Multiple versions of the same movie showing up in library view

[jmsaxman 1]

Emby Server version 4.8.10.0 running on Ubuntu Server 22.04.5 LTS

I have several different versions of a movie (theatrical release, extended editions, etc) in different resolutions, and when I look in that library, I see two instances of the same movie, rather than all of the different versions being grouped under the same instance.  Emby sees all of the versions in that directory, generates NFO files for them, and they show up in the library listing with the same title, metadata and title image.  

In this case, it's Dawn of the Dead (1978).  Each of the images in the attached screenshot corresponds to one of the MKV files in the directory listing below.

-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby 48402256274 Jan 23  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - 1080p.mkv'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       17304 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - 1080p.nfo'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby 63871751622 Mar  4  2023 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - 2160p.mkv'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       19805 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - 2160p.nfo'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby  7185831454 Apr  6  2020 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - 480p.mkv'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       18920 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - 480p.nfo'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby 55744316736 Jan 23  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Cannes Extended Cut 1080p.mkv'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       17304 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Cannes Extended Cut 1080p.nfo'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby 61311928773 Mar  4  2023 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Cannes Extended Cut 2160p.mkv'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       18208 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Cannes Extended Cut 2160p.nfo'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby  5635745857 Apr  6  2020 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Cannes Extended Cut 480p.mkv'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       17921 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - Cannes Extended Cut 480p.nfo'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby 61878797493 Jan 23  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - European Argento Cut 1080p.mkv'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       17304 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - European Argento Cut 1080p.nfo'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby 61033471931 Mar  5  2023 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - European Argento Cut 2160p.mkv'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       19472 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - European Argento Cut 2160p.nfo'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby      131550 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - European Argento Cut 2160p-poster.jpg'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby  5387706688 Apr  6  2020 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - European Argento Cut 480p.mkv'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       18587 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - European Argento Cut 480p.nfo'
drwxrwxr-x 2 emby emby        4096 Nov  7  2020 'deleted scenes'
drwxrwxr-x 2 emby emby        4096 Oct  3  2022  extras
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       46684 Apr  3  2023  fanart.jpg
drwxrwxr-x 2 emby emby        4096 Mar  5  2023  featurettes
drwxrwxr-x 2 emby emby        4096 Mar  5  2023  interviews
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby           0 Apr  3  2020  J0324.txt
-rw-rw-r-- 1 emby emby           0 Mar  5  2023  J2010U.txt
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby      284052 Mar  5  2023  landscape.jpg
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby      148879 Oct  5  2022  poster.jpg
drwxrwxr-x 2 emby emby        4096 Nov  7  2020  scenes
drwxrwxr-x 2 emby emby        4096 Mar  5  2023  trailers

I have many other movies with multiple versions and they all show up only once in the library listing, and then you can pick the version and resolution you want to view. 

It appears that there might be an upper limit of 8 versions of the same movie?  In this case, there are 9 versions.  To test this, I moved of the video files for this movie to a directory outside of the library, deleted the generated NFO and JPG files, moved the video files back in one at a time and let Emby find the files and generate new NFO files and pictures. The first 8 video files all got grouped under one listing.  I can go into that listing and pick any of those 8 versions to watch.  When I moved the last video file back in, that generated a second instance of Dawn of the Dead (1978) with just that version (European Argento Cut, 2160p).

Am I correct in thinking there's an upper limit of 8 different versions of the same title allowed per listing?  Is there a way to work around that, or should I just delete one of the lower-resolution versions to stay under that limit?

[Neminem 896]

15 hours ago, jmsaxman said:

Am I correct in thinking there's an upper limit of 8 different versions of the same title allowed per listing?  Is there a way to work around that, or should I just delete one of the lower-resolution versions to stay under that limit?

I could be a fun test.

Try moving these files out, of the library, to a temp folder and see what happens.

15 hours ago, jmsaxman said:

-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby  5387706688 Apr  6  2020 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - European Argento Cut 480p.mkv'
-rw-r--r-- 1 emby emby       18587 Jan 24  2024 'Dawn of the Dead (1978) - European Argento Cut 480p.nfo'

 

[Neminem 896]

But I don't see any limitations in the wiki, about Multi version.

Movie Naming | Emby Documentation

There is a limit when it comes to parts, and that is 9.

[Luke 40120]

HI, this is correct, it is capped at 8. We'll have to look at exposing an option to control that.

[Neminem 896]

If thats the case then the wiki should be updated, with that linitation. @sa2000

On 10/2/2024 at 12:01 PM, Luke said:

HI, this is correct, it is capped at 8. We'll have to look at exposing an option to control that.

[sa2000 424]

On 02/10/2024 at 17:19, Neminem said:

If thats the case then the wiki should be updated, with that linitation

This has now been done.

[jmsaxman 1]

Any word on where this feature is in terms of making it into a general release?

[sa2000 424]

1 hour ago, jmsaxman said:

Any word on where this feature is in terms of making it into a general release

The feaure is available in the general public release. 

There are some bug fixes / improvements that are currently in the 4.9.0.x beta and these will get to a general release at the end of the beta. I do not have any timescales on how soon that will be.