Thumbgen - Q & A.

[Tinwarble]

Hey guys & gals,

Since Thumbgen has, & probably will become even more so, an integral part of themes and theming, I thought it deserved it's own thread so that questions could be asked and answered without them being posted any other threads were someone new can't find the answer.

If you have a question and you are using a particular theme, make sure that you tell which theme you are using as different themes have different methods for implementing moviesheets.

You can also find a Tutorial HERE.  This was developed for my Mojo theme, but even so, should help you at the least in getting started.  I will try to update this Tutorial some time later to also include how to generate moviesheets for TV shows (you can find my old Tutorial HERE, but it is somewhat outdated) and more details about what different functions of TG do. 

[shagratt71]

Does anyone know of a good Thumbgen Designer tutorial? - thanks for any replies

[Tinwarble]

I don't know of any right now, but I am going to work on one later.  But you can check HERE, you might find some info.

[shagratt71]

Well I find your tutorials very clear and easy to follow so I will wait for yours TW. So get to it! 

[shagratt71]

TW, I'd just like to thank you for the MOJO TG tutorial you did aswell, it helped me greatly. I'm shocked no one has done a comprehensive TG Designer tutorial thought!?

[shagratt71]

I notice that the output resolution of the moviesheets is 1280x720. Is there a way to output them at 1920x1080, and if yes, How do you do it and is it really noticeable on the hub?

[Tinwarble]

Your welcome.

As for your question, I had already answered that HERE.

Also, if your asking can you output a 1920x1080 sheet using a 1280x720 template, then no.

[shagratt71]

Is it ready yet???

[shagratt71]

HI TW or anyone else, I was just wondering does Thumbgen Designer create the "rv_gallery_browse_page" xml or any part of it?, or do you have to edit the rv gallery browse page.xml by hand?

[Tinwarble]

No, TG Designer has nothing to do with the theme xml's.  The only thing TGD does is create moviesheets or coverbox that can be used with Thumbgen.

Anything to do with the theme has to be edited manually, and TG or TGD has nothing to do with that.