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<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 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" />


'''{{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.}}'''


As the topic covering artwork is comprehensive, it has been broken down into smaller and more manageable pages for ease of reading. Make use of the Table of Contents and the NavBox located at the top right of the page. Information common to all categories is located on this page and the Artwork Type page.


'''Be aware that artwork is skin dependent. Not all artwork types are used in all skins.'''
= Common Art Types =
<section begin="intro" />This page describes the common types of artwork used by {{kodi}} skins, scrapers and other art add-ons, where they are used and their specifications. See the linked pages for information on how to use them in {{kodi}}.


'''Note: '''All resolutions are suggestions and roughly fall in line with the sizing at the scraper sites. You may modify the resolution to suit your own needs, but the aspect ratio must be maintained otherwise the image may undergo stretching, squashing or cropping when viewed in {{kodi}}. If you intend to share your artwork, check the scraper sites to ensure your artworks are within their minimum and maximum limits.




= Obtaining Artwork =
== actor ==
Movie, TV Show and Music artwork can be obtained using a variety of methods. The most common method is via the Kodi scraper.
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}


The Actor artwork is a portrait of an actor for display in the cast information pages.


== Scrapers ==
The files are named as  '''''<FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg''''' and are saved in the dedicated '''.actors''' folder in the movie folder and tv show folder.
The default sources for information and artwork that are used by the scrapers are:


Movies- [https://www.themoviedb.org/ The MovieDB]<br />
{| class="prettytable"
TV Shows- [https://www.themoviedb.org/ The MovieDB]<br />
|-
Music- [http://www.theaudiodb.com/ The AudioDB]<br />
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
General- [https://fanart.tv/ Fanart.tv]<br />
|-
|Name
|<FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg
|-
| Resolution
| 1000w x 1500h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 2:3
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}


Artwork from these sites can be downloaded manually by visiting and searching the sites and saving the artwork locally as described on the linked pages.


== Album ==
For album cover images, see: '''[[Artwork_types#Music_Library|thumb]]'''




== Media Managers ==
== Artist ==
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.
For artist/band images, see: '''[[Artwork_types#Music_Library|thumb]]'''


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.


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.
== back ==
; {{see also|NFO_files}}
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Artwork/Album|Music- Albums artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}


This is the album back cover, which often includes a track listing, though the design varies. They are often used in detail views focused on a single album.


== Web Search ==
{| class="prettytable"
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.
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|back
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg
|-
| Resolution
| 1000w x 1000h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 1:1
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}


Once downloaded, they must be named and saved correctly for the artwork to be visible to Kodi.


== banner ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Artwork/Artist|Music- Artists artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}


== Create Your Own ==
In the video library, banners are wide and short images that contain recognizable characters or props from the video and typically includes a clearly visible logo or the name of the movie, movie set or tv show.
{{main|Artwork/Types}}
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.  


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.
In the music library it contains the artist or band members and typically includes a clearly visible logo or the name of the artist/band
*Fanart.TV- The premier repository for all things artwork. They have an in-depth guide for artwork requirements
:;''see : [https://fanart.tv/movie-fanart/<nowiki>Fanart.tv- Image Creation Guide</nowiki>]''
*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.
:; ''see : [https://www.themoviedb.org/bible/image/59f7583e9251416e7100006e#59f758409251416e7100006f themoviedb- Image Creation Guide]''
*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.
:; ''see : [http://www.thetvdb.com/wiki/index.php/Category:Images<nowiki>theTVDB- Image Creation Guide</nowiki>]''
*IMDB- A comprehensive listing of ensuring artwork is appropriate and suitable.
:; ''see : [https://contribute.imdb.com/updates/guide/images<nowiki>IMDB- Image Submission Guide</nowiki>]''
*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.
:; ''see : [http://theaudiodb.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=2&t=1<nowiki>TheAudioDB- Image Creation Guide</nowiki>]''


{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|banner
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg or png
|-
| Resolution
| 1000w x 185h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 200:37
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}




= Importing-Scanning Artwork =
{{anchor|Importing-Scraping Artwork}}


'''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.'''
== characterart ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}


'''When performing an Update Library {{kodi}} will always use local artwork first. If there is no local artwork, {{kodi}} will obtain the artwork from online sources.'''
Characterart are png transparent images of iconic characters or objects from the show. Not in common use in {{kodi}}


