView01.jpg|500px|right]]
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| [[File:Artwork-Banner01.jpg|500px|right]]
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| [[File:Artwork-PosterView02.jpg|500px|right]]
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| [[File:Artwork-FanartView03.jpg|500px|right]]
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| [[File:Artwork-MusicArtist01.jpg|500px|right]]
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| Movie, TV Show and Music artwork can be obtained using a variety of methods. The most common method is via the Kodi scraper.
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| | * Music artwork settings are located in {{highlight|[[Settings/Media/Music#Artwork|Settings > Media > Music > Artwork]]}} |
| | * Video artwork settings are located in {{highlight|[[Settings/Media/Videos#Artwork|Settings > Media > Videos > Artwork]]}} |
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| == Scrapers ==
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| A scraper is a Kodi core function which, in combination with the relevant metadata API add-on, will preform an automatic online search for movie, tv show and music information and then retrieve all relevant metadata and artwork and import the data into the Kodi Library and the artwork into the [[Artwork#Cache|cache]]. The default sources for information are:
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| Movies- [https://www.themoviedb.org/ The MovieDB]<br />
| | '''{{red|The {{kodi}} scrapers automatically download artwork with little input required by the user. These pages are for those users that want greater control over their artwork by saving artwork locally or creating their own.}}''' |
| TV Shows- [http://thetvdb.com/ The TVDB]<br />
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| Music- [http://www.theaudiodb.com/ The AudioDB]<br />
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| There are many other scraper information sources, but most are specialist listings for foreign language movies or Disney movies, for example.
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| The Video scraping process is reliant on your local directory and file names being named in accordance with the title listed at the scraper site. To ensure correct naming, simply visit the website, search for your title, and copy the title from the site and paste into your directory/filename.
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| The Music scraping process is reliant on correct file naming and music tags.
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| Kodi will then match the video or music and download all relevant metadata and artwork. It is important to note that if you already have correctly named artwork in the video and music folder, then Kodi will scrape the local artwork and ignore the online source. Metadata will still be downloaded though.
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| If you subsequently locate artwork that is preferable, it is possible to replace the Kodi selected artwork. Refer to [[Artwork#Kodi-_Choose_Art|paragraph 2.1]] below.
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| ; {{see also|Naming_video_files}}
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| ; {{see also|Add-on:The_Movie_Database}}
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| ; {{see also|Add-on:The_TVDB}}
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| ; {{see also|Add-on:Universal_Album_Scraper}}
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| ; {{see also|Add-on:Universal_Artist_Scraper}}
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| == Media Managers ==
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| There is a range of software that can create nfo files and download artwork and save them to the correct location and correct naming. They perform the same process and function as the Kodi Scraping operation does natively, but they do not add any entries into the Kodi library. Instead they create what is known as '''[[NFO_files|NFO files]]'''. This file holds all the metadata for that particular movie, tv show or music. The software will also download associated artwork from the scraper site. Kodi can then read this file and scrape it into the library along with the artwork.
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| Although these programs are quick and easy to use, they are more suited for use where a movie or tv show is not listed at the scraper site. You are then able to create the metadata from scratch. You would normally use this for, say, home movies, sporting events or other items that are not listed at the scraper site.
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| It is always best to use Kodi for the normal mainstream scrapes and the Media Managers for the non-listed movie, tv show and music scrapes.
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| ; {{see also|NFO_files}}
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| == Web Search ==
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| Using an online search engine can help you discover individual artworks, or additional sites where artwork is hosted. When downloading, check that the resolution is of an acceptable standard. Also pay respect to any copyright notices that are attached to the artwork.
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| Once downloaded, they must be named and saved correctly for the artwork to be visible to Kodi.
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| == Create Your Own ==
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| So you are not happy with the artwork the scraper downloaded? And you just can't find that perfect artwork by manually searching the internet. Then, you will just have to create your own. For those who are artistically minded and can easily navigate around image editing software, then you should be able to easily create your very own user-defined artwork on your computer. Only your imagination is the limit, but be mindful that the artwork needs to remain true to the movie or tv show it represents.
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| If you are unsure where to start, the following links may prove useful. Especially if you plan to share your masterpieces. If this is the case, it is best to stick to the posted guidelines.
