How do I do a manual search to get correct(ed) movie metadata

[RLanger7228 54]

I am new to Emby (since Synology is dropping support for Video Station).  I setup Emby SERVER, and gave permissions to the appropriate shared folders in my video library on my NAS.  It is finding my new content/additions OK. However, there is an instance where I have both the original film (1987) AND the remake (2009).  However, Emby has identified both films as the 2009 version, even though the actual file names are different (Movie name & Movie name 2009).  I went to the EDIT metadata screen.  I found the section with the external database references (IMDB, etc).  Clicking on the icon on the right brought me to the IMDB website with the (incorrect) movie showing.  I did an IMDB search for the proper movie & copied the title reference, then put it in the IMBD field.  I deleted the other external database reference numbers & saved my changes.  However, all the other metadata remained unchanged.

In Video Station, there was an option to do a manual search, which produced a list of possibilities.  When I selected one of those movie titles, the metadata would repopulate with information appropriate to my selection (title, actors/directors/writers, description & thumbnail images, etc).  Is there a way to do that in EMBY, so I don't have to manually edit every metadata field for movies it incorrectly identifies during automatic indexing?

[GrimReaper 4032]

2 minutes ago, RLanger7228 said:

However, Emby has identified both films as the 2009 version, even though the actual file names are different (Movie name & Movie name 2009).

Are those movies showing as single entry (being multi-versioned) or as two entries (same)? 

[RLanger7228 54]

They show as 2 instances of the same movie with the same metadata.  Thank you for responding so quickly.

However, I think I found the answer to my question:  doing a little exploration/experimentation, I found that if I go to the edit metadata screen, there is an ellipsis (...) in the upper right corner.  Clicking this shows a drop-down menu.  One of the choices is "IDENTIFY".  Clicking this takes me to another screen with various search criteria (including IMDB title reference #'s).  Performing this search also generated a list of possibilities.  When I selected the proper movie, it automatically re-populated the metadata appropriately (though it took a few minutes for the images to update).  I tried this on several other incorrectly identified movies & it seems to work the way I need it to.  Fairly easy.

Also of note, random exploration found an option to refresh indexed metadata.  Running that option corrected the original problem I described (since I had edited/corrected the IMBD title reference earlier).  I had not yet found the solution above when I tried this option.  My only concern with this method would be how it might affect any custom edits to metadata I make - e.g. I create custom GENRES to help group films in my collection, sort of like playlists, and add my own comments to descriptions sometimes, etc.

[GrimReaper 4032]

Just now, RLanger7228 said:

if I go to the edit metadata screen, there is an ellipsis (...) in the upper right corner.  Clicking this shows a drop-down menu.  One of the choices is "IDENTIFY".  Clicking this takes me to another screen with various search criteria (including IMDB title reference #'s).  Performing this search also generated a list of possibilities.  When I selected the proper movie, it automatically re-populated the metadata appropriately (though it took a few minutes for the images to update).  I tried this on several other incorrectly identified movies & it seems to work the way I need it to.  Fairly easy

Correct, hence the original question, as if multi-versioned you would have needed to Split items before re-Identifying incorrectly identified one. 

1 minute ago, RLanger7228 said:

Also of note, random exploration found an option to refresh indexed metadata.  Running that option corrected the original problem I described (since I had edited/corrected the IMBD title reference earlier).  I had not yet found the solution above when I tried this option.  My only concern with this method would be how it might affect any custom edits to metadata I make - e.g. I create custom GENRES to help group films in my collection, sort of like playlists, and add my own comments to descriptions sometimes, etc.

You'd need to Lock those fields/items (notice the lock icon in Edit Metadata dialog for each field and/or Lock this item toggle at the bottom of same dialog) to preserve custom edits. 

[RLanger7228 54]

Thank you and thank you for pointing out the "lock" option.  That will be very helpful, if it allows me to lock specific fields.  Even if it locks the whole video, it would protect my edits from a general re-indexing.