Library images disappears

[rodainas 191]

I have metadata and images stored with the media folders, the library initially showed all the images, after I used the option Replace existing images, the Series images images disappeared for all the TV Shows (Primary, thumb, etc), episodes and season images are intact. I checked the library settings, I had Series Images Fetchers enabled for TMDB with no fetcher settings for the type of image, I assumed this setting would replace the actors images for that library, and wouldnt make the series images disappears, seems I was wrong.

I have tried

1 library scan

2 unchecking TMDB for Series images Fetchers (leaving every one disable, with no images types selected) and doing another refresh metadata with replace existing images

3 Another library scan

So far nothing works, the library cant recover the local images.

 

 

[Carlo 4561]

Hi, So it did what you told it to do, not fetch images correct?

[rodainas 191]

The thing is when I first created the library, I had unchecked all the image providers and all the image fetch settings, after it scanned the media it showed all the images within the library, the images that showed where from my local images in the media folders. So I understood these settings are for external artwork fetching and arent needed when you have local images. I currently have disabled the images fetchers and settings for Season and Episodes too, and whenever I do the Replace existing images, those dont disappear, so that was the behavior I was expecting for Series Images, as I have every image already scrapped on my local folders.

Episodes and season Images werent affected by the replace existing images options, and their fetch Images setting were always disabled.

the difference with series Images is that before doing the replace existing images, I checked only TMDB as series images provider, hoping this will refresh the actors images only, but it deleted the series images, and doing again a replace existing images with TMDB unchecked (as the option was originally when creating the library) now is not working, so Am stuck with the library as the first photo. I am avoiding the usage of image fetch settings because I want to use my already scrapped images not random images from the provider.

Edited November 1, 2020 by rodainas

[Carlo 4561]

You need to reenable some options to pull down all the graphics again.

[rodainas 191]

So which settings would to fetch again as once was the  images from my local media and not the internet providers?

[GrimReaper 4740]

Just now, cayars said:

You need to reenable some options to pull down all the graphics again.

Yeah, but I reckon he doesn't want to pull any new images but use his existing ones from Series folders. I think rebuilding the library without image fetches should do the trick. 

Cheers

[Carlo 4561]

Could be.  If the images ARE STILL there locally and not replaced then yes I'd agree.

[rodainas 191]

3 minutes ago, GrimReaper76 said:

Yeah, but I reckon he doesn't want to pull any new images but use his existing ones from Series folders. I think rebuilding the library without image fetches should do the trick. 

Cheers

Yeah I agree rebuilding the library as the first time should do the trick, I was avoiding that as it takes a long time, so no other way to regenerate my local images without rebuilding?, doing a replace existing images with the fetch settings should work using the same settings when the library was first created, but seems to fail when you try to regenerate local images

[rodainas 191]

9 minutes ago, cayars said:

9 minutes ago, cayars said:

Could be.  If the images ARE STILL there locally and not replaced then yes I'd agree.

Thats the thing am not sure if they are still there

Edited November 1, 2020 by rodainas

[GrimReaper 4740]

Just now, rodainas said:

Thats the thing am not sure if they are still there

Well, can't you check inside a folder? 

[rodainas 191]

Just now, GrimReaper76 said:

Well, can't you check inside a folder? 

I thought he was referring at the catched images on the emby folder.

The original images are there with the media, emby has read access to avoid changing or deleting files from media folders.

[GrimReaper 4740]

Just now, rodainas said:

I thought he was referring at the catched images on the emby folder.

The original images are there with the media, emby has read access to avoid changing or deleting files from media folders.

And your nfos as well? 

[rodainas 191]

Yes they are, so I rebuild the library and wait.

Edited November 1, 2020 by rodainas

[rodainas 191]

The problem persists I deleted and Created a new library with the tv shows, after being scanned emby isnt showing the series images, the only way for emby to show the images is enabling the internet image fetcher providers, that ignores my local images, havent found a way to make emby recognize my local images again as the first time I created the library now is not detecting the local images.

How can I use the option to replace existing images and force to use my local images, this is only working with internet image fetchers.

Edited November 1, 2020 by rodainas

[Happy2Play 9780]

Can you go over a specific example showing folder content and server log.

[rodainas 191]

Here it is.

Thank you

Problem originated after doing a replace existing images with just TVDB as Series Fetcher (with no image type selected on settings), the tv shows library lose all the series images, and recreating the library gives the same result.

 

Edited December 24, 2020 by rodainas

[Happy2Play 9780]

Nothing is standing out that I can see be it is only affecting "/mnt/drive4/TV Shows" that I can see from the log.  All images with media should take priority over online images.  But the log does not reference any series images.

If you created a new library with a new name and path and moved a couple series into that new folder do you see the same results?  I am thinking possibly a database issue if this test works.

[rodainas 191]

Am testing that out, new library with a new folder with a couple of tv shows, emby is scanning, I will get back to you with the results

 

[rodainas 191]

Ok the scan finished and emby is showing the local images, I will try try to make the library with the original name and original folder name and see what happens now.

Edited November 1, 2020 by rodainas

[Happy2Play 9780]

8 minutes ago, rodainas said:

Ok the scan finished and emby is showing the local images, so I cant use now the name TV Shows for the library and the folder TV Shows?

Just guessing here but that would appear so as there is something wrong in the database with that specific path.  But it is more about the Path issue, then the library name.

[rodainas 191]

I recreated the original library name and with the original library path, 2 tv shows, it scanned and showed the local images, so it appears it is working as expected now.

[rodainas 191]

Question, the actors images gets downloaded even if I have the image fetchers settings for the library disabled?

The problem appeared after I wanted to replace some actors images, I was getting TVDB actors with their pircture as cartoons not real people, so I did a replace existing images just with: Series Images TMDB enabled (no posters, thumbs, logos enabled) then all the images disappeared for all the tv shows. I hoped this setting would replace the actors and never deleting the primary tv shows images.

Edited November 1, 2020 by rodainas

[Happy2Play 9780]

Just now, rodainas said:

Question, the actors images gets downloaded even if I have the image fetchers settings for the library disabled?

@Luke would have to comment on this as people images sort of does its own thing behind the scenes. 

I will do a quick test and report back my results.

[Happy2Play 9780]

In a quick test it looks like people images are tied to metadata downloaders not image downloaders.

Tested new series not images or metadata

Added a series with all metadata/image providers disabled, Series imported with no images or metadata or cast and crew

Enabled TMDB metadata, Refreshed Series 

Series show metadata and cast and crew with images.

[rodainas 191]

Thanks your all the help.

But in my case, using local metadata (nfo files with the media), I think I would have to use the "Refesh Missing Metadata" option to avoid overwritting of my already fetched local metadata. Does that sounds right?