Artwork problem!!!!!

joshuat · 2008-09-16, 08:03

I think I orginally posted this in the wrong section

, so now I am posting it here (sorry, I'm new).

I am brand new to MediaPortal as of yesterday, and I must say it is hands down one of the best programs out there for media browsing. I love every aspect of it...except for one. This has really been bugging me and I have been searching frantically for a solution, on Google, on forums, and even on the wiki, but I have yet to find a solution. Here is my problem:

I like to leave MediaPortal playing songs using the "now playing screen" that way I can leave music playing and glance at the screen from time to time to see the artist and song. The problem is that MediaPortal keeps grabbing fan artwork and other album covers and displays them where it displays the cover after 20 seconds. For the first 20 seconds of playing my song in the now playing window it will display my chosen artwork, but then after the 20 seconds it switches to a fan artwork or cover, and then eventually after a while it switches back to my chosen artwork again. I know this isn't a glitch, and MediaPortal purposely put this in as a bonus, but I actually hate it! Whenever its playing my music, I only want it to display MY chosen artwork, not other off the web. I have tried multiple configurations and deleting the cached thumbnails in the program data for MediaPortal but nothing seems to work. I really want to fix this because this is the only thing keeping me from using MediaPortal all the time. If you could help me I would be so appreciative. And even if you don't help me with a solution, I still want to thank you for spending the time to read this!

rekenaar · 2008-09-16, 12:08

Welcome!

Try disabling the art lookup in MP Configuration.

I am not home now, so I can't test, but have a look at the manual.

joshuat · 2008-09-17, 00:48

OMG! Thank you so much! I feel like such a dope though for not seeing that before! I must have just glanced right over it and not even realize what it said. Thanks so much!

Actually, after using media portal for a few minutes more i found its still doing it so I still need help!

2008-09-16, 08:03	#1 (permalink)
joshuat Portal User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	Artwork problem!!!!! I think I orginally posted this in the wrong section , so now I am posting it here (sorry, I'm new). I am brand new to MediaPortal as of yesterday, and I must say it is hands down one of the best programs out there for media browsing. I love every aspect of it...except for one. This has really been bugging me and I have been searching frantically for a solution, on Google, on forums, and even on the wiki, but I have yet to find a solution. Here is my problem: I like to leave MediaPortal playing songs using the "now playing screen" that way I can leave music playing and glance at the screen from time to time to see the artist and song. The problem is that MediaPortal keeps grabbing fan artwork and other album covers and displays them where it displays the cover after 20 seconds. For the first 20 seconds of playing my song in the now playing window it will display my chosen artwork, but then after the 20 seconds it switches to a fan artwork or cover, and then eventually after a while it switches back to my chosen artwork again. I know this isn't a glitch, and MediaPortal purposely put this in as a bonus, but I actually hate it! Whenever its playing my music, I only want it to display MY chosen artwork, not other off the web. I have tried multiple configurations and deleting the cached thumbnails in the program data for MediaPortal but nothing seems to work. I really want to fix this because this is the only thing keeping me from using MediaPortal all the time. If you could help me I would be so appreciative. And even if you don't help me with a solution, I still want to thank you for spending the time to read this!

2008-09-16, 12:08	#2 (permalink)
rekenaar Portal Member Join Date: Dec 2006 Age: 37 Posts: 619 Thanks: 20 Thanked 25 Times in 23 Posts Country: My System	Welcome! Try disabling the art lookup in MP Configuration. I am not home now, so I can't test, but have a look at the manual. __________________ Ondersteun Afrikaans! **************** Most wanted feature: playlist-on-steroids **************** Rekenaar

2008-09-17, 00:48	#3 (permalink)
joshuat Portal User Join Date: Sep 2008 Posts: 2 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts Country:	OMG! Thank you so much! I feel like such a dope though for not seeing that before! I must have just glanced right over it and not even realize what it said. Thanks so much! Actually, after using media portal for a few minutes more i found its still doing it so I still need help! Last edited by joshuat; 2008-09-17 at 00:52. Reason: Automerged Doublepost

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