'''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...
{| class="prettytable"
#If the Library has not yet been created, or the source has not yet been added
|-
#*Ensure your artwork is named and saved correctly. Add the [[Media sources]] to Kodi and allow to update. Artwork will be cached
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
#This Movie/TV Show/Album/Artist is new and has not been added to the library yet
|-
#*An Update Library will scrape and cache the artwork, or
|Name
#*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
|characterart
#*For Music, navigate Music>Files, locate and highlight the new artist or album. From the context menu select ''Scan item to library''
|-
#I added new artwork for Movie/TV Show/Album/Artist already in the library
|style="width:190px;"| Type
#*For videos follow instructions for ''Kodi- Choose Art'' below
|style="width:220px;"| png
#*For music follow instructions in ''Kodi- Choose Art'' below
|-
#I added new artwork for a lot of Movies/TV Shows/Music already in the library
| Resolution
#*Update each Movie/TV Show/Music manually using instructions in the previous option, or
| 512w x 512h
#*Remove the Source and clean library. Re-add the source and allow the Update Library
|-
:'''''See also: [[Updating_or_removing_videos|Update Video Library]]'''''
| Aspect Ratio
:'''''See also: [[Update_Music_Library#Scan_Library|Update Music Library]]'''''
| 1:1
|-
| Transparent background
| Yes
|}




== "Available" artwork ==
Scrapers and NFO files can include multiple images for a single type of artwork. The first image will be assigned to the media item for skins and other interfaces to access for display, and the full list will be saved for the "Choose art" dialog, where you can select a new image for any art type.


== clearart ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Artwork/Artist|Music- Artists artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}


== Kodi- Choose Art ==
Clearart have a transparent background with recognizable characters or props from the video along with a logo or name and its transparent background allows it to be overlaid images or video with minimal impact.
From within Kodi, you have the ability to manually change the artwork at any time by following these directions.  


'''Note: '''The following is based on the Video Library. Music Library follows the same process, but the screenshots will be slightly different for Choose Art- Artists and Choose Art- Albums
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|clearart
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| png
|-
| Resolution
| 1000w x 562h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 16:9
|-
| Transparent background
| Yes
|}


#Highlight the media item whose artwork you want to change.
#Call up the ''Information'' page, (Image 1)
#* For seasons and movie sets the "Choose Art" option is in the [[Context menu]].
#Select ''Choose Art''. (Image 1)
#From within this page, you will be given the option to select which type of artwork you would like to change. (Image 2)
#* If the type of artwork you would like to change is not listed, use the '''Add art type''' button to add it. An onscreen keyboard will be displayed. Enter the new type of artwork and select '''Ok'''.
#* Examples of artwork type are those listed in the following pages- eg clearlogo, clearart, banner etc...
#Once selected, you will then be provided with a list of available artwork at the scraper site, or you can navigate to a local or network location. (Image 3)
#Once you select the desired image, it will replace the existing image. You will be returned to the screen displayed in Image 2
#If you do not intend to change any other artwork types, simply Esc or Back out of the screen


<gallery widths=350px heights=200px>
== clearlogo ==
File:Artwork-ChooseArt03.jpg|Image 1- Choose Art on the Information Page
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
File:Artwork-ChooseArt01.jpg|Image 2- Select which type of artwork to change
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
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
{{highlight|[[Artwork/Artist|Music- Artists artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}
File:Artwork-ChooseArt04.jpg|Image 4- Using the Refresh Method
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
</gallery>
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}
An alternative method for Music and Video library:
 
#Choose ''Refresh'' as seen in Image 1.
Logos typically use the distinctive font associated with the video and is uncluttered by other images. The transparent background allows it to be overlaid images or video with minimal impact.
#You will then be asked ''Locally stored information found. Ignore and refresh from Internet?'' (Image 4)
 
#*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
{| class="prettytable"
#*To scrape online artwork and metadata - Select '''Yes'''
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|clearlogo
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| png
|-
| Resolution
| 800w x 310h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 80:31
|-
| Transparent background
| Yes
|}
 
 
== discart ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Artwork/Album|Music- Albums artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
 
Discart replicates the picture on the physical Blu-ray or other disc. Although the disc artwork is round, the image itself is square and the disc image is placed in the center on a transparent background.
 
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|discart
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| png
|-
| Resolution
| 1000w x 1000h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 1:1
|-
| Transparent background
| Yes
|}
 
 
== fanart ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Artwork/Artist|Music- Artists artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}
 
They are used as full screen displays.
 
Fanart has no text on the image. (fanart with text is known as ''landscape''. See below)
 
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|fanart
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg or png
|-
| Resolution
| 1920w x 1080h<br>
3840w x 2160h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 16:9
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}
 
Note: For the Music library, the file names recognised by {{Kodi}} and loaded as local fanart can be configured by entries in the ''[[Advancedsettings.xml#fanart|advancedsettings.xml]]''
 
 
== fanart# ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Artwork/Artist|Music- Artists artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}
 
This is Multiple fanart. It has the same specifications as fanart in the previous section.
 
