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| {{divbox|gold|'''Page under construction. 20 June 2017. To comment or make suggestions, go to [[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=316985<nowiki>Artwork Forum</nowiki>]]''' }} | | <section begin="intro" />Movie artwork are images directly related to a movie, preferably of high quality that are displayed when viewing the movie entry in the library. The artwork support in {{Kodi}}'s video library is very flexible and able to display many types of artwork depending on the skin in use.<section end="intro" /> |
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| Movie artwork are images directly related to a movie, preferably of high quality, that are displayed when viewing the movie entry in the library. The movie section in Kodi has the impressive ability to display up to 14 types of artwork.
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| It is important to note the following:
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| *Artwork is totally skin dependent. This means that some skins display a small number of artwork types, while other skins will display most of the available artwork types.
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| *In previous versions of Kodi and in older wiki pages, the term Thumbnails was used to describe Artwork. Kodi has now moved away from referring to thumbnails due to the amount of confusion and concern it caused users.
| | v18 introduces an '''experimental''' feature that will auto-load extended artwork without the use of additional add-ons. Usage and practicality of this feature is being monitored and may change in later releases. |
| *The base line for all artwork is the default skin Estuary. By default, Estuary displays the Basic artwork. Estuary can display the Extended artwork via additional add-ons.
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| *While high resolution do look glorious on HDTV's it is important to be aware that the increased artwork size can negatively affect low powered hardware
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| | In the Movie Library, artwork was traditionally described as follows: |
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| = Basic Movie Artwork = | | {| class="prettytable" |
| The artwork in the Basic section is the minimum artwork displayed by the default skin Estuary with a standard install.<br />
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| | ! colspan="2" style="text-align:left;" | Basic Artwork |
| *The following naming schemes apply '''only''' to the artwork you have manually sourced and saved. It does not apply to the Kodi scraper or any add-on processes
| | ! colspan="1" style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffff;" | |
| | | ! colspan="8" style="text-align:left;" | Extended Artwork |
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| == Fanart == | | |style="width:80px; text-align:left;"|fanart |
| [[File:Artwork-FanartView02.jpg|400px|right]]
| | |style="width:80px; text-align:left;"|poster |
| Fanart can be defined as images, depicting iconic scenes in a movie, that have been created by fans.
| | |style="text-align:left; background-color:#ffffff;" | |
| ;{{see also|wikipedia:Fanart|l1=Fanart on Wikipedia}}
| | |style="width:80px; text-align:left;"|banner |
| | | |style="width:80px; text-align:left;"|clearart |
| For Kodi, it means digital images, of high quality, that are used as full screen backdrops or wallpapers to enhance the user experience.
| | |style="width:80px; text-align:left;"|clearlogo |
| ;{{see also|FanArt}} | | |style="width:80px; text-align:left;"|discart |
| | | |style="width:100px; text-align:left;"|fanart''xx'' (extrafanart) |
| The image to the right is a typical example of Movie fanart. It is specifically designed to match the 16:9 ratio of current generation televisions and monitors. This allows the screen to be completely filled by the image.
| | |style="width:80px; text-align:left;"|keyart |
| | | |style="width:80px; text-align:left;"|landscape |
| The file type can be jpg or png. The aspect ratio is 16:9 with a standard resolution of 1920x1080. With the rise in popularity of 4k televisions, there is a slow but steady shift to 3840x2160 sized fanart.
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| | width=200px | '''''Saved movies as''''' | |
| | '''''File Name''''' | |
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| | width=200px | {{nowrap|BluRay & DVD Structure:}} | |
| | '''''fanart.jpg/png''''' | |
| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\fanart.jpg/png'' | |
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| | width=200px | {{nowrap|Single movie in Directory:}} | |
| | '''''fanart.jpg/png''''' | |
| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\fanart.jpg/png''
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| | width=200px | {{nowrap|All movies in single Directory:}} | |
| | '''''<moviename>-fanart.jpg/png'''''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\Big Buck Bunny (2008)-fanart.jpg/png'' | |
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| | '''Basic''' artwork requires no special setup as it has always been natively scanned and scraped by {{kodi}} |
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| | '''Extended''' artwork required the use of additional add-ons in previous versions. Artwork Downloader (now defunct) was used. More recently '''''[https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=258886 Artwork Beef]''''' is used. |
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| == Poster ==
| | Users now have the '''option''' of allowing {{kodi}} to load all artwork without add-ons. To use this feature... |
| [[File:Artwork-PosterView01.jpg|400px|right]]
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| Also known as ''Cover Art'' and ''Folder Image''. The Poster Art used in Kodi replicates the movie posters often seen in cinema complexes.
