XBMC uses poster.jpg instead of banner.jpg
#1
Hello,
there is a similar thread in the Aeon subsection of this forum but the problem seems to be valid for all skins( i tried aeon MQ3, NOX and confluence).
So i have some TV shows in the DB for these shows everything is fine. But once i add a new show it does not use the banner.jpg for display in the series windows.
For the old shows the Banner/Poster differentation is okay. But not for the new shows. In the show folder are both files (poster & banner file) with the correct content. If you switch the file names the problem remains.

I already tried a fresh install with the same result and i know a friend of mine has the same problem.

Has anyone expierenced the same issue?

The Problem exists since the beginning of december.

For reference: http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid=120715

Regards!
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#2
This is skin specific. Xbmc doesn't use banner.jpg or poster.jpg.
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#3
but weird that it's even mixed up with confluence skin
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#4
Make sure there is no folder.jpg as that is what is scraped first no matter the setting in the scraper.
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#5
thanks for the advice:
in the main Show directory i only have these files:

banner.jpg
clearart.png
landscape.jpg
logo.png
poster.jpg

i checked the 'older' shows too (which were scraped correctly in august)
they look the same. That's why i am confused.
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#6
In the TVDB scraper options there is a setting to prefer posters (off is banners) - make sure it's set to what you want.
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#7
Hey live4ever,
thanks for your tip! I switched that option and rescraped the concerning shows, first there was no difference, but when i switched to alternative banners it worked.
BUT the main problem is, when i switch to alternative banners, i have some shows which don't have alternative banners and i have no clue how to assign differnt banners.
Do you have an idea for the ongoing journey?

Regards!
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#8
By alternate banner do you mean a changed 'banner.jpg' in the TV show folder? These are cached in the texture cache you can manually delete it or wait 24h (I believe) for them to be recreated.
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#9
Hey live4ever,

in aeon skin you can hit an option use alternate banners, i have no clue where they come from. I try to wipe the cache now. Maybe that's the solution
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