Disable Video Boxart Download

[Fatone85]

I've noticed that when browsing a folder with videos, GameEx attempts to download the matching BoxArt automatically.

This poses an issue with my setup, as I have video folders of TV Seasons with files named "Episode 1", "Episode 2" etc... so GameEx usually downloads StarWars or BattleStar Gallactica boxart, which gets pretty anoying.

I noticed that they are placed in [...]GameEx/MEDIA/VIDEOS, but I haven't found a way to disable the automatic download of these files.

Thanks

[bkenobi]

This isn't a solution, but you could put a dummy file in the directory for GameEx to find so it doesn't download artwork. If the file is a 1px transparent image, then it wouldn't take any space or show up when displayed. Just a thought in case there's no other solution.

[Fatone85]

Well the way I'm doing it now, I just duplicate the box art image over and rename it accordingly, which is similar to what you're suggesting. The problem with that is the fact that I have to copy the same file for every episode that I have listed.

For example, I have one season of a program that contains 23 episodes within it. If I leave it as is, GameEx downloads 23 different box arts that it believes is the correct one (which takes forever). So what I had to do is take the one Box Art image for the DVD Cover and duplicate it 23 times and rename them: "BOXART_Episode 1.jpg"; "BOXART_Episode 2.jpg" ...... "BOXART_Episode 23.jpg"

It's aggrevating that I can't just disable the download altogether.

[bkenobi]

Yeah, this is definitely something Tom will have to check into. This might even be a feature request (I don't know if it's a bug or a new feature).

If you are using the same image multiple times, you might be able to save some HDD space by using hard links to the same file. Also, you can script the process of creating the copies so you don't have to do it manually. Again, I know these suggestions aren't the solution you want, but at least they could save some HDD space and time in implementing. Tom will have to help you for an actual fix.

[Fatone85]

Thanks for your replies bkenobi.

I'm just using a script to rename the files for now.

I did notice something neat about the way the Emulated Games handle this situation though.

It seems if there is no BoxArt that matches the ROM name, it simply uses the associated Emulator logo. Which is neat.

I think this would be a great feature for Videos. Where as opposed to trying to download the DVD cover, it opted to use the associated "folder.png" file.

[Tempest]

It sounds like a feature request to me... There is a thread for that here:

http://www.gameex.info/forums/index.php?showtopic=5062