| | :'''1.''' Add the below code to the '''[[Advancedsettings.xml| advancedsettings.xml]]''' file, ensuring you do not duplicate any tags if they already exist... eg ''<advancedsettings></advancedsettings>, <videolibrary></videolibrary>'' |
| ;{{see also|wikipedia:Poster|l1=Poster on Wikipedia}}
| | :'''2a.''' Install the '''[[Add-on:Universal_Movie_Scraper|Universal Movie Scraper]]''' and adjust the settings to enable scraping of Extended artwork as they are disabled by default. (see image below code box) |
| | :'''2b.''' If you have local artwork saved as detailed in the next section, {{kodi}} will scan this first and the Universal Movie Scraper is not required. |
| | :'''3.''' Restart {{kodi}} and scan or scrape movies as per usual. |
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| The image to the right is displaying poster images of four movies in the Kodi library. They are portrait, high quality images which use a small portion of the screen allowing movie information or other items to be displayed alongside. | | :'''Note:''' The code box below adds common extended artwork that most skins will utilise. It is your choice which extended artwork you add. If you add additional to that shown, ensure the skin has support to display it. |
| | :'''Note:''' The Universal Movie Scraper does not scrape extra fanart (''fanartxx''). Extra fanart must saved as local artwork for Kodi to scan. |
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| The file type can be jpg or png. The aspect ratio of the poster is 1:1.5 with a resolution of 1000x1500. With the rise in popularity of 4k televisions, there is a slow but steady shift to 2000x3000 sized Posters.
| | <syntaxhighlight lang="xml" line='line'> |
| | <advancedsettings> |
| | <videolibrary> |
| | <movieextraart> |
| | <arttype>banner</arttype> |
| | <arttype>clearart</arttype> |
| | <arttype>clearlogo</arttype> |
| | <arttype>discart</arttype> |
| | <arttype>fanart1</arttype> <!-- Multiple fanart --> |
| | <arttype>fanart2</arttype> <!-- Add as many as required. --> |
| | <arttype>fanart3</arttype> |
| | <arttype>keyart</arttype> |
| | <arttype>landscape</arttype> |
| | </movieextraart> |
| | </videolibrary> |
| | </advancedsettings> |
| | </syntaxhighlight> |
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| | <gallery mode="packed-overlay" widths="500px" heights="283px"> |
| |+ '''''How to save your own manually sourced artwork'''''
| | File:UniversalMovieScraper01.jpg|Enable the Extra Artwork options. |
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| | width=200px | '''''Saved movies as'''''
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| | width=200px | {{nowrap|BluRay & DVD Structure:}}
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| | '''''poster.jpg/png'''''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\poster.jpg/png''
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| | width=200px | {{nowrap|Single movie in Directory:}}
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| | '''''poster.jpg/png'''''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\poster.jpg/png''
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| | width=200px | {{nowrap|All movies in single Directory:}}
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| | '''''<moviename>-poster.jpg/png'''''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\Big Buck Bunny (2008)-poster.jpg/png''
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| == Actor Image ==
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| [[File:Artwork-Actors02.jpg|400px|right]]
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| The Actor artwork is a portrait of an actor for easy identification. The image is named as follows ''<FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg''
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| The image to the right is displaying the Actor Images of five actors along the top row. They are portrait, medium to high quality images.
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| The file type must be jpg. The aspect ratio of the Actor Image is 1:1.5 with a normal resolution of 1000x1500. With the rise in popularity of 4k televisions, there is a slow but steady shift to 2000x3000 sized image.
