Emby changes movie data after conversion (next to orignal file), Bug ?

[Anderella 13]

Hi,

first of all I wanna say that I'm really very happy with emby (and the great support here in the forum) !

... and after testing plex and emby, I will walk further with emby , and I'm very close to buy the lifetime pass.

 

Don't know if it's a bug:

If I convert a movie (from MKV to TV setting, MP4) and replace the original file, everything works great. Movie is replaced, movie data (TMDBID, IMDBID) remains obviously the same.

If I convert a movie with setting: next to original file. (Same TV setting), it seems that the movie is "looked up" again in the movie database, but obviously connected wrong.

Maybe Emby doesn't use the ID-data from the orignal movie file (NFO) and probably searches the movie new based on the title?

See screenshot, after conversion of the "towering inferno" I get another movie, which doesn't fit

Using Emby Version 2.0.9 (5) on osx.

 

[Luke 37007]

Hi there, how are the files named and organized?

[Anderella 13]

Files/movies are separated in different movie folders, example: FLAMMENDES_INFERNO

and inside this folder all corresponding files, like: FLAMMENDES_INFERNO_[BLURAY].mkv....

All movie lookup/connection is done via reading the *.NFO file, thanks to emby.

It seems to me that the new converted movie: "FLAMMENDES_INFERNO_[BLURAY] - tv.mkv" is looked up via title and not via the original nfo-file-infos.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<movie xmlns:xsd="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance">
  <id type="imdb">tt0072308</id>
  <uniqueid type="imdb" default="true">tt0072308</uniqueid>
  <title>Flammendes Inferno</title>
  <originaltitle>The Towering Inferno</originaltitle>
  <language>de-DE</language>
  <year>1974</year>
  <releasedate>1974-12-14</releasedate>
  <premiered>1974-12-14</premiered>
  <country>United States of America</country>
  <ratings>
    <rating name="themoviedb" max="10" default="false">
      <value>7</value>
      <votes>630</votes>
    </rating>
  </ratings>
  <mpaa>Germany:16</mpaa>
  <certification>Germany:16</certification>
  <genre>Action</genre>
  <genre>Drama</genre>
  <genre>Thriller</genre>
  <studio>20th Century Fox</studio>
  <studio>Irwin Allen Productions</studio>
  <studio>United Films</studio>
  <studio>Warner Bros. Pictures</studio>
  <director>John Guillermin</director>
  <credits>Stirling Silliphant</credits>
  <outline>Der höchste Wolkenkratzer der Welt soll mit einem rauschenden Fest eröffnet werden. Während die Gäste im 135. Stock feiern, bricht weiter unten Feuer aus. Die Menschen sind von Rauch und Flammen eingeschlossen. Feuerwehrchef O'Hallorhan und der Architekt des Gebäudes, Doug Roberts starten eine verzweifelte Rettungsaktion.</outline>
  <plot>Der höchste Wolkenkratzer der Welt soll mit einem rauschenden Fest eröffnet werden. Während die Gäste im 135. Stock feiern, bricht weiter unten Feuer aus. Die Menschen sind von Rauch und Flammen eingeschlossen. Feuerwehrchef O'Hallorhan und der Architekt des Gebäudes, Doug Roberts starten eine verzweifelte Rettungsaktion.</plot>
  <runtime>159</runtime>
  <dateadded>2021-09-24 19:19:14</dateadded>
  <datemodified>2021-09-25 18:04:53</datemodified>
  <actor>
    <name>Steve McQueen</name>
    <role>Chief O'Hallorhan</role>
    <order>0</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/xUxg7SAM17eEc0rF90gz59Ap0w1.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>13565</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Paul Newman</name>
    <role>Doug Roberts</role>
    <order>1</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/jDt6BVOywi77MjFcUbdhSHTmlm.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>3636</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>William Holden</name>
    <role>Jim Duncan</role>
    <order>2</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/r1jbczW8yf61Xtki9ojjfxrp0Ap.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>8252</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Faye Dunaway</name>
    <role>Susan</role>
    <order>3</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/zUWMxOGhYrwW5ewerZ0LIutu1kV.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>6450</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Fred Astaire</name>
    <role>Harlee Claiborne</role>
    <order>4</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/6gw9PCrKi19I5QOwjEPaOYW9uLI.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>30181</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Susan Blakely</name>
    <role>Patty</role>
    <order>5</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/xfl66Wa4LYdcRwoXd9ojn8V55eF.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>22553</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Richard Chamberlain</name>
    <role>Simmons</role>
    <order>6</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/hdnR3Nd49rFNpPUFF2lQyetBypo.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>28906</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Jennifer Jones</name>
    <role>Lisolette</role>
    <order>7</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/qig8grCaqapFoCfc4qJKx77s5Ow.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>39554</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>O.J. Simpson</name>
    <role>Jernigan</role>
    <order>8</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/atFSL7hthG9D3p8kNvCpHN1ILDk.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>12951</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Robert Vaughn</name>
    <role>Senator Parker</role>
    <order>9</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/dr6dNvKEStZDJRLnByWg6fWAfoj.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>14060</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Robert Wagner</name>
    <role>Bigelow</role>
    <order>10</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/dgIN3MrOfX8Q4pzchO58dhMgrFb.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>9208</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Susan Flannery</name>
    <role>Lorrie</role>
    <order>11</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/rjymY3MoYbzlfSmOydDPDaZahZH.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>113934</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Sheila Allen</name>
    <role>Paula Ramsay</role>
    <order>12</order>
    <tmdbid>6865</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Norman Burton</name>
    <role>Giddings</role>
    <order>13</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/c7lnmgfMHoimYSiHUQ15FKCLF8V.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>10195</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Jack Collins</name>
    <role>Mayor Ramsay</role>
