Album Art Size - To fill DVD Covers?

hotponyshoes · 2007-11-16, 10:05

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Hi,
I am running the X-Face skin on MP2.3.
Very Nice! I really like the graphics when using the 'filmstrip' view to look through movies and cd's.

I spent hours adding the 'folder' .jpeg's to each dvd/album so I got lots of nice pictures of the album art.

My question is - Is there a certain size these pictures (DVD Covers) should be to get them to fill the 'cases'?

At the moment, when looking through the 'My Movies' Section, all the pics are smaller than the cases themselves.
I have tried using various size images but MP just seems to keep them the same size within each 'case'. Can I not get them to fill the 'case' to make it look like a real dvd box?

Also, When I go into 'My Music' can I change the 'cases' to CD cases (square) rather than DVD cases?
All the artwork is showing up ok but it looks like the insert from a cd has been put into a dvd box.
Every one has black gaps at the top and bottom.
I don't want to change them across the whole program, rather just have all dvd cases for movies and cd size cases for music.
Thanks muchly!

Darre · 2007-11-16, 10:13

You are probably not using the right resolution/aspect ratio..

The skin is perfect at 1280x720, and usable(but not perfect) at most 16:9 resolutions, like 1366x768.

If you get "dvd-cases" in <my music> my guess is that you have a 4:3 screen.

2007-11-16, 10:05	#1 (permalink)
hotponyshoes Portal Member Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 28 Thanks: 3 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Album Art Size - To fill DVD Covers? TV-Server Version: MediaPortal Version: 2.3RC3 MediaPortal Skin: X-Face Windows Version: XP Pro Sp2 CPU Type: AMD 4600+ Dual Core 2.4GHZ HDD: 250GB Sata 300 / 500GB Sata 300 Memory: 2GB (2x1GB) PC4000 Motherboard: Abit AN8 32x Motherboard Chipset: NForce 4 Motherboard Bios: Abit 13 Video Card: 2 x BFG 7600GT OC 256MB Video Card Driver: Nvidia Sound Card: Abit Optical Out Sound Card AC3: Sound Card Driver: 1. TV Card: Black Gold GDI3520 Dual-Tuner 1. TV Card Type: DVB-T / Analog 1. TV Card Driver: 2. TV Card: Black Gold GDI3520 Dual-Tuner (Quad Configeration) 2. TV Card Type: DVB-T / Analog 2. TV Card Driver: 3. TV Card: 3. TV Card Type: 3. TV Card Driver: 4. TV Card: 4. TV Card Type: 4. TV Card Driver: MPEG2 Video Codec: MPEG2 Audio Codec: Satelite/CableTV Provider: HTPC Case: Thermaltake Bach Cooling: Fans Power Supply: Thermaltake Toughpower Remote: iMon TV: Panasonic TH37PW5B 37" Plasma Display TV - HTPC Connection: VGA / Component Hi, I am running the X-Face skin on MP2.3. Very Nice! I really like the graphics when using the 'filmstrip' view to look through movies and cd's. I spent hours adding the 'folder' .jpeg's to each dvd/album so I got lots of nice pictures of the album art. My question is - Is there a certain size these pictures (DVD Covers) should be to get them to fill the 'cases'? At the moment, when looking through the 'My Movies' Section, all the pics are smaller than the cases themselves. I have tried using various size images but MP just seems to keep them the same size within each 'case'. Can I not get them to fill the 'case' to make it look like a real dvd box? Also, When I go into 'My Music' can I change the 'cases' to CD cases (square) rather than DVD cases? All the artwork is showing up ok but it looks like the insert from a cd has been put into a dvd box. Every one has black gaps at the top and bottom. I don't want to change them across the whole program, rather just have all dvd cases for movies and cd size cases for music. Thanks muchly!

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2007-11-16, 10:13	#2 (permalink)
Darre Portal Member Join Date: Apr 2007 Age: 23 Posts: 875 Thanks: 101 Thanked 72 Times in 55 Posts Country:	You are probably not using the right resolution/aspect ratio.. The skin is perfect at 1280x720, and usable(but not perfect) at most 16:9 resolutions, like 1366x768. If you get "dvd-cases" in <my music> my guess is that you have a 4:3 screen.