2015-08-24, 04:41
Kodi caches all extra (beyond Kodi default/what scrapers provide) artwork that Artwork Downloader adds when it needs to be displayed, whether it is remote (http) or local. This includes artwork that it adds to the Kodi database, like clearlogo and landscape, as well as extrafanart and extrathumbs. extrafanart/thumbs display are subject to file system delays/access issues because it has to list the items in the directory before it can look up the images in it's cache.
I've just submitted a pull request to Add 'extrafanart' to Kodi database as 'fanart#', which allows a multi fanart display that doesn't need to hit the filesystem if the images are cached. It does add a plugin:// path, and I am curious about how quickly that responds on a Raspberry Pi. I need to add a bulk mode so a skin can expect 'fanart#' to have all images in 'extrafanart', but it's mostly down.
I've just submitted a pull request to Add 'extrafanart' to Kodi database as 'fanart#', which allows a multi fanart display that doesn't need to hit the filesystem if the images are cached. It does add a plugin:// path, and I am curious about how quickly that responds on a Raspberry Pi. I need to add a bulk mode so a skin can expect 'fanart#' to have all images in 'extrafanart', but it's mostly down.
