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<blockquote data-quote="kiwijunglist" data-source="post: 926404" data-attributes="member: 76888"><p><a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/17_Extensions/3_Plugins/TV-Server_Plugins/TVServer_Thumbnailer_Script" target="_blank">[ATTACH=full]113808[/ATTACH]</a></p><p> </p><p>I've created a tvThumnailer script that creates better and smarter thumbnails for tv recordings</p><p> </p><p><u>You should use tvThumbnailer if</u></p><ol> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">Sometimes you don't get thumbnails for tv recordings (Usually h264 mtn.exe related)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You'd like to automatically pull tv thumbs from the internet.</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You feel randomly created thumbnail screenshots are ugly</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ol">You'd like to use custom tvshow or tvchannel images for thumbnails</li> </ol><p><u>Advantages over built in mediaportal thumbnailer</u></p><ul> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Uses latest ffmpeg binary so works perfectly with h264 recordings (mtn.exe used by mediaportal 1.3 uses ffdshow version from 2008, MP1.4 corrects this problem)</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Automatically fetch images from thetvdb or fanart.tv websites</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Automatically use custom user provided images for recordings</li> <li data-xf-list-type="ul">Can be used to create thumbnails for all previous tv recordings</li> </ul><p>Also works with networked mp clients and compatible with Latest Media Handler</p><p> </p><p><u>_____________________________________________________________</u></p><p> </p><p>[ATTACH=full]130706[/ATTACH]</p><p><u>_____________________________________________________________</u></p><p> </p><p><u>Known Bugs</u></p><p>- Will fail to create a thumb if video recordings, tvshow names, channel names or recording folder has a bracket in it. In this case the default thumbnailer for tv-server will take over the job.</p><p> </p><p><u>Changelog</u>[spoiler]</p><p><u>1.4A:</u></p><p>- Fixed internet lookups which were temporarily broken</p><p>- Updated to work with MP 1.4 and MP1.3</p><p>- MP1.4 Remote clients no longer need to run remote script, MP1.3 still required.</p><p> </p><p><u>1.4 ALPHA:</u></p><p>- Runs a lot faster</p><p>- Better detection of Java installation</p><p>- Detects when filebot has finished searching for images rather than set waiting period</p><p> </p><p><u>1.3 ALPHA</u></p><p>- Added option to search online for tvshow images (Thank you @<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/members/rednoah.117472/" target="_blank">rednoah</a> for his filebot scripts, requires JAVA)</p><p>- Movies currently not supported in online search, but may be added at a later date</p><p>- Searching online requires java to be installed on the PC</p><p>- Added option to choose between single screenshot or montage of 4 screenshots</p><p> </p><p><u>1.2 ALPHA</u></p><p>- Fixed interlacing artifacts in thumbnails (Thanks @<a href="https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/members/morpheus_xx.48495/" target="_blank">morpheus_xx</a>)</p><p>- Added a Setup GUI so user no longer needs to edit files in notepad</p><p>- Added ability to drag + drop folders to generate thumbnails</p><p>- Removed dependency on installation folder location</p><p>- Now creates a single log file \TV Thumbnailer\Files\tvThumbnailer.log</p><p>- Update wiki to reflect new changes</p><p> </p><p><u>1.1 ALPHA</u></p><p>- Error checking for stand alone tv server install</p><p>- Fixed create thumbs for all tv recordings on stand alone tvserver isntall</p><p>- I think v1.0 was trying to run comskip by default so that has been fixed too</p><p> </p><p><u>1.0 ALPHA</u></p><p>- Initial release</p><p>[/spoiler]<u>Thank You</u></p><p>Jay_UK and Morpheus_XX for helping me with ffmpeg</p><p>RedNoah for his filebot program and scripts for downloading online images</p><p>Mr Viggo and gonzo90017 for testing</p><p> </p><p><u>Installation</u></p><p>Extract to a folder on your tv-server pc</p><p>Run setup.cmd</p><p>Drag your recording folder and drop it on top of tvThumbnailer.cmd</p><p>This will create thumbnails for all your existing recordings</p><p>To automatically create thumbnails for future recordings you need to run tvserver setup.