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    Overview: Artwork and preview images

    Artwork roles identify which image belongs in a particular library or playback presentation.

    A poster, backdrop and preview frame serve different purposes even when all are ordinary image files. Role, dimensions and language influence how an application selects and presents them. This area connects cover and branding assets with the thumbnails used to recognize or navigate the actual programme.

    • Media artwork roles
      An artwork role describes an image's presentation purpose and entity relationship, separately from its file format, dimensions or source.

    • Cover and branding artwork
      Cover and branding artwork provide distinct visual identities for catalogue items and their presentation surfaces.

    • Preview thumbnails
      Preview thumbnails associate representative pictures with an episode or a navigable point within media.

    • Artwork language selection
      Artwork language selection chooses among role- and identity-matched resources using visible-text language, neutral/unknown status and the application's fallback policy.

    References

    • TMDB: Image configuration and paths
    • TMDB: Image language filtering
    • RFC 4647: Language matching
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