Cover Art plugin

[GrimReaper 5102]

36 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, where is it not working?

What do you mean by that? Example images and OP's explanation make it quite clear IMHO: Collection primary image does not show first item poster/primary image as first image in the stack if collection has 4+ items; collections with 4 items or less do display it properly. 

[Luke 42979]

11 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

What do you mean by that? Example images and OP's explanation make it quite clear IMHO: Collection primary image does not show first item poster/primary image as first image in the stack if collection has 4+ items; collections with 4 items or less do display it properly. 

Yes I'm sure it's all in the example images. I was just asking him to also write it out in words as this makes it easier to refresh our memory each time we return to the conversation.

[VirulentPip 97]

I thought it was pretty clear to be honest.

I am using the Stacked option for collections.

If collection has 4 or less items in it the first at at the top of the collection image.

If collection has more than 4 items in it the first is no longer at the top of the image collection. 

[VirulentPip 97]

I saw that Stacked was fixed in a recent update so that's great!

One thing I do have issue with, does anyone know how to make CoverArt change priority when it comes to version grouping? It seems like it only goes by which version was added into the library first. I don't feel like removing my HD version from library every time I add a 4K version just so I can have the 4K treatment for when grouping.

[VirulentPip 97]

Okay sorted it, have a script on unraid that I run via UserScripts, it scans the array for "newer" 4K movie, scans HD share for version match and renames the file to add (HD) on it and to also trigger re-scan on Emby so that the 4K version is older and primary. Took a bit of work, but least it's a solution. 

[Luke 42979]

Hi, in case it helps, it’s not actually by date. It’s arbitrary which one you will see.

[VirulentPip 97]

11 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi, in case it helps, it’s not actually by date. It’s arbitrary which one you will see.

It's not random. It literally goes by which one is scanned into the library first. 

I've spent many hours testing various combinations to get it working and now it finally does. 

[VirulentPip 97]

@NeminemJust out of curiosity, how comes the facepalm reaction?

[ebr 16667]

9 hours ago, VirulentPip said:

I saw that Stacked was fixed in a recent update so that's great!

One thing I do have issue with, does anyone know how to make CoverArt change priority when it comes to version grouping? It seems like it only goes by which version was added into the library first. I don't feel like removing my HD version from library every time I add a 4K version just so I can have the 4K treatment for when grouping.

Are you talking about the actual poster or the treatment style?  If using "cover by resolution" then this should get updated when you add a new resolution.

[VirulentPip 97]

11 hours ago, ebr said:

Are you talking about the actual poster or the treatment style?  If using "cover by resolution" then this should get updated when you add a new resolution.

I have 4K and HD mixed library and revoke access to the 4K folder for HD only users. 

The issue is when merged I want the 4K version to be "on top" so to speak so it shows that one. However if the HD version is scanned into the library first, when merge it shows the HD (Bluray) - This is the same for without CoverArt too, if HD and 4K posters are different and HD version is scanned first, when merging the HD poster will be shown. 

Now once my new 4K version appears in the library, I run the script.. The rename to the HD file triggers a re-scan for Emby, which then means the 4K version was scanned in first, so then when merged the 4K treatment is shown. 

Image for example.. Because at some point I re-encoded Ant-Man 2+3 HD version, it meant the 4K was older so in turn the 4K was "primary" but for Ant-Man 1 I hadn't re-encoded so the HD was older and "primary" 

Second image after script run. 4K is primary and now CoverArt shows 4K as intended. Then on HD only users, they see the HD Bluray. 

So I know exactly which films I have in 4K and which are HD. 

[ebr 16667]

Your two pictures are using different CA treatment styles so they aren't very comparable.

Still, simply refreshing the metadata should update the treatment style.  I think the actual issue here is this:

13 hours ago, VirulentPip said:

and revoke access to the 4K folder for HD only users

Each item only has one primary image so, if the HD-only user is the first one to request the primary image even after you've added another resolution, they won't see it (and neither will CA) so the treatment stays at just HD.

If you did a metadata refresh from a user that can see the 4K versions, then it will get the 4K treatment.

CA looks for the highest resolution version and chooses the treatment based on that.  Different users aren't going to see different treatments or images.

[VirulentPip 97]

8 hours ago, ebr said:

Your two pictures are using different CA treatment styles so they aren't very comparable.

Still, simply refreshing the metadata should update the treatment style.  I think the actual issue here is this:

Each item only has one primary image so, if the HD-only user is the first one to request the primary image even after you've added another resolution, they won't see it (and neither will CA) so the treatment stays at just HD.

If you did a metadata refresh from a user that can see the 4K versions, then it will get the 4K treatment.

CA looks for the highest resolution version and chooses the treatment based on that.  Different users aren't going to see different treatments or images.

Treatments are different because I decided to change the style between when I took that first screenshot and the second. 

The rest of it still stands though. 

Metadata refresh does nothing, library scan does nothing. - Which ever is scanned in first takes priority when merged. 

If your experience is different then I have no idea. 

Lets say for example I have a HD film in the library and then I add a 4K version, when grouping the HD poster/treatment will be what is shown to me (HD+4K access)
If the 4K version was added before the HD version then the 4K poster/treatment is what is shown to user with HD+4K access - just me, and HD only users see the HD one. 

So it defines which is the "Master" as to what is scanned in first - Which does make sense. 

[ebr 16667]

12 hours ago, VirulentPip said:

Metadata refresh does nothing

Are you "replacing images" when you do that?

The poster and the treatment are different.  The poster is undefined as to which one if there are multiple posters.  The treatment, however, is looking at the entire item and deciding based on the highest resolution.