2018-02-09, 07:26
There are several different possibilities.
When you start from scratch and select "Scrape game info and artwork online" RCB will create default artwork folders at the path that you choose in the config wizard. The folders are named boxfront, boxback, screenshot, ... When you start scraping immediately, RCB will look for artwork online and fills the empty folders with artwork grabbed from online sources.
When you put your own artwork in the new created folders before you start scraping, RCB will use this instead of grabbing new artwork. But it will fill up missing artwork from online sources.
When you select "Game info and artwork are availabe locally" you will have to tell RCB the path to every single artwork folder. In the config wizard it will ask you for every path but you can also add new artwork folders in the "Edit Rom Collection" dialog.
Then it depends on the scraper that you choose in the Import Games dialog. When you choose thegamesdb or any other online scraper it will work as described above. It will use the available artwork but it fills up missing artwork with artwork from online sources.
One thing is important to know: RCB stores the path to every artwork file in its db. So, when you change artwork paths after you scraped everything, RCB won't automatically update the artwork. The easiest way to get around this, is to export database as nfo files, delete your database and import again with the local nfo scraper. Then it will use the new artwok paths.
When you start from scratch and select "Scrape game info and artwork online" RCB will create default artwork folders at the path that you choose in the config wizard. The folders are named boxfront, boxback, screenshot, ... When you start scraping immediately, RCB will look for artwork online and fills the empty folders with artwork grabbed from online sources.
When you put your own artwork in the new created folders before you start scraping, RCB will use this instead of grabbing new artwork. But it will fill up missing artwork from online sources.
When you select "Game info and artwork are availabe locally" you will have to tell RCB the path to every single artwork folder. In the config wizard it will ask you for every path but you can also add new artwork folders in the "Edit Rom Collection" dialog.
Then it depends on the scraper that you choose in the Import Games dialog. When you choose thegamesdb or any other online scraper it will work as described above. It will use the available artwork but it fills up missing artwork with artwork from online sources.
One thing is important to know: RCB stores the path to every artwork file in its db. So, when you change artwork paths after you scraped everything, RCB won't automatically update the artwork. The easiest way to get around this, is to export database as nfo files, delete your database and import again with the local nfo scraper. Then it will use the new artwok paths.