Purpose

• Category: Videos
• Type of Change:  Feature

Description of Change

• Use Fanart

This option will try to download fanart for your movies which can be displayed as a background when using Videos views. The display depends on the skin you use.

• To use this option you need to download and configure the Fanart Handler extension for MediaPortal. The skin you use must support the Fanart Handler extension (more info in Fanart Handler Wiki)
• Fanart downloading also works within MediaPortal if you use F3 or the Info/More button on your remote for IMDB lookup.  See Using Videos for further information.
• Set number of downloaded fanart per movie (max 5) to use cycling fanart feature from Fanart Handler plugin. Those fanart will cycle when video is selected in MediaPortal. Default value: 1

• Download fanart for share view: Default value: Checked

To prevent download and saving fanart for share view, uncheck this option (still fanart can be shown in share view if video file name and video title are the same).

• *Hint: *If  every video is placed in it's own folder and the option Folder name for title is used, a hidden feature will allow you to fetch your custom fanart while grabbing video details. Name your fanart file as *Fanart.jpg *and place it in corresponding video folder and your fanart will be used as a selected movie background in Videos.

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