[rmrector]

When importing library data from a scraper, NFO file, or the videodb.xml file that Kodi exports, it only imports the 'classic' artwork (poster/fanart/thumb/banner depending on mediatype), while Kodi supports freely-named artwork (clearlogo, landscape, banner for movies, etc) in most other contexts.

For instance, Kodi exports all the artwork to the 'art' element in videodb.xml (single file) like below, but it doesn't import them, only 'thumb' and 'fanart' under the root element. I've also not been able to import freely-named artwork from NFO files, but Kodi doesn't export other artwork to those (separate), either. Ditto scrapers, which seem to import in a similar way.

Code:

<art>
    <banner>http://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/1642/moviebanner/the-net-53fe469a9bb98.jpg</banner>
    <clearart>http://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/1642/hdmovieclearart/the-net-537c52126493c.png</clearart>
    <clearlogo>http://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/1642/hdmovielogo/the-net-511a647dd1e76.png</clearlogo>
    <fanart>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/uBqa8nPu3HUtfSHtWqo7VhYG0Uc.jpg</fanart>
    <fanart1>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/8HxVQljLAUJko1qqV121GIFI7yN.jpg</fanart1>
    <fanart2>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cR0Jd9i67gpbdiaVpMZDDFSEsXM.jpg</fanart2>
    <fanart3>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/hufeR2Kt5zNiYo88cbVs6eUmLhO.jpg</fanart3>
    <fanart4>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/ogQnErC7yHNHiXxslsAup2CwVPa.jpg</fanart4>
    <fanart5>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/5qre04ZSMTwPD81ECHMzIF1FC71.jpg</fanart5>
    <landscape>http://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/1642/moviethumb/the-net-53ff0f545a0ae.jpg</landscape>
    <poster>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/gKDNaAFzT21cSVeKQop7d1uhoSp.jpg</poster>
</art>

Edit: Scrapers seem to work the same way.

[Solo0815]

I support this FR. You can use "Artwork Downloader" to achieve this, but Kodi should do this also ootB.

[rmrector]

Almost two years later I found a good place for small loop rebobble and submitted a pull request for this improvement. It doesn't work like the above example, but with <thumb aspect="clearlogo"> tags, replacing clearlogo for the different art types.

Only for the video library, the music library is still a few steps behind in the artwork department.

It is still new and hasn't been merged in, but if there are no problems I hope to see it in Kodi 18 Leia.