davep1 wrote:
I have checked the XML document that is produced with the XML converter application against the document that the Hub now produces
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I am not sure if this is a bug or not.
I’m not sure which “XML converter” application you’re talking about, but if you’re talking about the one that I wrote (the XML Fetcher), it will do both, depending on how you set the options.
You can set it to download the backdrops and store them locally, or use the server-provided backdrops.
If the XML is referring to server-provided backdrops, the Hub will now DOWNLOAD them, and store them locally. The XML will continue to point to the server, but the Hub will load them from the LOCAL cache.
The behavior is the same whether it’s a TV Show or a Movie.
It’s not a bug. It is a change that WD made that SIGNIFICANTLY improves performance, and lessens the demand on the HTTP servers out in the internet.
