[AnalogKid]

OK, with the ever evolving support of Fanart and Thumbs in skins, I thought it was about time a tutorial was revamped.
In the old days 'Fanart' and 'Thumbs' were two simple terms, but now, there's a LOT more to artwork for media files than there used to be... so these two terms alone don't do things justice.

This is a first draft of a guide for newbies, AND for seasoned pro's and serves as a helper/reminder for which files need to go where!

The intention is that this initial post will be the MASTER guide (so folks should not have to keep reading the entire thread to keep up with new events, just trust the first postings to be 'up to date'.

If there are errors or omissions, please let me know in the thread and I shall update the OP accordingly. (I do need help in some areas!)

Thanks for additional input go to: JoeBrady, Ronie


******** Flat Movie Structure
<Moviename1>.avi(iso,rar,mkv,mpg,etc)
<Moviename1>.nfo (1)
<Moviename1>.jpg/tbn (2)
<Moviename1>-fanart.jpg (3)
<Moviename1>-trailer.avi (8)
<Moviename2> - CD1.avi(iso,rar,mkv,mpg,etc)
<Moviename2> - CD2.avi(iso,rar,mkv,mpg,etc)
<Moviename2>.nfo (1)
<Moviename2>.jpg/tbn (2)
<Moviename2>-fanart.jpg (3)
<Moviename2>-trailer.avi (8)


******** Hierarchical Movie Structure Where Movie Name and Containing Folder Name Match
Movies\
-- Moviename\
---- Moviename.avi
---- movie.nfo OR <Moviename>.nfo (1)
---- movie.tbn/jpg OR <Moviename>.tbn/jpg OR folder.jpg (2)
---- fanart.jpg OR <Moviename>-fanart.jpg (3)
---- movie-trailer.avi OR <moviename>-trailer.avi (8)
---- extrathumbs\
------ thumbN.jpg (4)


******** Hierarchical Movie Structure Where Movie Name and Containing Folder Name Do Not Match
Movies\
-- Moviename\
---- MismatchedName.avi
---- movie.nfo OR <Moviename>.nfo OR <MismatchedName>.nfo (1)
---- movie.tbn/jpg OR <Moviename>.tbn/.jpg <MismatchedName>.tbn/jpg OR folder.jpg (2)
---- fanart.jpg OR <Moviename>-fanart.jpg OR <MismatchedName>-fanart.jpg (3)
---- movie-trailer.avi OR <moviename>-trailer.avi OR <MismatchedName>-trailer.avi (8)
---- extrathumbs\
------ thumbN.jpg (4)


******** Hierarchical Movie Structure Where Stacked Movie Name and Containing Folder Match
Movies\
-- Moviename\
---- Moviename - CD1.avi
---- Moviename - CD2.avi
---- movie.nfo OR <Moviename>.nfo (1)
---- movie.tbn/jpg OR <Moviename>.tbn/jpg OR folder.jpg (2)
---- fanart.jpg OR <Moviename>-fanart.jpg (3)
---- movie-trailer.avi OR <moviename>-trailer.avi (8)
---- extrathumbs\
------ thumbN.jpg (4)




******** Hierarchical Movie Structure Where Stacked Movie Name and Containing Folder Name Do Not Match
Movies\
-- Moviename\
---- MismatchedName - CD1.avi
---- MismatchedName - CD2.avi
---- movie.nfo OR <Moviename>.nfo OR <MismatchedName>.nfo (1)
---- movie.tbn/jpg OR <Moviename>.tbn/jpg OR <MismatchedName>.tbn/jpg OR folder.jpg (2)
---- fanart.jpg OR <Moviename>-fanart.jpg OR <MismatchedName>-fanart.jpg (3)
---- movie-trailer.avi OR <moviename>-trailer.avi or <MismatchedName>-trailer.avi (8)
---- extrathumbs\
------ thumbN.jpg (4)




******** Hierarchical Movie Structure Where Movie Contains a DVD RIP
Movies\
-- Moviename\
---- Video_TS\
---- Audio_TS\
---- movie.nfo OR <Moviename>.nfo (1)
---- movie.tbn/jpg OR <Moviename>.tbn/jpg OR folder.jpg (2)
---- fanart.jpg OR <Moviename>-fanart.jpg (3)
---- movie-trailer.avi OR <moviename>-trailer.avi (8)
---- extrathumbs\
------ thumbN.jpg (4)