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[ajs]

The backdrops generated by MP are called something like "{16.Blocks} [-308492246].jpg" or "{96.Hours} [800743123].jpg".

For these files, the program will search for the mask: {16?Blocks}*.jpg or {96?Hours}*.jpg - and find these files.
For a film Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte in the folder should be a file named like: {Eine.Weihnachtsgeschichte} [any numbers].jpg

The log says:

I wonder why Will I Am; Britney Spears - Scream & Shout converted into Will I Am | Britney Spears - Scream & Shout ... I'll try to see.
In MePoTools as artist name separated | ?

FakeCD is looking for "Will I Am-Britney Spears_Scream & Shoutl.jpg"

Will I Am-Britney Spears_Scream & Shoutl.jpg - Right, because | changes to empty. Need to know where it comes from

thumbs\Skin FanArt\Scraper\Music\Will I Am (*).jpg - Arghhhhhhhhhhhhhh

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?

Do not quite understand, you can in the examples? I do not know much English. For example any image files created media portal, the title track and a rough sheet as tags and as well as it viditsya in MePoTools.

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.

Press [Win][R] type cmd then press [Enter] and type command:
dir "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\MovingPictures\Backdrops\FullSize\{Eine?Weihnachtsgeschichte}*.jpg"
And see whether been found by something ...

OR: type command:
dir "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\MovingPictures\Backdrops\FullSize\{Eine?Weihnachtsgeschichte}*.jpg" > "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\111.txt" and attach "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\111.txt" file to the message.[DOUBLEPOST=1413999140][/DOUBLEPOST]

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

Part of MePoTools log file plz ...

 

[mcl]

First of all, you don't speak german, do you?

When I use your dir command it doesn't find the file. If I replace the ? with a * it finds the file. I also recognized on my big system that there the backdrops also have the year in their filenames. Not so on my test system. Perhaps this is new. As I mentioned I reinstalled MP. So the files now look like {Eine.Weihnachtsgeschichte-2009} [number].jpg.

In MePo Tool artists really seem to be separated by |.

Actually the | doesn't seem to change to nothing but to a - (Will I Am-Britney Spears_Scream & Shoutl.jpg).

I'll try to explain what I mean with artist and album artist.
Usually you have at least the tags artist, album artist, album, track in a mp3. If you have a normal album it looks like:

Meat Loaf (artist) - Meat Loaf (album artist) - Bat out of Hell (album) - Heaven can wait (title)
If so, mediaportal generates an album cover like "Meat Loaf-Bat out of Hell.jpg".

But if you have a compilation album it looks different. For example:
Chris Rea (artist) - Various Artists (album artist) - Best of Rock Christmas (album) - Driving home for Christmas (title)
In those cases mediaportal does NOT generate an album cover like "Various Artist-Best of Rock Christmas.jpg". But it generates album covers for every single artist on that album like:
"Chris Rea-Best of Rock Christmas.jpg"
"Band Aid-Best of Rock Christmas.jpg"
"Cliff Richards-Best of Rock Christmas.jpg"
and so on

But MePo Tools, of course. is looking for "Various Artist-Best of Rock Christmas.jpg". You know what I mean?

 

[ajs]

First of all, you don't speak german, do you?

Speak Ukrainian, Russian

When I use your dir command it doesn't find the file.

All Ok! Because {Eine.Weihnachtsgeschichte} [number].jpg not equal {Eine.Weihnachtsgeschichte-2009} [number].jpg. - These are different files to different films (Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte and Eine Weihnachtsgeschichte 2009) ...

Actually the | doesn't seem to change to nothing but to a - (Will I Am-Britney Spears_Scream & Shoutl.jpg).

In this case, for Mediaportal - Will I Am = Artist Name, Britney Spears_Scream & Shout - Album name.

But MePo Tools, of course. is looking for "Various Artist-Best of Rock Christmas.jpg". You know what I mean?

Yeah, I know ... I'll see tomorrow if I can make the changes for this option or not ... Can you tell me how you transfer your database with the music?

 

[ajs]

Same thing if one have two artists separated by a ; For example "Will I am; Britney Spears - Scream and shout".

