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Out of nowhere, all my metadata images just stopped loading after a reboot. Some images do appear but its the wrong type Logs embyserver.txt

Hello Emby Community, I am currently working on enhancing my XMLTV file with data from The Movie Database (TMDB) to improve the visual experience in Emby. I have a few questions regarding how Emby handles images specified in the XMLTV guide data: 1. Posters and Backdrops: Is there a way to specify both poster and backdrop images within the XMLTV file so that they are properly displayed in Emby? If so, what tags or attributes should I use to differentiate between the two types of images? 2. Icon Tag: Currently, I am using the <icon> tag to include images. Could you please clarify what the <icon> tag corresponds to in Emby? Is it used as a poster, thumbnail, or something else? 3. Resolution and Aspect Ratio: What are the recommended resolution and aspect ratio for images included in the XMLTV file to ensure they display correctly and look good in Emby’s interface? I appreciate any guidance or examples you can provide to help me enhance my XMLTV file with the appropriate image data. Thank you!

I've run into several instances where a season of a show doesn't have a cover I like, or in some cases no image at all. Usually, I can find a replacement image from either the main series or different season that is suitable. But to do this I either need to temporarily download the image on the series or season so can grab it and place it in the right season, or search for it myself. It would be far less cumbersome if I could just pull from whatever image associated with the series. I made a graphic on how it could possibly look.

Hello, I am running the latest Emby on a Windows Media PC with a small storage stick. I always had enough storage space until I foolishly enabled the option to "Keep a cached copy of images in the server's metadata folder" for my Movie library. I unchecked that but I am still using a lot of space. Where are those cached copies kept and how can I clean that up to get the space back. BTW, I also moved my cache directory to a separate drive so that freed up a few GB. The folder using up the most space is the Emby-Server/metadata/library at 145 GB and I have only a 256 GB stick. I know I will have to get a bigger one eventually but is there any way to clean this directory up or move it elsewhere? Thanks.

For future proofing, it would be great if Emby added general support for JPEG XL (.jxl). It could be used for multiple things, like: Storing and viewing photos Media metadata (album art) Recompress existing JPEG and PNG losslessly to shave down the metadata database More info on the format: https://jpegxl.info/ https://cloudinary.com/blog/the-case-for-jpeg-xl Decode support is probably dependent on support in browsers and OS-es? Apple will have JPEG XL in their next major OS version. More about adoption: https://caniuse.com/jpegxl https://github.com/libjxl/libjxl/blob/main/doc/software_support.md https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JPEG_XL#Official_support

It is very confusing. I added manually images to my music folders and they display until the next time i start the server. This behavior seems erratic and this is why i did not purchase emby premier.

I had an experience which pointed out (in a big way) that we are lacking a feature in "Edit Images". I told EMBY to scan for new files in a one directory of a library. Doing this killed all the metadata in that subdirectory structure (over 8000 files) including all the imported images which EMBY now has no record of. This made me aware of a problem (again). Aside from the fact that this is clearly a major BUG (the server has no need to tamper with existing metadata in order to find NEW media files) we seriously need a way to tell EMBY not to update the *images* associated with a given file. There is a check-box to tell EMBY not to update the OTHER metadata (at the bottom of the page for Edit Metadata) but there is equivalent box to click in the "Edit Images" info to tell EMBY not to 'forget' all of my carefully selected images. Right now using 'Scan' kills all my carefully selected images and unlike the rest of the metadata there is no way to tell EMBY to leave my images the hell alone.

