Episode image naming convention

[GrimReaper 5075]

How to name episode thumb (landscape) so it gets picked up as thumb-type image instead of primary-type one? Tried with "-landscape.ext" but that one gets completely ignored.

In addition, why does manually assigned thumb-type image get saved only in server metadata folder when it is explicitly opted-in to save artwork in media folders/next to media?

Thanks

 

[Luke 42899]

There currently isn't a naming convention for that, and so that's why it goes into the metadata folder.

[ebr 16627]

I think we consider the thumb of an episode to be that of its parent Series.  I've never heard of an episode have a bespoke thumb image...

[GrimReaper 5075]

47 minutes ago, Luke said:

There currently isn't a naming convention for that, and so that's why it goes into the metadata folder.

Well, can we implement one (<episodefilename>-landscape.ext seems like a natural choice, moreso as it does get saved as landscape.ext in server metadata folder)? It can be assigned and it is used if present (takes priority over Series thumb) - and there are few new plugins (and few old ones, including CoverArt) that make use of it.

Edited yesterday at 09:09 PM by GrimReaper

[GrimReaper 5075]

5 minutes ago, ebr said:

I think we consider the thumb of an episode to be that of its parent Series.  I've never heard of an episode have a bespoke thumb image...

We currently utilize Series thumb if episode thumb not present. And as no naming convention, it can't be automated, just manually assigned. Trying to change that.

[crusher11 1259]

Since episode primary images are landscape to begin, with, what exactly is the use case here?

[GrimReaper 5075]

52 minutes ago, crusher11 said:

Since episode primary images are landscape to begin, with, what exactly is the use case here?

Home Screen shows Series thumb by default, which cannot/doesn't have any of the treatments few plugins offer for episode images. Series thumb takes priority over episode primary image. Episode thumb takes priority over series thumb. I've elaborated on that years ago (2023).

On 4/16/2023 at 12:57 PM, GrimReaper said:

It does. After testing all combinations of images at series/episode levels, CW/NU rows get episode image in following fallback order:

1. Episode landscape

2. Series thumb

3. Episode fanart

4. Series fanart

5. Episode thumb (primary-type image) 

6. Series poster 

As 1. and 3. are never present by default - upon import/identify/image fetching, unless assigned manually - basically default behavior is 2->4->5->6, which are scraped automatically (if available). Lack of any of those (or addition of other types) causes behavior to be adjusted accordingly.