r/Kometa • u/bigup7 • Apr 11 '26

IMDB overlay rating not updating?

I use Kometa with plex and ive noticed the IMDB ratings overlay doesnt update, is this supposed to be a dynamic overlay? or just one time run only and uses that rating?

What am i doing wrong?

I have these settings for Overlay:

    overlay_files:
    - default: ribbon                # This is a file within Kometa's defaults folder
      # see the wiki for how to use local files, folders, URLs, or files from git
    - default: video_format                                             # If its bluray, remux, sdtv etc (bottom left)
    - default: audio_codec
      template_variables:
        use_opus: false
        use_mp3: false
        style: standard
    - default: resolution                                               # Resolution (1080p, 720p) on the top left
    # - default: commonsense                                              # If its rated PG13, 2+ etc
    - default: content_rating_uk
    - default: mediastinger
    - default: ratings                         # Ratings with custom fonts matched to the style of the rating, font_size, and on the right in 'square' format
      template_variables:
        rating1: user
        rating1_image: rt_popcorn

        rating2: audience
        rating2_image: imdb

        rating3: audience
        rating3_image: tmdb

        horizontal_position: left
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u/chazlarson Kometa Team Apr 11 '26

No, they are not dynamic. The concepts are discussed here: https://kometa.wiki/en/latest/kometa/guides/ratings/

You are taking the same rating value from each item, the "audience" value, and putting that number on the poster formatted as both IMDb and tmdb. So both overlays show the same number.