I'm running into an issue getting metadata and images for content being added to my library. The short-short is that it works fine when I first start emby but at some point, the indexer (such as Fanart.tv, TMDB, etc.) starts blocking ("connection refused") the requests. Most of the time, powering off the box for a couple minutes and then bringing it back up clears the problem for a time. Sometimes connections are still refused and the restart process has to be repeated. The frequency in which this happens ranges from hours to days and I'm struggling to catch a correlation between the incidents and library change volume. This seems like a threshold issue in that my configuration is generating too many requests, but I'm not seeing it. Libraries are configured for real time monitoring with advance pulls. Looking at scheduled tasks status' I see they are only firing when content is added. In reviewing my configuration it also raised a question or two. So, here I am, asking for advice from those who love and know emby on what I'm missing and how to correct this. For the questions, the 2 biggest are; 1) How does emby generate/maintain API keys for the various indexers? In looking at several generations of the server logs I see that the key is consistent for each indexer. Is the key unique to each emby installation or shared by all installations? The latter could be significant in my configuration as I route most all of my internet traffic, emby and otherwise, through a commercial VPN. My ISP knows enough about me and my family. They don't need to know more. 2) Is it possible to use my own api keys for the indexers? If so, how? NOTE: I'd really rather not have to go this route. SERVER INFO: NOTE: All external requests do go through a VPN Thanks in advance for any assistance you all can offer.

Hi, I want to know if there is a way to show Music CoverArt in correct ratio (i.e. other than forcing 1:1) in the folder view or in player. I have recently updated from 4.6.xx to 4.7.xx version. In the previous version, although Music CoverArt in folder view will be forced in 1:1 ratio, in player view, the art will be shown in correct ratio. However, I noticed that the player cannot show the Music CoverArt in correct ratio anymore in 4.7.xx version, after adding lyrics function and some changes on the buttons. For example, the song "to the beginning" is forced to show its CoverArt in 1:1 in folder view. The cover is actually 1710x1920. In the previous version, when I click the bar in the bottom, the player will show up and I cannot see the art in correct ratio. In this version, even after closing the playlist view and have the screen only display the CoverArt, it is still 1:1. Sorry I couldn't provide the screenshot that the player showing the art in correct ratio in older version. Is there any way to display the CoverArt in correct ratio? (Music Folder OR Music Player) Thank you!

Hello, Emby don't find any poster to one Polish movie so I copy poster.jpeg to that movie folder but when I click "edit images-default-add from disc" nothing happen. Refreshing metadata don't help. Android 12. App version: 3.2.44 Regards.

Whenever I add a new episode of a tv show and identify it. It overrides any images I have added it, wiping it out and causing me to have to added it back each time. How do i keep it from doing this every time I added new content It doesn't matter if the box to replace is selected or not. I searched a few keywords for image issue but didn't see this topic please link to one if it already exist.

Hi. I've set up a Raspberry Pi 4 with an external 4TB HDD. It's running Raspberry OS Lite (Debian GNU/Linux 11, bullseye), with installed Docker and Emby server in it - it's all working well for direct streaming to my LG C1. About SUBTITLES - I always do this manually - find them and put them in the same folder where the movie file is. About IMAGES and other info - I don't have any images, covers, etc. I only have movie+subtitle files, nothing else. All the extra data which Emby creates automatically when creating a library (nfo metadata files, covers, actor images, etc.) I'd like to have it in separate folder of my choice. I "played" a little when creating a test library. But I cannot seem to find the solution. 1) NFO files: When creating a library, if I enable "metadata savers", it saves the NFO's in same folder that the media is located. When leaving the "metadata savers" disabled, I have no idea where it stores the NFO's files. 2) IMAGES: When creating a library, if I enable "save artwork into media folders", it save the images in same folder that the media is located. When leaving the "save artwork into media folders" disabled, I have no idea where it stores the image files. I'd like to have my files that I manually downloaded (media+subtitles) intact, AS IS, without any extra info in the same folder - all the NFOs, covers, etc. in one folder (to rule them all ). Inside that "one" folder I don't mind having subfolders My media structure is simple like this: MOVIES: \movies\air_america_1990\avatar_2009.mkv \movies\air_america_1990\avatar_2009.srt \movies\atlantis_the_lost_continent_1961\atlantis_the_lost_continent_1961.mkv \movies\atlantis_the_lost_continent_1961\atlantis_the_lost_continent_1961.srt \movies\the_kings_man_2021\the_kings_man_2021.mp4 \movies\the_kings_man_2021\the_kings_man_2021.srt \movies\mortdecai_2015\mortdecai_2015.mkv \movies\mortdecai_2015\mortdecai_2015.srt \movies\elysium_2013\elysium_2013.mkv \movies\elysium_2013\elysium_2013.srt SERIES: \series\loki_2021\loki_s01e01_glorious_purpose.mp4 \series\loki_2021\loki_s01e01_glorious_purpose.srt \series\loki_2021\loki_s01e02_the_variant.mp4 \series\loki_2021\loki_s01e02_the_variant.srt \series\loki_2021\loki_s01e03_lamentis.mp4 \series\loki_2021\loki_s01e03_lamentis.srt ... etc ... \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s01e01.mkv \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s01e01.srt \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s01e02.mkv \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s01e02.srt \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s02e01.mkv \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s02e01.srt \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s02e02.mkv \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s02e02.srt \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s03e01.mkv \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s03e01.srt \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s04e01.mkv \series\the_it_crowd\the_it_crowd_s04e01.srt ... etc ... Any help appreciated

