How To Add Thumbnails To Your Movies On The WDTV Part 2

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About seven months ago while hubby and I were marveling over the new computers at Best Buy we came across a media player called the WDTV.It seemed like exactly what we were looking for.We decided to pick one up.It turned out to be a great investment, so much so we even sold our entire dvd collection and dvd player.

What's so great about the WDTV you might be wondering..well the WDTV by Western Digital is a media player that plays audio, video and image files from USB devices on your TV in HD resolutions, including 720p and 1080p. It also plays popular file types like MKV and H.264 encoding and is priced great at just about 100 bucks.

The newest model has Ethernet connectivity and can play radio and movies streaming from your computer. I have the first model with a 1 TB Hard drive filled to the brim. I have over 300 films and roughly about 12 different TV series.I put together a tutorial to show how to locate thumbnails for movies and how to name and add them to the WDTV properly. It's a great starting point for beginners.

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[koshkacoomber]

I am trying to set this up but it's not working.

I have a folder with my movie in it, say called Iron Man.

In the folder I have the movie, jpg (both called the same - Iron Man) and then the folder.jpg.

But when I go to the WD player I don't see the thumbnail picture. It just shows the generic folder icon.

Could this be because I am using an external HD plugged into the media player instead of my pc?

Thanks

[ringrosehouse07]

@koshkacoomber if you have them in a folder it should look like this

Folder say it's named IRON MAN

inside the folder 3 files

1. ironman.avi

2.ironman.jpg

3.folder.jpg <<<<this file is a picture of ironman or dvd cover it is the picture you want to show up for the folder

[CarstenRe]

Which Firmware do you use? Mine is 1.05.04 and the folder icon is exactly in the middle of the thumbnail. How can i get the folder icon the the right bottom like you?

I've got the WD TV Live HD

[ringrosehouse07]

@CarstenRe I'm not sure on the live version this is and older vid I have since upgraded to the hub..but I think you set it in the settings menu as thumbnail

[EBJ7]

Thanks for the video, it worked, but I have the problem where the .jpg itself and the video are both seen, the image is linked to the video file but the picture is also there too, I just want to see the video not the jpg aswell.

[dialtone187]

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[donhealyou]

may i know does this wd live tv has audip sync issues?

[metal4472]

Are you playing the movie by selecting the thumbnail? If so how is this done?

[ringrosehouse07]

@snooks36

name the picture the same as the video for instance if you hav a movie named

Iron Man.avi

then you have to name it the same so both files will be named

Iron man.avi

Iron man.jpg

If you want to pu the files in a folder then u name them like this

Iron Man.avi

Iron Man.jpg

folder.jpg <<this is a picture you want to represent the folder then stick the files in the folder

[ringrosehouse07]

@LauwereysM yeah that might have something to do with it

[LauwereysM]

@ringrosehouse07 I do it like that but, let me first say this. I'm working with a server and i go to network storage in the menu. I named everything the same but still i see the covers on my avi files but my jpg files are still visible. I think it is because i'm working with a server.

[ringrosehouse07]

@LauwereysM if you have the files in a folder and you want an image to show up for the folder you have to label it like this:

Iron Man.jpg

Iron Man.avi

folder.jpg <<<<<This file is the same as Iron Man.jpg it has just been renamed to create and icon for the folder too