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okcvet
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 Posted - 08 Apr 2017 : 20:11:42
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| Yesterday I was able to add covers to my movies, today I'm not able to do that. I drag and drop and it looks like it works, but the cover never shows up. I tried using the cover manager and that doesn't work. So I fired up Access and it shows the image in the proper place with the proper name. Any ideas? |
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
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Posted - 08 Apr 2017 : 20:49:49
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Sorry, not at this moment. I never have had problems with that. But I have to admit that I don't use the drag'n'drop function.
Do you already have tried to add the pics by copy and paste?
Keep in mind that the pics always have to be in the database specific subfolder: [database name]_cover. It's in the same directory as your database.mdb. |
In order to achieve what is possible, you have to try the impossible over and over again.
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okcvet
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 09 Apr 2017 : 16:58:51
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| For a very long time I have not been able to automatically retrieve covers with the details, so I have used drag and drop for more than a year without problems. Yes, I can see the path and the name when I open the database with Access. I have tried renaming the jpg with the name shown in the database and physically moving the file to the correct folder. They just don't show. I have 10,000 plus movies, so I sure don't want to rebuild. I'm at a complete loss as what to try now. |
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
4651 Posts |
Posted - 09 Apr 2017 : 17:58:51
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Maybe it could help: Somewhere there is a function to Rebuild Thumbnails. I can't search it myself as I'm @work right now.
Another possibility could be that the pics are no jpg... do you have IrfanView activated in the options?
Best would be to have an example screenshot of a broken database entry and the cover itself.
Btw. will the cover been shown in the GridView? |
In order to achieve what is possible, you have to try the impossible over and over again.
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okcvet
Starting Member
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2017 : 16:17:03
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Let me step you through the process that works but is very frustrating. I use the IMDB script (and I've tried all 3) XMM retrieves the movie information without covers. I open the movie in IMDB and Netflix (the description and cover is usually better in Netflix) I choose which cover I want to use and drag that jpg to my desktop. I open the movie to edit in XMM and at that point I was just simply dragging the jpg from my desktop to XMM. Now that doesn't work. So I open the cover manager click on add select the jpg and it still does not add the cover but does give the following:
Selected File : C:\Users\Wayne Langford\Desktop\MV5BMTgyOWYwYmYtNGJiNy00NWEwLTkxYTctOTcxYmJkZWNiNjQ5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDMxMjQwMw@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg
Loading Image to Control : C:\Users\Wayne Langford\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\tempdir\images\MV5BMTgyOWYwYmYtNGJiNy00NWEwLTkxYTctOTcxYmJkZWNiNjQ5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDMxMjQwMw@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_201704109645554.jpg
Saving Image to Disk...
Chosen Title: 10595-Sunset-in-the-West
Covers Directory: C:\Users\Wayne Langford\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\Databases\movies_cover\
ERROR DETECED ON COPY FILE: ErrLevel:3-53-File not found.
Name Converted: 10595-Sunset-in-the-West.jpg
Cover Type: 1
Name of file saved on DB : 10595-Sunset-in-the-West.jpg
Some Configuration Info
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Covers Path: C:\Users\Wayne Langford\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\Databases\movies_cover\
IrfanView Path: C:\Users\Wayne Langford\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\configuration\Irfanview.exe
Temp Dir: C:\Users\Wayne Langford\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\tempdir\images\
Current database: C:\Users\Wayne Langford\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\Databases\movies.mdb
now at this point I can copy the intended name for the jpg, rename the jpg manually drag it into the proper folder and then at that point it does indeed appear. That is not really an acceptable work-around, just a temporary solution until someone can figure this out, or I move to another movie manager.
Thank you for your help.
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
4651 Posts |
Posted - 10 Apr 2017 : 17:51:10
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At first: why do the IMDB scripts take no covers? Do you use the latest release? Did you have a look at the script's options if that function is disabled? It can be that you have grabbed the script for that I have deactivated the grabbing of pictures as I always load them with another script before.
