Two version of same episode after changing episode image.

[Smitty018210 52]

Ok, the title isn't 100% correct, but need to to put something.

Here is what is happening.

I like to edit or change (create custom) episode images for my Tv series. Often the ones uploaded to TVDB or TMDB are not to my liking.

So I search the web or use screenshot program to capture an image from the episode that I like.

The size the image with Photoshop and save to my PC. Normally as a JPG.

I then I use the image up-loader in the Emby web browser to upload the new image.

I just noticed today that for what ever reason emby creates two versions of this episode. (Not the files themselves in my media folders)

They don't not show up with in the series or season are far as I can tell. (When viewing in the web browser or theater)

The only place you can even tell that this happening is when you view either and actor or director information page and look at what projects they have been part of.

As I said it dose not create new media files but dose create as second version of the episode with the new image.

To test what might be going on I moved a Tv series (Star Trek TNG) to a temp folder and re-scanned my library

I moved from D:Tv Shows to D:Temp Folder

If you look at the images below you can see that the episodes have different paths now.

But even after the move the duplicated episode still has the old path from before the move.

Some extra info in case it matters:

I have both the cache and metadata folder locations saved to custom paths.

E:\Emby Server\New Folder Paths\Cache path

E:\Emby Server\New Folder Paths\Metadata

I don't know if that has anything to do with it.

 

Why is this happening?

 

 

 

Edited April 5 by Smitty018210

[Happy2Play 8296]

33 minutes ago, Smitty018210 said:

To test what might be going on I moved a Tv series (Star Trek TNG) to a temp folder and re-scanned my library

I moved from D:Tv Shows to D:Temp Folder

Did you do a Full scan of just a scan of that library?

[Smitty018210 52]

29 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

Did you do a Full scan of just a scan of that library?

Complete server scan.

[Luke 37095]

Hi there, please attach the emby server log from when the problem occurred:

How to Report a Problem

Thanks.

[Smitty018210 52]

36 minutes ago, Luke said:

Hi there, please attach the emby server log from when the problem occurred:

How to Report a Problem

Thanks.

Logs

embyserver.txt

[Luke 37095]

Hi, please try removing these plugins:

	Watch History 1.0.0.1

Then restart the server and see how things compare.

[Smitty018210 52]

That appears to have fixed the issues.

So I just can't use the watch history plug in?

 

Edited April 5 by Smitty018210

[Luke 37095]

It is known to create duplicates, so you have to take that information and decide if you want to use it or not.

[Smitty018210 52]

1 minute ago, Luke said:

It is known to create duplicates, so you have to take that information and decide if you want to use it or not.

That's disappointing.

Edited April 5 by Smitty018210

[Luke 37095]

Hopefully when we have a smart views/playlists feature, the plugin developer will reinvent it based on that. Then there will be no issue of duplicates.