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Common Sense Age Rating Overlay

The commonsense Default Overlay File is used to create an overlay based on the Common Sense Age Rating on each item within your library.

Requirements & Recommendations

Supported library types: Movie & Show

Requirements: Use the Mass Content Rating Update Library Operation with either mdb_commonsense or mdb_commonsense0 to update Plex to the Common Sense Rating.

Supported Common Sense Age Rating

Rating Key
1+ 1
2+ 2
3+ 3
4+ 4
5+ 5
6+ 6
7+ 7
8+ 8
9+ 9
10+ 10
11+ 11
12+ 12
13+ 13
14+ 14
15+ 15
16+ 16
17+ 17
18+ 18
NR nr

Config

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

libraries:
  Movies:
    overlay_files:
      - default: commonsense
  TV Shows:
    overlay_files:
      - default: commonsense
      - default: commonsense
        template_variables:
          builder_level: season
      - default: commonsense
        template_variables:
          builder_level: episode

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.

Default Template Variable Values (click to expand)
Variable Default
horizontal_offset 15
horizontal_align left
vertical_offset 270
vertical_align bottom
back_color #00000099
back_radius 30
back_width 305
back_height 105
Variable Description & Values
addon_offset Description: Text Addon Image Offset from the text.
Default: 15
Values: Any number greater than 0
addon_position Description: Text Addon Image Alignment in relation to the text.
Default: left
Values: left, right, top, bottom
pre_text Description: Choose the text before the key for the Overlay.
Values: Any String
post_text Description: Choose the text after the key for the Overlay.
Default: +
Values: Any String
pre_nr_text Description: Choose the text before the nr key for the Overlay.
Values: Any String
post_nr_text Description: Choose the text after the nr key for the Overlay.
Values: Any String
builder_level Description: Choose the Overlay Level.
Values: season or episode

When something in this table is noted as expecting a number, that number is expressed in pixels, assuming an image 1000x1500 in size. If the number is an offset, the value is relative to the corresponding alignment. Percentages are also relative to the alignment.

For example: 

libraries:
  Movies:
    overlay_files:
      - default: resolution
        template_variables:
          horizontal_align: left
          horizontal_offset: 247
          vertical_align: bottom
          vertical_offset: 40%
That would place the resolution overlay 247 pixels in from the left edge of the poster, and 40% of the way up from the bottom.

libraries:
  Movies:
    overlay_files:
      - default: resolution
        template_variables:
          back_width: 198
          back_height: 47
That would set the resolution overlay background to 198 pixels wide by 47 pixels high.

Color values should be wrapped in quotes in the YAML, as the # denotes a comment in YAML and if left unquoted will prevent the value from being seen by Kometa.

File paths need to be valid in the context where Kometa is running; this is primarily an issue when running in docker, as Kometa inside the container cannot see host paths.

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% [pixels assuming a 1000x1500 image]
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% [pixels assuming a 1000x1500 image]
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 [pixels assuming a 1000x1500 image]
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 [pixels assuming a 1000x1500 image]
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 [pixels assuming a 1000x1500 image]
back_radius Description: Controls the Backdrop Radius for the Text Overlay.
Values: Any number greater than 0 [pixels assuming a 1000x1500 image]
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 [pixels assuming a 1000x1500 image]
  1. Each default overlay has a key that when calling to effect a specific collection you must replace <<key>> with when calling.
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:
  Movies:
    overlay_files:
      - default: commonsense
        template_variables:
          pre_text: "CS"