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| *Fanart.TV- The premier repository for all things artwork. They have an in-depth guide for artwork requirements
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| :;''see : [https://fanart.tv/movie-fanart/<nowiki>Fanart.tv- Image Creation Guide</nowiki>]''
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| *The MovieDB- The go to movie scraper site for Kodi. In addition to metadata, they also hold a large repository of artwork that are created and uploaded to the site by people just like you. Read their easy to understand artwork creation guide.
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| :; ''see : [https://www.themoviedb.org/documentation/editing/images<nowiki>themoviedb- Image Creation Guide</nowiki>]''
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| *The TVDB- The go to TV Show scraper site for Kodi. In addition to metadata, they also hold a large repository of artwork devoted to TV Shows. Read their easy to understand artwork creation guide.
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| :; ''see : [http://www.thetvdb.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Images<nowiki>theTVDB- Image Creation Guide</nowiki>]''
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| *IMDB- A comprehensive listing of ensuring artwork is appropriate and suitable.
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| :; ''see : [https://contribute.imdb.com/updates/guide/images<nowiki>IMDB- Image Submission Guide</nowiki>]''
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| *TheAudioDB- The go to scraper site for all things music. They hold metadata on Artists, Albums and Songs with a large collection of music artwork.
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| :; ''see : [http://theaudiodb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1<nowiki>TheAudioDB- Image Creation Guide</nowiki>]''
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| = Importing-Scraping Artwork =
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| This section does not apply to the Kodi scraper or any other add-on scraping process. It only applies to artwork you have manually sourced and saved.
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| '''When performing an Update Library or Scrape, Kodi will always use Local Artwork first if it exists. If there is no local artwork, Kodi will obtain the artwork from online sources.'''
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| '''It is important to note that once a movie, tv show, artist or album has been scraped into the library, Kodi will ignore them on subsequent scans.''' If you have made changes to either artwork and/or metadata (in the form of a nfo file), you must instruct Kodi to update using one of the following methods...
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| #If the Library has not yet been created, or the source has not yet been added
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| #*Ensure your artwork is named and saved correctly. Add the [[Media sources]] to Kodi and allow to update. Artwork will be cached
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| #This Movie/TV Show/Album/Artist is new and has not been added to the library yet
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| #*An Update Library will scrape and cache the artwork, or
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| #*For Videos, navigate Videos>Files, navigate to the item and call up the Information page. This will start an automatic scrape for that single item
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| #*For Music, navigate Music>Files, locate and highlight the new artist or album. From the context menu select ''Scan item to library''
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| #I added new artwork for Movie/TV Show/Album/Artist already in the library
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| #*For videos follow instructions for ''Kodi- Choose Art'' below
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| #*For music follow instructions in [[Music_artwork]]
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| #I added new artwork for a lot of Movies/TV Shows/Music already in the library
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| #*Update each Movie/TV Show/Music manually using instructions in the previous option, or
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| #*Remove the Source and clean library. Re-add the source and allow the Update Library
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| :'''''See also: [[Updating_or_removing_videos|Update Video Library]]'''''
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| == Kodi- Choose Art ==
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| From within Kodi, you have the ability to manually change the artwork at any time by following these directions.
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| To change music artwork- ''see [[Music_artwork]]''
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| #Highlight the Movie, TV Show, Season or Episode whose artwork you want to change.
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| #Call up the ''Information'' page, (Image 1)
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| #Select ''Choose Art''. (Image 1)
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| #From within this page, you will be given the option to select which type of artwork you would like to change. (Image 2)
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| ##If your type of artwork is not listed, then use the '''Add art''' button. An onscreen keyboard will be displayed. Enter the new type of artwork and select '''Ok'''
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| ##Examples of artwork type are those listed in the following pages- eg Logo, Clearart, Banner etc... This process can be automated with additional add-ons as explained in the following pages.
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| #Once selected, you will then be provided with a list of available artworks at the scraper site, or you can navigate to a local or network location. (Image 3)
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| #Once you select the desired image, it will be immediately cached and replace the existing image. You will be returned to the screen displayed in Image 2
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| #If you do not intend to change any other artwork types, simply Esc or Back out of the screen
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| File:Artwork-ChooseArt03.jpg|Image 1- Choose Art on the Information Page
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| File:Artwork-ChooseArt01.jpg|Image 2- Select which type of artwork to change
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| File:Artwork-ChooseArt02.jpg|Image 3- List of available remote artworks from the scraper site, as well as the ability to ''Browse'' local and network sources
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| File:Artwork-ChooseArt04.jpg|Image 4- Using the Refresh Method
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| #Choose ''Refresh'' as seen in Image 1.
