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Don't update images when upgrading media - User 139 - 2023-11-01
Hi there,
Everytime I upgrade a media (new source for the same movie, new quality for an episode of a TV Show, ....), Jellyfin will also change the images for that media.
Is it possible to prevent this, so that the images stays the same when upgrading?
Thanks!
RE: Don't update images when upgrading media - TheDreadPirate - 2023-11-01
If you "Edit Metadata" for a show there is a check box to lock the metadata. See if that works for you.
RE: Don't update images when upgrading media - User 139 - 2023-11-02
Thanks for your answer.
That may work, but it's really not a viable solution. I can't go through all my TV show episodes and lock tehm individually.
RE: Don't update images when upgrading media - TheDreadPirate - 2023-11-02
You should be able to lock it for the whole show in one step.
RE: Don't update images when upgrading media - Gigante - 2024-06-21
That's not a viable solution. Maybe for OP's TV shows, but not for me any my 2500 movies. I don't want to lock the metadata of all of them. And I don't even want to lock the metadata, I want the metadata unlocked, I just want it to stop replacing my selected images.
If I have manually selected a thumbnail image, why does jellyfin have to replace it? Jellyfin really thinks it can do a better job selecting a thumbnail that suits my taste than ME? I can tell you with confidence that it is wrong.
If an image has been manually selected, don't touch it. It should be that simple.
RE: Don't update images when upgrading media - Efficient_Good_5784 - 2024-06-21
Do you have NFO files enabled for your libraries? I made a copy of my main server to test this and I've just tried replacing all my metadata and selected the "replace existing images" too.
I have uploaded countless custom cover images and also selected certain covers from the metadata image picker.
I could not get it to replace my images.
(2024-06-21, 05:32 PM)Gigante Wrote: Jellyfin really thinks it can do a better job selecting a thumbnail that suits my taste than ME? I can tell you with confidence that it is wrong.It's not thinking. It's quite literally just pulling the very first thumbnail from your main metadata provider.
(2024-06-21, 05:32 PM)Gigante Wrote: If an image has been manually selected, don't touch it. It should be that simple.This sounds like a great feature request, having a lock item specifically for images would be great.
You can make feature requests here: https://features.jellyfin.org/