I tried to manually add the ; separator in the name of the artist, but the utility worked correctly. I need to know how you do in the database they appear, ie, or send it to me, or if you have something to look at it, I will send an SQL query.

 

[mcl]

Good morning

The dir command neither finds anything on my htpc nor on my test system if I use the file name with the questionmarks (?) in it. If I use a * instead, it finds the file as it should be.

I'm sorry but I don't really know what you mean by "Can you tell me how you transfer your database with the music?". Can ou explain that a bit more, please.
Perhaps you can modify the software in a way that one has the possibility to define one or maybe up to three album artists for those MePo Tools won't try to search for "album-artist - album" but for the single artists like "artist - album".

 

[mcl]

I just created a dummy test file. Just rename it to mp3. With this file you can rebuild the behavier.

 

[ajs]

I'm sorry but I don't really know what you mean by "Can you tell me how you transfer your database with the music?". Can ou explain that a bit more, please.

Is no longer necessary ...

Perhaps you can modify the software in a way that one has the possibility to define one or maybe up to three album artists for those MePo Tools won't try to search for "album-artist - album" but for the single artists like "artist - album".

I think it is not necessary. Try build 163.
Do not forget to turn on the option:

I just created a dummy test file. Just rename it to mp3. With this file you can rebuild the behavier.

I do not have media portal at work, I can not to pull the file into the database.

The dir command neither finds anything on my htpc nor on my test system if I use the file name with the questionmarks (?) in it. If I use a * instead, it finds the file as it should be.

Hmmmm, i change ? to * in 163 build ... Try it.

Build 163 - https://forum.team-mediaportal.com/...eo-clips-and-more.120323/page-52#post-1102699

 

[mcl]

Ok, here comes a little update. The music part works like a charm now.

In the 163 the MP button is back again But on a first test it only created 2 FakeCD arts. Because a lot of double backdrops and a malfunction when trying to open MP from the desktop I decided to (once again) uninstall and delete all MP data. Now install it and will try your tool again. I'll give you an update when I'm done.

 

[mcl]

Well the MP part still doesn't work. I'll give you an example:

  23-10-2014 16:59:44.514 # Friends with Money [tt0436331]
  23-10-2014 16:59:44.514 - Skip: False CA: False CL: True BP: True CD: False FCD: False
  23-10-2014 16:59:44.514 - Get fanart.tv URLs for tt0436331 Friends with Money
  23-10-2014 16:59:44.607   no fanart.tv ClearArt picture for tt0436331 Friends with Money
  23-10-2014 16:59:44.623   no fanart.tv CD picture for tt0436331 Friends with Money
  23-10-2014 16:59:44.654 - Fake: Movies mode.
  23-10-2014 16:59:44.654   Fake: Mask - {%nm}*.jpg - {Friends*with*Money}*.jpg
  23-10-2014 16:59:44.654   Random files find: C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\MovingPictures\Backdrops\FullSize\{Friends*with*Money}*.jpg
  23-10-2014 16:59:44.654   Random file not found.
  23-10-2014 16:59:44.654   Fake: fanart path, search mask, target path or fanart file not found. [85/25/64/0]

The corresponding backdrop picture is called {Friends.with.Money-2006} [-158134006].jpg

This happens for all movies without CD art. It doen't create anything. Other examples of backdrop pictures are ...
{Kokowääh.2-2014} [-1371721152].jpg
{Mann.tut.was.Mann.kann-2012} [999914877].jpg
{Wrong.Turn.5_.Bloodlines-2013} [-1798159450].jpg

 

[ajs]

This happens for all movies without CD art. It doen't create anything. Other examples of backdrop pictures are ...
{Kokowääh.2-2014} [-1371721152].jpg
{Mann.tut.was.Mann.kann-2012} [999914877].jpg
{Wrong.Turn.5_.Bloodlines-2013} [-1798159450].jpg

It looks like the MP changed file names for backdrops.

Can run just such a command:
dir "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MediaPortal\thumbs\MovingPictures\Backdrops\FullSize\*.*" > "C:\ProgramData\Team MediaPortal\MPList.txt"
... and then put the file MPList.txt in the attachment.

PS: Here you can try the following mask: {%nm-*}*.jpg or {%nm*}*.jpg