Actor Collections¶
The actor
Default Metadata File is used to dynamically create collections based on the most popular actors/actresses in your library.
This file works with Movie and Show Libraries.
Collections Section 17¶
Collection |
Key |
Description |
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Separator Collection to denote the Section of Collections. |
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Collection of Movies/Shows the actor is top billing in. |
Rainier Style¶
Below is a screenshot of the alternative Rainier (rainier
) style which can be set via the style
template variable.
Config¶
The below YAML in your config.yml will create the collections:
libraries:
Movies:
metadata_path:
- pmm: actor
TV Shows:
metadata_path:
- pmm: actor
Template Variables¶
Template Variables can be used to manipulate the file in various ways to slightly change how it works without having to make your own local copy.
Note that the template_variables:
section only needs to be used if you do want to actually change how the defaults work. Any value not specified is its default value if it has one if not it’s just ignored.
All Shared Collection Variables are available as well as the additional Variables below which can be used to customize the file.
This file contains a Separator so all Shared Separator Variables are available as well.
Variable |
Description & Values |
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Description: Controls the visual theme of the collections created.
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Description: Changes the Builder Limit for all collections in a Defaults file. |
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Description: Changes the Builder Limit of the specified key’s collection. |
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Description: Changes the Smart Filter Sort for all collections in a Defaults file. |
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Description: Changes the Smart Filter Sort of the specified key’s collection. |
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Description: Replaces the
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Description: Exclude these Actors from creating a Dynamic Collection. |
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Description: Changes the title format of the Dynamic Collections. |
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Description: Changes the summary format of the Dynamic Collections. |
Each default collection has a
key
that when calling to effect a specific collection you must replace<<key>>
with when calling.
The below is an example config.yml extract with some Template Variables added in to change how the file works.
libraries:
Movies:
metadata_path:
- pmm: actor
template_variables:
data:
depth: 10
limit: 20
style: rainier
sort_by: title.asc
use_separator: false
sep_style: purple