    <order>14</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cq0ai4W5uMDmPs3yjN61VO2Qjti.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>153628</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Don Gordon</name>
    <role>Kappy</role>
    <order>15</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/n9gIyolDCmQyvK2TarsJ6rcsQ5m.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>14062</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Felton Perry</name>
    <role>Scott</role>
    <order>16</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/vHH6ciuv8Wc03iKqYTmz4TcWcnv.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>44042</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Gregory Sierra</name>
    <role>Carlos</role>
    <order>17</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/xxagRFvLQri3aBRUnjJ1LDaNac.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>18914</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Ernie F. Orsatti</name>
    <role>Mark Powers</role>
    <order>18</order>
    <tmdbid>112572</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Dabney Coleman</name>
    <role>Deputy Chief #1</role>
    <order>19</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/wfYLBxqwRUB15FaDGEolL0lgSA5.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>12850</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Elizabeth Rogers</name>
    <role>Lady in Buoy</role>
    <order>20</order>
    <tmdbid>132710</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Ann Leicester</name>
    <role>Guest</role>
    <order>21</order>
    <tmdbid>1894041</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Norman Grabowski</name>
    <role>Flaker</role>
    <order>22</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/zdHg0RcNh9heTTu2ch5c7NBJCcF.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>1675496</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Ross Elliott</name>
    <role>Deputy Chief #2</role>
    <order>23</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/cWREBPqTimjY96EUcGXUTKsHurA.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>112722</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Olan Soule</name>
    <role>Johnson</role>
    <order>24</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/eRfeczVvHN08blaAJIiWv2Kav1H.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>114961</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Carlena Gower</name>
    <role>Angela Allbright</role>
    <order>25</order>
    <tmdbid>1894042</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Mike Lookinland</name>
    <role>Phillip Allbright</role>
    <order>26</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/FzPElVYiLGFOXfSnIZLxDudVrE.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>75345</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Carol McEvoy</name>
    <role>Mrs. Allbright</role>
    <order>27</order>
    <tmdbid>1207672</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Scott Newman</name>
    <role>Young Fireman</role>
    <order>28</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/dmVc8sxJMYD3Br70clCXYchCFDZ.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>1242989</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Paul Comi</name>
    <role>Tim</role>
    <order>29</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/kFeAZaqUDanDwexfD0dXvr47uwH.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>153675</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>George Wallace</name>
    <role>Chief Officer</role>
    <order>30</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/bwY9S1VjUqs8vWiuzcoUALdN0mZ.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>1273694</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Patrick Culliton</name>
    <role>Technician</role>
    <order>31</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/8QfQ7okZ0ECoTZiotLpcYqqDx6e.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>146897</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>William Bassett</name>
    <role>Leading Agent</role>
    <order>32</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/4vBHfa6qcxjy8o6hhiXraKU1LqH.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>83978</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>John Crawford</name>
    <role>Callahan</role>
    <order>33</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/82pqVVILPiC6GpjenmepSTjnOMB.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>15693</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Erik L. Nelson</name>
    <role>Wes</role>
    <order>34</order>
    <tmdbid>1401253</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Art Balinger</name>
    <role>Announcer</role>
    <order>35</order>
    <tmdbid>1894044</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Norman Hicks</name>
    <role>Pilot</role>
    <order>36</order>
    <tmdbid>1894045</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Thomas Karnahan</name>
    <role>Co-Pilot</role>
    <order>37</order>
    <tmdbid>1894046</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Leoda Richards</name>
    <role>Party Guest (uncredited)</role>
    <order>38</order>
    <thumb>http://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/AjNw3mokXhasL2RGhjqANvI2rHG.jpg</thumb>
    <tmdbid>1191818</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>David Armstrong</name>
    <role>Party Guest (uncredited)</role>
    <order>39</order>
    <tmdbid>2399253</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <fileinfo>
    <streamdetails>
      <audio>
        <bitrate>192</bitrate>
        <channels>2</channels>
        <codec>ac3</codec>
        <language>deu</language>
        <longlanguage>German</longlanguage>
      </audio>
      <audio>
        <bitrate>2213</bitrate>
        <channels>6</channels>
        <codec>dtshd_ma</codec>
        <language>eng</language>
        <longlanguage>English</longlanguage>
      </audio>
      <audio>
        <bitrate>1509</bitrate>
        <channels>6</channels>
        <codec>dca</codec>
        <language>eng</language>
        <longlanguage>English</longlanguage>
      </audio>
      <subtitle>
        <language>eng</language>
        <longlanguage>English</longlanguage>
        <forced>false</forced>
        <type>Embedded</type>
      </subtitle>
      <subtitle>
        <language>deu</language>
        <longlanguage>German</longlanguage>
        <forced>false</forced>
        <type>Embedded</type>
      </subtitle>
      <video>
        <aspect>1.778</aspect>
        <bitrate>19600</bitrate>
        <codec>V_MS/VFW/FOURCC / WVC1</codec>
        <durationinseconds>9892</durationinseconds>
        <height>1080</height>
        <scantype>Progressive</scantype>
        <width>1920</width>
        <filesize>29108767553</filesize>
      </video>
    </streamdetails>
  </fileinfo>
  <videosource>bluray</videosource>
  <locked>false</locked>
</movie>