It is possible to download and save additional high quality fanart which the skin can display, usually in a slideshow. Multiple fanart is reliant on a supporting skin. Multiple fanart is the replacement of the "extrafanart" folders.
 
Multiple additional fanart is named "fanart1", "fanart2", and so on with the number increasing for each artwork. The number can increase to 10 and beyond, but there may be a limitation to how many the skin will display, which is usually 20 or less. The suffixed numbers cannot be zero-padded.
 
 
== keyart ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}
 
Keyart is a poster without text or a logo. This is useful as a separate item in a skinner's toolbox as it can be paired with a clearlogo or large text title elsewhere on the window, and without text it is less distracting in the background or half-obscured, similar to fanart.
 
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|keyart
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg
|-
| Resolution
| 1000w x 1500h<br>
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 2:3
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}
 
 
== landscape ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Artwork/Artist|Music- Artists artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}
 
Landscape images are fanart with text. They are used in certain page layouts for browsing. If the Landscape image is not available, skins can make passable replacements by using fanart and overlaying the clearlogo.
 
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|landscape
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg
|-
| Resolution
| 1000w x 562h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 16:9
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}
 
 
== logo ==
No longer used.
 
Use '''clearlogo.png''' instead
 
 
== poster ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}
 
Posters replicates the movie posters often seen in cinema complexes, or the front cover of home video releases, and contain a clearly visible logo or name of the video.
 
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|poster
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg or png
|-
| Resolution
| 1000w x 1500h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 2:3
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}
 
 
== poster# - character poster sets ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
 
This is multiple posters and has the same specifications as Posters above.
 
These multiple posters are released as a set which displays the characters of the movie. Each poster in the set highlights one character and there can be up to 20 poster per movie. There can be multiple sets per movie, each set differing in style. Each poster in the set is designed to have a fixed position order, usually because they can be placed edge to edge to create a larger artwork.
 
The intention is that they are displayed in a multiimage sideshow. More information and examples can be found [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=345299 in this thread].
 
 
== spine ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Artwork/Album|Music- Albums artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}
 
Album spines replicate the album spine found on standard CD cases. They typically have the name of the album and artist, but are too thin to have much of a design beyond continuing the front or back image. They are often used as thin identifiers for unfocused items in a list of albums.
 
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|spine
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg or png
|-
| Resolution
| 50w x 1000h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 1:20
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}
 
 
== thumb ==
 
''Thumb'' is the most basic art type (and the oldest historically) used by {{Kodi}} skins. The properties differ depending on the area of {{kodi}} it is being used in. Skins often show this type of art both full size, and also as a small icon alongside each item in a list.
 
 
=== Video Library ===
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}
 
This art type hold thumbnails that are still images from the movie itself, and can be generated from the video file in your library. They are also used as images for episodes in TV Shows.
 
They are normally used as a last option fallback if no other artwork is found.
 
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|thumb
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg
|-
| Resolution
| 960w x 540h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 16:9
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}
 
 
=== Music Library ===
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Artwork/Artist|Music- Artists artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}
{{highlight|[[Artwork/Album|Music- Albums artwork]]|color=#72d2f7}}
{{highlight|[[Artwork/Album|Source Folder Icons]]|color=#b1d9b6}}
 
This art type holds high quality images of the album front cover and square artist images. The artist images usually show the whole band without any text or logos.
 
{{Kodi}} will recognise a variety of file names and load them as a ''thumb''. These file names can be adjusted by entries in ''[[Advancedsettings.xml#musicthumbs|advancedsettings.xml]]''. The export facility will export this art type as ''folder.jpg'' which may mean duplicated artwork if you used the thumb filename in local art and export artwork to the same location.
 
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|folder, cover or thumb
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg
|-
| Resolution
| 500w x 500h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 1:1
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}
 
 
 
= Other Types =
This section lists other artwork types that are...
# Still in the experimental stage, or
# Still in use, but being phased out, and
# Used by only a small number of skins at this time, usually for one of the previous two reasons
 
 
== Animated Artwork ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}
 
Still experimental, but {{kodi}} has basic support for displaying animated artwork, and two artwork types have a decent collection of animated options: posters and fanart for movies. The most comprehensive support for animated artwork is Skin Helper Service, which has taken to naming these as "animatedposter" and "animatedfanart".
 
