2015-11-17, 17:08
Would be nice for Kodi to scrape all local artist information, nfo's/thumbs/fanart, etc..
Currently Kodi only scrapes and stores local information for artists of albums. If I have an artist that only appears on compilations, feat., etc... then it will scrape online sources. But not the information I have stored locally. SO if the artist has information available online I can see this in kodi. If not then there is no information.
I do believe in and contribute to online sources for the community. But There are still benefits to having the local sources...
Ease of initial scrapes.
Consistency between multiple installs of Kodi
Specific info and artwork instead of indiscriminately scraping online sources.
Due to the lack of available copyright information on artwork, especially more obscure artists, it is difficult to get artwork approved for fanart.tv
Currently Kodi only scrapes and stores local information for artists of albums. If I have an artist that only appears on compilations, feat., etc... then it will scrape online sources. But not the information I have stored locally. SO if the artist has information available online I can see this in kodi. If not then there is no information.
I do believe in and contribute to online sources for the community. But There are still benefits to having the local sources...
Ease of initial scrapes.
Consistency between multiple installs of Kodi
Specific info and artwork instead of indiscriminately scraping online sources.
Due to the lack of available copyright information on artwork, especially more obscure artists, it is difficult to get artwork approved for fanart.tv