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Status Overlay

The status Default Overlay File is used to create an overlay on a show detailing its Current Airing Status for all shows in your library.

Show status is sourced from TMDB.

Requirements & Recommendations

Supported Overlay Level: Show

Supported Status

Status Key Weight
AIRING airing 40
RETURNING returning 30
CANCELED canceled 20
ENDED ended 10

Config

The below YAML in your config.yml will create the overlays:

libraries:
  TV Shows:
    overlay_files:
      - default: status

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 will use its default value if it has one if not it's just ignored.

Variable Lists (click to expand)
  • File-Specific Template Variables are variables available specifically for this Kometa Defaults file.

  • Overlay Template Variables are additional variables shared across the Kometa Overlay Defaults.

  • Overlay Text Template Variables are additional variables shared across the Kometa Text Overlay Defaults.

Default Template Variable Values (click to expand)
Variable Default
horizontal_offset 15
horizontal_align left
vertical_offset 330
vertical_align top
back_color #00000099
back_radius 30
back_width 305
back_height 105
Variable Description & Values
last Description: Episode Air Date in the last number of days for the AIRING Overlay.
Default: 14
Values: Any number greater than 0
text_<<key>>1 Description: Choose the text for the Overlay.
Default:
KeyDefault
airingAIRING
returningRETURNING
canceledCANCELED
endedENDED
Values: Any String
weight_<<key>>1 Description: Controls the weight of the Overlay. Higher numbers have priority.
Values: Any Number
  1. Each default overlay has a key that when calling to effect a specific overlay you must replace <<key>> with when calling.
Variable Description & Values
use_<<key>>1 Description: Turns off individual Overlays in a Defaults file.
Values: false to turn off the overlay
file Description: Controls the images associated with all the Overlays to a local file.
Values: Filepath to Overlay Image
file_<<key>>1 Description: Controls the image associated with this key's Overlay to a local file.
Values: Filepath to Overlay Image
url Description: Controls the images associated with all the Overlays to a url.
Values: URL to Overlay Image
url_<<key>>1 Description: Controls the image associated with this key's Overlay to a url.
Values: URL to Overlay Image
git Description: Controls the images associated with all the Overlays to the git repo.
Values: Git Path to Overlay Image
git_<<key>>1 Description: Controls the image associated with this key's Overlay to the git repo.
Values: Git Path to Overlay Image
repo Description: Controls the images associated with all the Overlays to a custom repo.
Values: Repo Path to Overlay Image
repo_<<key>>1 Description: Controls the image associated with this key's Overlay to a custom repo.
Values: Repo Path to Overlay Image
horizontal_offset Description: Controls the Horizontal Offset of this overlay. Can be a %.
Values: Number 0 or greater or 0%-100%
horizontal_align Description: Controls the Horizontal Alignment of the overlay.
Values: left, center, or right
vertical_offset Description: Controls the Vertical Offset of this overlay. Can be a %.
Values: Number 0 or greater or 0%-100%
vertical_align Description: Controls the Vertical Alignment of the overlay.
Values: top, center, or bottom
back_color Description: Controls the Backdrop Color for the Text Overlay.
Values: Color Hex Code in format #RGB, #RGBA, #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA
AA is transparency; 00 [transparent] to FF [opaque]
back_width Description: Controls the Backdrop Width for the Text Overlay. If back_width is not specified the Backdrop Sizes to the text
Values: Any number greater than 0
back_height Description: Controls the Backdrop Height for the Text Overlay. If back_height is not specified the Backdrop Sizes to the text
Values: Any number greater than 0
back_align Description: Controls the Alignment for the Text Overlay inside the backdrop. If back_align is not specified the Backdrop Centers the text.
Values: left, right, center, top, or bottom
back_padding Description: Controls the Backdrop Padding for the Text Overlay.
Values: Any number greater than 0
back_radius Description: Controls the Backdrop Radius for the Text Overlay.
Values: Any number greater than 0
back_line_color Description: Controls the Backdrop Line Color for the Text Overlay.
Values: Color Hex Code in format #RGB, #RGBA, #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA``AA is transparency; 00 [transparent] to FF [opaque]
back_line_width Description: Controls the Backdrop Line Width for the Text Overlay.
Values: Any number greater than 0
  1. Each default overlay has a key that when calling to effect a specific collection you must replace <<key>> with when calling.
Variable Description & Values
font Description: Choose the font for the Overlay.
Default: fonts/Inter-Medium.ttf
Values: Path to font file
font_style Description: Font style for Variable Fonts.
Values: Variable Font Style
font_size Description: Choose the font size for the Overlay.
Default: 55
Values: Any number greater than 0
font_color Description: Choose the font color for the Overlay.
Default: #FFFFFF
Values: Color Hex Code in format #RGB, #RGBA, #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA
stroke_width Description: Font Stroke Width for the Overlay.
Values: Any number greater than 0
stroke_color Description: Font Stroke Color for the Overlay.
Values: Color Hex Code in format #RGB, #RGBA, #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA
font_<<key>> Description: Choose the font for this key's Overlay.
Default: fonts/Inter-Medium.ttf
Values: Path to font file
font_style_<<key>> Description: Font style for this key's Variable Fonts.
Values: Variable Font Style
font_size_<<key>> Description: Choose the font size for this key's Overlay.
Default: 55
Values: Any number greater than 0
font_color_<<key>> Description: Choose the font color for this key's Overlay.
Default: #FFFFFF
Values: Color Hex Code in format #RGB, #RGBA, #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA
stroke_width_<<key>> Description: Font Stroke Width for this key's Overlay.
Values: Any number greater than 0
stroke_color_<<key>> Description: Font Stroke Color for this key's Overlay.
Values: Color Hex Code in format #RGB, #RGBA, #RRGGBB or #RRGGBBAA
Example Template Variable Amendments

The below is an example config.yml extract with some Template Variables added in to change how the file works.

libraries:
  TV Shows:
    overlay_files:
      - default: status
        template_variables:
          text_canceled: "C A N C E L L E D"