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"Now Playing" when watching one movie with two versions (3D & non-3D)


Mendocinotim

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Mendocinotim

Some movies in my collection are in multiple formats.

For example "47 Ronin" and "47 Ronin 3D".
However, watching one causes Emby to think I am watching both versions simultaneously.
You can see this in the screenshots included here.

All my 3D movie versions are kept in a separate location from the non-3D content and were also set up as separate libraries in Emby. In addition, I renamed the 3D version shown in the screenshot by editing it's metadata also in Emby.

And yet with Emby thinking I am watching both, when I am only watching one of them, is a problem for me.
Any suggestions to remedy this nuisance?

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GrimReaper

Items are tracked by providerid, if you had more versions they would all show in CW row. 

You need to use multi-versioning feature, in either of three ways:

1) Put all different files in same folder and follow naming convention for multi-version movies

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

2) Multi-select and select "Group Versions" in three-dot menu 

3) Use community-made Auto-Grouping plugin which works across libraries

 

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Mendocinotim

Okay - tried following your suggestion with one movie (Annihilation (2018)) - however it is not working any differently.
As you can see from the two screenshots below, even after renaming a folder to match the title (and year), and using the exact naming method suggested for each version, the system still thinks I am watching both versions when I am only watching one of them.

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Run a library scan after you have renamed the files? Possibly also run a metadata scan as well.

The naming looks okay.

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Mendocinotim

Sorry - I clicked the solution button, instead of the reply button.
Problem not solved yet.

I did delete the extra nfo file, and am scanning the media library now.
Once that is done I will also scan the metadata folder again Chef suggested.

Will post here when everything is done with the result.

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