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| | width=200px | {{nowrap|BluRay Structure:}}
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| | '''''<FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg'''''
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| | eg ''f:MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\BDMV\.actors\Amy_Adams.jpg''
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| | '''''<FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg'''''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\VIDEO_TS\.actors\Amy_Adams.jpg''
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| | width=200px | {{nowrap|Single movie in Directory:}}
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| | '''''<FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg'''''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\.actors\Amy_Adams.jpg''
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| | '''''<FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg'''''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\.actors\Amy_Adams.jpg''
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| == Video Folder Artwork ==
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| [[File:Artwork-VideoFolder01.jpg|400px|right]]
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| The Folder Artwork are landscape images that can be used to replace the standard folder icons when browsing your movie sources in the Video menu. You will not see this artwork in the Movies menu. This image is located directly within the Source directory.
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| To enable the image, navigate to Videos>Files in the menu system. Highlight a source and call up the 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.
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| You are able to also apply the folder thumb by modifying the '''\userdata\sources.xml''' as follows
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| <name>Music</name>
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| <path>xbms://192.168.1.100:1400/Music/</path>
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| <thumbnail>F:\Apps\XBMC\thumbs\shares\thumb.png</thumbnail>
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| </source>
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| </nowiki></pre>
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| The file type must be jpg. The aspect ratio of the folder artwork is the same as per Fanart. As the image will always be a small icon size, you can reduce the resolution.
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| | '''''File Name'''''
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| | width=200px | {{nowrap|Folder Artwork:}}
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| | '''''folder.jpg'''''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\folder.jpg''
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| | Alternative name:
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| | '''''<foldername>.jpg'''''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\MyMovies.jpg''
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| = Extended Movie Artwork =
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| To display the Extended artwork, an add-on will need to be installed to extend the image handling capabilities of Estuary and other skins. Once this is installed, it will insert extra artwork fields in the Estuary Skin. The downloader can then be used to either automatically scrape the extra artwork or, due to the newly available artwork fields, you can manually search and insert your local artwork.
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| One example is The Artwork Downloader add-on which can be installed from the official Kodi repository.
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| ; {{see also|Add-on:Artwork_Downloader}}
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| *The following naming schemes apply '''only''' to the artwork you have manually sourced and saved. It does not apply to the Kodi scraper or any add-on processes
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| *If using the Artwork Downloader add-on, it is important to note the following
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| **The add-on will ignore your locally saved artwork and will only download from the on-line sources.
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| **The add-on will ignore movies when more than one movie is in a single directory. Each movie needs to be in it's own separate directory.
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| == Banner ==
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| [[File:Artwork-Banner02.jpg|400px|right]]
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| Also known as Wide Banner Icons. The image to the right shows the Movie Banner view on the Aeon Nox skin. They are images that normally contain recognisable characters or moments in the movie. The banner image normally displays the movie logo which is of a size that is clearly legible. There should be no written advertising of Actors, Studios etc.
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| The file type can be jpg or png. The Banner uses an aspect ratio of 1:0.185. The standard resolution is 1000x185.
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| ; {{see also|Wide_banner_icons}}
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| | '''''banner.jpg/png'''''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\banner.jpg/png''
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| | ''Movie must be in it's own movie directory''
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| == ClearArt ==
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| [[File:Artwork-ClearArt01.jpg|400px|right]]
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| ClearArt are images that are saved on a transparent background. This allows the image to be overlayed on another image or playing video. The images normally include the movie name or logo, along with an iconic prop or scene from the movie, or an actors image.
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| The image to the right is displaying ClearArt at the bottom right corner of the image.
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| The file type must be png. The image has an aspect ratio of 1:0.562 and the normal resolution is 1000x562.
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| == Clearlogo ==
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| [[File:Artwork-ClearLogo.jpg|400px|right]]
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| This is the basic movie logo or movie name on a transparent background. The logo uses the movies distinctive font. There are no movie or actor images incorporated into the logo. The transparent background allows it to be overlayed on other images or video with minimal impact.
