Replacement MTN (Thumbnailer) for H264 content (2 Viewers)

[infinite.loop]

Nope, how do i do that??

I thought it was in folders database?
Try renaming folders database to something else and see if that works.

I think you are right, I guess I confused it with the incompatible plugins blacklist xml file.

 

[HomeY]

I've always wondered how to reset that blacklist, also when Seb and i were testing the ezthumb replacement. I renamed the FolderDatabase to .old and a new 1 is being created as we speak, but it doesn't reset the blacklisting
But still... on the few files left were it tries to extract a thumb, it still fails.

 

[infinite.loop]

As long as the file stays blacklisted, you will ofc not see mtn try and create a new one.

You can also try and rename the video db (this info has to be stored somewhere). Or simply rename the recordings you don't have thumbs for yet.

 

[HomeY]

Yeah, but not all my files are blacklisted, so on every try it still works on some files (as you can see in the logs). So far it has generated 2 thumbs for me which can do directly into the trash bin, since they've got no grid (2x2 set in MP config)

 

[infinite.loop]

GOD IT IS SO SIMPLE!!!

1. open MediaPortal.xml
2. look for <entry name="extractorversion">
3. increase that which will tell MP, "hey there is an updated version of mtn!" and so the blacklist is cleared!

So basically everytime an new version of MP is installed, that value seems to be increase and blacklist cleared.

@Dadeo I updated the wiki with that info. Now I just need someone to test if that really works.

 

[Dadeo]

I didn't test it but I did edit the Config > GUI > Thumbnails wiki page for typos and formatting and added a sample from MediaPortal.xml so everyone will know exactly where to look.

Is there any way to check what is blacklisted? We could add that too if it is easy.

 

[infinite.loop]

I didn't test it but I did edit the Config > GUI > Thumbnails wiki page for typos and formatting and added a sample from MediaPortal.xml so everyone will know exactly where to look.

Is there any way to check what is blacklisted? We could add that too if it is easy.

Only by opening the database in a viewer, or look inside the MediaPortal.log when you are inside a folder which has videos that miss thumbs.

 

[tourettes]

GOD IT IS SO SIMPLE!!!

1. open MediaPortal.xml
2. look for <entry name="extractorversion">
3. increase that which will tell MP, "hey there is an updated version of mtn!" and so the blacklist is cleared!

So basically everytime an new version of MP is installed, that value seems to be increase and blacklist cleared.


@Dadeo I updated the wiki with that info. Now I just need someone to test if that really works.

Changing the extractor version might conflict with future MP version where the thumbnail extractor version changes and the blacklist clearing might not work in that case (even when the new extractor would be able to generate the thumbnails). So it is not adviced to change that manually. Actual thumbnail blacklist should be in some DB table if I remember correctly.

 

[infinite.loop]

GOD IT IS SO SIMPLE!!!

1. open MediaPortal.xml
2. look for <entry name="extractorversion">
3. increase that which will tell MP, "hey there is an updated version of mtn!" and so the blacklist is cleared!

So basically everytime an new version of MP is installed, that value seems to be increase and blacklist cleared.


@Dadeo I updated the wiki with that info. Now I just need someone to test if that really works.

Changing the extractor version might conflict with future MP version where the thumbnail extractor version changes and the blacklist clearing might not work in that case (even when the new extractor would be able to generate the thumbnails). So it is not adviced to change that manually. Actual thumbnail blacklist should be in some DB table if I remember correctly.

That value is a timecode. Don't know where the timecode is coming from. Maybe it's the compile date, maybe its the install date - no idea.
Increase it by one minute and you should be done.

As alternative we'd need a "clear blacklist" button inside configuration.exe -> GUI -> thumbs

 

[Deda]

Blacklisted files are in VideoThumbBList table in videodatabase.

Dunno for sure but in code (I think) there is some timer after blacklisted files will be processed again for thumb creation.