 

[Anderella 13]

And P.S.:
Shouldn't or couldn't the TV-Version (or Mobile version) after conversion be added as "version"?

Like I found in this topic:

Multiple versions of movies (Forum Topic)

[Luke 37007]

On 10/24/2021 at 1:31 PM, Anderella said:

And P.S.:
Shouldn't or couldn't the TV-Version (or Mobile version) after conversion be added as "version"?

Hi, yes that is the ideal, but currently this only happens if both the original and new files follow our multi-version naming scheme:

https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44001159102-movie-naming

So this is sort of an open issue of ours, that after converting you might have to rename the original file depending on what it was before.

[Happy2Play 8242]

Yes this will be a quirk as Folder and Filenames do not match either.

Each version must begin with the folder name, followed by " - ".

Only current way around this right now is the Auto grouping plugin.

[Anderella 13]

Thanks for your inputs and advises. Basically I got it to work:)

 

Right now I'm working on renaming folders, files for movies, I have in different formats or versions.

Can you explain, why the "extra/other named file-version) is always on top (in selection field)?

As I thought it probably should sort alphabetic order I changed the "normal" to: "Standardversion" and the Extended Version to: Version Xtra DVD Extended, but the extended Version still stays on top:(

Any ideas? Thank you.

[Luke 37007]

Hi, I can't explain without more information, no.

In order to prioritize direct playing over transcoding, Emby apps will automatically choose the one that is the most efficient version to play, based on app quality settings, media information of the file, server quality settings, user permissions, bandwidth restrictions, etc.

So any of those could be the the reason for one to be chosen over the other, so we'd have to look at those things in detail. Thanks.

[Anderella 13]

Hi, thank you @Luke for this explanation.

This basically clears things up. I have a DVD-rip and a BLURAY-rip, but I tried to "name" the versions in a way, that the Bluray-Version is on top (as it's fitting the bluray-cover) and the DVD should be the second option.

Maybe it's better to keep DVD and BLURAY separated in folders then with different covers.