Is there any way to not have your Photo folder thumbnail images overwritten?

[cnwinger 8]

By default, Emby uses the first photo in a photo folder as the "Primary" folder thumbnail.  If you use the 'Edit Images' option to replace the thumbnail with a photo in the folder of your selection, it is eventually overwritten and goes back to the first photo in the folder again.  I'm not sure what triggers this - possibly an Emby version upgrade?  But it's happened to me over and over.  It usually takes a week or two.

Is this a known issue?  Is there any way to prevent this?

Thanks.

[Happy2Play 9788]

There is another topic on this but currently you are required to have a custom/static image within the folder for that folder to properly maintain that image(poster/folder.ext).  When the custom/static image is written to \metadata\library\xx\xxxxxxxx the dynamic image process clears that image and uses first image in said folder.

[cnwinger 8]

12 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

There is another topic on this but currently you are required to have a custom/static image within the folder for that folder to properly maintain that image(poster/folder.ext).  When the custom/static image is written to \metadata\library\xx\xxxxxxxx the dynamic image process clears that image and uses first image in said folder.

Thank you for the reply and the info.  Not sure I quite understand the bolded part - do I need a separate image that is named a specific way as a workaround for each folder?

[Happy2Play 9788]

1 minute ago, cnwinger said:

do I need a separate image that is named a specific way as a workaround for each folder?

Yes, from a folder image standpoint they needs to be in the folder.  Otherwise you get what you already see, dynamic image process changes the image.

[cnwinger 8]

1 minute ago, Happy2Play said:

Yes, from a folder image standpoint they needs to be in the folder.  Otherwise you get what you already see, dynamic image process changes the image.

And just name it "folder.ext"?

[Happy2Play 9788]

Yes folder or poster.

Example this C folder shows the assigned folder image

 

[cnwinger 8]

Perfect, thanks!  I knew it worked that way with Movies and TV Shows, but I never tried it with Photo folders.

Of course, the downside is you then end up with 2 of that same photo in the folder slideshow, just so you can set the folder thumbnail...whereas setting it using the 'Edit Images' options doesn't result in an extra image.

Edited December 1, 2020 by cnwinger