Other than select each actor in turn , which is Uber cumbersome, Is there any way to force the image download of all actors?

DSM 7, x64 Emby 4.6.7.0 No matter what setting configuration, artist metadata from a newly created music library will never be downloaded at all despite any type of scan EXCEPT a personal, individual, one-by-one refresh. Steps to reproduce: Enable appropriate settings when creating the library (see pics). Library finishes import and no artist metadata is saved like it should be. Manually trigger a scan, meta refresh, literally try any scan possible for the library. Still, no artist metadata is saved like it should be again. Music library settings upon creation: Things tried: Checking/unchecking NFO settings (Both after the library was already created, AND after deleting the library and starting from scratch with the settings checked). Changing music folder structure to "other or unstructured" (After deleting the library and starting from scratch with the setting). The only way I am able to get an artist's meta to download is by manually going to their specific page and performing a metadata refresh on just them. Still, this method does not work if the two "NFO" options are unchecked. It doesn't make any sense. Why are all of the SAME options perfectly functional for video libraries but just flat out don't work for music libraries for years? How? Furthermore, half of the settings literally do absolutely nothing at all. This includes: Metadata readers/savers - Unlike a movies or tv library that populates nfo files next to the content on the HDD, the settings for a music library seemingly do nothing. Save artwork into media folders - Nope, just flat out doesn't work / has been broken for at least 2 years. Every time I bring it up it's somehow twisted around that I am misunderstanding the feature and it's working as intended. Again, works just great for both my movies and tv libraries. Does nothing at all for the music library. Can provide video evidence of everything if necessary, a remote session, just about anything to get this solved. No logs or anything of the sort should be necessary. I can easily install a brand new, fresh Emby server, add a music library and watch the same results happen every time

After upgrading to Emby Server 4.6.4.0 my music library no longer displays graphics. Every MP3 song of every album in my collection contains an embedded album image. Each folder includes a folder.jpg. I also did a new library scan after the upgrade. So I don't know why the views are all blank now. - How can I fix this or is this a problem of the Emby server release?

I made some default library images for those who like a clean, simple interface. The idea is to put the content in first place. Just in case anyone wants to use them. I used the green from the default Emby theme, the icons are from the google material icon set, style set to rounded, to match the recent Emby style. (Although I do not like that everything needs to be round nowadays). Images are 16:9 / 1920x1080px png-files. Movies: TV: Music: Home Videos: Playlists: All.zip

I have a couple of sports related libraries with matches I've recorded from TV, when setting them up in libraries I have the library set to use 'Thumbnail Images' (Generate video preview thumbnails = 'as a scheduled task and when media is added'), I can see this works great in the 'Chapters' part of an entry (ie a match) but the screenshots aren't used for the entry itself, instead the main image for the top level item is used (see screenshot attached). The absolute ideal scenario would be to be able to select one of the chapter images as the main image for the entry or, if not that then, to click a button in 'Images' that will show a few screenshots to select from. Thanks

