Roborob Wrote:Very nice script !!!!! I also requested this kinda script some time ago, and now it is here .
I Downloaded it and it works very well. Thanks for that.
But I have one queston : would it be possible in the future to add more sites with pictures like HT Backdrops. So you can set the pictures to 1920 x 1080 if you want, and when there are no pictures for this resolution fall back to 1280 x 720 or smaller.

Thanks for your good work..

ronie Wrote:believe it or not, but i am :-)

as mentioned before, i don't know if it's possible...
i just did a few tests, but doesn't work so far.

i would need to download the images in one thread and
have a second thread available to handle the periodic refresh.

i know diddly about python and threading.

Quote:yup, the skin can specify a fallback image or a folder of images. no problem.

vdrfan Wrote:Ideally 'userdata/thumbnails' is ONLY touched from core. Add-ons usually store their data in the addon_data folder. Anyway, i think you should open a new thread for this _special_ issue.

kiboy6 Wrote:is there no way to divide each downloading task into smaller tasks? Ie, download a couple of miages, refresh, download a couple more from where it left off etc? That way the "getting stuck for ages while 100s of images for a previous artist are downloaded" problem would be eliminated.

kiboy6 Wrote:I asked about the possibility of disabling this in the compressed textures thread and got this response:


So, it's really not a big deal, but would there be any chance of the ArtistSlideshow cache folder being placed somewhere else? Say, in the addon_data folder instead?

ronie Wrote:it's already like that, the script checks after each image if a ne song has started.
but if it takes like 7 minutes to download a single image, than you're in trouble.

Quote:Yeah, if the thumbnails folder is considered to be reserved for xbmc,
i'll gladly move my images to the addon_data folder.

will change that in the next release.

kiboy6 Wrote:Ahh yes... I can see the difficulty with the single thread...is there any way the single thread could have a timeout peiod of, say, three minutes, after which it would stop downloading images and refresh the slideshow, before re-commencing downloads?

kiboy6 Wrote:Also, what are the current provisions for offline use? From what I can gather it will work fine for the first artist (if cached images are present), but then won't update to the next artist because it never finishes a download?

kiboy6 Wrote:Thanks - sounds great - will we be able to seamlessly move the existing cache to the new location?

PantsOnFire Wrote:I cant work out where to configure this such that I get only high'ish quality artwork? It says to config the addon in the 1st post but I dont see these options after pressing C.

ronie Wrote:settings > add-ons > enabled add-ons > program add-ons
press c on the artist slideshow add-on and there should be an option configure.

if it's missing, make sure you're using the latest available version of the addon:
v0.1.0 for xbmc dharma
v1.0.0 for xbmc pre-eden

MarcosQui Wrote:ronie, once again, congratulations, you have done a great job.

One question: Is there any chance to adapt the script to the startup, in order to use Home Menu ?

PantsOnFire Wrote:Thanks for the pointer, followed your advice, sorted it. cheers

just an observation: Say you are listening to Muse, and it finds an artwork good enough and displays it. Then the song ends and next it plays Outkast (but now the script does not find a good enough artwork), xbmc continues to show the Muse artowrk, which just seems a bit odd I think (if you look up at the tv and see Muse artwork while Outkast are playing).