[mythtv-users] MythFrontend on Windows doesn't display artwork

[Mark Perkins]

> On 6 Feb 2015, at 1:46 pm, "Mark Boyum" <mark at boyum.us> wrote:
> 
>> On Thu, Feb 5, 2015 at 4:30 PM, Hika van den Hoven <hikavdh at gmail.com> wrote:
>> Hoi Mark,
>> 
>> Thursday, February 5, 2015, 10:20:38 PM, you wrote:
>> 
>>> I have a Windows computer that I would like to occasionally utilize as
>>> a frontend since it has a 27 inch display.  The binaries from
>>> http://sourceforge.net/projects/mythtvwindows/files/0.27/ run.  I am
>>> able to browse recordings and playback with no issues.
>> 
>>> However, regardless of theme, the fanart / coverart / banners do not
>>> display.  Not a huge deal except that it makes some screens look
>>> pretty poor.
>> 
>>> The frontend console log is full these:
>> 
>>> 2015-02-05 15:08:39.160129 E  MythUIHelper:
>>> LoadScaleImage(myth://Fanart@mythtv/Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends
>>> Season 15_fanart.jpg) failed to load image
>>> 2015-02-05 15:08:39.294126 E  MythUIHelper:
>>> LoadScaleImage(myth://Coverart@mythtv/Thomas The Tank Engine & Friends
>>> Season 15_coverart.jpg) failed to load image
>>> 2015-02-05 15:08:40.619202 E  MythUIHelper:
>>> LoadScaleImage(myth://Fanart@mythtv/Dinosaur Train Season
>>> 1_fanart.jpg) failed to load image
>>> 2015-02-05 15:08:40.878218 E  MythUIHelper:
>>> LoadScaleImage(myth://Coverart@mythtv/Dinosaur Train Season
>>> 1_coverart.jpg) failed to load image
>>> 2015-02-05 15:08:40.955222 E  MythUIHelper:
>>> LoadScaleImage(myth://Fanart@mythtv/Dinosaur Train Season
>>> 1_fanart.jpg) failed to load image
>>> 2015-02-05 15:08:41.338245 E  MythUIHelper:
>>> LoadScaleImage(myth://Fanart@mythtv/WordGirl Season 5_fanart.jpg)
>>> failed to load image
>>> 2015-02-05 15:08:41.565256 E  MythUIHelper:
>>> LoadScaleImage(myth://Coverart@mythtv/WordGirl Season 5_coverart.jpg)
>>> failed to load image
>> 
>> 
>>> Frontend version report:
>>> C:\Program Files (x86)\MythTV\bin>mythfrontend --version
>>> Please attach all output as a file in bug reports.
>>> MythTV Version : v0.27.4-30-g3b43903-dirty
>>> MythTV Branch : fixes/0.27
>>> Network Protocol : 77
>>> Library API : 0.27.20141016-1
>>> QT Version : 4.8.5
>>> Options compiled in:
>>> release using_backend using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_libcec
>>> using_libfftw3 using_libxml2 using_libudf using_mheg using_opengl
>>> using_opengl_video using_qtwebkit using_qtscript using_taglib
>>> using_dxva2 using_opengl using_ffmpeg_threads using_mheg using_libxml2
>>> using_libudf
>> 
>>> Backend version report:
>>> mark at mythtv:~$ mythbackend --version
>>> Please attach all output as a file in bug reports.
>>> MythTV Version : v0.27.4-30-g3b43903
>>> MythTV Branch : fixes/0.27
>>> Network Protocol : 77
>>> Library API : 0.27.20141016-1
>>> QT Version : 4.8.6
>>> Options compiled in:
>>> linux profile use_hidesyms using_alsa using_oss using_pulse
>>> using_pulseoutput using_backend using_bindings_perl
>>> using_bindings_python using_bindings_php using_crystalhd using_dvb
>>> using_firewire using_frontend using_hdhomerun using_ceton using_hdpvr
>>> using_ivtv using_joystick_menu using_libcrypto using_libdns_sd
>>> using_libfftw3 using_libxml2 using_lirc using_mheg using_opengl
>>> using_opengl_video using_qtwebkit using_qtscript using_qtdbus
>>> using_sdl using_taglib using_v4l2 using_x11 using_xrandr using_xv
>>> using_profiletype using_bindings_perl using_bindings_python
>>> using_bindings_php using_mythtranscode using_opengl using_vaapi
>>> using_vdpau using_ffmpeg_threads using_mheg using_libass using_libxml2
>> 
>>> Is this a shortcoming of running on Windows or have others got it working?
>>> _______________________________________________
>> 
>> Does it display on other (linux) frontends?
>> 
>> 
>> Tot mails,
>>  Hika                            mailto:hikavdh at gmail.com
>> 
>> "Zonder hoop kun je niet leven
>> Zonder leven is er geen hoop
>> Het eeuwige dilemma
>> Zeker als je hoop moet vernietigen om te kunnen overleven!"
>> 
>> De lerende Mens
>> 
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> 
> Hika,
> 
> Sorry, I should have mentioned that.  Yes, on our other Linux based
> frontends it all works quite well.  All artwork is displayed when
> navigating the menu system.  It is just on the only Windows frontend
> that it does not display artwork.
> 
> -Mark
> _______________________________________________
> 

I use Myth on Windows as well and have the exact same issue. However I really only ever use the windows machine for tweaking commercial boundaries and starting user transcode jobs so I've never bothered looking into it.