+- Jellyfin Forum (https://forum.jellyfin.org)
+-- Forum: Support (https://forum.jellyfin.org/f-support)
+--- Forum: General Questions (https://forum.jellyfin.org/f-general-questions)
+--- Thread: Removing Preroll Image (/t-removing-preroll-image)
Removing Preroll Image - Deftin - 2025-05-17
Hi!
I've been trying to clean up my Jellyfin server in terms of themeing and UI. and I have been struggling to remove the 'preroll' image that displays before any video begins. Ideally I'd like to replace it in all instances with a black screen as I will be using a locally stored preroll video that will fade to black.
I've been back and forth through all Jellyfin settings, as well as my Library settings, and Theming CSS (I'm using the Ultrachromic theme with some additonal modifications.) and can find nothing that would allow me to just entirely disable this image. It's clearly being pulled along with the rest of my poster and image metadata, and I'd like to keep all that, I just want to disable this (usually bright) image before any media plays.
I'm fully prepared to make backend changes if necesarry, I'm just struggling to find anything online to start me off in the right direction.
RE: Removing Preroll Image - timothyeithan - 2025-10-28
If your goal is to use a locally stored preroll video that fades to quordle black, you might need to ensure that your media player settings are configured to use this video as the preroll. Unfortunately, this may not be directly supported in Jellyfin without custom development. : You can comment out or modify the part of the code that loads the preroll image, or you can set it to load your black image instead.
RE: Removing Preroll Image - primitivehomeste - 2025-10-30
Try adding this to your custom CSS:
.preloadImage, .itemBackdrop {
display: none !important;
background: black !important;
}
That’ll remove the preroll image and show a black screen instead slope rider