New animated movie posters (and textless posters / keyart which could be named "animatedkeyart") are often posted to [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=215727 this forum thread].
 
=== Limitations of animated artwork ===
Kodi's support for displaying animated artwork is basic, and does have some limitations.
 
;Limitation 1-
:{{kodi}} does not save animated artwork to the texture cache and will not play them (only displaying the first frame) unless they are stored on a client-local file system. ie- Animated artwork will not work across networks.
 
;Limitation 2-
:There is a hard limit on the number of pixels in a single animated artwork. The size of animated artwork is limited to roughly 12 frames of 1920x1080. This limit is defined as fully decoded pixels. The trend for animated posters is for smaller images with more frames (a recent "animatedposter" is 500x713 with 60 frames). Kodi will discard any remaining frames after it has reached this limit, which will probably hitch unpleasantly, so obeying this limit is important.
::Technically this limit is 11 frames but Kodi will decode full frames until it has decoded MORE than this, so the calculation is
::1920 × 1080 = 2,073,600 * 11 (frames) = 22,809,600 pixels '''plus''' one more frame
 
 
 
== characterart# ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
 
'''Note:''' This image type is no longer supported. The site that hosted the multiple characterart images closed down. Artwork Beef and Artwork Dump do not support this image type. Only one skin (Aeon Tajo) still uses this image, but {{kodi}} can still cache local images if the Type is set in the artwork settings page- {{highlight|[[Settings/Media/Videos#Artwork|Settings > Media > Videos > Artwork]]}}
 
This is multiple character art for Movies. It has the same concept as character art for TV-Shows described above. In contrast the artwork has no official conventions in terms of resolution and aspect ratio.
 
It could be used as single artwork named "characterart" or multiple artwork named "characterart1", "characterart2", and so on with the number increasing for each artwork. The number can increase to 10 and beyond, but numbers cannot be zero-padded.
 
More information and sample content can be found in the '''''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=342468 official forum thread]'''''.
 
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|characterart
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| png
|-
| Resolution
| variable
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| variable
|-
| Transparent background
| Yes
|}
 
 
== extrafanart Folder ==
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
{{highlight|[[Movie sets artwork]]|color=#ddffdd}}
{{highlight|[[Music Video artwork]]|color=#ffc7ff}}
{{highlight|[[TV-Show artwork]]|color=#f5f5a1}}
 
This method is slowly being phased out in favour of the ''fanart#'' method described in the previous section
 
<section begin="ExtrafanartFolder" />It is possible to download and save additional high quality fanart which the skin can display, usually in a slideshow. Extra fanart is reliant on a supporting skin and the images have exactly the same properties as the standard fanart described above.
 
In v17 and prior, Extra Fanart is stored in a separate folder named '''''extrafanart'''''. Create a folder named '''''extrafanart''''' in the folder of the movie or the TV Show, and place each extra fanart image in it. This artwork is not added to the Kodi library, instead skins access the folder directly. A downside to this method is that it can wake hard drives while browsing the library and cause freezing of the GUI while the drives wake up. The filename is mostly not important.
 
{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|fanart
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg or png
|-
| Resolution
| 1920w x 1080h<br>
3840w x 2160h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 16:9
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}
 
 
== extrathumbs Folder ==
{{anchor|Extra Thumbs}}
'''Used in:''' {{highlight|[[Movie artwork]]|color=#ddddff}}
 
It is possible to download and save additional thumbnails which the skin can display. Extra thumbs are reliant on a supporting skin and the images have exactly the same properties as the standard thumb described above.


Extra Thumbs are stored in a separate Folder named "extrathumbs". Create a Folder named '''extrathumbs''' in the folder of the Movie.  Each Extra Thumb must be named ''thumbX.jpg'' where ''X'' is a sequential number starting with 0 ''(thumb0.jpg, thumb1.jpg, thumb2.jpg, etc)''. There is a limit of 10 thumb images allowable. Be aware that some skins utilise less than 10 of the images.


This artwork is not in common use.


= Add-ons to display artwork =
The following add-ons allow you to display your movie, TV show and music artwork.




== Screensavers ==
== Source Folder Icon ==
Want to do more with all that wonderful fanart? Install this 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.
<section begin="SourceFolderArtwork" />The Source Folder icon is a landscape image that can be used to replace the standard folder icons when browsing your '''sources''' in the video menu. This image file is saved directly within the Source directory.
; {{see also|Add-on:Picture Slideshow Screensaver}}


To enable the image...
#Navigate to Videos>Files in the menu system
#Highlight a source and call up the '''''[[Basic_controls#Context_Menu|context menu]]'''''
#Select ''Choose Thumbnail''.
If you have saved in the image in the correct location, it will be available to select immediately. If not, you will need to navigate to locate and select it. The image must remain in its original location once selected. Deleting the image will remove it from view in the folder icon.


