Metadata / images

[britsy]

I have a folder structure as follows:
Jellyfin
   Movies
      Alien (1979)
         Alien (1979).mkv
         Alien (1979).mkv.nfo
         folder.jpg
The library for Movies is configured to to use image fetchers:
The open movie Database
TheMovieDB
(embedded image extractor and screen grabber are unchecked)
Save artwork into media folders is unchecked.
NFO is also unchecked for data savers.

The image that is displayed as the poster in the above example is folder.jpg

If I click the three dots and "refresh metadata", then "replace all metadata" in the drop down for the library (or for an single title) I can check "replace images", but images are not replaced. I must manually click images and search for a replacement.

My goal is that the movie file will be seen, identified by way of following the preferred naming convention then everything extra, metadata/images will come from web.
It seems the movies are being identified properly but the images being grabbed have been getting sourced from the folder that contains the movie (folder.jpg) in the above example, instead of the posters available on tmdb or omdb.

Am I misunderstanding how this should work?

[TheDreadPirate]

If you have an image that is named folder.jpg, there is no way to tell Jellyfin to NOT use it. It will always use it. Even if you "replace all metadata" and "replace all images".

My question is why have the image if you DON'T want Jellyfin to use it?

[britsy]

If you have an image that is named folder.jpg, there is no way to tell Jellyfin to NOT use it.  It will always use it.  Even if you "replace all metadata" and "replace all images".

My question is why have the image if you DON'T want Jellyfin to use it?

That is a fair question. In the past I have just downloaded entire contents of {topic we don't discuss - TDP} and then renamed the video file within {topic we don't discuss - TDP}. It is usually more convenient to {topic we don't discuss - TDP} the whole {topic we don't discuss - TDP} then clicking through to avoid {topic we don't discuss - TDP} .nfo or info.txts or random jpgs.

If there is no solution then I will change my ways.

Thank you!

[TheDreadPirate]

If you gave the images a random name, Jellyfin won't use them. Otherwise delete the images if you don't want to use them.

The link below has all the image names Jellyfin will pick up. Avoid them if you don't Jellyfin to use them.

https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server...ies#images