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Thumbnails no showing from remote locations - ksc1 - 2022-05-30
I has several kodi device sincroniced via advancedsetting.xml. Once i update library in server (PC windows), i export it (separate), this way backup the library (nfo, clearlogo, landscape, thumbnail, fanart). Then check the other kodi and is show the library with poster, fanart clearlogo, landscape. But thumbnail in show tv don't show up.
Then go back to server (PC) and go to the show and refresh and update from nfo and after that I execute artwork beef to find new artwork.
My question there is another way, not to update the show every time.
Thank and sorry for my English.
RE: Thumbnails no showing from remote locations - DarrenHill - 2022-05-30
Thread moved to OS independent
RE: Thumbnails no showing from remote locations - Klojum - 2022-05-30
(2022-05-30, 14:44)ksc1 Wrote: I has several kodi device sincroniced via advancedsetting.xml. Once i update library in server (PC windows), i export it (separate), this way backup the library (nfo, clearlogo, landscape, thumbnail, fanart). Then check the other kodi and is show the library with poster, fanart clearlogo, landscape. But thumbnail in show tv don't show up.
I assume you are referring to a centralized database with MySQL or MariaDB. This will only synchronize the metadata of each video. The storage of thumbnails per Kodi device will still happen locally by default.
If you have used pathsubstitution to centralize the thumbnails storage, then each Kodi device needs to have access to that centralized (network) location. The pathsubstitution method is not 100% foolproof, it has been known to fail for whatever reason.
RE: Thumbnails no showing from remote locations - ksc1 - 2022-05-30
That's right I use a centralized db with mysql. And connect devices to server by smb. All that's ok. After doing all the process I can see the thumbnail in the rest of kodi device.
Just that I thought that after download artworks to the folders that won't be necessary execute artwork beef (command: search for new local...), But I has to do that (only in server) to can show artworks in the other device. And refered to show tv is necessary update it via nfo to show the thumbnail. All this I do it only in server after thta I can see the thumb in the rest of device.
One more time thank a lot to answer and sorry if I seem a little repetitive, just trying to understand how it work.
RE: Thumbnails no showing from remote locations - Klojum - 2022-05-30
Once movies and tv series are scraped into the database, external fanart is no longer used. Only the (local) cached thumbnails are used. The initial scraping will determine the location of the thumbnail via the fully hashed path to that thumbnail.
Other connected Kodi devices will pick up on that data (first via the centralized database, then via their local databases), as they will also cache the thumbnail(s) URL in their local Textures13.db database.
When all connected Kodi devices use identical pathsubstitution (i.e. all windows machines), then "things should work".™
RE: Thumbnails no showing from remote locations - ksc1 - 2022-05-31
Thank a lot for explanation was simple and now I understand better. Again thanks
RE: Thumbnails no showing from remote locations - ksc1 - 2022-05-31
Reading I found this article https://sportsclinictampico.com/self-organization/how-to-store-your-kodi-artwork-in-the-same-folder-as-your-videos/
Again thank and you all doing great work and support