How to see Movie Sheets via browsing network share?

WD Legacy Products WD TV Live Streaming
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I have replaced an ACRyan media player for a WD TV live Streaming unit.  On my ACRyan I could browse my movie files stored on my NAS and see the movie sheets/cover images.  Pressing play from the folder, played the movie inside the folder.

I understand I can use the MY Media Library on the WDTV unit, but am I able to get it to work like my old ACRyan unit by just browsing files on my NAS?

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Standard Moviesheets on WDTV will Not display while browsing movies in individual folders

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Can non-standard movie sheets be shown then?

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Can non-standard movie sheets be shown then?

Yep, they’re called “Linksheets”   but that’s a whole different kettle of fish.

P.S. If you’re hoping to use you ACRYAN Moviesheets with a WDTV device … forget it

you need an XML to go with your movie file eg. The Dark Knight.xml

which contains a reference link to the Moviesheet. eg The Dark Knight_sheet.jpg

so, you need the xml and the moviesheet to reside next to the movie file to display

eg. simple one level folder structure

MOVIES  ---- main folder

Contents of the MOVIE main folder

The Dark Knight.mkv

The Dark Knight.jpg

The Dark Knight.xml

The Dark Knight_sheet.jpg

eg. simple two level folder structure

MOVIES  ---- main folder

ACTION  ---- genre subfolder

Contents of the ACTION subfolder

The Dark Knight.mkv

The Dark Knight.jpg

The Dark Knight.xml

The Dark Knight_sheet.jpg

Use the “Search” function on this forum for more info.

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Ok, thanks.  Looks like it is not worthwhile to use due to a 30MB limit on the SMP for linksheets?  Was I reading it right?

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john_h wrote:

Ok, thanks.  Looks like it is not worthwhile to use due to a 30MB limit on the SMP for linksheets?  Was I reading it right?

well that depends

linksheets can work on SMP, but requires hacking the device

if you’re interested visit the homebrew forum

if not, stick with XML based sheets

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 Take a look at the Themes for the SMP, Dark NIght, Mojo or CoCo. This is what you are looking for. I like the Themes over using My Media Library.

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@vakeda1

It’s called " Darklight"  not  “Dark Night”

http://community.wdc.com/t5/WD-TV-Live-Streaming-Discussions/Darklight-for-SMP-Beta-UPDATED-9-10-2012/m-p/407350/highlight/true#M8760

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 @JoeySmyth

 Your absolutely right. Just got done reading your one replay and it stuck in my head.

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you mean " reply" :wink:

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Im trying out Mojo theme and doing a reorg of my movies as they are all in individual folders ATM