# Ratings Overlays
The `ratings` Default Overlay File is used to create an overlay based on the Critic Rating, Audience Rating, and User Rating in Plex for each item within your library.
This file only updates the overlays based on the data in Plex, it will not pull the ratings directly from any third-party website, see recommendations below for more info.
**Please read [PMM Ratings Explained](../../pmm/install/guides/ratings.md) for more understanding on how PMM interacts with ratings.**
![](images/ratings_overlay.png)
## Requirements & Recommendations
Supported Overlay Level: Movie, Show, Episode
Requirements: Template Variables must be configured, otherwise this file will not apply any overlays.
Recommendations: Use the [Mass * Rating Update Library Operation](../../config/operations.md#mass--rating-update) and the [Mass Episode * Rating Update Library Operation](../../config/operations.md#mass-episode--rating-update) to update Plex to the Ratings you want on the Overlay.
## Config
The below YAML in your config.yml will create the overlays:
```yaml
Movies:
overlay_files:
- pmm: ratings
template_variables:
rating1: critic
rating2: audience
rating3: user
rating1_image: imdb
rating2_image: rt_popcorn
rating3_image: tmdb
operations:
mass_critic_rating_update: imdb
mass_audience_rating_update: mdb_tomatoesaudience
mass_user_rating_update: tmdb
TV Shows:
overlay_files:
- pmm: ratings
template_variables:
rating1: critic
rating2: audience
rating3: user
rating1_image: imdb
rating2_image: rt_popcorn
rating3_image: tmdb
- pmm: ratings
template_variables:
builder_level: episode
rating1: critic
rating2: audience
rating1_image: imdb
rating2_image: tmdb
operations:
mass_critic_rating_update: imdb
mass_audience_rating_update: mdb_tomatoesaudience
mass_user_rating_update: tmdb
mass_episode_critic_rating_update: imdb
mass_episode_audience_rating_update: tmdb
```
## Template Variable Default Values
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.
These can be prepended with `rating1_`, `rating2_`, or `rating3_` to change that attribute on each rating individually.
???+ warning
To amend `horizontal_offset` and `vertical_offset` you **must** prepend the variable with `rating1_`, `rating2_`, or `rating3_`
| Variable | Default / Values |
|:-----------------------------|:--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| `horizontal_offset` | `30` |
| `horizontal_align` | `left` |
| `vertical_offset` | `0` |
| `vertical_align` | `center` |
| `back_color` | `#00000099` |
| `back_radius` | `30` |
| `back_width` | `160` |
| `back_height` | `160` |
| `back_padding` | `15` |
| `back_radius` | `30` |
| `rating1` | **Description:** Choose the rating to display in rating1.
**Values:** `critic`, `audience`, or `user` |
| `rating1_image` | **Description:** Choose the rating image to display in rating1.
**Values:** `anidb`, `imdb`, `letterboxd`, `tmdb`, `metacritic`, `rt_popcorn`, `rt_tomato`, `trakt`, `mal`, `mdb`, or `star` |
| `rating1_style` | **Description:** Choose the rating number style for rating1.
**Values:**
Ten Scale | "" | 8.7 , 9.0 |
Ten Scale removing .0 | "#" | 8.7 , 9 |
Hundred Scale | "%" | 87 , 90 |
Five Scale | "/" | 8.6 rating in plex will show as 4.3 on the overlay |
|
| `rating1_extra` | **Description:** Extra text after rating1.
**Default:** `%` for `rt_popcorn`, `rt_tomato`, `tmdb`.
**Values:** Any Value |
| `rating2` | **Description:** Choose the rating to display in rating2.
**Values:** `critic`, `audience`, or `user` |
| `rating2_image` | **Description:** Choose the rating image to display in rating2.
**Values:** `anidb`, `imdb`, `letterboxd`, `tmdb`, `metacritic`, `rt_popcorn`, `rt_tomato`, `trakt`, `mal`, `mdb`, or `star` |
| `rating2_style` | **Description:** Choose the rating number style for rating2.
**Values:** Ten Scale | "" | 8.7 , 9.0 |
Ten Scale removing .0 | "#" | 8.7 , 9 |
Hundred Scale | "%" | 87 , 90 |
Five Scale | "/" | 8.6 rating in plex will show as 4.3 on the overlay |
|
| `rating2_extra` | **Description:** Extra text after rating2.
**Default:** `%` for `rt_popcorn`, `rt_tomato`, `tmdb`.
**Values:** Any Value |
| `rating3` | **Description:** Choose the rating to display in rating3.
