Original title as main title?

[benpicard 16]

Hello! 

I'm a user from Quebec, Canada and we have 2 main languages, French and English.

Most of my library is in those 2 languages, I would like to be able to keep the original title in French if it's a french movie. At this moment, the french movies are getting translated.

Anyway to do it? I think that a setting to set the original title by default for all items in the library would solved my problem (since the original title will be in French if it's a french movie)

I don't want to split my collection into different folders (one folder by language)

Regards,

[Luke 40114]

HI there, did you configure your metadata download language for the library?

[benpicard 16]

Sorry for the late reply.

My library have English and French movies.

I set it to English because it's mostly the name that I want to see.

When it's a French only (like I mean, a movie made in France), i would like to keep the original title, since it will be in French.

That's why I asked if it was possible to always display the original title as it would always be in English for the American movie and in French for the movies from French countries.

Thank you!

[Luke 40114]

You're saying you want the French title, but the rest of the metadata, like the description, in English?

[benpicard 16]

Just now, Luke said:

You're saying you want the French title, but the rest of the metadata, like the description, in English?

Exactly! In a perfect world, if it's an original French movie, it would get the data for that movie in French but I really don't mind about the description or even the cover image, the title in French would be enough for me or my family to understand what movie it is.

Sometime, the translated title is just too far from the original one.

[Luke 40114]

On 9/13/2022 at 11:00 AM, benpicard said:

Exactly! In a perfect world, if it's an original French movie, it would get the data for that movie in French but I really don't mind about the description or even the cover image, the title in French would be enough for me or my family to understand what movie it is.

Sometime, the translated title is just too far from the original one.

OK yes this has come up before and is something that can be added in future updates. Thanks.

[PeteGul 28]

YES please, the choise of "Keeping original title" would be nice.

Even if you set the download language to something else.

It's a long time since I used Kodi, but I'll think I remember they have this choice :-)

[PeterDB 2]

As a European, I agree we need a feature to keep the original title. I speak and live in an English speaking country, but I watch movies from other European languages like French and German... But the movie titles in English half the time don't translate well

[benpicard 16]

any update about this setting?

[Luke 40114]

4 minutes ago, benpicard said:

any update about this setting?

HI, yes it's possible for future updates. Thanks.

[suiziide 0]

This would be really great.

Since you can already see the original title if you edit metadata, it would be nice if there was a library setting for using original title for display, meaning english movies would show english title, french movies show french title, japanese movie show japanese title and so on. Having to edit all my movies for foreign titles is a bit tedious.

[Draeven 0]

i'd appreciate this alot also, any updates ?

[Neminem 893]

In my library I have different meta data languages det for my movies.

Foreign movies set to standard english.

My danish movies are set to danish.

Import movie, edit meta data, set language.

Refresh meta data.

[PeteGul 28]

41 minutes ago, jaycedk said:

In my library I have different meta data languages det for my movies.

Foreign movies set to standard english.

My danish movies are set to danish.

Import movie, edit meta data, set language.

Refresh meta data.

Then you have sorted it in folders for foreign, danish etc.?

So you have made an library for each folder.

[Neminem 893]

Nope, you can edit meta data language pr movie.

[PeteGul 28]

That I know, but very time consuming when you have many hundreds of movies.

[Neminem 893]

Guess you are right, but you will feel good when it's done

[Draeven 0]

2 hours ago, jaycedk said:

In my library I have different meta data languages det for my movies.

Foreign movies set to standard english.

My danish movies are set to danish.

Import movie, edit meta data, set language.

Refresh meta data.

Appreciate the tip. I might do that sometime.

It just seems like a small thing, and has been requested a fair bit years ago, so i was hoping it would come soon  

 

 

Edited May 17, 2024 by Draeven

[divemaskstrap 0]

Should indeed be a nice new feature as I am not liking the Dutch translations of my movie titles. I could do this with Jellyfin though, but I like Emby more

[supermood 60]

hi any update on that? original title is a must in my opinion. I'm constantly confused cannot find my own movies and TV... thanks and happy Monday 

[Luke 40114]

On 9/23/2024 at 9:42 AM, supermood said:

hi any update on that? original title is a must in my opinion. I'm constantly confused cannot find my own movies and TV... thanks and happy Monday 

Hi, yes an option for this is planned for future updates. Thanks.

[pwhodges 1855]

On 23/09/2024 at 14:42, supermood said:

hi any update on that? original title is a must in my opinion. I'm constantly confused cannot find my own movies and TV... thanks and happy Monday 

Although it's a hack, you could reduce your confusion by editing the titles in the metadata manually.

Paul