2009-11-20, 10:45
I notice in the settings rationalization that "Extract thumbnails and video information " are now bundled together.
Speaking from personal opinion this to me is a bad idea. Video information is exact and random thumbnails are not. I can see the logic why they were bundled but I really don't think the two should be.
Obviously some people will disagree with me but I cannot see an advanced settings to remedy this situation.
Update:
Edited extract from IRC discussion (spelling fixed
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<xe`> Jezz_X, if you can be arsed or get a moment can you raise my opinion in a dev meeting about auto thumbanil and tagging being grouped. Post here http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=441390
<xe`> I really think these two settings should not be grouped
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<Jezz_X> xe I have made many complaints about it myself but no one cares
<Katana`> (what is the issue you're discussing ?)
<xe`> Jezz_X, i done an update library and it fileld my handcrafted lib full of shit thumbnails
Cant see how to turn the damn thing off now without losing tagging = bad
<xe`> Katana`, http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=441390
<Jezz_X> indeed
<xe`> can we start a petition
<Jezz_X> I also hate auto random thumbs I would rather see the default icon
<Jezz_X> and it makes it harder to tell if it actually managed to scrape one
<xe`> yeah me to hence why i always had it off
<xe`> agreed
<Jezz_X> because I usually make one and upload it if non exists
<xe`> also agreed me to
<Katana`> I kind of agree with you here xe`
<xe`> i suspect alot of tvdb content is driven by this actually
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<Katana`> both are completely unrelated
<Jezz_X> indeed
<xe`> yeah well said
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<Jezz_X> feel free to copy past this log into it
<xe`> doing it now
Speaking from personal opinion this to me is a bad idea. Video information is exact and random thumbnails are not. I can see the logic why they were bundled but I really don't think the two should be.
Obviously some people will disagree with me but I cannot see an advanced settings to remedy this situation.
Update:
Edited extract from IRC discussion (spelling fixed
:<xe`> Jezz_X, if you can be arsed or get a moment can you raise my opinion in a dev meeting about auto thumbanil and tagging being grouped. Post here http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=441390
<xe`> I really think these two settings should not be grouped
...
<Jezz_X> xe I have made many complaints about it myself but no one cares
<Katana`> (what is the issue you're discussing ?)
<xe`> Jezz_X, i done an update library and it fileld my handcrafted lib full of shit thumbnails
Cant see how to turn the damn thing off now without losing tagging = bad <xe`> Katana`, http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?p=441390
<Jezz_X> indeed
<xe`> can we start a petition
<Jezz_X> I also hate auto random thumbs I would rather see the default icon
<Jezz_X> and it makes it harder to tell if it actually managed to scrape one
<xe`> yeah me to hence why i always had it off
<xe`> agreed
<Jezz_X> because I usually make one and upload it if non exists
<xe`> also agreed me to
<Katana`> I kind of agree with you here xe`
<xe`> i suspect alot of tvdb content is driven by this actually
...
<Katana`> both are completely unrelated
<Jezz_X> indeed
<xe`> yeah well said
...
<Jezz_X> feel free to copy past this log into it
<xe`> doing it now
