Issue with getting ClearArt to display (1 Viewer)

[Knives03]

So how does the clear art work exactly? There are a few images installed in thumbs\ClearArt, but where do they come from? Afaik thetvdb doesn't support them... Is there any source where we can get more of them?

Skinner's can make use of the custom 'Play' properties in TVSeries.SkinSettings.xml. You can push any image to the skin while something is played. When playback stops the image is cleared:

<videoplayimages import="true">
	<property>
		<name>TVSeries.Play.ClearArt</name>
		<value><![CDATA[thumbs\ClearArt\<Series.ID>.png]]></value>
	</property>
	<!-- You can define multiple properties -->
</videoplayimages>

This example shows that the skin property #TVSeries.Play.ClearArt will push artwork in the thumbs\ClearArt folder for the currently playing series. Just need to ensure that <Series.ID>.png exists. You can check theTVDB.com to confirm your series id and copy images to your Thumbs\ClearArt folder.

ClearArt Sites:

• xbmc Stuff -:- Home

• ClearLOGOs Lockstockmods

Here is a couple of sample's on how it can be used:

Okay the only thing i have done is download Clear Art images to the thumbs/ClearArt folder, making sure each .png file is labeled as the series ID from thetvdb.com. This is not currently working for me so I am assuming I missed a step somewhere along the line.

Do I have to change the <Series.ID>.png part of the code in the TVSeries.SkinSettings.xml to the actual .png file name and then create multiple properties for each series, or is there something else that I am supposed to be doing in order to get the Clear Art to show up on the OSD?

I am using MP 1.1.0 final, TV-Series 2.6.0 and StreamedMP 1.2.1.

 

[ltfearme]

Re: *NEW* MP-TVSeries v2.6.0 Stable Release [24-Jul-2010] [Requires MP 1.1.0+]

Okay the only thing i have done is download Clear Art images to the thumbs/ClearArt folder, making sure each .png file is labeled as the series ID from thetvdb.com. This is not currently working for me so I am assuming I missed a step somewhere along the line.

Do I have to change the <Series.ID>.png part of the code in the TVSeries.SkinSettings.xml to the actual .png file name and then create multiple properties for each series, or is there something else that I am supposed to be doing in order to get the Clear Art to show up on the OSD?

I am using MP 1.1.0 final, TV-Series 2.6.0 and StreamedMP 1.2.1.

No, you shouldn't need to do anything else. As long as the image is called <Series.ID>.png e.g. 79488.png then it should work on supported skin.

 

[Knives03]

Re: *NEW* MP-TVSeries v2.6.0 Stable Release [24-Jul-2010] [Requires MP 1.1.0+]

Hmm, not sure why but it seems to be working now. The only thing I did was clear the StreamedMP skin cache so maybe that had something to do with it. Thanks for the help and I'm glad to see this is working because I think it looks awesome!