In the interest of transparency, can we have the name of the " new primary metadata source for images" which is referred to in this article? [image] Movie artwork updates Announcements We have started rolling out a change which will affect the default poster artwork we us…

I haven’t had the chance to try out how effective Gracenote’s posters are. If they indeed don’t perform well as you’ve described, I suggest proposing to Plex to introduce a feature for default settings selection. Similar to how you can choose the default Episode ordering for TV show libraries, eithe…

[image] BigWheel: Sorry there is not. Suspected as much but thanks for the confirmation.

I really like that suggestion as it currently stands I don’t want to refresh my libraries metadata. Even though it would be nice to keep movie rating etc up to date without mucking with the artwork.

I appreciate the change. If nothing else, it gives my libraries a slightly different look.

[image] DaranchLon: I appreciate the change. It’s mostly about preferences and that can’t ever line up for everyone, so for many, like yourself, it’s probably better or no concern. I’ve seen some posters and artwork that was solid as well but having to create adjustments and new steps to mana…

This is fantastic in the most horrible way possible [wHnNx0AWti4aS3gU9V5JSGQ5c4F] If this isn’t some kind of prank, that person needs to have their photoshop license revoked

TMDB problem. I’ve already reported it and waiting on them to delete the spam poster → Reported Problem for Johnny Mnemonic - Discuss Johnny Mnemonic — The Movie Database (TMDB)

@BigWheel do you know if there are any plans of switching to Gracenote for TV shows as well, whether it is soon or in the future?

[image] d2freak: do you know if there are any plans of switching to Gracenote for TV shows as well, whether it is soon or in the future? We will in the future but I do not have a timeframe to share.

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SwiftPanda16 February 6, 2024, 12:09am 23

Here is a script to select all the default TMDB posters.

gist.github.com

https://gist.github.com/JonnyWong16/b0e6b2761f8649d811f51866e682464b

select_tmdb_poster.py

#!/usr/bin/env python
# -*- coding: utf-8 -*-

'''
Description:  Selects the default TMDB poster for all movies in a Plex library
              if the current poster is from Gracenote.
Author:       /u/SwiftPanda16
Requires:     plexapi
'''

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Stop. Changing. My. Posters

Server Version 1.40.1.8111 has broken poster/artwork & thumbnails

Stop. Changing. My. Posters

Default poster for The Prince of Egypt is just a poorly scaled and centered logo

Stop. Changing. My. Posters

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