musicmafia 35 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Hi Everybody! Loving Emby and trying to learn the ins and outs. I have multiple versions of some movies. For example I have 3 files of Sexy Beast. One is a direct h264, one is h265 mp4 and one is a MKV file. In the source drive/folder, this is indicated in the file names. In Emby, they all display the same as "Sexy Beast 2000" (as seen below). Is there any way I can add to the file names or differentiate them somehow, so I can identify which version I am seeing without having to open each one separately to find out which is which? Hopefully that made sense. Thanks Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8356 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 1 minute ago, musicmafia said: Is there any way I can add to the file names or differentiate them somehow, so I can identify which version I am seeing without having to open each one separately to find out which is which? Only by Editing Metadata in the UI as metadata Title is presented. The question is do you want to see multiple items or one item with a drop-down to select version? As there is three ways to multi-version in Emby Manually multi-select and group version Automatic via stucture and naming scheme Multi-version movies Or community plugin that will group by providerid no matter location. automatic-version-grouping-for-movies 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmafia 35 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Thanks Happy! Unfortunately I'm not very tech savvy. I read those links but didn't understand a lot of it, especially the last option with the automatic grouping. I tried using the "dash" method described in the multi-version link, but it didn't seem to work. I figured out how to edit the metadata in the UI, but I'm not sure which section(s) to edit. Based on my screen shot below, is this the right section and which lines should I edit? Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanbuff 846 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 The likely reason the multi-version didn't work is because each file version needs to follow the parent folder name, appended by the "- version info" So in your case: Sexy Beast (2000) all versions\ Sexy Beast (2000) all versions - HD MKV x264.mkv Sexy Beast (2000) all versions - HD HEVC x265.mkv Sexy Beast (2000) all versions - HD MP4 x264.mp4 ...or something similar. Your screenshot above will only affect the way the movie is displayed in the library, not the version names. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmafia 35 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 34 minutes ago, seanbuff said: The likely reason the multi-version didn't work is because each file version needs to follow the parent folder name, appended by the "- version info" So in your case: Sexy Beast (2000) all versions\ Sexy Beast (2000) all versions - HD MKV x264.mkv Sexy Beast (2000) all versions - HD HEVC x265.mkv Sexy Beast (2000) all versions - HD MP4 x264.mp4 ...or something similar. Your screenshot above will only affect the way the movie is displayed in the library, not the version names. Thanks Sean! I followed the naming convention above on all the files in that folder and now I see a dropdown menu that shows the versions! Thanks! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmafia 35 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 (edited) After changing the naming convention, in the "Movies" view, it still shows multiple copies of some movies. Here is an example: I have 3 versions of Thief, but Movies view shows two thumbnails and (after opening) neither displays the dropdown with multiple versions. Any idea what I'm doing wrong on this one? Edited June 9, 2022 by musicmafia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmafia 35 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Also, in the library, when I switch to "FOLDERS" view, several items appear at the top with folder icons in the thumbnail, rather than being listed with the rest of the folders alphabetically. Why are they segregated? If this indicates a user error, what do I need to fix? At the top right, my THIEF folder displays a thumbnail from a movie I do not own. When I open that folder, I see three files, all of which play Thief 1981, but one shows incorrect thumbnail and none of them are displaying the dropdown option for multiple versions. Any help appreciated! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8356 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Right click the item "Identity Thief" and select edit metadata what path does it show? But am guessing one got mis-identified. As for not grouping I am not sure as the filenaming looks correct. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmafia 35 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8356 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 Not sure on why it was mis-identified, but you can manually Identify it, or remove it from folder, do a library scan and readd to see if it is correctly identified and grouped. But suggest something in folder content is breaking these items. You could test with only the three media files. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmafia 35 Posted June 9, 2022 Author Share Posted June 9, 2022 Thanks! Sorry for the stupid questions but: How do I manually identify? Do I just enter the correct title in the edit section? Also, what is the easiest way to do an entire library scan? Where is the button for that? Thanks again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8356 Posted June 9, 2022 Share Posted June 9, 2022 38 minutes ago, musicmafia said: How do I manually identify? Do I just enter the correct title in the edit section? Right click item and select Identify. 38 minutes ago, musicmafia said: Also, what is the easiest way to do an entire library scan? Where is the button for that? Entire library scan via Settings-Library or Scheduled tasks. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmafia 35 Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 Thanks!!! I appreciate all the help. I have a few more newb questions. Rather than start new threads I hope it's okay to ask them here: Thumbnails all show up great with Movies, but not many are displaying for my TV shows. What is the easiest way to fix this? The green circles seem to display the number of unwatched episodes? Is there a way to have it always display total number of episodes on this library screen? Is there an easy way to have it display only the number of actual episodes, not including bonus content? Thanks again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
seanbuff 846 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 (edited) Have you defined separate libraries for 'Movies' and one for 'TV Shows' in your Library setup? Looks like you may have combined them together, if so what is the library type? EDIT: Ignore, at first glance I thought these were movies mixed with tv shows. Follow Grims instructions. Edited June 10, 2022 by seanbuff incorrect info 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReaper 3330 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 5 minutes ago, musicmafia said: Thumbnails all show up great with Movies, but not many are displaying for my TV shows. What is the easiest way to fix this? Looking at your screenshot, they likely weren't identified due to series folders naming used; for recommended naming convention check out KB article: https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44001159110-tv-naming To solve your issue, rename/restructure your folders accordingly and rescan library. 8 minutes ago, musicmafia said: The green circles seem to display the number of unwatched episodes? Is there a way to have it always display total number of episodes on this library screen? Correct. Nope. 8 minutes ago, musicmafia said: Is there an easy way to have it display only the number of actual episodes, not including bonus content? Nope again. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmafia 35 Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 22 minutes ago, seanbuff said: Have you defined separate libraries for 'Movies' and one for 'TV Shows' in your Library setup? Looks like you may have combined them together, if so what is the library type? Yes, one for TV and one for Movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmafia 35 Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 41 minutes ago, GrimReaper said: Looking at your screenshot, they likely weren't identified due to series folders naming used; for recommended naming convention check out KB article: https://support.emby.media/support/solutions/articles/44001159110-tv-naming To solve your issue, rename/restructure your folders accordingly and rescan library. Correct. Nope. Nope again. Renaming the folders is helping. I presume this green circle with 91% is status of my rescan? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GrimReaper 3330 Posted June 10, 2022 Share Posted June 10, 2022 Just now, musicmafia said: Renaming the folders is helping. I presume this green circle with 91% is status of my rescan? Correct. If it appears stuck at any point - just let it finish, it's not linear. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
musicmafia 35 Posted June 10, 2022 Author Share Posted June 10, 2022 1 minute ago, GrimReaper said: Correct. If it appears stuck at any point - just let it finish, it's not linear. Thanks! You read my mind! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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