Hi, I prefer not to use images for the libraries on the homescreen (webapp - "Homescreen" - "My Media"). So I deleted the default images ("Edit images" > "Delete"). But they reappear after a library scan. The same happens with the images for playlists. Is there a way to permanently delete them? What I want: After library scan the default image reappears: Emby Server Version 4.5.4.0 (emby-server-deb_4.5.4.0_amd64.deb)

Iconic is an image enhancer that helps you turn Rules about your media into Icon Badges on your Movie and TV images. Iconic offers flexible Badge positioning, opacity, size, color, spacing, etc. Just configure, save and refresh your movie list or item view to see your new Badges. Installation Iconic can be installed through the Emby catalog. You can find it under the 'General' category. The free version of Iconic will show up to one icon for each movie. Rules are checked in the order they appear in your configuration. If you're a Premiere user, you have the option to register Iconic to remove the one icon limit. Version History v2.7.1 Resolve MediaStream property key UI regression v2.7.0 UI Refactor to make developer life easier and speed up new feature development Add HDR rule for Movies, Extras, and Episodes Initial rule support for Music Albums with Tag support v2.6.0 Add match type option (Any, All) for filename rule when using multiple values. v2.5.0 Compatibility Update for Emby 4.8.7 Backend changes to improve developer quality of life v2.4.1.1 Properly bypass unsupported image types v2.4.1 Fix error when no supported image encoders are available Improve support check performance when item type is not enhanceable v2.4.0 Excludes Trailers, Theme Songs, Theme Videos, Additional Parts from 'Any' Extras rule option Adds support for Collections rule to Episodes v2.3.0 Finalize support for 4.8 stable Add SDH subtitle rule v2.2.0 Filename rule now supports NOT(!) values Filename rule now supports multiple values (|) Fix - Folder specifier was inconsistent v2.1.2 Fix issue with some rules passing/failing in different UI contexts. v2.1.1 Fix regression in Folder Specifier v2.1.0 Newly Added Rule - Show an Icon based on # months since Library Added date New Release Rule - Show an Icon based on # months since Item Premiere date Status Rule for TV Shows - Show an Icon based on a show's Continuing/Ended Status Folder Specifier for Movies and TV Libraries - Optionally restrict rules to Library subfolder(s) MediaStream Rule - CodecTag Property added to property options Collection Rule - Updated to support any collection wildcard (*) Material Icons - Updated with more icons v2.0.0 - Support for per Library configuration - Initial support for TV: Show, Season, Episode - Initial support for Collections - Adds support for Movie Extras - Optimizations to improve image load times **Existing 1.x users will need to recreate their configurations in 2.0. [emby-path]/plugins/configurations/Iconic.xml can be used as a reference to more easily recreate 1.x configurations in the 2.x UI. v1.1.1 - Compatibility update for Emby 4.6 v1.1.0 - Adds limited support for Emby builds utilizing ImageMagickSharp - Adds Collection Rule Type - Adds MultiVersion Rule Type v1.0.2 - Gracefully handle unsupported platforms v1.0.1 - Fix multi-rule deletion bug - Update internal Emby libraries v1.0.0 - Initial Release ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Updated Beta 0.9.2.1 - Faster image processing through more efficient font management Updated Beta 0.9.2.0 - Now supports separate badge and icon opacities - Tweaks to badge drawing to improve quality - Only draw badge border when the stroke is greater than 0 - Only draw badge when opacity is greater than 0 - Modularize javascript for maintainability and development efficiency. Updated Beta 0.9.1.5 - Prevent committing of a MediaStream Rule with duplicate Property Keys. - Add helper text and color on hover to bring attention to the Icon Selector for Rules. - Optimize rule analysis: Finally figured out a way to run the analysis once, cache the results, and discard after writing without the parallel processing requests clashing. Updated Beta 0.9.2.0 - Add Continue Watching Rule Type - Optimize rule analysis: Finally figured out a way to run the analysis once, cache the results, and discard after writing without the parallel processing requests clashing. Updated Beta 0.9.1.4 - Normalize badge size and spacing across image types Updated Beta 0.9.1.3 - Fix badges not rendering for some Movies: Removed some legacy code that could interfere with the rule analysis Updated Beta 0.9.1.2 - Fix font rendering in Windows: Windows didn't like the WOFF font format, so now providing an OTF fallback. Updated Beta 0.9.1.1 - Better support for the active theme: This fixes an issue where the Icons in the selector list could 'disappear' as white text on a white background. - Prevent occasional null errors in the log Updated Beta 0.9.1.0 - This version adds a FileName Rule type and adds Resolution as a MediaStream Property option. --------------------- The Iconic Beta 0.9.0.0 is attached here. **It is tested against Emby 4.5.4 only.** Again, please try it out if you're interested and let me know if something doesn't work, could work better, or if you have any questions.

