[huttdes]

I create my own nfo files. I use the Template provided here... https://kodi.wiki/view/NFO_files/Movies and https://kodi.wiki/view/NFO_files/TV_shows

I certainly find it far quicker than installing a media manager, then learning how to use it, then trying to figure out what all the settings mean, then fiddling trying to get it right, then going back and redoing the nfo files because I found my workflow was flawed and missed adding something like the UniqueID or got the settings wrong.

Ok, for the minimal info I should need for each episode it will probably be easier to just do manually with template and make the appropriate changes like you say.
Let me ask you this to make sure I'm handling the actors images properly.
I want to have have different images for each family member for each year... I don't want a pic of my daughter at age 15 for a video when she is 2.
Currently I have a hidden folder in each season folder
.actors

So for example in the nfo
<actor>
<name>actor1</name>
<role>role1</role>
<order>0</order>
<thumb></thumb>
</actor>

What should I have in the thumb quotes? Or does it just automatically know to look in the .actors folder for the same name?