Collections CoverArt treatment "squashed"

[GrimReaper 4739]

3.4.36

Collections library Primary images are not utilizing full placeholder height if CoverArt treatment applied, instead they appear "squashed" with thick grey top/bottom border visible:

 

Same does not occur in Web App:

[Luke 42077]

HI, we'll take a look at it. Thanks for reporting.

[MrMackey 35]

I see the same thing with the android app on both my cell phone and my nvidia shield

I am using the latest version 3.4.43

With the AndroidTV app 2.1.26 everything is displayed correctly.

[Luke 42077]

The black bars are actually preserving the aspect ratio by the way.

[GrimReaper 4739]

Personally, don't mind minor vertical stretch to fill the placeholder.

Either way, behavior should be consistent across all client apps: AndroidTV app does it, Web App does it, Emby for Windows does it - see no reason why Android app should behave differently?

 

[GrimReaper 4739]

Well, this got worse, server upgrade brought this to local Web app as well:

All Collection Primary images (both in library view and in Detail view) are excessively "squashed" for reasons unknown, with black bars above and below treated image.

On 2/28/2025 at 7:12 PM, Luke said:

The black bars are actually preserving the aspect ratio by the way.

And no, @Luke, it doesn't appear they're preserving aspect ratio.

Original image is AR 2:3 (2000x3000px):

Whole element dimensions are 230.92x346.38px (i.e. AR 0.667 or 2:3).

The actual poster is downscaled to roughly 230x299px (AR 0.769 or 2:2.6):

While treated poster is of dimensions 230x320px (AR 0.719 or 2:2.78).

Either way, neither of those images is even close to original aspect ratio of 2:3.

Regardless of all the text and measures, it is sufficient to just take a look at the M3gan's head on the original TMDB image and compare it with her head on all the other images - it looks grotesque.

 

[Luke 42077]

13 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

Well, this got worse, server upgrade brought this to local Web app as well:

All Collection Primary images (both in library view and in Detail view) are excessively "squashed" for reasons unknown, with black bars above and below treated image.

And no, @Luke, it doesn't appear they're preserving aspect ratio.

Original image is AR 2:3 (2000x3000px):

Whole element dimensions are 230.92x346.38px (i.e. AR 0.667 or 2:3).

The actual poster is downscaled to roughly 230x299px (AR 0.769 or 2:2.6):

While treated poster is of dimensions 230x320px (AR 0.719 or 2:2.78).

Either way, neither of those images is even close to original aspect ratio of 2:3.

Regardless of all the text and measures, it is sufficient to just take a look at the M3gan's head on the original TMDB image and compare it with her head on all the other images - it looks grotesque.

 

It is preserving what it coming out of the server. The distortion is coming from the cover art plugin, although it has an option to preserve original aspect and stop that from happening.

[GrimReaper 4739]

4 minutes ago, Luke said:

It is preserving what it coming out of the server. The distortion is coming from the cover art plugin, although it has an option to preserve original aspect and stop that from happening.

Well, how about CoverArt filling placeholder, as it already did until recently? If plugin setting to preserve AR is enabled - there are bars on side, left and right, if it is not enabled - there are bars above and below. There simply isn't a way anymore to have treatment applied and placeholder filled. Or is the only way to achieve that to disable CA plugin altogether? That can't be the solution.  

[Happy2Play 9780]

Same discussion over here as it is about "coveredImage-contain" as server code changed here.

 

[ebr 16169]

Nothing has changed in the plugin as far as I'm aware so if it is behaving differently with the same images, it must be a change in the UI.

[yocker 1247]

Don't know if this is the same thing but.

I noticed that some images with a 1000x1426 resolution in the image search gets the border, manually picking a poster with 1000x1500 fixes it.
Happening  without any poster enhancement plugins as well.

Edit:
This is 4.8.11.0

Edited July 15, 2025 by yocker

[Happy2Play 9780]

4 minutes ago, yocker said:

Don't know if this is the same thing but.

I noticed that some images with a 1000x1426 resolution in the image search gets the border, manually picking a poster with 1000x1500 fixes it.
Happening  without any poster enhancement plugins as well.

Yes some of it as server code changed here per the other topic as it used contain instead of fill/100%.

As there technically is/was a lot of distortion depending on what treatment you use.

Edited July 15, 2025 by Happy2Play

[GrimReaper 4739]

2 minutes ago, ebr said:

Nothing has changed in the plugin as far as I'm aware so if it is behaving differently with the same images, it must be a change in the UI.

It is, from the OP:

Notice how the treated image extends to curvature/border-radius, i.e. filling the placeholder.

It doesn't any more, treatment stops below the curvature:

 

[yocker 1247]

2 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

Yes some of it as server code changed here per the other topic as it used contain instead of fill/100%.

As there technically is/was a lot of distortion depending on what treatment you use.

Okay, that makes sense.
It's not bothering me either but i can see how it would bother some.

[Neminem 1518]

That would mess with my OCD