(2020-01-23, 05:16)Karellen Wrote: I cannot help you with your original question. But while you wait for someone to explain how to do it, you can change that annoying Various Artist fanart.

I guess it is one of the "backgrounds" you see here... https://fanart.tv/artist/89ad4ac3-39f7-470e-963a-56509c546377/various-artists/

Go to your Artist listing, find the "Various Artists" entry, call up the Information Page and select "Choose Art". Replace the fanart with something to your liking.

Also, do you have the Artist information folder (wiki) setup?

(2020-01-23, 05:48)zephcom Wrote: My understanding...as limited as that is...is that it is built into the heart and soul of Kodi.

(2020-01-23, 06:08)Karellen Wrote:

(2020-01-23, 05:48)zephcom Wrote: My understanding...as limited as that is...is that it is built into the heart and soul of Kodi.

No.

You are 0/3 

(2020-01-23, 08:28)zephcom Wrote:

(2020-01-23, 06:08)Karellen Wrote:

(2020-01-23, 05:48)zephcom Wrote: My understanding...as limited as that is...is that it is built into the heart and soul of Kodi.

No.

You are 0/3  

<chuckle> That doesn't surprise me. 

xml:
            <control type="image">

            <description>Fanart Image for Artist</description>

            <left>0</left>

            <top>0</top>

            <width>1280</width>

            <height>720</height>

            <aspectratio>scale</aspectratio>

            <texture background="true">$INFO[Player.Art(fanart)]</texture>

            <colordiffuse>AAFFFFFF</colordiffuse>

            <visible>!String.IsEmpty(Player.Art(fanart)) + !Skin.HasSetting(HideVisualizationFanart)</visible>

            <fadetime>600</fadetime>

        </control>

(2020-01-23, 10:00)black_eagle Wrote: @zephcom Firstly, if you are using ArtistSlideshow then you will have to go into your addons and disable it, else the following will not work.

Find the skin location in your addons directory and open the 720p directory.  In there you will find a file called MusicVisualisation.xml.  Open that in Notepad.

Find the section that reads

xml:
            <control type="image">

            <description>Fanart Image for Artist</description>

            <left>0</left>

            <top>0</top>

            <width>1280</width>

            <height>720</height>

            <aspectratio>scale</aspectratio>

            <texture background="true">$INFO[Player.Art(fanart)]</texture>

            <colordiffuse>AAFFFFFF</colordiffuse>

            <visible>!String.IsEmpty(Player.Art(fanart)) + !Skin.HasSetting(HideVisualizationFanart)</visible>

            <fadetime>600</fadetime>

        </control>

Change Player.Art(fanart) to Player.Art(artist.fanart) in both lines.  Save the file and restart kodi /reload the skin.   Artists without associated art will now just show a black screen rather than the fallback art.

If you want to add some art for an artist (maybe you found a picture online and downloaded it), if you go to the artist list and get up the context menu on the artist you want to add the art for, then choose information.  Click 'choose art' and then the type of art you want to add (eg fanart).  you can then navigate to where you downloaded the picture and select it.  Once done you can close that dialog window by pressing back or choosing cancel.

Of course you may know that already

(2020-01-23, 16:17)zephcom Wrote: If I could provide some additional advice for others who might like to make that change...