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Image Asset Directory Guide
The Image Asset Directories can be used to update the posters and backgrounds of collections, movies, shows, seasons, and episodes.
You can specify your asset folders under the settings
attribute asset_directory
:
settings:
asset_directory: config/assets
To use multiple Image Asset Directories specify the directories as a YAML list:
settings:
asset_directory:
- config/assets
- config/more_assets
- config/assets_ahoy
- You can specify an Image Asset Directory per Metadata/Playlist/Overlay File when calling the file. See Path Types for how to define them.
- By default [if no
asset_directory
is specified], the program will look in the same folder as yourconfig.yml
for a folder calledassets
.
How assets are run
Assets are searched for only at specific times.
- Collection and Playlist assets are searched for whenever that collection/playlist is run.
- Item assets and Unmanaged Collections assets are searched for whenever the
assets_for_all
Library Operation is active.
- If you want to silence the
Asset Warning: No poster or background found in an assets folder for 'TITLE'
you can use theshow_missing_assets
Setting Attribute:settings: show_missing_assets: false
Asset Naming
The table below shows the asset folder path structures that will be searched for. There are two options for how Plex Meta Manager looks at the files inside your Asset Directories. Choose an option with the asset_folders
Setting Attribute. Note that asset_folders
is a toggle; you can't put some images in folders and some not in a context where it is enabled.
Image Type | Image Path With Foldersasset_folders: true |
Image Path Without Folderasset_folders: false |
---|---|---|
Collection/Movie/Show poster | assets/ASSET_NAME/poster.ext |
assets/ASSET_NAME.ext |
Collection/Movie/Show background | assets/ASSET_NAME/background.ext |
assets/ASSET_NAME_background.ext |
Season poster | assets/ASSET_NAME/Season##.ext |
assets/ASSET_NAME_Season##.ext |
Season background | assets/ASSET_NAME/Season##_background.ext |
assets/ASSET_NAME_Season##_background.ext |
Episode poster | assets/ASSET_NAME/S##E##.ext |
assets/ASSET_NAME_S##E##.ext |
Episode background | assets/ASSET_NAME/S##E##_background.ext |
assets/ASSET_NAME_S##E##_background.ext |
-
For Collections replace
ASSET_NAME
with the mapping name used with the collection unlessname_mapping
is specified, which you would then use what's specified inname_mapping
. -
For Movies replace
ASSET_NAME
with the exact name of the folder the video file is stored in.- i.e. if you have
Movies/Star Wars (1977)/Star Wars (1977) [1080p].mp4
then your asset directory would look at eitherassets/Star Wars (1977)/poster.png
orassets/Star Wars (1977).png
for the poster.
- i.e. if you have
-
For Shows, Seasons, and Episodes replace
ASSET_NAME
with the exact name of the folder for the show as a whole.- i.e. if you have
Shows/Game of Thrones/Season 1/Game of Thrones - S01E01.mp4
then your asset directory would look at eitherassets/Game of Thrones/poster.png
orassets/Game of Thrones.png
for the poster.
- i.e. if you have
-
For Seasons replace
##
with the zero padded season number (00 for specials) -
For Episodes replacing the first
##
with the zero padded season number (00 for specials), the second##
with the zero padded episode number -
Replace
.ext
with the image extension -
When
asset_folders
is set totrue
movie/show folders can be nested inside other folders, but you must specify how deep you want to search because the more levels to search the longer it takes. -
You can specify how deep you want to scan by using the
asset_depth
Setting Attribute.
Here's an example config folder structure with an assets directory with asset_folders
set to true and false.
asset_folders: true
config
├── config.yml
├── Movies.yml
├── TV Shows.yml
├── assets
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings
│ ├── poster.png
│ ├── background.png
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)
│ ├── poster.png
│ ├── background.png
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers (2002)
│ ├── poster.png
│ ├── background.png
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King (2003)
│ ├── poster.png
│ ├── background.png
│ ├── Star Wars (Animated)
│ ├── poster.png
│ ├── background.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars
│ ├── poster.png
│ ├── background.png
│ ├── Season00.png
│ ├── Season01.png
│ ├── Season02.png
│ ├── Season03.png
│ ├── Season04.png
│ ├── Season05.png
│ ├── Season06.png
│ ├── Season07.png
│ ├── S07E01.png
│ ├── S07E02.png
│ ├── S07E03.png
│ ├── S07E04.png
│ ├── S07E05.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels
│ ├── poster.png
│ ├── background.png
│ ├── Season01.png
│ ├── Season01_background.png
│ ├── Season02.png
│ ├── Season02_background.png
│ ├── Season03.png
│ ├── Season03_background.png
│ ├── Season04.png
│ ├── Season04_background.png
asset_folders: false
config
├── config.yml
├── Movies.yml
├── TV Shows.yml
├── assets
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings.png
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings_background.png
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring (2001).png
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings The Fellowship of the Ring (2001)_background.png
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers (2002).png
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings The Two Towers (2002)_background.png
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King (2003).png
│ ├── The Lord of the Rings The Return of the King (2003)_background.png
│ ├── Star Wars (Animated).png
│ ├── Star Wars (Animated)_background.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_background.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_Season00.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_Season01.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_Season02.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_Season03.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_Season04.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_Season05.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_Season06.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_Season07.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_S07E01.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_S07E02.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_S07E03.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_S07E04.png
│ ├── Star Wars The Clone Wars_S07E05.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels_background.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels_Season01.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels_Season01_background.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels_Season02.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels_Season02_background.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels_Season03.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels_Season03_background.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels_Season04.png
│ ├── Star Wars Rebels_Season04_background.png