[lesrhorer]

 

this does not constitute "local", so what does? 

Oh geez.
Consider the following an and statement. Both statements must be met.
Local means:
1. On your local drive or a local network that Kodi can access, and
2. Files are saved in the manner designed for Kodi. That is explained in this and related pages... https://kodi.wiki/view/Movie_artwork

No, it is NOT, explained in those pages, which is my entire point.  It explains DVD and BluRay folders.  It explains single movie folders.  It does not detail where to put artwork for systems using single folders for multiple movies.

If you are hoping that you can dump a whole lot of images somewhere on your drive, and that Kodi will go hunting for them, searching every folder, on your hard drives or network, then you are sadly mistaken.

I never once have, but this is precisely the nonsensical conclusion that must be made when one combines your two definitions above with a file system that has directories with dozens of unrelated movies.  You are the one who is (in effect) saying this, not me.  Let me try one more time.  Below is one of the movie directories.  Where should the artwork be placed or alternately, what should the files be named for movies whose titles begin with the letter "A"?

-rwxr--r-- 1 root    lrhorer  4582199135 Apr 29  2022 About Last Night (Recorded Thu Apr 28, 2022, STARZHD-E).mp4
-rwxr--r-- 1 root    lrhorer       14554 Jul 17 17:49 About Last Night (Recorded Thu Apr 28, 2022, STARZHD-E).mp4.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 root    lrhorer        1040 Jul 17 17:49 About Last Night (Recorded Thu Apr 28, 2022, STARZHD-E).mp4.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root           2350 Sep 18 15:06 About Last Night (Recorded Thu Apr 28, 2022, STARZHD-E).nfo
-rwxr--r-- 1 root    root          14554 Jul 17 17:49 About Last Night (Recorded Thu Apr 28, 2022, STARZHD-E)-poster.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root         143136 Aug 25 03:34 Absence of Malice (Recorded Mon May 05, 2008, HDNETMV)-fanart.jpg
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users   10469778278 Jul 19  2012 Absence of Malice (Recorded Mon May 05, 2008, HDNETMV).mp4
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users         27935 Jul 21  2012 Absence of Malice (Recorded Mon May 05, 2008, HDNETMV).mp4.jpg
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users           654 Jul 21  2012 Absence of Malice (Recorded Mon May 05, 2008, HDNETMV).mp4.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root           2719 Sep 18 15:06 Absence of Malice (Recorded Mon May 05, 2008, HDNETMV).nfo
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root    root          27935 Jul 21  2012 Absence of Malice (Recorded Mon May 05, 2008, HDNETMV)-poster.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root          12199 Aug 25 03:34 Absence of Malice (Recorded Mon May 05, 2008, HDNETMV).xnfo
-rwxr--r-- 1 root    lrhorer      118427 Jul 10 00:44 Abyss, The (Recorded Thu Sep 11, 2014, MAXHD).en.srt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root         148109 Aug 25 03:35 Abyss, The (Recorded Thu Sep 11, 2014, MAXHD)-fanart.jpg
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users    8128701310 Oct 12  2014 Abyss, The (Recorded Thu Sep 11, 2014, MAXHD).mp4
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users         14901 Apr  8  2012 Abyss, The (Recorded Thu Sep 11, 2014, MAXHD).mp4.jpg
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users          1122 Jul  9 00:42 Abyss, The (Recorded Thu Sep 11, 2014, MAXHD).mp4.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root           3706 Sep 18 15:06 Abyss, The (Recorded Thu Sep 11, 2014, MAXHD).nfo
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root    lrhorer       14901 Apr  8  2012 Abyss, The (Recorded Thu Sep 11, 2014, MAXHD)-poster.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root          12749 Aug 25 03:35 Abyss, The (Recorded Thu Sep 11, 2014, MAXHD).xnfo
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users    4956085364 Apr 15  2017 Accountant, The (Recorded Fri Apr 14, 2017, Blu-Ray).mp4
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users         13252 Jul 19 21:16 Accountant, The (Recorded Fri Apr 14, 2017, Blu-Ray).mp4.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 root    lrhorer        1010 Jul 19 21:16 Accountant, The (Recorded Fri Apr 14, 2017, Blu-Ray).mp4.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root           2318 Sep 18 15:06 Accountant, The (Recorded Fri Apr 14, 2017, Blu-Ray).nfo
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root    root          13252 Jul 19 21:16 Accountant, The (Recorded Fri Apr 14, 2017, Blu-Ray)-poster.jpg
...
(300 more files)
...
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users   10801940237 Sep 30  2013 Awakenings (Recorded Mon Feb 04, 2008, HDNETMV).mp4
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users         30111 Sep 30  2013 Awakenings (Recorded Mon Feb 04, 2008, HDNETMV).mp4.jpg
-rw-rw-rw- 1 lrhorer users           745 Jul 18 06:58 Awakenings (Recorded Mon Feb 04, 2008, HDNETMV).mp4.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root           1549 Sep 18 15:06 Awakenings (Recorded Mon Feb 04, 2008, HDNETMV).nfo
-rw-rw-rw- 1 root    root          30111 Sep 30  2013 Awakenings (Recorded Mon Feb 04, 2008, HDNETMV)-poster.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 root    lrhorer  6376913177 Apr 29  2022 Awful Truth (Recorded Mon Feb 28, 2022, TCMHD).mp4
-rwxr--r-- 1 root    lrhorer       11334 Jul 22 06:26 Awful Truth (Recorded Mon Feb 28, 2022, TCMHD).mp4.jpg
-rwxr--r-- 1 root    lrhorer        1353 Jul 22 06:26 Awful Truth (Recorded Mon Feb 28, 2022, TCMHD).mp4.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 root    root           3374 Sep 18 15:06 Awful Truth (Recorded Mon Feb 28, 2022, TCMHD).nfo
-rwxr--r-- 1 root    root          11334 Jul 22 06:26 Awful Truth (Recorded Mon Feb 28, 2022, TCMHD)-poster.jpg


