Movie Database - Local Thumbnails Instead of URLs?

ckcomm · 2007-08-29, 15:02

I have a collection of home videos for which I want to use my own thumbnail images. I find that when I place a .jpg file with the same name as my movie file in the same directory, it is used by MediaPortal as the thumbnail when I browse My Videos "by Share".

However, when I browse "by Title", these thumbnails aren't used. Instead, it appears that MediaPortal looks for a URL in the "strPictureURL" field in the "movieinfo" table in the "VideoDatabaseV5.db3" database. This is the field that is populated with an Internet link to a movie image for each title when you do an IMDB scan.

I would prefer to use my own thumbnails (on my PC, rather than on the Internet) when browsing "by Title" just like when browsing "by Share". Does anyone know how to get this to work?

I've tried putting a link to my thumbnail file in the "strPictureURL" field, but this doesn't seem to work with local paths - it only seems to work with Internet URLs. (Even for my movies that are in IMDB, I'd prefer to have local thumbnails; my HTPC isn't always online.)

Anybody got any ideas? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

Sh4nn0w · 2007-08-29, 19:09

Goto Movies > Movies Database > Editor > Coverart and click Browse for local image and select your jpg, it then stores a copy of the the image in C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Thumbs\Videos\Title.

I had some coverart that wasn't picked up by the internal search so I manually downloaded it and added it this way as I had them backed up.

ckcomm · 2007-08-31, 15:11

Thank you for the tip - I had been using 2.2.0, which doesn't seem to have this feature.

meek · 2007-09-08, 23:31

Do you know if there is plans to support PNG?

Previously, I use *.png files for movies not in the DB, and I can have some shadow effects for my DVD's as well as tilted icons.

With this view, it automatically turns the PNG to a JPG and shows the transparency as a black background.

birdy · 2007-09-23, 22:32

Hi,
how can i give a thumbnail to a folder?
i tried to put a .jpg with the name of the folder but it didnt work..

2007-08-29, 15:02	#1 (permalink)
ckcomm Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 14 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Movie Database - Local Thumbnails Instead of URLs? I have a collection of home videos for which I want to use my own thumbnail images. I find that when I place a .jpg file with the same name as my movie file in the same directory, it is used by MediaPortal as the thumbnail when I browse My Videos "by Share". However, when I browse "by Title", these thumbnails aren't used. Instead, it appears that MediaPortal looks for a URL in the "strPictureURL" field in the "movieinfo" table in the "VideoDatabaseV5.db3" database. This is the field that is populated with an Internet link to a movie image for each title when you do an IMDB scan. I would prefer to use my own thumbnails (on my PC, rather than on the Internet) when browsing "by Title" just like when browsing "by Share". Does anyone know how to get this to work? I've tried putting a link to my thumbnail file in the "strPictureURL" field, but this doesn't seem to work with local paths - it only seems to work with Internet URLs. (Even for my movies that are in IMDB, I'd prefer to have local thumbnails; my HTPC isn't always online.) Anybody got any ideas? Thanks in advance for any suggestions.

2007-08-29, 19:09	#2 (permalink)
Sh4nn0w MP Donator Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Hook, Hampshire Age: 29 Posts: 224 Thanks: 24 Thanked 6 Times in 6 Posts Country: My System	Goto Movies > Movies Database > Editor > Coverart and click Browse for local image and select your jpg, it then stores a copy of the the image in C:\Program Files\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\Thumbs\Videos\Title. I had some coverart that wasn't picked up by the internal search so I manually downloaded it and added it this way as I had them backed up. Attached Thumbnails __________________ Desktop: Intel E6750 \| Patriot 4GB PC2-6400 \| Gigabyte GA-P35-DS3R \| BFG GeForce 8800 GTS OC 512MB \| 2x WD Caviar WD5000AAKS 500GB \| Pioneer DVR-109 DVD±RW \| Antec P160 Case \| Seasonic S12 430W PSU \| Samsung SM-226BW TV/Media Server: Intel E2180 \| 2GB Kingston PC2-5300 \| Gigabyte GA-G33-DS3R \| Pinnacle 3010iX TV Tuner \| 2x Icy Dock MB-454SPF \| 2x WD5000AAKS 500GB \| 4x WD10EACS 1TB \| Cooler Master Centurion 590 \| Seasonic M12 600W PSU

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2007-08-31, 15:11	#3 (permalink)
ckcomm Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 14 Thanks: 2 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Thank you for the tip - I had been using 2.2.0, which doesn't seem to have this feature.

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birdy Portal Member Join Date: Aug 2007 Age: 20 Posts: 8 Thanks: 0 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Hi, how can i give a thumbnail to a folder? i tried to put a .jpg with the name of the folder but it didnt work..