Backdrops (Fan-art) and Cover-Art (1 Viewer)

[Darre]

Call the file "tt0112401.jpg" and drop it in the folder marvenius listed.

Alternatively you could upload it to meligrove.com to share it with everyone. Once you do this, to update your local system, goto the movie details screen for the movie in the MediaPortal GUI and hit "Check for New Artwork" from the context menu. It will then automatically pull down your newly uploaded backdrop. This is the preferred method since it will add the backdrop for everyone. Just dropping the file in your backdrop folder only adds it for you.

EDIT: Darre, yeah there is some kind of bug in the artwork system right now. It is flagged to be fixed in the next release. If you figure out any pattern to what is going on though, I would be all ears. I haven't investigated things too much yet, but it seems like some strange behavior is going on...

I have lots of files with the correct IMDB ID not showing up, I also have the files earlier downloaded by the plugin in that folder - but they just don't show up inside MP anymore. It would help _a lot_ of I could see what movies had assigned fanart from the config screen tho. Really hard to debug when I have to go from folder to config to MP all the time.

Also I looked at the log;

08-Sep-2008 17:42:28 Error [             DBField]: Error writing to DBMovieInfo.UserScore Property. Sometimes indicates an out of date DB. System.FormatException: Input string was not in a correct format.
   at System.Number.StringToNumber(String str, NumberStyles options, NumberBuffer& number, NumberFormatInfo info, Boolean parseDecimal)
   at System.Number.ParseSingle(String value, NumberStyles options, NumberFormatInfo numfmt)
   at System.Single.Parse(String s, NumberStyles style, NumberFormatInfo info)
   at MediaPortal.Plugins.MovingPictures.Database.DBField.SetValue(DatabaseTable owner, Object value)

I get this error hunreds of time in my log for each time I run MP.. Im guessing 350 times because thats how many movies I have . My logfile is like 1mb after 10 sec in the plugin :-/ I did use this plugin with skinners release before the current release, but I think I deleted my DB. Is my DB outdated or is this normal? I have no rating stars on any movie btw, Im guessing thats what its trying to write..

 

[fforde]

No, there haven't been any database changes since the skinners release, that is most likely a bug. That doesn't have to do with the rating pulled from movie-xml.com though, that value is stored in the "Score" field. UserScore really is not used at all right now...

Would you mind making an issue over on the tracker and attaching your full log?

 

[Darre]

Will do

edit:

done.

 

[Boiler]

are there any guidelines (what resolution, format etc) and tutorials (which tools to use to edit a picture etc.) for making backdrop images before uploading them to Meligrove? I'don't want to upload low quality stuff....

 

[fforde]

There are a few guidelines on the upload page, but in general you want a minimum resolution of 1280x720, and you do not want text on the backdrop.

 

[daHive]

are there any guidelines (what resolution, format etc) and tutorials (which tools to use to edit a picture etc.) for making backdrop images before uploading them to Meligrove? I'don't want to upload low quality stuff....

also, someone started a "how-to" tutorial in the movies section of the meligrove forums.

 

[Boiler]

okay, thanks for the suggestions guys!

 

[emphatic]

Cool. I Added 43 new backdrops to meligrove today. It's not that hard once you get past the treshold of actually Googling resizing/cropping. Only two of them refuse to show in MP for some reason. Sorta the same issue as Darre I guess.

Emph

 

[Boiler]

okay, i added my first backdrop (tt0066730, 10 Rillington Place). Is it important that 'movie not found' appears?

 

[havocsi]

A quick question.

Does it pull all of its movie covers only from meligrove.com?

Of cause its very nice to have everything in high-resolution, but you get a lot of holes in the covers. Wouldnt it be a nice idea for the simplicity of the plugin to pull covers from imdb if they dont exist on meligrove? Then when you do a refresh later on, it takes it from meligrove if someone has uploaded a new one.

I know you want to create a situation where everyone helps out, and i think most will. But it would be very nice to have it working automatically also.