2012-03-29, 13:47
Hi,
First of all, my system is as follows:
I have an unRAID server which houses all my media, and XBMCbuntu (Eden) which connects to the Media share on the unRAID server. I used the Artwork Downloader add-on to fetch some extra fanart and posters for my video library so my folder structure (on the unRAID server) is:
Since all of the fanart is on the server, when I browse through the library, the drives on my NAS spin up just to fetch the artwork. XBMC freezes completely for about 3-5 seconds until the drives are spun-up and the fanart is fetched. I didn't encounter this issue when I simply used the local default fanart (no extra fanart). Even if the NAS would have been switched off, I still would have been able to browse through the library without any problems.
TL;DR: Is there a way to store fanart locally without XBMC having to fetch the extra fanart every time from the network share?
Thanks
First of all, my system is as follows:
I have an unRAID server which houses all my media, and XBMCbuntu (Eden) which connects to the Media share on the unRAID server. I used the Artwork Downloader add-on to fetch some extra fanart and posters for my video library so my folder structure (on the unRAID server) is:
Code:
Media
---> Movies
----> Movie 1
-----> movie.mkv
-----> extrafanart
-----> fanart.jpg
-----> poster.jpg
---> TV Shows
----> TV Show 1
-----> Season 1
----> Episodes.avi
-----> extrafanart
-----> fanart.jpg
-----> poster.jpg
Since all of the fanart is on the server, when I browse through the library, the drives on my NAS spin up just to fetch the artwork. XBMC freezes completely for about 3-5 seconds until the drives are spun-up and the fanart is fetched. I didn't encounter this issue when I simply used the local default fanart (no extra fanart). Even if the NAS would have been switched off, I still would have been able to browse through the library without any problems.
TL;DR: Is there a way to store fanart locally without XBMC having to fetch the extra fanart every time from the network share?
Thanks