Image created for the Collections library disregards user restrictions

[rekit 9]

The problem: The dynamic image that's created when a library scan is done creates the image using artwork from ALL collections and uses that image for all users regardless of which libraries a user has access to.

Example: you have two users: one for kids and one for adults. Each account is restricted to only certain media folders. The adults have a collection of the Fifty Shades movies, and the kids have a collection of Pixar movies. The image created is a row of 4 posters: a couple Pixar posters and a couple Fifty Shades posters, and that images is shown as the primary image for both the kids and adults. Even though the kids don't have access to the Fifty Shades collection or movies, they're still seeing the posters incorporated into the Collections image.

 

Edited May 9, 2024 by rekit

[Luke 39639]

Hi, there is currently only one of these images and they are not independent per user. This may change in the future, but until then it sounds like you may just want to set your own image for the library that will work well for everyone.

[rekit 9]

1 minute ago, Luke said:

Hi, there is currently only one of these images and they are not independent per user. This may change in the future, but until then it sounds like you may just want to set your own image for the library that will work well for everyone.

will do, just wanted to bring it to attention in case it wasn't already known

[Happy2Play 9352]

To a point this is a reason Playlist library will no longer have dynamic images as libraries only have one image for all users so content of Playlists or Collections will reflect for every user.

Or should dynamic images be created for the most restricted user and shown for everyone as there is only one image?

[rekit 9]

3 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

To a point this is a reason Playlist library will no longer have dynamic images as libraries only have one image for all users so content of Playlists or Collections will reflect for every user.

Or should dynamic images be created for the most restricted user and shown for everyone as there is only one image?

yeah that's tricky. allowing the user to select the max rating (ie; pg-13 or under) would be great obviously, but I can understand why just one default setting for everyone would be much simpler. IMO though your second option or something similar would at least solve the issue for now.