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| The image on the right is displaying the ClearLogo movie names across the bottom of the image.
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| The file type must be png. The image has an aspect ratio of 1:0.388 and the normal resolution is 800x310.
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| == Landscape ==
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| [[File:Artwork-Thumbs01.jpg|400px|right]]
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| Landscape, also known as Movie Thumbs, are specially made small fanart images that contain the movie logo and main cast characters or a memorable movie moment. They are used in certain page layouts for movie browsing. The original intent of this artwork has blurred over the years so if you have no Landscape images, it is safe to use your Fanart or Extrafanart images.
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| == Thumbnail ==
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| The Thumbnail is a legacy item and can be left blank for movies.<br />
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| = Skin Dependent & Other Artwork =
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| The following artwork requires a skin that supports that type of artwork.
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| :'''''See also: [https://kodi.tv/addons/browse?keyword=&category=1192&author=&sort=title+ASC<nowiki>Add-on Search</nowiki>]'''''
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| == Disc ==
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| [[File:Artwork-DiscArt01.jpg|400px|right]]
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| DiscArt requires the use of a supporting skin. It replicates the picture on the physical DVD and Bluray disc. Although the disc artwork is round, the image itself is square and the disc image is placed on a transparent background.
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| | '''''disc.png'''''
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| | '''''disc.png'''''
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| | ''Movie must be in it's own movie directory''
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| == Logo ==
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| The Logo has the same qualities and properties as the ClearLogo. These two items can be easily interchanged. Although, there are logo's with a solid background rather than a transparent background and these should not be used to replace the ClearLogo.
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| == Extra fanart ==
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| Extra fanart is reliant on a supporting skin.
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| You are able to download and save additional high quality Fanart which the skin can display, usually in a slideshow.
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| ; {{see also|Extra_Fanart}}
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| == Movieset Fanart ==
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| As of v17, Kodi does not automatically recognise and scrape the Movieset Fanart. It needs to be manually selected.
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| This artwork is used for movie Collections or Sets. For example, the Superman collection consists of five movies. Kodi has the ability to display these as a Box-Set. When viewing the box-set, rather than displaying a fanart that is associated with only one of the movies, it is preferable to display a fanart image that has a connection to all the movies.
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| The properties of the movieset fanart are exactly the same as for Fanart.
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| It is possible that this artwork will be included in future versions of Kodi. But at this stage, the artwork needs to be manually applied.
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| ; {{see also|Movie_set}}
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\movieset-fanart.jpg/png''
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| | eg ''f:\MyMovies\Big Buck Bunny (2008)\movieset-fanart.jpg/png''
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| | width=200px | {{nowrap|All movies in single Directory:}}
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| == Movieset Poster ==
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| As of v17, Kodi does not automatically recognise and scrape the Movieset Poster. It needs to be manually selected.
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| This artwork is used for movie Collections or Sets. For example, the Superman collection consists of five movies. Kodi has the ability to display these as a Box-Set. When viewing the box-set, rather than displaying a Poster that is associated with only one of the movies, it is preferable to display a Poster image that has a connection to all the movies.
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| The properties of the movieset poster are exactly the same as for Poster.
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| It is possible that this artwork will be included in future versions of Kodi. But at this stage, the artwork needs to be manually applied.
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| ; {{see also|Movie_set}}
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| = Obtaining Artwork =
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| Movie artwork can be obtained using a variety of methods. The most common method is via the Kodi scraper.
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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 information and then retrieve all relevant metadata and artwork and import it into the Kodi Library. The most common source for movie information is [https://www.themoviedb.org/ The MovieDB]. There are many other sources, but most are specialist listings for foreign language movies, or Disney movies, for example.
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| The entire 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 movie, and copy the title from the site and paste into your directory/filename.
| | '''{{red|Note: There is no requirement to use this method. If you find this too complicated, then continue to use Artwork Beef to load extended artwork into {{kodi}}}}''' |
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| Kodi will then match the movie and download all relevant metadata and artwork. It is important to note that if you already have correctly named artwork in the movie folder, then Kodi will scrape the local artwork and ignore the online source. Metadata will still be downloaded though.