You are able to apply the folder thumb by modifying the '''\userdata\sources.xml''' as follows


= Managing Artwork =
<syntaxhighlight lang="xml" line='line'>
There are a number of ways to maintain and improve Kodi's handling of the artwork.  
        <source>
            <name>Movies</name>
            <path pathversion="1">F:\Movies\</path>
            <allowsharing>true</allowsharing>
            <thumbnail>F:\Movies\folder.jpg</thumbnail>
        </source>
</syntaxhighlight>


{| class="prettytable"
|-
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center;" | Image specifications
|-
|Name
|folder
|-
|style="width:190px;"| Type
|style="width:220px;"| jpg
|-
| Resolution
| 640w x 360h
|-
| Aspect Ratio
| 16:9
|-
| Transparent background
| No
|}


== Cache ==
{{#lst:Artwork/Cache|intro}}
; {{see also|Artwork/Cache}}




== Recovering Disk Space ==
= Artwork Usage Chart =
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.  
The following is a guide only and charts common usage. <sup>1</sup>
; {{see also|HOW-TO:Reduce disk space usage}}
; {{see also|Artwork/Cache}}


Artwork is skin dependant and skinners are free to use artwork how and where they choose. Some skins may conform with the following, others may not.


=== Texture Cache Maintenance ===
{| class="prettytable"
{{#lst:Texture_Cache_Maintenance_utility|intro}}
! colspan="11" style="text-align:center;" | Artwork Usage
; {{see also|Texture Cache Maintenance utility}}
|-
! colspan="1" style="text-align:right;" |
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdfefe" | Movies
! colspan="2" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdfefe" | Music
! colspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |
! colspan="3" style="text-align:center; background-color:#fdfefe" | TV Shows
! colspan="1" style="text-align:center;" |
!
|-
! style="width:110px;" |
! style="width:150px; background-color:#ddddff"|Movie
! style="width:150px; background-color:#ddffdd"|Movie Sets
! style="width:150px; background-color:#72d2f7"|Artists
! style="width:150px; background-color:#72d2f7"|Albums
! style="width:150px; background-color:#ffc7ff"|Music Video
! style="width:150px; background-color:#f5f5a1"|TV Show
! style="width:150px; background-color:#f5f5a1"|Seasons
! style="width:150px; background-color:#f5f5a1"|Episodes
! style="width:5px; background-color:#"|
! style="width:150px; background-color:#b1d9b6"|Source Folder
|-
!scope="row"| actor          || {{Yes}} ||  {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{No}}  |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| back          || {{No}}  ||  {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{No}}  |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| banner        || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| characterart  || {{No}}  ||  {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{No}}  |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| clearart      || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| clearlogo      || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| discart        || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{No}}  |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| fanart        || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| fanart#       || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| keyart        || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{No}}  |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| landscape      || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| poster        || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| spine          || {{No}}  ||  {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{No}} |||| {{No}}
|-
!scope="row"| thumb          || {{Yes}} ||  {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{Yes}} || {{No}}  || {{No}}  || {{Yes}} |||| {{Yes}}
|}


:<sup>1</sup> “Common usage” here means that the scrapers can return this type of art, and/or it is displayed by one or more skins in the official Kodi repo.


== Import/Export ==
{{#lst:import-export_library|intro}}
; {{see also|Import-export library}}




= Sample Images =
Screenshots of various artworks displays.


= Accessing with skins and JSON-RPC =
== Movies ==
{{#lst:Artwork/Accessing with skins and JSON-RPC|intro}}
<gallery mode="packed" widths="500px" heights="282px">
; {{see also|Artwork/Accessing with skins and JSON-RPC}}
File:Artwork-FanartView02.jpg|Movie fanart
File:Artwork-PosterView01.jpg|Movie poster
File:Artwork-Banner02.jpg|Movie banner
File:Artwork-ClearArt01.jpg|Movie clearart
File:Artwork-ClearLogo.jpg|Movie clearlogo
File:Artwork-DiscArt01.jpg|Movie discart
File:Artwork-Thumbs01.jpg|Movie landscape
</gallery>




== TV Shows ==
<gallery mode="packed" widths="500px" heights="282px">
File:Artwork-PosterView02.jpg|TV show poster
File:Artwork-FanartView03.jpg|TV show fanart
File:Artwork-Banner01.jpg|TV show banner
File:Artwork-ClearArt02.jpg|TV show clearart
File:Artwork-ClearLogo02.jpg|TV show  clearlogo
File:Artwork-Landscape01.jpg|TV show landscape
File:Artwork-CharacterArt01.jpg|TV show characterart
File:Artwork-EpisodeThumb01.jpg|Episode thumb
File:Artwork-EpisodeFanart01.jpg|Episode fanart
</gallery>


= Troubleshooting =
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''.


