Hi Lello,
There are several things that need to match for Actor+Role pics to show up:
1. the Actor.png files need to be named with the corresponding Role (ie, "Actor Name [Role].png")
2. ImageMagick must be run with the correct args to imprint the name+role on the downloaded image
3. the [Actors] field also needs to contain matching names with roles, so that we can link from it to the full filename (ie, "Actor Name [Role]; Another Actor [Role2]; etc"
4. The Expression must be able to convert that [Actors] field into a list of Paths to where the exact filename is located (ie, the Expression must transform "Actor Name [Role]" into "C:\JRiver\Actors\Movie Title (2010)\Actor Name [Role]")
ZRatings helps with 1, 2, and 3. Here are the instructions:
- Magick.exe must be in your system's PATH so that it can be run from any folder. If unsure, just open a Command Prompt and type "magick" - you should get some info about Magick's usage. If you get an "invalid command or filename" then you need to figure out how to add Magick's folder to the PATH (google it). An alternative is to edit the ZRatings' Caption.bat and replace "magick" commands with "c:\program files\ImageMagick\magick.exe", WITH QUOTES (or whatever path leads to your copy of magick.exe)
ZRatings:On Settings -> Posters:
- Enable "Save Actor/crew thumbnails to this folder", enter "c:\JRiver\Actors\$title ($year)" as the folder path (this creates subfolders as you wanted). You can chose a different folder, just keep the "$title ($year)" part to have it create the subfolders.
- select a Thumbnail size - Medium is OK.
- Enable the other 3 options there (save as PNG, use placeholder, run post-processing)
- Post processing command: "c:\scripts\caption.bat $image $name $role $type"
On Settings -> Misc Settings, enable the option "Add Role to actor names". This takes care of 3) above
if you want you can delete all your Actor PNG files, as they are likely misnamed or on the wrong folder. ZRatings will fetch them again. Or, just point ZRatings to a different/fresh output folder (you'll also have to tweak the Expression to point to the folder you use)
When ready (make sure "magick" works!), select the playlist/movies you want (in ZRatings) and do "Get Movie Info". ZRatings will update the movie's fields, including [Actors] - check if all is OK and then hit "Save to JRiver" (if IMDbID is not correct you may get wrong results!).
ZRatings also downloads the actor pics in background. If all is working you'll see the Actor files appearing on the c:\jriver\actors subfolders. ZRatings will have a spinner showing how many files it's still processing... after it's done, open a few PNG files to check if they look alright.
Add salt and pepper as desired.
This above takes care of 1/2/3. For 4, you'll need to tweak the expression to get it to point to the correct files. Not sure if the expressions above already cover that, so I'll leave you on your own for now. Good luck!
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