Plex-Meta-Manager/docs/defaults/overlay_variables.md

Shared Overlay Template Variables

IMPORTANT: The variables in this table are only valid in the context of the PMM default metadata files.

There are some template_variables that all the PMM Defaults except franchise can use to manipulate the file from the default settings which are provided.

Note that the template_variables: section only needs to be used if you do want to actually change how the defaults work. Any value not specified is its default value if it has one if not it's just ignored.

Below are the available variables which can be used to customize the file.

Variable	Description & Values
use_<<key>>1	Description: Turns off individual Overlays in a Defaults file. Values: false to turn off the overlay
file	Description: Controls the images associated with all the Overlays to a local file. Values: Filepath to Overlay Image
file_<<key>>1	Description: Controls the image associated with this key's Overlay to a local file. Values: Filepath to Overlay Image
url	Description: Controls the images associated with all the Overlays to a url. Values: URL to Overlay Image
url_<<key>>1	Description: Controls the image associated with this key's Overlay to a url. Values: URL to Overlay Image
git	Description: Controls the images associated with all the Overlays to the git repo. Values: Git Path to Overlay Image
git_<<key>>1	Description: Controls the image associated with this key's Overlay to the git repo. Values: Git Path to Overlay Image
repo	Description: Controls the images associated with all the Overlays to a custom repo. Values: Repo Path to Overlay Image
repo_<<key>>1	Description: Controls the image associated with this key's Overlay to a custom repo. Values: Repo Path to Overlay Image
horizontal_offset	Description: Controls the Horizontal Offset of this overlay. Can be a %. Values: Number 0 or greater or 0%-100%
horizontal_align	Description: Controls the Horizontal Alignment of the overlay. Values: left, center, or right
vertical_offset	Description: Controls the Vertical Offset of this overlay. Can be a %. Values: Number 0 or greater or 0%-100%
vertical_align	Description: Controls the Vertical Alignment of the overlay. Values: top, center, or bottom
back_color	Description: Controls the Backdrop Color for the Text Overlay. Values: Color Hex Code in format #RGB, #RGBA, #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA AA is transparency; 00 [transparent] to FF [opaque]
back_width	Description: Controls the Backdrop Width for the Text Overlay. If back_width is not specified the Backdrop Sizes to the text Values: Any Number greater then 0
back_height	Description: Controls the Backdrop Height for the Text Overlay. If back_height is not specified the Backdrop Sizes to the text Values: Any Number greater then 0
back_align	Description: Controls the Alignment for the Text Overlay inside the backdrop. If back_align is not specified the Backdrop Centers the text. Values: left, right, center, top, or bottom
back_padding	Description: Controls the Backdrop Padding for the Text Overlay. Values: Any Number greater then 0
back_radius	Description: Controls the Backdrop Radius for the Text Overlay. Values: Any Number greater then 0
back_line_color	Description: Controls the Backdrop Line Color for the Text Overlay. Values: Color Hex Code in format #RGB, #RGBA, #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA``AA is transparency; 00 [transparent] to FF [opaque]
back_line_width	Description: Controls the Backdrop Line Width for the Text Overlay. Values: Any Number greater then 0

1. Each default overlay has a key that when calling to effect a specific collection you must replace <<key>> with when calling.