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
== Music ==
<gallery mode="packed" widths="500px" heights="282px">
File:Artwork-MusicFanart01.jpg|Artist fanart
File:Artwork-MusicArtist01.jpg|Grid of artist thumb
File:Artwork-MusicBanner01.jpg|Artist banner and clearlogo
File:Artwork-TS-clearart-AeonNox5modmaybe.jpg|Artist clearart in center right
File:Artwork-musiclandscape-EstuaryATF.jpg|Grid of artist landscape
</gallery>


; {{see also|Artwork/Cache}}




= References =
<references />


= See Also =
*[[HOW-TO:Create Music Library]]<br>
*[[HOW-TO:Create Video Library]]<br><br>
*[[Add-on:The Movie Database]]<br>
*[[Add-on:Universal Album Scraper]]<br>
*[[Add-on:Universal Artist Scraper]]




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Common Art Types

This page describes the common types of artwork used by Kodi skins, scrapers and other art add-ons, where they are used and their specifications. See the linked pages for information on how to use them in Kodi.

Note: All resolutions are suggestions and roughly fall in line with the sizing at the scraper sites. You may modify the resolution to suit your own needs, but the aspect ratio must be maintained otherwise the image may undergo stretching, squashing or cropping when viewed in Kodi. If you intend to share your artwork, check the scraper sites to ensure your artworks are within their minimum and maximum limits.


actor

Used in: Movie artwork TV-Show artwork

The Actor artwork is a portrait of an actor for display in the cast information pages.

The files are named as <FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg and are saved in the dedicated .actors folder in the movie folder and tv show folder.

Image specifications
Name <FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg
Type jpg
Resolution 1000w x 1500h
Aspect Ratio 2:3
Transparent background No


Album

For album cover images, see: thumb


Artist

For artist/band images, see: thumb


back

Used in: Music- Albums artwork

This is the album back cover, which often includes a track listing, though the design varies. They are often used in detail views focused on a single album.

Image specifications
Name back
Type jpg
Resolution 1000w x 1000h
Aspect Ratio 1:1
Transparent background No


Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music- Artists artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

In the video library, banners are wide and short images that contain recognizable characters or props from the video and typically includes a clearly visible logo or the name of the movie, movie set or tv show.

In the music library it contains the artist or band members and typically includes a clearly visible logo or the name of the artist/band

Image specifications
Name banner
Type jpg or png
Resolution 1000w x 185h
Aspect Ratio 200:37
Transparent background No


characterart

Used in: TV-Show artwork

Characterart are png transparent images of iconic characters or objects from the show. Not in common use in Kodi

Image specifications
Name characterart
Type png
Resolution 512w x 512h
Aspect Ratio 1:1
Transparent background Yes


clearart

Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music- Artists artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

Clearart have a transparent background with recognizable characters or props from the video along with a logo or name and its transparent background allows it to be overlaid images or video with minimal impact.

Image specifications
Name clearart
Type png
Resolution 1000w x 562h
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Transparent background Yes


Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music- Artists artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

Logos typically use the distinctive font associated with the video and is uncluttered by other images. The transparent background allows it to be overlaid images or video with minimal impact.

Image specifications
Name clearlogo
Type png
Resolution 800w x 310h
Aspect Ratio 80:31
Transparent background Yes


discart

Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music- Albums artwork Music Video artwork

Discart replicates the picture on the physical Blu-ray or other disc. Although the disc artwork is round, the image itself is square and the disc image is placed in the center on a transparent background.

Image specifications
Name discart
Type png
Resolution 1000w x 1000h
Aspect Ratio 1:1
Transparent background Yes


fanart

Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music- Artists artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

They are used as full screen displays.

Fanart has no text on the image. (fanart with text is known as landscape. See below)

Image specifications
Name fanart
Type jpg or png
Resolution 1920w x 1080h

3840w x 2160h

Aspect Ratio 16:9
Transparent background No

Note: For the Music library, the file names recognised by Kodi and loaded as local fanart can be configured by entries in the advancedsettings.xml


fanart#

Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music- Artists artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

This is Multiple fanart. It has the same specifications as fanart in the previous section.

