Kodi ClearArt, ClearLogo, DiscArt, etc. with PKC

[OGTK423]

Hi there. Been using PKC with Kodi for a while now and am a huge fan.

Is there a way to take advantage of Kodi's additional artwork types such as ClearArt, ClearLogo, DiscArt, etc. when using PKC?

The Kodi skin I'm using (Aeon Nox Silvo v8.0.1) automatically grabs some of these but I'd like to manually override them with art of my own collection but I'm not sure how to go about doing this. In Kodi on it's own, it appears you would add the art to the same folder as the movie and give it a specific file name.

I'm not sure how you'd go about doing that when using PKC.

Appreciate any assistance anyone might be able to provide!

[hamakavula]

Doesn't this work by default if you choose "Download additional images and information online" in the initial PKC setup???
Never noticed before, I had to make a workaround for myself the other day to DISABLE these clearart and fanarts... xD

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Luckely I have this fully working and totally automated with 'Ember Media Manager' for many years now (previously in Kodi standalone(s) and now with Plex and PKC combined) https://github.com/DanCooper/Ember-MM-Newscraper/releases.

Check this (using Windows):

1. Labeling files is VERY important to automate to whole thing but no biggy, check here for (Plex/Kodi/EmberMediaManager-)details https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-tv-show-files/
   Example movie "D:\Movies\Terminator Collection\Terminator 2 Judgement Day\Terminator 2 Judgement Day.mkv"
   Example episode "D:\Series\Tour of Duty\Season 01\Tour of Duty S01E01.mkv"

2. **Download and install Ember ** takes about 10 minutes to setup (Just check all settings and all tabs and boxes to finish ful setup).

3. Get Ember to start scraping and all folders get filled with images and info (that Kodi standalone also handles (offline)).

4. Get a proper skin (recommending "Estuary MOD v2" for Nexus very very very much for making Kodi more awesomer than awesome (and full PKC functionality) https://repo.kodinerds.net/

Sidenote: Ignoring (folder(s)): Plex (and therefore Kodi+PKC) ignores all images and fields wherever edited (locked fields in Plex). And all files/folders containing "*.plexignore" in the name.

Voilá! Full (offline) image library in combination with Kodi and PKC!

[simtaj]

hamakavula, how did you manage to work with local artworks? I am using Ember manager too. But for me local artwork is not shownig.

[OGTK423]

Thanks for the write up.

Is Ember Media Manager required for what you just describe? I just sort of went all in on TinyMediaManager and would rather not jump to another metadatas program if avoidable.

[hamakavula]

I'm not familiar with TinyMediaManager... sounds the same but smaller 😄

Anyways, at least as the app downloads all images (posters, fanart, clearart, etc.) then Plex will pass them on through Kodi via PKC.

But I would first try the Skin, it also fetches a lot of (extra) data and images...

[simtaj]

Is local artwork working for you with PKC. I use Ember media manager too, but have problem on Kodi.

I made this post:
Using PlexKodiConnect with direct paths and local artwork saved in movie folder. I am using skin Arctic Horizon 2.

When adding movie in Kodi I have only poster and fanart if I check artwork trough manage. If I go trough movie information-manage and choose refresh, then all local artwork shows and works on OSD. But after that all refreshed movies disappears from choosed item menu (Videos,library://video/Plex-1/1_all/,return) and coresponded widgets.

They stays only in menu item (Videos,library://video/movies/titles.xml/,return)

Author of skin said to me:

“This sounds like a plex kodi connect problem. Tmdbhelper doesn't control your library or plex kodi connect.
You would need to speak with the PKC author about how to add extra artwork to your library without affecting the plex paths.
If the item in the library has artwork then tmdbhelper will use it. Otherwise it needs to do a lookup which depends on the item having correct metadata”

Do you maybe have any solution ?

[croneter]

#1936

[simtaj]

Croneter, can you please help me with this issue. Author of the skin says that is PKC problem. I have all my local artwork saved with EmberMedia Manager. Author of skin today said: Tmdbhelper does NOT modify your library metadata in anyway. "Info - Manage Art" is the artwork in your library. If you have artwork set for clearlogo there then TMDbhelper will use it "tmdbhelper option - manage" is the artwork tmdbhelper has looked up online. This artwork is only used if the local item doesn't have artwork. If your local item sets a clearlogo that doesn't exist then tmdbhelper will not have art. It only cares about whether a filename is listed, it doesn't read the artwork to check it exists Thank you!

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