when the .actor folder is on another disk, emby cannot read actor pic

[gejianya 2]

When the .actor folder and the nfo file are not in the same folder, for example, the nfo and video files are in the C drive, and the .actor folder is in the D drive, how to let emby read the actor pictures in the .actor folder?

Because I have thousands of movies and hundreds of actors, I really don’t want to move the actor pictures to the nfo .actor folder one by one. Is there any other way to let emby read the actor pictures?

[Abobader 2947]

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[GrimReaper 3308]

4 minutes ago, gejianya said:

When the .actor folder and the nfo file are not in the same folder, for example, the nfo and video files are in the C drive, and the .actor folder is in the D drive, how to let emby read the actor pictures in the .actor folder?

That is not feasible, .actors folder should be placed in media (Movie/TV show) folder, together with video (and optionally other type) files.

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actor

Used in: Movie artwork TV-Show artwork

The Actor artwork is a portrait of an actor for display in the cast information pages.

The files are named as <FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg and are saved in the dedicated .actors folder in the movie folder and tv show folder.

Image specifications
Name	<FirstName>_<LastName>.jpg
Type	jpg
Resolution	1000w x 1500h
Aspect Ratio	2:3
Transparent background	No

 Artwork types - Official Kodi Wiki

[Luke 37095]

How is your external .actor folder organized?