basic overlay config to play around with | Kometa | Page 1

mortal ferry Apr 16, 2023, 12:29 PM

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i know there are overlay configs and there are configs that can do very powerful things, but my set up is evolving as i go, slowly. i use PMM to make collections, and currently only want overlays for movies in Awards collections. so rather than using an external list (duplicating the collection config), i'd rather just have a "if in this collection, apply this overlay file" kind of config.

PMM has sort of left me behind, as it has developed beyond my needs/means, and i also don't want the PMM defaults, i want to make my own overlays. i currently have an overlay config that i believe is way too complicated (got it from here) and i just want to simplify things.

i've attached my first-draft overlays, if it helps

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spice pike Apr 16, 2023, 2:15 PM

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What exactly are you looking for? An example of how to apply an overlay to things in a collection, or something else/more?

mortal ferry Apr 17, 2023, 4:55 PM

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just a few lines to apply an overlay based on being in a collection

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ie if in oscar winners collection, use the oscars.png overlay

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i have ideas to make it more complex to add multiple overlays (for multiple winners) but so that the overlays kind of intersect rather than overlap each other

spice pike Apr 17, 2023, 5:49 PM

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Overlays use the same builders as anything else.

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So you could use a plex_search to base things on collections, perhaps.

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https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/metadata/overlay.html

Offers this basic example:

overlays:
  IMDb Top 250:
    imdb_chart: top_movies

That's applying an overlay to things based on this IMDB builder:
https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/metadata/builders/imdb.html#imdb-chart

So an overlay based on a collection might look like:

overlays:
  My Cool Overlay:
    plex_search:
      all:
        collection: My Cool Movies

Note that this won't work for smart collections.

mortal ferry Apr 19, 2023, 10:27 AM

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is there a way to add an overlay during the movies list .yaml file? like i have my letterboxd lists in one file, is there a field to say like use_overlay_file: and then a link to it? that would be quicker and much easier for my use base

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spice pike Apr 19, 2023, 2:16 PM

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No; collections and overlays cannot be defined in the same file.

mortal ferry Apr 20, 2023, 6:42 PM

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spice pike <https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/metadata/overlay.html> Offers this basic ex...

this 2nd example will do, i think. thanks

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which bit of that short bit of code is the link to the actual overlay file path?

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