It is possible to download and save additional high quality fanart which the skin can display, usually in a slideshow. Multiple fanart is reliant on a supporting skin. Multiple fanart is the replacement of the "extrafanart" folders.

Multiple additional fanart is named "fanart1", "fanart2", and so on with the number increasing for each artwork. The number can increase to 10 and beyond, but there may be a limitation to how many the skin will display, which is usually 20 or less. The suffixed numbers cannot be zero-padded.


keyart

Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

Keyart is a poster without text or a logo. This is useful as a separate item in a skinner's toolbox as it can be paired with a clearlogo or large text title elsewhere on the window, and without text it is less distracting in the background or half-obscured, similar to fanart.

Image specifications
Name keyart
Type jpg
Resolution 1000w x 1500h
Aspect Ratio 2:3
Transparent background No


landscape

Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music- Artists artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

Landscape images are fanart with text. They are used in certain page layouts for browsing. If the Landscape image is not available, skins can make passable replacements by using fanart and overlaying the clearlogo.

Image specifications
Name landscape
Type jpg
Resolution 1000w x 562h
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Transparent background No


No longer used.

Use clearlogo.png instead


poster

Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

Posters replicates the movie posters often seen in cinema complexes, or the front cover of home video releases, and contain a clearly visible logo or name of the video.

Image specifications
Name poster
Type jpg or png
Resolution 1000w x 1500h
Aspect Ratio 2:3
Transparent background No


poster# - character poster sets

Used in: Movie artwork

This is multiple posters and has the same specifications as Posters above.

These multiple posters are released as a set which displays the characters of the movie. Each poster in the set highlights one character and there can be up to 20 poster per movie. There can be multiple sets per movie, each set differing in style. Each poster in the set is designed to have a fixed position order, usually because they can be placed edge to edge to create a larger artwork.

The intention is that they are displayed in a multiimage sideshow. More information and examples can be found in this thread.


spine

Used in: Music- Albums artwork

Album spines replicate the album spine found on standard CD cases. They typically have the name of the album and artist, but are too thin to have much of a design beyond continuing the front or back image. They are often used as thin identifiers for unfocused items in a list of albums.

Image specifications
Name spine
Type jpg or png
Resolution 50w x 1000h
Aspect Ratio 1:20
Transparent background No


thumb

Thumb is the most basic art type (and the oldest historically) used by Kodi skins. The properties differ depending on the area of Kodi it is being used in. Skins often show this type of art both full size, and also as a small icon alongside each item in a list.


Video Library

Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

This art type hold thumbnails that are still images from the movie itself, and can be generated from the video file in your library. They are also used as images for episodes in TV Shows.

They are normally used as a last option fallback if no other artwork is found.

Image specifications
Name thumb
Type jpg
Resolution 960w x 540h
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Transparent background No


Music Library

Used in: Music- Artists artwork Music- Albums artwork Source Folder Icons

This art type holds high quality images of the album front cover and square artist images. The artist images usually show the whole band without any text or logos.

Kodi will recognise a variety of file names and load them as a thumb. These file names can be adjusted by entries in advancedsettings.xml. The export facility will export this art type as folder.jpg which may mean duplicated artwork if you used the thumb filename in local art and export artwork to the same location.

Image specifications
Name folder, cover or thumb
Type jpg
Resolution 500w x 500h
Aspect Ratio 1:1
Transparent background No


Other Types

This section lists other artwork types that are...

  1. Still in the experimental stage, or
  2. Still in use, but being phased out, and
  3. Used by only a small number of skins at this time, usually for one of the previous two reasons


Animated Artwork

Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

Still experimental, but Kodi has basic support for displaying animated artwork, and two artwork types have a decent collection of animated options: posters and fanart for movies. The most comprehensive support for animated artwork is Skin Helper Service, which has taken to naming these as "animatedposter" and "animatedfanart".

New animated movie posters (and textless posters / keyart which could be named "animatedkeyart") are often posted to this forum thread.

Limitations of animated artwork

Kodi's support for displaying animated artwork is basic, and does have some limitations.

