MePo Tools - Download ClearArt/CDArt/ClearLogos, Music Video clips and more! (10 Viewers)

[mcl]

So, here's a little update. I tested the 160 on my htpc and most music covers were generated with FakeCD. But there are still some left without cd art. Most (but not all) of them are "various artist" albums.

22-10-2014 08:53:21.023 # Various Artists - Italo Disco Mix [bc936ae6-e99c-375c-bc0d-8aa926e6bb2a]
  22-10-2014 08:53:21.024 - Skip: False AC: False CD: False FCD: False
  22-10-2014 08:53:21.024 - Musicbrainz ID for Various Artists - Italo Disco Mix - bc936ae6-e99c-375c-bc0d-8aa926e6bb2a
  22-10-2014 08:53:21.024 - Get fanart.tv URLs for bc936ae6-e99c-375c-bc0d-8aa926e6bb2a Various Artists - Italo Disco Mix
E 22-10-2014 08:53:21.240 - HTTP Exception for bc936ae6-e99c-375c-bc0d-8aa926e6bb2a Various Artists - Italo Disco Mix [HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found]
  22-10-2014 08:53:21.242 - HTTP [HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found] Try to create FakeCD ...
  22-10-2014 08:53:21.252 - Fake: Music (Album) mode.
  22-10-2014 08:53:21.252   Fake: Mask - %an-%alL.jpg - Various Artists-Italo Disco Mixl.jpg
  22-10-2014 08:53:21.253   Random files find: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\Music\Albums\Various Artists-Italo Disco Mixl.jpg
  22-10-2014 08:53:21.253   Fake: Music (Album) alternate search C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbsSkin FanArt\Scraper\Music\Various Artists (*).jpg
  22-10-2014 08:53:21.253   Random files find: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbsSkin FanArt\Scraper\Music\Various Artists (*).jpg
  22-10-2014 08:53:21.253   Fake: fanart path, search mask, target path or fanart file not found. [76/23/63/0]

First difference between those cd arts that are generated and those that are not is that MePo Tools (or FakeCD) does this "alternate search" for fanarts though the album is already found in thumbs\Music\Albums.
Second, there is a backslash missing in the path string between "thumbs" and "Skin FanArt". So it's clear why it says "fanart path ... not found"
It seems that this path is hardcoded. At least it doesn't change if I change anything in the settings for artist background folder. So I guess you have to change that

Second problem I discovered is that I don't have the "use moving pictures DB" button anymore. First I had the problem on my testing system. After opening an older version of MePo Tools and playing around with it, it the button suddenly came back. But on my big system I've not been lucky so far.
I tried to manually change the DB path to the MP DB. This works but it doesn't find any pictures because the mask is wrong. The backdrops filenames look like {30.Days.of.Night} [-1320057784].jpg. If I try to use "{%nm}*" it searches for "{30?Days?of?Night}*" without any result.

Last strange thing for movies is that MePo doen't find the tt number for a lot of films. Besides the fact that I do have ember generated nfo files including the tt numbers for every movie, I'm not talking about unpopular for those perhaps aren't any ids. I'm talking about movies like Alien, Scary Movie, Spider Man, Mission Impossible, Iron Man ... . Neither update nor download takes it to update those tt ids.

 

[ajs]

Second, there is a backslash missing in the path string between "thumbs" and "Skin FanArt". So it's clear why it says "fanart path ... not found"

Fixed in 161 build ... (Error is not critical, if you add a final slash in the path for thumbnails, it will work without it, but it is clear you did not choose the path and enter it manually.)

Second problem I discovered is that I don't have the "use moving pictures DB" button anymore.

The utility does not find in the folder with databases, Moving Pictures database (MovingPictures*.db3).

The backdrops filenames look like {30.Days.of.Night} [-1320057784].jpg. If I try to use "{%nm}*" it searches for "{30?Days?of?Night}*" without any result.

For Moving Pictures slightly different algorithm. Due to the fact that data from another database may not work correctly. It is necessary to see why there is no database at the indicated path.