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| | = Local Artwork = |
| ; {{see also|Naming_video_files}}
| | Local movie artwork is saved in the same folder where the '''[[Naming_video_files|movie file]]''' is saved. |
| ; {{see also|Add-on:The_MovieDB}}
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| | #'''[[Naming_video_files/Movies#Movie_Folder|Movie Folders]]''' are used |
| | #'''Movies are in separate folders that match the movie title''' must be '''Enabled''' in the [[Adding_video_sources#Set_Content|Set Content Screen]] |
| | #No corresponding artwork with long format names are present in that movie folder, as these take priority. |
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| == Manual Search & Save ==
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| There are three methods to manually search and save your artwork.
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| === Web Search ===
| | File:LocalMovieArtwork01.jpg|link=|'''''Example of correct use of Movie Folder with artwork, nfo file, trailer and theme.<br> Take not of file naming and location.''''' |
| 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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| From within Kodi, you have the ability to change the default artwork.
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| Simply highlight the Movie whose artwork you want to change. Call up the ''Movie Information'' page, then select ''Choose Art''. From within this page, you will be given the option to select which type of artwork you would like to change. 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.
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| File:Artwork-ChooseArt01.jpg|Select which type of artwork to change
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| File:Artwork-ChooseArt02.jpg|List of available remote artworks from the scraper site, as well as the ability to ''Browse'' local and network sources
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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 what Kodi does natively, but they are unable to update Kodi's library. Rather they create what is known as a '''nfo''' file. This file holds all the metadata for that particular movie. The software will also download associated artwork from the scraper site. Kodi can then read this file and scrape it into the library the next time an ''Update Library'' is performed.
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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 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. They also have artwork creation guides.
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| :; ''see : [https://www.themoviedb.org/documentation/editing/images<nowiki>themoviedb- 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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| = Managing Artwork =
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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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| Kodi maintains a local '''texture''' cache for all artwork downloaded via the scrape process. During this caching process, artwork size is modified to default sizes. This allows faster access and loading times, especially noticeable on low powered equipment. These default sizes can be modified in the ''advancedsettings.xml''- Refer section 5.3
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| When Kodi performs an online scrape to download the metadata of your movie, it also downloads the associated artwork. The URL link to the original online artwork location is stored in the video or music databases. The downloaded artwork is then saved in the Cache located in ''\userdata\thumbnails '' directory. An entry in the ''texturesxx.db'' is recorded that connects each image to the appropriate video or music library entry.
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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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| There are two methods available to maintain a healthy cache and database:
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| This is a Python Utility that can perform a multitude of functions including adding missing artwork to cache and cleaning out orphaned or corrupted files.
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| A little housekeeping on a regular basis will keep your Kodi system running smoothly.
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| One sure way to repair any caching problems is to delete the textures13.db database.
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| *Delete ''texturesxx.db'' located in the ''\userdata\database\'' folder.
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| *Delete the Thumbnails directory located at ''\userdata\Thumbnails\'' which stores all the cached images,
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| == Advanced Settings ==
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| There are a number of ''advancedsettings.xml'' tags which can be used to modify the handling and caching of artwork. This is especially useful for those who have low powered equipment and minimal storage. These settings should not be implemented unless you are experiencing problems displaying the artwork such as slow loading images or lagging GUI navigation.
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| An easily understandable explanation of the effects of some of these settings can be located in the [https://forum.kodi.tv/showthread.php?tid=315806&pid=2599318#pid2599318 forum here.]
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| == Screensaver ==
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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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| [[Category:Manual]] | | [[Category:Manual]] |
| [[Category:Index]] | | [[Category:Karellen]] |
| [[Category:Video library]] | | [[Category:Video library]] |
| [[Category:Music library]] | | [[Category:First time user]] |
| [[Category:Advanced topics]] | | [[Category:Advanced topics]] |
| | [[Category:Quick Start Guide]] |
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