Limitation 1-
Kodi does not save animated artwork to the texture cache and will not play them (only displaying the first frame) unless they are stored on a client-local file system. ie- Animated artwork will not work across networks.
Limitation 2-
There is a hard limit on the number of pixels in a single animated artwork. The size of animated artwork is limited to roughly 12 frames of 1920x1080. This limit is defined as fully decoded pixels. The trend for animated posters is for smaller images with more frames (a recent "animatedposter" is 500x713 with 60 frames). Kodi will discard any remaining frames after it has reached this limit, which will probably hitch unpleasantly, so obeying this limit is important.
Technically this limit is 11 frames but Kodi will decode full frames until it has decoded MORE than this, so the calculation is
1920 × 1080 = 2,073,600 * 11 (frames) = 22,809,600 pixels plus one more frame


characterart#

Used in: Movie artwork

Note: This image type is no longer supported. The site that hosted the multiple characterart images closed down. Artwork Beef and Artwork Dump do not support this image type. Only one skin (Aeon Tajo) still uses this image, but Kodi can still cache local images if the Type is set in the artwork settings page- Settings > Media > Videos > Artwork

This is multiple character art for Movies. It has the same concept as character art for TV-Shows described above. In contrast the artwork has no official conventions in terms of resolution and aspect ratio.

It could be used as single artwork named "characterart" or multiple artwork named "characterart1", "characterart2", and so on with the number increasing for each artwork. The number can increase to 10 and beyond, but numbers cannot be zero-padded.

More information and sample content can be found in the official forum thread.

Image specifications
Name characterart
Type png
Resolution variable
Aspect Ratio variable
Transparent background Yes


extrafanart Folder

Used in: Movie artwork Movie sets artwork Music Video artwork TV-Show artwork

This method is slowly being phased out in favour of the fanart# method described in the previous section

It is possible to download and save additional high quality fanart which the skin can display, usually in a slideshow. Extra fanart is reliant on a supporting skin and the images have exactly the same properties as the standard fanart described above.

In v17 and prior, Extra Fanart is stored in a separate folder named extrafanart. Create a folder named extrafanart in the folder of the movie or the TV Show, and place each extra fanart image in it. This artwork is not added to the Kodi library, instead skins access the folder directly. A downside to this method is that it can wake hard drives while browsing the library and cause freezing of the GUI while the drives wake up. The filename is mostly not important.

Image specifications
Name fanart
Type jpg or png
Resolution 1920w x 1080h

3840w x 2160h

Aspect Ratio 16:9
Transparent background No


extrathumbs Folder

Used in: Movie artwork

It is possible to download and save additional thumbnails which the skin can display. Extra thumbs are reliant on a supporting skin and the images have exactly the same properties as the standard thumb described above.

Extra Thumbs are stored in a separate Folder named "extrathumbs". Create a Folder named extrathumbs in the folder of the Movie. Each Extra Thumb must be named thumbX.jpg where X is a sequential number starting with 0 (thumb0.jpg, thumb1.jpg, thumb2.jpg, etc). There is a limit of 10 thumb images allowable. Be aware that some skins utilise less than 10 of the images.

This artwork is not in common use.


Source Folder Icon

The Source Folder icon is a landscape image that can be used to replace the standard folder icons when browsing your sources in the video menu. This image file is saved directly within the Source directory.

To enable the image...

  1. Navigate to Videos>Files in the menu system
  2. Highlight a source and call up the context menu
  3. Select Choose Thumbnail.

If you have saved in the image in the correct location, it will be available to select immediately. If not, you will need to navigate to locate and select it. The image must remain in its original location once selected. Deleting the image will remove it from view in the folder icon.

You are able to apply the folder thumb by modifying the \userdata\sources.xml as follows

        <source>
            <name>Movies</name>
            <path pathversion="1">F:\Movies\</path>
            <allowsharing>true</allowsharing>
            <thumbnail>F:\Movies\folder.jpg</thumbnail>
        </source>
Image specifications
Name folder
Type jpg
Resolution 640w x 360h
Aspect Ratio 16:9
Transparent background No


Artwork Usage Chart

The following is a guide only and charts common usage. 1

Artwork is skin dependant and skinners are free to use artwork how and where they choose. Some skins may conform with the following, others may not.

Artwork Usage
Movies Music TV Shows
Movie Movie Sets Artists Albums Music Video TV Show Seasons Episodes Source Folder
actor Yes No No No No Yes No No No
back No No No Yes No No No No No
banner Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No
characterart No No No No No Yes No No No
clearart Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No
clearlogo Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes No No
discart Yes Yes Yes No Yes No No No No
fanart Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
fanart# Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
keyart Yes Yes No No Yes Yes No No No
landscape Yes Yes Yes No Yes Yes Yes Yes No
poster Yes Yes No No Yes Yes Yes No No
spine No No No Yes No No No No No
thumb Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes No No Yes Yes
1 “Common usage” here means that the scrapers can return this type of art, and/or it is displayed by one or more skins in the official Kodi repo.


Sample Images

Screenshots of various artworks displays.

Movies


TV Shows


Music


References




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