</p><p>Even though this says "comskiplauncher" we are launching tvthumbnailer instead of comskip <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite1" alt=":)" title="Smile :)" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":)" /></p><p>If you want to run comskip as well you still can do this (choose comskip option with setup.cmd)</p><p> </p><p><img src="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/@api/deki/files/3895/=wiki_tvserver_setup.png" alt="" class="fr-fic fr-dii fr-draggable " style="" /></p><p> </p><p><u><a href="http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/17_Extensions/3_Plugins/TV-Server_Plugins/TVServer_Thumbnailer_Script" target="_blank">Please view the wiki page for further information / FAQ</a></u></p><p> </p><p><u>Downloads</u></p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="kiwijunglist, post: 926404, member: 76888"] [URL='http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/17_Extensions/3_Plugins/TV-Server_Plugins/TVServer_Thumbnailer_Script'][ATTACH=full]113808[/ATTACH][/URL] I've created a tvThumnailer script that creates better and smarter thumbnails for tv recordings [U]You should use tvThumbnailer if[/U] [LIST=1] [*]Sometimes you don't get thumbnails for tv recordings (Usually h264 mtn.exe related) [*]You'd like to automatically pull tv thumbs from the internet. [*]You feel randomly created thumbnail screenshots are ugly [*]You'd like to use custom tvshow or tvchannel images for thumbnails [/LIST] [U]Advantages over built in mediaportal thumbnailer[/U] [LIST] [*]Uses latest ffmpeg binary so works perfectly with h264 recordings (mtn.exe used by mediaportal 1.3 uses ffdshow version from 2008, MP1.4 corrects this problem) [*]Automatically fetch images from thetvdb or fanart.tv websites [*]Automatically use custom user provided images for recordings [*]Can be used to create thumbnails for all previous tv recordings [/LIST] Also works with networked mp clients and compatible with Latest Media Handler [U]_____________________________________________________________[/U] [ATTACH=full]130706[/ATTACH] [U]_____________________________________________________________[/U] [U]Known Bugs[/U] - Will fail to create a thumb if video recordings, tvshow names, channel names or recording folder has a bracket in it. In this case the default thumbnailer for tv-server will take over the job. [U]Changelog[/U][spoiler] [U]1.4A:[/U] - Fixed internet lookups which were temporarily broken - Updated to work with MP 1.4 and MP1.3 - MP1.4 Remote clients no longer need to run remote script, MP1.3 still required. [U]1.4 ALPHA:[/U] - Runs a lot faster - Better detection of Java installation - Detects when filebot has finished searching for images rather than set waiting period [U]1.3 ALPHA[/U] - Added option to search online for tvshow images (Thank you @[URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/members/rednoah.117472/']rednoah[/URL] for his filebot scripts, requires JAVA) - Movies currently not supported in online search, but may be added at a later date - Searching online requires java to be installed on the PC - Added option to choose between single screenshot or montage of 4 screenshots [U]1.2 ALPHA[/U] - Fixed interlacing artifacts in thumbnails (Thanks @[URL='https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/members/morpheus_xx.48495/']morpheus_xx[/URL]) - Added a Setup GUI so user no longer needs to edit files in notepad - Added ability to drag + drop folders to generate thumbnails - Removed dependency on installation folder location - Now creates a single log file \TV Thumbnailer\Files\tvThumbnailer.log - Update wiki to reflect new changes [U]1.1 ALPHA[/U] - Error checking for stand alone tv server install - Fixed create thumbs for all tv recordings on stand alone tvserver isntall - I think v1.0 was trying to run comskip by default so that has been fixed too [U]1.0 ALPHA[/U] - Initial release [/spoiler][U]Thank You[/U] Jay_UK and Morpheus_XX for helping me with ffmpeg RedNoah for his filebot program and scripts for downloading online images Mr Viggo and gonzo90017 for testing [U]Installation[/U] Extract to a folder on your tv-server pc Run setup.cmd Drag your recording folder and drop it on top of tvThumbnailer.cmd This will create thumbnails for all your existing recordings To automatically create thumbnails for future recordings you need to run tvserver setup. Even though this says "comskiplauncher" we are launching tvthumbnailer instead of comskip :) If you want to run comskip as well you still can do this (choose comskip option with setup.cmd) [IMG]http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/@api/deki/files/3895/=wiki_tvserver_setup.png[/IMG] [U][URL='http://wiki.team-mediaportal.com/1_MEDIAPORTAL_1/17_Extensions/3_Plugins/TV-Server_Plugins/TVServer_Thumbnailer_Script']Please view the wiki page for further information / FAQ[/URL][/U] [U]Downloads[/U] [/QUOTE]
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