Hi all, New Emby Premiere user here and this is my first post. Loving Emby so far! I recently installed the Tunein plugin but--aside from one default icon--it does not have any content-specific images. So, I quickly put together a handful of cover images just to get that ugly default logo out of my face. They're not super high quality icons by any means but will do for now. Hopefully some of you will find them useful until someone comes out with a full image pack. Cheers!

Hi Team, I have noticed a small issue happening with some of my anime tv series season images. What is happening is the season image appears with 2 side black pillars, and a smaller season image preview. If I try to edit this image it shows up with a blank selection asking me to upload an image. See attached images. I have tried to refresh the metadata, deleted/re-added but the same issue comes back. I'm not using the anime plugin, everything is running standard stock plugins. This is only happening to selected anime shows, not all of them. The issue is not replicated in my normal tv shows library, only the anime library. Is there a way to fix this issue? Details: Synology NAS DS920+ Emby Server Version 4.4.3.0

I have genre images that I like. These were stable on Emby for quite awhile, but then I noticed that they'd all been reset to the random 4xmovie images (example attached) again. I reset them and next time I looked they had reset again. Did I accidentally change a setting or something whereby my images are note staying or are being over written? I can provide logs. I just wasn't sure they were applicable to genre images.

Started having issues with getting TMDB data. Specifically, Actor Images. I'm attaching my log file which shows time-out errors. Any help would be greatly appreciated! embyserver.txt

Hi, I’ve been trying to clean up my Emby install/media since I moved it to a different distro. I’m trying to get my images all the way I want them. I’ve noticed a lot of them are quite small (around 400x550ish). When I click on the search icon to find another image, then I click on the image, I’m having something strange. Used, to, Emby would just use the new image and the image chosen would be whatever size it is in the search option (often 1000x1500). However, now, even though the images are actually 1000x1500, when I choose the, Emby is somehow reducing their resolution to the 400x550 (ish) size. I can’t seem to get it to just use the image size as is. What could be causing this? Is it a bug, an issue with my install, something else? Any info would be brilliant! Thanks in advance. EDIT: The actual dimensions Emby is using for most of the poster right now is 400x578. It’s never done that before, especially since it’s not the size that these images are in the databases that it’s pulling from.

There may be a simple answer to this, but I noticed that not all of thumbnails for cast & crew are not stored locally, but instead with the media. Under Library -> Advanced, I had selected the option to have a custom local metadata path. And within my library options, I did UNSELECT: Save subtitles into media folders Save artwork into media folders I wanted this stored separately for speed reasons. I recently started a fresh installation of Emby Server (Windows) without any media in there. I placed three movies in there just to test things out. When I opened the three Nfo's that were generated, I noticed that about 10% (estimate) of them have a local path, but the remaining 90% (estimate) have a path like: https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/.... Is there a reason why only some of them are stored locally? And how can I change that? Thanks! ~Q