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[gappie]

hi,
 
im not sure if something changed or im still not getting it, but background images i saved in the album folder are not showing in theaterview anymore.. i had it working once.
i save a picture in the album folder and give it the name of the artist.
ive set theater view to show online files but set to show on from the movieDb.. in the past i got my background images from the skin and only from an artist if i had saved it on my HD.

hope it makes sense..

 
gab

[gappie]

a gentle bump.

ive tried everything, i think, and it seems like mc will not show local files anymore in Theater View. or im doing something wrong..

even thought it might have something to do with the problems that were with the nvidia drivers..

 
gab

[Matt]

We load sidecars to show in Theater View.

The extensions are: jpg, jpeg, png, bmp, and gif.

The image file needs to begin with the name field or "Folder".

Maybe that's the problem?

[gappie]

hmm.. i tried to rename the files to folder.. they already had the artist name..
but might that be the problem. i dont use it for videos, but for audio. using the artist name inside the album folder or one level above, the artist folder.

thanks
 
gab

[Matt]

hmm.. i tried to rename the files to folder.. they already had the artist name..
but might that be the problem. i dont use it for videos, but for audio. using the artist name inside the album folder or one level above, the artist folder.

thanks
 
gab

Well it would need to be the name of the actual file that's playing.

That seems a little strange to me, so next build I'll try this:
Changed: The sidecar cover art for music in Theater View should be [Album].jpg or [Artist].jpg instead of [Name].jpg.

[gappie]

Thanks a lot!!!!

looking forward to that.

 
gab

[Matt]

Thanks.  Please let us know if it works once the build ships.

I didn't actually test it, because it seemed like a pretty simple code change.  But you know how it goes!

[gappie]

of course....

i like testing stuff. 

[JimH]

Since 2007.  Thank you.

[gappie]

Thanks.  Please let us know if it works once the build ships.

I didn't actually test it, because it seemed like a pretty simple code change.  But you know how it goes!

hello Matt,
i tested it and i still get no local sidecar images for artists or albums, i tried both. last fm stuff is no problem but the local files are never shown for audio.

Since 2007.  Thank you.

you are very welcome..

thanks a lot
 
gab

[gappie]

a small bump.
one way i tested it is using an artist that does not exist on last FM and place an image in the map of the album with the name of the artist. theater view wont show the image
besides that i used different skins and changed all the settings i could think of

 
gab

PS: it is also not something network etc.. the files are on a HD in my machine.

[Matt]

It should find any sidecar images that meet any of the following requirements:
1) Begin with the album name
2) Begin with the artist name
3) Begin with the word Folder

And of course it's looking in the same folder as the music file and not looking at lower or higher folders.

[Matt]

And just for completeness, it finds these file types:

   JRStringArray aryImageTypes;
   aryImageTypes.Add(_T("jpg"));
   aryImageTypes.Add(_T("jpeg"));
   aryImageTypes.Add(_T("png"));
   aryImageTypes.Add(_T("bmp"));
   aryImageTypes.Add(_T("gif"));

[gappie]

It should find any sidecar images that meet any of the following requirements:
1) Begin with the album name
2) Begin with the artist name
3) Begin with the word Folder

And of course it's looking in the same folder as the music file and not looking at lower or higher folders.

yep, that is how i do it, 1 and 2 that is. just tried 3 and it wont pick the sidecar images either. there is nothing else i need to do, right. just an image beside the sound files.

i just tried also some different sizes, but that did not make a difference either. the last fm images are shown fine.

 
gab

[Matt]

Will you try naming one of the files Folder.jpg and see if it picks that up?

[gappie]

Will you try naming one of the files Folder.jpg and see if it picks that up?

did not help.

[gappie]

i also just did a reset on theater view. did not help either.

 
gab

[Matt]

Try putting a file in C:\Test with a Folder.jpg next to it and see if that works.

I'm really riddled.

[gappie]

Try putting a file in C:\Test with a Folder.jpg next to it and see if that works.

I'm really riddled.

hmm. does not work either  ?

[Matt]

Ahh!

I think I'll have it fixed next build.

From the history:
Fixed: Theater View background loading wasn't looking at the sidecar paths properly.

[gappie]

cool.. i just planned to kidnap the laptop of my wife this night to see if it would be the same.. ill put that plan in the freezer for later.. ill keep you updated.

thanks
 
gab

[gappie]

nearly there...
thanks.
on the c drive the test file works great now with 81.

But when i choose from my music drive, it wont pick up the sidecars when i go to the artist and the album and choose to play the album. it wont show in playing now either..
but: when i choose the artist and the album and do a ctrl1 >> ctrl4 reopening theater view where i left of, the sidecar is shown.. the same for playing now in theater view..

does that make sense?

 
gab

edit:
hmmm not sure.. does mc buffer those images, because it seems to get better and better in picking up the sidecars. so maybe i was impatient?

thanks ill keep testing a bit, but for now it seems good..