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| #You will then be asked ''Locally stored information found. Ignore and refresh from Internet?'' (Image 4)
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| #*To scrape local artwork and metadata - Select '''No''' note- If you have no local nfo file, Kodi will scrape metadata from the online scraper site
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| #*To scrape online artwork and metadata - Select '''Yes'''
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| = Managing Artwork =
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| [[File:Skin.rapier fullscreen music.jpg|500px|right]]
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| [[File:Artwork-MusicBanner01.jpg|500px|right]]
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| [[File:Artwork-FanartView02.jpg|500px|right]]
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| [[File:Rapier new tvshows.jpg|500px|right]]
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| [[File:Artwork-Animated01.gif|500px|right]]
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| There are a number of ways to maintain and improve Kodi's handling of the artwork.
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| == Cache ==
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| {{#lst:Artwork/Cache|intro}}
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| ; {{see also|Artwork/Cache}}
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| <section begin="CacheMaxResolution" />{{red|'''Note:''' The maximum resolution currently available for cached artwork is 1920x1080, regardless of any ''advancedsettings.xml'' entries. The only known workaround requires you to manually locate the existing cached artwork, delete it and replace it with the higher resolution image, ensuring the new image is named exactly as the former image was.}}
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| {{green|'''Note:''' In v18, the 1920x1080 limitation has been removed. Using <imageres>9999</imageres> and <fanartres>9999</fanartres> will allow caching artwork at original size. See: https://github.com/xbmc/xbmc/pull/13599}}
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| == Recovering Disk Space ==
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| After years of use, it is expected that your system will gather some clutter- that being either orphaned artwork files or corrupted artwork which will not display.
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| ; {{see also|HOW-TO:Reduce_disk_space_usage}}
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| ; {{see also|Artwork/Cache}}
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| === Texture Cache Maintenance ===
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| {{#lst:Texture_Cache_Maintenance_utility|intro}}
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| ; {{see also|Texture_Cache_Maintenance_utility}}
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| == Import/Export ==
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| {{#lst:import-export_library|intro}}
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| ; {{see also|Import-export library}}
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| == Add-ons ==
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| The following add-ons allow you to display your movie, tv show and music artwork
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| === Screensavers ===
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| Want to do more with all that wonderful fanart? Install the Kodi screensaver. Just like a screensaver on computers from yesteryear, the Kodi screensaver will produce a slideshow of your Movie and TV Show fanart, or set it to display your Music Fanart. Don't like either of those? Then setup a directory with your own pictures and it can produce a screensaver from your selection of photos.
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| ; {{see also|Add-on:Picture_Slideshow_Screensaver}}
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| = Troubleshooting =
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| There are certain scenarios where attempting to replace existing artwork with new artwork, '''you may experience {{kodi}} refusing to load the new artwork'''. This occurs when replacing one artwork with another artwork having the same name. eg replacing ''poster.jpg'' with a new ''poster.jpg''.
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| Rest assured that the new image has been accepted, but due to the same filename, {{kodi}} may take upto 24 hrs to check the image hash, realise the image is different and clear out the cached image and replace it with the new one. This is intended behaviour. Further reading available in the following link
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| = Movie Artwork =
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| {{#lst:Movie_artwork|intro}}
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| {{see|Movie_artwork}}
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| = TV Show Artwork =
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| {{#lst:TV-Show_artwork|intro}}
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| {{see|TV-Show_artwork}}
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| = Music Artwork =
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| {{#lst:Music_artwork|intro}}
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| = Music Videos Artwork =
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| {{#lst:Music_Video_artwork|intro}}
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| {{see|Music_Video_artwork}}
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| = Live TV Artwork =
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| {{#lst:Live_TV_Artwork|intro}}
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| {{see|Live_TV_Artwork}}
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| = Pictures Artwork =
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| There is no user definable artwork for the Pictures section of Kodi.<br />
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| All images added to Pictures are cached as follows:
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| #Embedded EXIF previews are scanned and cached. If none available then
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| #Preview images are created and cached
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| :'''''See: [[Artwork#Cache|Artwork Cache]]'''''<br />
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| :'''''See: [[Movie_artwork#Source_Folder_Artwork|Folder Image]]'''''
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