Last strange thing for movies is that MePo doen't find the tt number for a lot of films.

I'm not looking for anything, I use something that gives me a media portal, if there is no media portals IMDBID neither does mine. Why are they not in the media portal, it is necessary to look separately, and there are all highly dependent on the information grabber.[DOUBLEPOST=1413971916][/DOUBLEPOST]

It seems that this path is hardcoded. At least it doesn't change if I change anything in the settings for artist background folder.

If in settings for FakeCD (Music) you set: ThumbsFolder\Skin FanArt\Scraper\Music\ or ThumbsFolder\Music\Albums\ and there will not be the right pictures, the utility will search for an alternate path (of the two). If you specify any other way you will not find an alternative (in this case the search for alternatives will be made in the build of 162).

 

[mcl]

So, with 161 it's currently updating and creating the missing FakeCD arts. I'm pretty confident at the moment because it creates cd arts for those various artists albums that weren't created before.

But I still have the MP problem. First I solved the issue with the missing ids. That indeed was a problem on my side. I uninstalled and reinstalled MP and let it build a new db with all ids. The database is where it should be. On both systems the path is right. When I now manually chose the MP db MePo tools fetches all missing cd art that is available online. Of course it still doesn't work with FakCD because of the wrong mask and/or the fact that it still doesn't offer me the option to use MP at all.

 

[ajs]

The database is where it should be

Screenshot from MePoTools Settings (Fanart.tv Tab) ? Screenshot from Explorer for folder with Databases?

Of course it still doesn't work with FakCD because of the wrong mask and/or the fact that it still doesn't offer me the option to use MP at all.

Default Path for FakeCD (Moving Pictures) - Mediaportal Thumbs Folder\MovingPictures\Backdrops\FullSize\
Default Mask for FakeCD (Moving Pictures) - {%nm}*.jpg

PS: Log from MePoTools?

 

[mcl]

Ok, I just wanted to make the screenshots. Because I once again wanted to make sure that the path is right I Strg-A the line in the settings (DB's folder in Fanart.tv tab) and suddenly the "use MP DB" button appeared. After closing the program and re-starting it was gone again. Again, Strg-A and it appears.

So I did a short scan for movies without cd art. You can see the result in the logs. If you still need screenshots just tell me.

One last thing for fakeCD for music albums. The only ones still missing are those that have special characters in their names like : | / ... Those characters are replaced with an _ in the album covers so the tool doesn't find them.
Same thing if one have two artists separated by a ; For example "Will I am; Britney Spears - Scream and shout". The tool is looking for "Will I am | Britney Spears-Scream and shout" and the album jpg looks like "Will I am _ Britney Spears-Scream and shout".

 

[ajs]

Strg-A

???

One last thing for fakeCD for music albums. The only ones still missing are those that have special characters in their names like : | / ... Those characters are replaced with an _ in the album covers so the tool doesn't find them.

An example can be? The album's title, the name of the file on the way in which the program is looking for? Mask? A piece of the log file?

For example "Will I am; Britney Spears - Scream and shout". The tool is looking for "Will I am | Britney Spears-Scream and shout" and the album jpg looks like "Will I am _ Britney Spears-Scream and shout".

Hmmmmm Interesting ... [DOUBLEPOST=1413990320][/DOUBLEPOST]

You can see the result in the logs.

22-10-2014 16:31:08.595 # The Equalizer [tt] - No IMDBID
...
22-10-2014 16:31:08.798 Fake: Mask - {%nm}*.jpg - {The?Equalizer}*.jpg
22-10-2014 16:31:09.047 Fake: Mask - {%nm}*.jpg - {Das?Wunder?von?Manhattan}*.jpg
22-10-2014 16:31:09.219 Fake: Mask - {%nm}*.jpg - {Eine?Weihnachtsgeschichte}*.jpg
...
22-10-2014 16:31:11.895 Fake: Mask - {%nm}*.jpg - {Extremities}*.jpg
...
Etc. No pictures satisfying the mask along the way: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\MovingPictures\Backdrops\FullSize\
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If you still need screenshots just tell me.

