[mythtv-users] coverart

Fri Dec 11 23:19:44 UTC 2020

> On 12 Dec 2020, at 12:00 am, Werner Mahr <werner at vollstreckernet.de> wrote:
> 
> Am Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2020, 19:43:18 CET schrieb Roland Ernst:
>> On Thu, Dec 10, 2020 at 3:42 PM Werner Mahr <werner at vollstreckernet.de>
>> 
>> wrote:
>>> Am Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2020, 15:30:23 CET schrieb Stuart 
> Auchterlonie:
>>>> On 10/12/2020 14:21, Werner Mahr wrote:
>>>>> Am Donnerstag, 10. Dezember 2020, 14:38:34 CET schrieb James Linder:
>>>>>> Sometimes the artwork for coverart is not retrived, sometimes there
>>>>>> is
>>>>>> none
>>>>>> eg 'attenborough extinction'. I make a clip with gimp. Oten that
>>>>>> works
>>>>>> but
>>>>> 
>>>>> Jep, ttvdb decided it's a good idea to have covers per language, but
>>> 
>>> most
>>> 
>>>>> contributors there either ignore it, or just have the english one.
>>>>> 
>>>>> You can see that when running:
>>>>> /usr/share/mythtv/metadata/Television/ttvdb.py -l en -a EN -N 276312
>>>>> Matanzas /usr/share/mythtv/metadata/Television/ttvdb.py -l de -a DE -N
>>>>> 276312 Matanzas
>>>>> 
>>>>> The first has coverart in it's output, the second not.
>>>>> 
>>>>> There was a bugreport about that:
>>>>> https://code.mythtv.org/trac/ticket/13424
>>>>> but it was closed as fixed. For me it didn't work either, that's why I
>>> 
>>>>> tried to fix it 1,5 years ago:
>>> https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/pull/180
>>> 
>>>>> My fix wasn't accepted, because it introduced a global var iirc, but 2
>>>>> month ago there have been additional commits there. For me they don't
>>>>> work.
>>>> 
>>>> There were a few commits to address this 2 days ago......
>>>> 
>>>> in order (the last one is the one you actually need)
>>> 
>>> https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/commit/8d6eaf2888f571c7e4c7d21b0909082c77
>>> 2a> 
>>>> c659
>>> 
>>> https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/commit/735802a37a3e10792deb6d3b1a74be93fc
>>> 4
>>> 
>>>> bdde9
>>> 
>>> https://github.com/MythTV/mythtv/commit/2940cbcaa26d22b65070ea5871db7b72b1
>>> c
>>> 
>>>> 96fbc
>>> 
>>> Yep, I've seen them. I tested with:
>>> 
>>> https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MythTV/mythtv/master/mythtv/programs/
>>> scripts/metadata/Television/ttvdb.py
>>> <https://raw.githubusercontent.com/MythTV/mythtv/master/mythtv/programs/sc
>>> ripts/metadata/Television/ttvdb.py>
>>> 
>>> Just while writing the first reply. The covers are shown in output on
>>> console
>>> as expected (OK, it's the series-poster, not the one from the actual
>>> season),
>>> but in frontend, when deleting details and then pressing "w" (I renamed
>>> the
>>> seasonposter before) I still get no new poster.
>>> 
>>> --
>> 
>> Dear all
>> Please post mythtv version, i.e. the output of
> 
>> mythfrontend --version
> 
> MythTV Version : v31.0
> MythTV Branch :
> Network Protocol : 91
> Library API : 31.20200101-1
> 
> marrilat package version: 31.0+fixes20201018.giteb3c84de5f-dmo2
> 
> log: 
> Adding :  : DC's Legends Of Tomorrow/Staffel 5/11 - Höllenhund An Bord.mkv : 
> 59a296221b8788e0
> I  Running Grabber: /usr/share/mythtv/metadata/Television/ttvdb.py -l de -a DE 
> -N DC's Legends Of Tomorrow Höllenhund An Bord
> I  Result Found, Season 5 Episode 11
> I  Running Grabber: /usr/share/mythtv/metadata/Movie/tmdb3.py -l de -a DE -M 
> DC's Legends Of Tomorrow
> I  Result Found, Season 5 Episode 11
> I  Comparing metadata title 'Legends of Tomorrow' [Di. Mai 5 2020] to 
> recording title 'DC's Legends Of Tomorrow'
> I  Comparing metadata title 'DC's Legends of Tomorrow: Their Time Is Now' [Do. 
> Jan. 21 2016] to recording title 'DC's Legends Of Tomorrow'
> I  Best Title Match For DC's Legends Of Tomorrow: Legends of Tomorrow
> I  Running Grabber: /usr/share/mythtv/metadata/Television/tp -l de -a DE -N 
> 295760 Höllenhund an Bord
> I  Result Found, Season 5 Episode 11
> I  Returning Metadata Results: Legends of Tomorrow 5 11
> I  Metadata Image Download: http://thetvdb.com/banners/series/295760/episodes/
> 5ebd1f3fb4ecf.jpg -> myth://Screenshots@htpc/Legends of Tomorrow Season 
> 5x11_screenshot.jpg
> I  Running Grabber: /usr/share/mythtv/metadata/Television/tp -l de -a DE -N 
> 295760 Höllenhund an Bord
> I  Result Found, Season 5 Episode 11
> I  Returning Metadata Results: Legends of Tomorrow 5 11
> 
> Tested with ttvdb.py from current master. Video never existed in db,Cover 
> didn't exist on FS.
> 
> I ommit the db-stuff, as you already know the problems we have here.

> MythTV Version : v31.0-118-geb3c84de5f
> MythTV Branch : fixes/31
> Network Protocol : 91
> Library API : 31.20200101-1
> QT Version : 5.14.2
> 
> ummm there are no logs
> 
> [plasma] /Users/jam [574]% find /Applications/Mythfrontend.app/ -iname '*log'
> [plasma] /Users/jam [575]% find Library/ -iname '*log' |grep -i myth
> [plasma] /Users/jam [576]%
> 
> But again I emphasize the grabber is seldom my problem, the issue is that coverart 'won't take'
> 
> Trawling the backend logs shows nothing significant.
> But while preparing the logs I had PFDFT (pilot flightdeck finger trouble) and lo
> 
> http://tigger.ws/downloads/myth3.png I select the art
> 
> http://tigger.ws/downloads/myth2.png select OK
> 
> http://tigger.ws/downloads/myth1.png PFDFT
> 
> And eruka by adding 'Title' to EXIF metadata the picture 'works'

Nearly ... even if you have no image you may need to 'Reset Data' before you can add 1
Also you can use an image once only. Having used it an idential (but new name) is required for 2nd use.
Little wonder my reported behaviour has been confusing

James