Well, for me this drag'n'drop does not work anyway - in the original CoverManager of XMM. And I don't know if that ever was working.
Only method to add pics that way is by using my plugin "CoverManager" ( http://www.mediafire.com/file/t3x29gqg265i197/Updates_XMM9.rar ). That still works perfectly for me.
Adding the pic with the original CoverManager works for me, too, although is shows an error:
Selected File : C:\Users\JDommi\Desktop\MV5BMTgyOWYwYmYtNGJiNy00NWEwLTkxYTctOTcxYmJkZWNiNjQ5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDMxMjQwMw@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_.jpg
Loading Image to Control : C:\Users\JDommi\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\tempdir\images\MV5BMTgyOWYwYmYtNGJiNy00NWEwLTkxYTctOTcxYmJkZWNiNjQ5XkEyXkFqcGdeQXVyMDMxMjQwMw@@._V1_UX182_CR0,0,182,268_AL_20170410172913811.jpg
Saving Image to Disk...
Chosen Title: 1-Constantine
Covers Directory: C:\Users\JDommi\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\databases\example_cover\
ERROR DETECED ON COPY FILE:
Name Converted: 1-Constantine.jpg
Cover Type: 1
Name of file saved on DB : 1-Constantine.jpg
Some Configuration Info
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Covers Path: C:\Users\JDommi\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\databases\example_cover\
IrfanView Path: C:\Users\JDommi\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\configuration\Irfanview.exe
Temp Dir: C:\Users\JDommi\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\tempdir\images\
Current database: C:\Users\JDommi\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\databases\example.mdb
Try to remove all entries in: C:\Users\Wayne Langford\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\tempdir\images\, please. Maybe there is an old defective pic in there.
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okcvet
Starting Member
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 11 Apr 2017 : 16:32:16
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| Actually I wish that the IMDB scripts would download the covers, but they haven't for me for a very long time. I did report that and nobody ever figured that one out either. I had never used the cover manager before, only started to use it when drag'n'dropped stopped working. I checked the tempdir and there were no files there. I downloaded your plugin so I'll try that. Thanks so much for your help. BTW, yes I always update my script files, and have the option enabled for images. I'll temporarily try enabling all options to see if there is any difference. |
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
4651 Posts |
Posted - 11 Apr 2017 : 17:38:21
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| I will have a look at the imdb script this week. But the last time I have checked it the covers were imported. |
In order to achieve what is possible, you have to try the impossible over and over again.
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
4651 Posts |
Posted - 12 Apr 2017 : 01:12:07
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I just have tested for another bug report the movie "Can Can" from 1960. Cover and fanart was imported correctly.
Tell me a movie where you don't get the cover, please. |
In order to achieve what is possible, you have to try the impossible over and over again.
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okcvet
Starting Member
USA
9 Posts |
Posted - 12 Apr 2017 : 21:31:53
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| Try any of them for the last 6-7,000 I have not been able to import a single cover. I tried turning on all the options, checked all the fields, and tried all three IMDB scripts and no images. I finally decided to do a rebuild of the thumbnails that didn't help I deleted all the pictures not associated with any movie that didn't help and on a wild hunch I looked at the file permissions on the folders (in the documents folder that shouldn't be an issue) there were some that were set to read only so I corrected that. Short of re-installing the program I'm totally out of things to try. |
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
4651 Posts |
Posted - 13 Apr 2017 : 00:34:21
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| Just a test: toggle the use of IrfanView in the options if then the pics will work again. |
In order to achieve what is possible, you have to try the impossible over and over again.
Hermann Hesse |
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JDommi
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Germany
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okcvet
Starting Member
USA
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Posted - 14 Apr 2017 : 15:57:59
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| Oh WOW turned off IrfanView and now the script downloads the pictures again. Drag'N'Drop also works, so I am a happy camper now. Thank you. |
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
4651 Posts |
Posted - 14 Apr 2017 : 17:32:10
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In order to achieve what is possible, you have to try the impossible over and over again.
