Questions on show images

[CollegeProject]

Are the GetShowImage or GetShowImageCount suppose to return anything? The only way I can get images for shows is using GetSeriesImage. Just curious if these are suppose to return anything? I am on version 9 with a valid license for guide data. I tried all the calls like "PosterTall" etc as well as a 0 on image count and they all return 0.

This is for shows in the guide not recorded or local yet if that matters.

thanks

SCP

[Fuzzy]

I think availability is pretty limited. In most cases, there is no image provided for an individual episode, in which case Sage typically generated a thumbnail from a set timestamp into the program.

[CollegeProject]

Originally Posted by Fuzzy

I think availability is pretty limited. In most cases, there is no image provided for an individual episode, in which case Sage typically generated a thumbnail from a set timestamp into the program.

So to further this, there is really no way to get an image series or otherwise for allot (around 60% in my case) of livetv current airings? I find it odd this calls are there and they are empty.. I am guessing the provider Google used provided these images where as the SageTV provider doesnt?

[EnterNoEscape]

Originally Posted by CollegeProject

So to further this, there is really no way to get an image series or otherwise for allot (around 60% in my case) of livetv current airings? I find it odd this calls are there and they are empty.. I am guessing the provider Google used provided these images where as the SageTV provider doesnt?

Generally you will only get a thumbnail for movies. For episodes, you will mostly only get thumbnails from the associated SeriesInfo object if one exists for the series associated with the episodes. This was my observation on WarlockRipper when I was implementing the Schedules Direct support into the core. My understanding is that things are done this way to keep the size of the database objects down. Schedules Direct does provide episode photos, but they are vertical for some reason which really looks weird when it's literally a frame from a widescreens show, so I opted to not have them at all in my core implementation.

[stuckless]

Phoenix Fanart apis also provide episode specific fanart... But not sure it's used anywhere. I'l l likely be testing this out in the next few days myself.

[CollegeProject]

Originally Posted by EnterNoEscape

Schedules Direct does provide episode photos, but they are vertical for some reason which really looks weird when it's literally a frame from a widescreens show, so I opted to not have them at all in my core implementation.

Ya I don't use schedules direct addon but I see the same I get some series images but very few unfortunately.

Originally Posted by stuckless

Phoenix Fanart apis also provide episode specific fanart... But not sure it's used anywhere. I'l l likely be testing this out in the next few days myself.

Is this for unrecorded tv (ie livetv) care to share that call? I use the episode specific fanart for stuff that is scrapped already no issues using phoenix.fanart.GetEpisode() and phoenix.fanart.GetDefaultEpisode() but those don't scrap on demand correct? I am looking for a way to get stuff from the guide airings which are not recorded or already scraped.

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by CollegeProject

Ya I don't use schedules direct addon but I see the same I get some series images but very few unfortunately.



Is this for unrecorded tv (ie livetv) care to share that call? I use the episode specific fanart for stuff that is scrapped already no issues using phoenix.fanart.GetEpisode() and phoenix.fanart.GetDefaultEpisode() but those don't scrap on demand correct? I am looking for a way to get stuff from the guide airings which are not recorded or already scraped.

If the LiveTV is tuned, you should be able to use...

MediaFileAPI.GenerateThumbnail(MediaFile, seconds, w, h, outFile);

Phoenix uses this in it's VideoThumbAPI to generate video strips from a file. The catch of course is that the MediaFile must be a real file (ie, currently recording, or previously recorded)

[bialio]

I don't think we ever got video strips working for currently recording files. I seem to remember that it was just on the complete files for some reason...