[Samu-rai]

2 things for me. "Display collection fanart" for TV shows just shows a black screen on the main menu. I use smart playlists for movies and 3D movies so I can't use collection fanart. Where is all fanart stored? Maybe I can make each section just point to that directory. I am on OpenElec but the XBMC directory structure should be similar.

thrak76 is right, your fanart isn't stored in one centralised place, unless you use artwork organizer.

If you are running openelec you aren't easily going to be able to browse to the addon_data folder once you run the addon. So you should move the folder it creates to somewhere in your home folder (Downloads for example) through the samba share.

Why not? There should be no need to move the folder(s) Artwork Organiser add-on creates.

This issue is more likely because he is using a custom theme?

7. "Background Image - Use Collection Fanarts" is overridden and does not work, if you are using your own theme. (See second part of post #1001)

http://forum.xbmc.org/showthread.php?tid...pid1559144

In which case you have to use the other option "Change Backdrop - Multiple Images" instead and browse to the correct folder the Artwork Organiser creates. On OpenElec when browsing in to that folder in the UI it would be something like:

Root File System - Storage - .XBMC - Userdata - Addon_Data - Script.ArtworkOrganizer and then select the correct sub-folder like:

ArtistFanart or MovieFanart or what ever you are setting up etc.

Before you do that however you may need to go in to the XBMC settings - Appearance - File Lists and turn on Show Hidden Files and Directories.

If he is not using his own theme then the normal option of "Background Image - Use Collection Fanarts" should work fine, unless ------>

However if you have customized your menus, I will give you an example. I changed my Music menu so when I click on Music it takes me to the Albums view. To do this in the menu customizer I used the "Replace This Menu With" and the "Clone Sub-Menu From" options. If you do that then the option "Background Image - Use Collection Fanarts" is not present and cannot even be seen and you are then forced to use the other option "Change Backdrop - Multiple Images" instead.

If you are using a Video Playlist as a My Menu item you should also be able to use the "Change Backdrop - Multiple Images" option to display background fanart on that custom menu item. Either point it to a folder that the Artwork Organiser add-on has created or point it to your own folder which contains the particular fanart images you want to be displayed.

The "Use Collection Fanarts" option only works on default menu items and when you are not using a custom theme. In all other cases such as customized menus, MyMenus, Video / Audio Playlists or when using a custom theme, you have to use the other option "Change Backdrop - Multiple Images" instead.

I stand corrected with regards to browsing to the addon_data folder, but all the other information (albeit in less detail) was explained earlier in the thread.