[Karellen]

It does not detail where to put artwork for systems using single folders for multiple movies.

Its the same as for Single Movie folders...



Could you please point me to where you have asked that exact question?
I cringe thinking that I completely overlooked the statement that you wanted to know where to put the actors folder when using multiple movies in a single folder.

Also, your example looks fine except for the following comments...
1. You have .mp4.jpg. It should be just .jpg. The extension from the video file does not need to be repeated. In fact, that would probably cause problems as the file name is no longer exactly matching. Extensions are not filenames.
2. The (Recorded.... ) bits will cause problems with the scraper. Most likely some will scrape correctly, most won't. But you are using nfo files, so it will be ok.

[lesrhorer]

Could you please point me to where you have asked that exact question?
I cringe thinking that I completely overlooked the statement that you wanted to know where to put the actors folder when using multiple movies in a single folder.

It is all throughout he thread.  I think the first time I detailed my file structure in this thread was my post of 2023-08-14 at 20:15, where in the very first sentence I specifically say, "I don't use a separate directory for each movie.", and I referred to it again and again throughout this thread. 

So I take it I have to create a .actors directory in each main movie directory?  The options would seem to be:

1. Duplicate the entire actor database in each .actors directory.  Using a symlink or hard link to a single central directory would prevent me from having to duplicate each file ad nauseum, but would having that many actor files in every single movie folder slow down KODI?  If not, it is not a terrible thing to manage, at all.

2. Create specific files for each group of movies.  That would be a bit of a nightmare.  I could make my scraper create the links easily enough, but moving or deleting them when I move or change a movie would be ghastly.
 

1. You have .mp4.jpg. It should be just .jpg. The extension from the video file does not need to be repeated.

It does for the scraper I wrote and for the systems I am using in addition to KODI.  I recognize the fact it is not used by KODI, of course.

2. The (Recorded.... ) bits will cause problems with the scraper.

Since I am using the scraper I wrote myself for movies, that's not really an issue.  (I don't recall whether I mentioned that previously in this thread or not, so don't sweat it.)