Library organization and collections

[codechurn 9]

I have a Mixed Content library pointing to a path which contains Movies and TV Shows in separate sub directories. In the Movies subdirectory, I have created folders which represent Collections - for example:

Is there a way to have Emby automatically pick up on the fact that this is a collection folder and use the collection graphics in the Library view? 

Edited January 9, 2022 by codechurn

[Happy2Play 9782]

1 minute ago, codechurn said:

Is there a way to have Emby automatically pick up on the fact that this is a collection folder and use the collection graphics in the Library view?

Only in Folder view, all other views will user \metadata\collections folder for images as Collections are virtual items made up from individual item metadata, making structure irrelevant.

This structure was deprecated years ago even though I still use it.

[codechurn 9]

I am in the folder view and it's not picking up on the collection graphics. I actually prefer the folder view since it lets me organize the media a bit better. 

[Happy2Play 9782]

8 minutes ago, codechurn said:

I am in the folder view and it's not picking up on the collection graphics. I actually prefer the folder view since it lets me organize the media a bit better. 

May need specific examples.

folder view

   

Collection view

 

But will have to test further as I really don't do mixed content.

Edited January 9, 2022 by Happy2Play
added folder images

[Happy2Play 9782]

Are there images in this Star Wars Collection folder?

[Happy2Play 9782]

Note I get the same results testing in Mixed Content type library also.  Folder will present images from actual folder where Collections will present from selected Collection online media stored in \metadata\collections.

[codechurn 9]

That is exactly what I am seeing. Are you implying that I *should* be seeing the collection graphics in Folder View?

[Happy2Play 9782]

4 hours ago, codechurn said:

That is exactly what I am seeing. Are you implying that I *should* be seeing the collection graphics in Folder View?

Assuming you have an image in the folder, you will see it in folder view.

Can you show the full content of Star Wars Collection folder?

[codechurn 9]

I don't have an image in that folder. I know I could place a folder.jpg/png and that would handle it, but I was hoping this could be automated some how.

[Happy2Play 9782]

28 minutes ago, codechurn said:

I don't have an image in that folder. I know I could place a folder.jpg/png and that would handle it, but I was hoping this could be automated some how.

Sorry no Folder view requires the folder to have images and other views use \metadata\collections.  So you have to manually apply images via folder view/the folders or possibly copy from \metadata\collections to your nested folder structure.

[codechurn 9]

hmmm. I guess I could write a script that trolls the collection folder and attempts to look for a library folder with a matching folder name and copy the images. Would copying the NFO do anything? Would it display that info in folder view somehow?

Is there a webhook I can trigger off of? I guess I could use a file system watcher on the media collections folder.

[Happy2Play 9782]

1 minute ago, codechurn said:

Would copying the NFO do anything? Would it display that info in folder view somehow?

No it has no effect, my legacy nested collections still have their obsolete collection.xml files.

[GrimReaper 4742]

20 hours ago, codechurn said:

I actually prefer the folder view since it lets me organize the media a bit better. 

Not exactly sure why do you feel that way, all those Collection subfolders you've making can just as well be made as usual manual Collections out of your Movies (and if you opt for such, be presented in your Library main tab mixed with single movies, in addition to virtual Collection library).

Edited January 10, 2022 by GrimReaper
Typo

[codechurn 9]

I used a Mixed Content library pointing to this file system structure:

This allows me to keep stuff organized on disk, outside of Emby. I also use the folder view exclusively within Emby and create collections (manually) in Emby where appropriate.

I just want the collection graphics to show up in the folder view.

 

[GrimReaper 4742]

1 minute ago, codechurn said:

I just want the collection graphics to show up in the folder view.

As @Happy2Play said, in that case you'll have to place artwork manually into respective folders.

[Luke 42080]

@codechurn please let us know if this helps. Thanks !

[codechurn 9]

On 1/10/2022 at 1:07 PM, Luke said:

@codechurn please let us know if this helps. Thanks !

Will it pick up automatically on poster.png, auto_poster.jpg and fantart.jpg if I just move these into the target folder or do I have to rename poster.png to folder.jpg?

Edited January 12, 2022 by codechurn

[Luke 42080]

Make sure to run a library scan after changing image files.

[codechurn 9]

On 1/10/2022 at 1:07 PM, Luke said:

@codechurn please let us know if this helps. Thanks !

This worked great. It seems to pick up both poster.jpg and auto_poster.jpg. It does not however seem to do anything with fanart.jpg.

Thanks to everyone for the input. I still think I need to write some sort of script to copy the collection images over so I don't have to think about it, but for the time being it is working well manually.

[Happy2Play 9782]

8 minutes ago, codechurn said:

It does not however seem to do anything with fanart.jpg.

Are you saying is doesn't show your backdrop when enter the folder?