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DrDeath
Starting Member
South Africa
10 Posts |
Posted - 20 Apr 2017 : 04:55:36
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Hi there. I have the same problem. It started when I upgraded to windows10. I'm have uninstalled the app, reinstalled the latest release, created a new database, and still it won't import pics with scrips, nor can I manually add pics. I tried both Drag and Drop and pointing to the actual file. I don't have Irfanview installed so I can't turn it off.. I get the following error:
Selected File : D:\movie database\fanart\00 DB Folders\0-9\24\poster.jpg
Loading Image to Control : C:\Users\Dr Death\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\tempdir\images\poster2017042045227249.jpg
Saving Image to Disk...
Chosen Title: 1-2012
Covers Directory: C:\Users\Dr Death\Documents\eXtreme Movie Manager 8\Databases\mine_cover\
ERROR DETECED ON COPY FILE: ErrLevel:3-53-File not found.
I have tried this with over 3000 movies and no images appear. Please help |
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DrDeath
Starting Member
South Africa
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Posted - 20 Apr 2017 : 05:46:41
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| nevermind. I was being an idiot. I found the irfranview setting and all's well again |
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music4al
Starting Member
Canada
33 Posts |
Posted - 07 May 2017 : 16:47:48
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Driving me crazy... I'm trying to add a cover for an episode in XMM9..it allows me to put in the cover in however it shows up in all episodes of the series, if I try to change the cover on say episode 5 of the series it changes all the covers.
Basically XMM9 uses a cover (eg 743-) for all episodes with Movie ID 743. What bothers me is that on some TV Series I've had no problem putting different covers for episodes and on some it will not work and defaults to the cover under the specific Movie ID.
One thing I did notice though is on the episodes that it does work when I add the picture in cover manager (via clipboard) the file being added now shows the filename (eg "10883-15-0-28-1---The-Top-10-Things-You-Need-To-Know-") not the generic 743-.
What frustrates me is that it's inconsistent. I don't mind having the generic cover for all episodes, however being able to change 1 or more with out it affecting the rest would be great |
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
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Posted - 07 May 2017 : 17:42:53
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Yes, that function is really not consistent. Therefor I never have added those pics to my CoverManager plugin.
But in general the picture name for episodes has following format: YYYYMMDDHHMM???--The-Title-Season-Episode. The ??? is a value I can not explore.
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music4al
Starting Member
Canada
33 Posts |
Posted - 09 May 2017 : 06:39:05
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It's the fact that it changes the name of the picture to (eg 743- (Movie ID) as mentioned previously, also sometimes you will see below one of the previous problems that the program coverts
ERROR DETECED ON COPY FILE:
Name Converted: 1-Constantine.jpg
I can't find out why there is an error on some and not on others, it seems random. I'm even tempted to attach a file that currently works to another to see if it gets rejected when attached to another episode
Unfortunately because I need this feature to work at least on a regular basis, can you put it on your lengthy to do list, I believe for users of your program it would enhance their experience and be a definite improvement as a selling point.
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Edited by - music4al on 09 May 2017 13:26:49 |
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JDommi
Administrator
Germany
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Posted - 09 May 2017 : 09:47:40
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Well, it's not my program. Ale is is the sole programmer! I'm "only" a user just like you.
And as said before I never have recognized that problem. So I can't help on finding the bug. I only can guess that it could be a problem of a broken>/too slow download at that moment. |
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music4al
Starting Member
Canada
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Posted - 16 May 2017 : 06:31:40
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| I think I've figured out why its doing what it's doing... If you have a Season with multiple episodes only 1 picture is allowed for all episodes in the season, however if you have individual entries which are part of the Series, typically stored in Season 0 such as specials, extras, etc.. XMM will allow individual photos for each special, since it's a one off and not part of a set of episodes. |
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