[Feature Request] Album Fanart support (1 Viewer)

[axlt2002]

Hi everybody!

I think that is quite common to have different albums from the same artist in our music collections.

I was wondering if there is a way do have the background changed according to the album title and not to the artist name. For example i have two Dream Theater albums in my collection: "Images And Words" and A "Dramatic Turn Of Events". The band had two different lines-up for the albums (Mike Portnoy, I miss you!!!!). How can I have the right background images with the band line-up according to the album?

I hope I have explained clearly the point...

 

[axlt2002]

Up?

 

[emphatic]

I suggested this: https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/threads/album-fanart-support-in-addition-to-folder-jpg.124199/ that I think should be easy to implement, but I haven't received any replies. Yet.

Emph

 

[axlt2002]

Hi All,

Just changed the title for a feature request for this plug-in. To summarize:

When browsing the music albums, normally the artist fanart is diplayed on the background. It would be nice to have the possiblity to display a specific fanart for each album. In this way:

- even the more obscure albums would get fanart
- artists who've had a long career can have a group shot from that time with the correct members
- movie soundtracks can have the movie's backdrop
- etc.

Looking forward for any feedback.

Cheers,

emphatic and axlt2002

 

[axlt2002]

Has any developer of the plug-in a feedback about this proposal?

 

[axlt2002]

Up?

 

[ajs]

Up!

 

[ajs]

Has any developer of the plug-in a feedback about this proposal?

I'm trying to understand the plugin. But not fully understand how it works.
And how to do what you want.
Not one site does not provide this information, there is a backdrop for the artist and have thumbnails for the album. How to understand a backdrop display for the album is unknown.

 

[emphatic]

What's needed here can't be accomplished by scraping. The user has to put fanart in the album folder as the logic needs a human brain.

Just adding a function into FanArtHandler that will override the artist fanart if a "fanart.jpg" exists in the album's folder.

Emph

 

[ajs]

Just adding a function into FanArtHandler that will override the artist fanart if a "fanart.jpg" exists in the album's folder.

Need to think how it is easiest to implement. Can be look at neighbors (XBMC/Kodi). As it is made from them.