How to generate a cover for the collections library?

[AngelSing 28]

Greetings,

Is there any way to automatically update the image of collections without having to do it manually? Let me explain: the collections option allows you to edit the image and add one from an external source, but what I really like is how Emby automatically generates covers by combining the artwork from the different collections within the collections library.

In the movies library, I updated the metadata and regenerated all the images so that a cover was created automatically. However, this option doesn’t seem to be available for collections. When the system initially generated the collection covers, there were very few items inside them because I was just starting to create them. This resulted in the cover including repeated images.

Now that the collections are complete, I don’t know how to regenerate that cover automatically to reflect the current content. Is there any way to do this?

Best regards.

[visproduction 202]

1. Collections page
2. Collection poster - Click 3 dot ...
3. Click Edit Images
4. Primary - Click Trash icon
5. Return to Collection Page
6. Collection poster - 3 dot
7. Refresh Metadata
8. Return to Collection Page
9. Refresh the collections page [Shift F5]

[AngelSing 28]

26 minutes ago, visproduction said:

1. Collections page
2. Collection poster - Click 3 dot ...
3. Click Edit Images
4. Primary - Click Trash icon
5. Return to Collection Page
6. Collection poster - 3 dot
7. Refresh Metadata
8. Return to Collection Page
9. Refresh the collections page [Shift F5]

Greetings, thank you so much for your help. I followed your steps, but I encountered an issue: the "Refresh metadata" option in the collections library is not available in the three dots menu, as you mentioned. This was precisely the point that confused me from the beginning, as I couldn’t find that option like in normal libraries.

However, thanks to your guidance, I managed to find the solution. After deleting the cover, I went to Settings > Libraries and used the "Scan all libraries" button. This regenerated the cover for the collections library.

It would be fantastic if the Emby team could add a more direct option in the libraries to quickly generate these covers. Thank you again for your help!

[Luke 38839]

HI, yes having a way to manually regenerate the thumbs has been requested before, and is something we can look at. Thanks.