Yes, please do. Even as you have made the settings in the program.

 

[ajs]

Same thing if one have two artists separated by a ;

Hmmmmmm ; A valid character in the file name ... But if it is in it and replaces it with the media portal _ it fixed.

 

[ajs]

: | / ... Those characters are replaced with an _

I replace: \\ / \ : ? * < > | " and not valid char in file names ...

 

[mcl]

First of all, sorry for the Strg-A (german keyboard ). I meant Ctrl-A is what brings the button up.

Now an example for special characters thing:
The mp3's name is "Will I Am; Britney Spears - Scream & Shout.mp3".
The tags are: artist "Will I Am; Britney Spears" ; album-artist "Will I Am; Britney Spears" ; title "Scream & Shout"
The log says:

22-10-2014 17:29:19.213 # Will I Am | Britney Spears - Scream & Shout [daf97a19-2e0e-4670-baca-14a01302a66a]
  22-10-2014 17:29:19.213 - Skip: False AC: True CD: False FCD: False
  22-10-2014 17:29:19.213 - Musicbrainz ID for Will I Am | Britney Spears - Scream & Shout - daf97a19-2e0e-4670-baca-14a01302a66a
  22-10-2014 17:29:19.213 - Get fanart.tv URLs for daf97a19-2e0e-4670-baca-14a01302a66a Will I Am | Britney Spears - Scream & Shout
E 22-10-2014 17:29:19.400 - HTTP Exception for daf97a19-2e0e-4670-baca-14a01302a66a Will I Am | Britney Spears - Scream & Shout [HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found]
  22-10-2014 17:29:19.400 - HTTP [HTTP/1.1 404 Not Found] Try to create FakeCD ...
  22-10-2014 17:29:19.416 - Fake: Music (Album) mode.
  22-10-2014 17:29:19.416   Fake: Mask - %an-%alL.jpg - Will I Am-Britney Spears_Scream & Shoutl.jpg
  22-10-2014 17:29:19.416   Random files find: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\Music\Albums\Will I Am-Britney Spears_Scream & Shoutl.jpg
  22-10-2014 17:29:19.416   Fake: Music (Album) alternate search C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\Skin FanArt\Scraper\Music\Will I Am (*).jpg
  22-10-2014 17:29:19.416   Random files find: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\Skin FanArt\Scraper\Music\Will I Am (*).jpg
  22-10-2014 17:29:19.416   Fake: fanart path, search mask, target path or fanart file not found. [77/17/63/0]

FakeCD is looking for "Will I Am-Britney Spears_Scream & Shoutl.jpg"
But the album cover is called "Will I Am _ Britney Spears-Scream & Shoutl.jpg"

Same problem for albums like "In Classical Mood: Great Overtures". The : is also replaced.

One more thing. Am I right that you use the album-artist + album? I just recognized that mediaportal makes thumbs for every usual cover. But if one has a compilation like let's say "Night of the Proms" it does not create an album thumb like "various artists-night of the proms" but it does create single album covers for every artist and song from that album with the same album cover.
But in those cases FakeCD cannot find anything and (since 161) creates a fake cd art from a various artist fanart. Not such a great problem. But of course it would be nicer if the tool would be able to fetch the right album cover. Or am I doing anything wrong that I don't get those album covers from mediaportal?

Last point: movingpictures. The mask in my case can't find anything because it's looking for something like {Eine?Weihnachtsgeschichte}*.jpg. The backdrops generated by MP are called something like "{16.Blocks} [-308492246].jpg" or "{96.Hours} [800743123].jpg".
That's what I already meant a few threads before And no matter what I try by playing around with the mask it doesn't work.

 

[emphatic]

I somehow didn't realize that the FakeCD is a standalone application. *facepalm*

I'll get it and see if I can squeeze in some time with it later.
Emph