Where is Thumbnail Location Stored (not backdrops)?

drhoads · February 18, 2013, 4:32pm

I have all my movies on a drive with a folder called “Movies”. Within movies, I have sub folders for the name of each movie. I know the WD creates a folder called .w?? whatever for the backdrops.

My question is, where do I find the images for the folder views? The portrait sized ones.

Thanks!

TonyPh12345 · February 18, 2013, 4:37pm

The thumbnails are stored alongside the movie files themselves.

They’re called “.metathumb” files.

The WD does NOT create “folder” files; it will just display the first metathumb file in the folder instead.

drhoads · February 18, 2013, 4:56pm

So if I wanted a different thumb than what WD selected I would replace this file with a .jpg and rename it?

Thanks!

TonyPh12345 · February 18, 2013, 5:13pm

Yep, that’s basically all there is to it.

drhoads · February 18, 2013, 5:22pm

Why would WD abopt some weird naming method?

Why not just use a .jpg extension so it would be obvious?

pearl · February 18, 2013, 5:37pm

It’s pretty standard. You just need a jpeg that is called “folder.jpg” and the WD will display that instead of the first jpg it come across.

KAD79 · February 18, 2013, 6:48pm

yeah for folders use folder.jpg

for movies use .jpg