[mythtv-users] Metadata Now Writing 1x1 to DB when it can't find a match

[Jean-Yves Avenard]

On 16 July 2014 09:39, Mark Perkins <perkins1724 at hotmail.com> wrote:

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> I try to update TTVDB when this occurs (which is not very often). The uglier the missing artwork is the more incentive I have to correct TTVDB and add the missing data.

here is an idea then...

I can link to my photo whenever artwork wasn't found.

I'm sure TVDB will get updated very quickly and often then

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> I think a lot of this is individual personal preferences (for example advantages / disadvantages of none versus generic) so I am happy to work with whatever others decide is needed. Was just trying to add some suggestions / alternatives for consideration.

this could be made as a setting. There's already a setting in the code
that provides a "sensitivity" behaviour. which is a level from 1 to 6.
but i don't believe its used or there's a GUI to it.

it could be made so it retrieves generic artwork by default or none at all..

ultimately, it's a behaviour/preferences.

I believe the original author (Robert McNamara) also preferred to have
nothing, as myth would get no data , but may get data in a future run.

which is a very valid choice indeed.

If i was to make it take a generic image, by default it wouldn't get
replaced in the future should a more accurate data be provided.

so maybe some smartness needs to also be added, so not only does it
retrieve a generic, but it allows it to be updated with more accurate
artwork later on...
hopefully it won't be too hard to do