**Values:** `critic`, `audience`, or `user` |
| `rating3_image` | **Description:** Choose the rating image to display in rating3.
**Values:** `anidb`, `imdb`, `letterboxd`, `tmdb`, `metacritic`, `rt_popcorn`, `rt_tomato`, `trakt`, `mal`, `mdb`, or `star` |
| `rating3_style` | **Description:** Choose the rating number style for rating3.
**Values:** Ten Scale | "" | 8.7 , 9.0 |
Ten Scale removing .0 | "#" | 8.7 , 9 |
Hundred Scale | "%" | 87 , 90 |
Five Scale | "/" | 8.6 rating in plex will show as 4.3 on the overlay |
|
| `rating3_extra` | **Description:** Extra text after rating3.
**Default:** `%` for `rt_popcorn`, `rt_tomato`, `tmdb`.
**Values:** Any Value |
| `horizontal_position` | **Description:** Choose the horizontal position for the rating group.
**Default:** `left`
**Values:** `left`, `right`, or `center` |
| `vertical_position` | **Description:** Choose the vertical position for the rating group.
**Default:** `center`
**Values:** `top`, `bottom`, or `center` |
| `rating_alignment` | **Description:** Choose the display alignment for the rating group.
**Default:** `vertical`
**Values:** `horizontal`, or `vertical` |
| `minimum_rating` | **Description:** Minimum Rating to display
**Default:** 0.0
**Values:** Any Number |
| `fresh_rating` | **Description:** Determines when ratings are considered Fresh
**Default:** 6.0
**Values:** Any Number |
| `maximum_rating` | **Description:** Maximum Rating to display
**Default:** 10.0
**Values:** Any Number |
| `addon_offset`1 | **Description:** Text Addon Image Offset from the text.
**Default:** `15`
**Values:** Any number greater than 0 |
| `addon_position`1 | **Description:** Text Addon Image Alignment in relation to the text.
**Default:** `top`
**Values:** `left`, `right`, `top`, `bottom` |
| `builder_level` | **Description:** Choose the Overlay Level.
**Values:** `episode` |
1. These Variables can be prepended with `rating1_`, `rating2_`, or `rating3_` to change that attribute on each rating individually.
{%
include-markdown "../overlay_variables.md"
%}
{%
include-markdown "../overlay_text_variables.md"
%}
## Example Template Variable Amendments
The below is an example config.yml extract with some Template Variables added in to change how the file works.
**Note: This example uses fonts not packaged with PMM. See [bullmoose20's Configs](https://github.com/meisnate12/Plex-Meta-Manager-Configs/tree/master/bullmoose20)**
```yaml
Movies:
overlay_files:
- pmm: ratings
template_variables:
rating1: critic
rating1_image: imdb
rating1_font: config/metadata/fonts/Impact.ttf
rating1_font_size: 70
rating2: audience
rating2_image: rt_popcorn
rating2_font: config/metadata/fonts/Adlib.ttf
rating2_font_size: 63
rating3: user
rating3_image: tmdb
rating3_font: config/metadata/fonts/Avenir_95_Black.ttf
rating3_font_size: 70
horizontal_position: right
operations:
mass_critic_rating_update: imdb
mass_audience_rating_update: mdb_tomatoesaudience
mass_user_rating_update: tmdb
TV Shows:
overlay_files:
- pmm: ratings
template_variables:
rating1: critic
rating1_image: imdb
rating1_font: config/metadata/fonts/Impact.ttf
rating1_font_size: 70
rating2: audience
rating2_image: rt_popcorn
rating2_font: config/metadata/fonts/Adlib.ttf
rating2_font_size: 63
rating3: user
rating3_image: tmdb
rating3_font: config/metadata/fonts/Avenir_95_Black.ttf
rating3_font_size: 70
horizontal_position: right
- pmm: ratings
template_variables:
builder_level: episode
rating1: critic
rating1_image: imdb
rating1_font: config/metadata/fonts/Impact.ttf
rating1_font_size: 70
rating2: audience
rating2_image: tmdb
rating2_font: config/metadata/fonts/Avenir_95_Black.ttf
rating2_font_size: 70
horizontal_position: right
operations:
mass_critic_rating_update: imdb
mass_audience_rating_update: mdb_tomatoesaudience
mass_user_rating_update: tmdb
mass_episode_critic_rating_update: imdb
mass_episode_audience_rating_update: tmdb
```