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Problems with thumbnails - ohshitgorillas - 2023-10-22
I have a media library that is mostly home movies and other things that shouldn't be tagged like a normal movie. I would still like thumbnails to be generated for each file, though.
I have disabled any metadata fetcher in the library settings except ScreenGrabber and Extended Image Extractor... but I'm still having two problems:
1. Most of the files have a thumbnail like I want, however, a few were tagged like movies and had their thumbnails replaced with a movie poster (I swore I had disabled all of them, but apparently they were re-enabled or I imagined it).
2. Any new files added never get their thumbnails.
I have added some metadata to these files that I don't want to lose, so if there are solutions to these problems other than "re-add the library" I would really appreciate hearing about it.
I am running Jellyfin in docker on a headless Ubuntu Server and everything is up to date.
RE: Problems with thumbnails - TheDreadPirate - 2023-10-22
What library type are you using? For home movies the photos library type is suggested.
RE: Problems with thumbnails - ohshitgorillas - 2023-10-22
I think I selected Movies... but I'm not sure. Is there a way to check?
RE: Problems with thumbnails - TheDreadPirate - 2023-10-22
Go to Libraries in the dashboard.
RE: Problems with thumbnails - ohshitgorillas - 2023-10-22
Looks like I selected Other. I added a second library with the same folders as Photos and that looks more like what I want. It also seems to have fixed the metadata and thumbnails for the original library as well.
Is there a way to change the library type while keeping the metadata? Or do I have to just re-add the library completely?
RE: Problems with thumbnails - TheDreadPirate - 2023-10-22
You cannot change library types after you create them.