cici 0 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 I've looked and haven't found any posts on this topic. If there is already, please redirect me. I have Emby server v3.0.5724.6 (just updated today). In the Metadata Manager, you can lock fields so that the information doesn't get overwritten. I have a Media folder called "Movies". As I understand it, doing a refresh under this folder will refresh everything within that folder. However, doing so also overwrites any locked fields. Is this a bug or is this by design? If I do a Library refresh in Manage Server under Library or Scheduled Tasks, this doesn't happen. Thanks for any help on this matter. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37095 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 you'd have to give a specific example, thanks. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cici 0 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) Okay, here's an example. I have a movie in my Movies folder where I've locked the fields "Name" and "Genre" (see screenshot below). In my Movies folder, I click the "Refresh" button, which refreshes all the movies inside that folder. After doing the refresh, I go back to the movie and both locked fields have been reset. And because of this, the genres have reset itself as well. Edited October 2, 2015 by cici Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37095 Posted October 2, 2015 Share Posted October 2, 2015 do you use local metadata files? and if so, what type? (nfo/xml) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cici 0 Posted October 2, 2015 Author Share Posted October 2, 2015 (edited) Yes, I use local metadata files. They're xml. By the way, I just tried locking the Name and Genre fields again. And even though the server shows they're locked (even after a refresh of the page), I don't see it in the xml file. I don't know if this is related, but I added a new movie to my library. The metadata shows up on the server, but there is no xml or nfo file?? Typically, the file is located inside the folder where the movie is located. Have they been moved to another location? And in the server under Metadata - Services, there is no option to select XML as Metadata saver anymore?? Edited October 2, 2015 by cici Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cici 0 Posted October 5, 2015 Author Share Posted October 5, 2015 Yesterday, I uninstalled then reinstalled the server, and the xml option for Metatdata saver came back, and editing a movie in Metadata Manager saved to its corresponding xml file properly. Today, it stopped working again. The metadata won't save to the xml, and the option to save metadata to XML has disappeared again. Any ideas? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37095 Posted October 5, 2015 Share Posted October 5, 2015 Please see how to report a problem Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy 7 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I am having this same problem too but instead of "Movies" it is for "Seasons" that has no Emby XML under Metadata savers. Uninstalling and reinstalling server does not fix it for me. Provided a log where I select seasons for Media Type and it loads. server-63580478031.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8296 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Can you post a full log? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy 7 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Can you post a full log? Here you go. server-63580502491.txt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy 7 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 I tried installing the server (Version 3.0.5724.6) on a different computer and the Season field also does not have Emby XML as a Metadata saver. Is this normal? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14923 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Our metadata format is now NFO. We provide XML for compatibility but it isn't included in new installations. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy 7 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 Our metadata format is now NFO. We provide XML for compatibility but it isn't included in new installations. On a newly installed server I am still seeing Emby XML as a metadata saver for the other fields (Movies, Series, Episodes, Home Videos) except for only Seasons which does not have it. The current server that I use it shows the same behavior. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Happy2Play 8296 Posted October 15, 2015 Share Posted October 15, 2015 (edited) Yes, xml has been missing/removed from seasons for the at least 2 releases that I can think of. As ebr stated this will all change with new installs when the dev version gets released and you have to use a plugin for xmls. And the plugin doesn't provide season xmls either. Edited October 15, 2015 by Happy2Play 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy 7 Posted October 17, 2015 Share Posted October 17, 2015 Thank you for clearing that up. I suppose I will have to transition to nfo now, There does not seem to be a clear way of converting from xml to nfo though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Doozer 2 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 I am having this same problem with nfo for movies. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guy 7 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 A topic i found related to this http://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/26242-how-do-i-convert-my-emby-metadata-from-xml-to-nfo-format. I started to convert the xmls to nfo by refreshing at the library level (Movies, TV etc). This in turn created an nfo version of the xml for Movies. Great! Issue: Refreshing at the TV library level only creates an tvshow.nfo but does not drill into the sub folders so there are no nfo files for Episodes/Seasons. As it is in order to create nfo files for Seasons/Episodes you would have to go series by series and refresh at the Series level. Can this be fixed please? It would take a substantial amount of time going through series by series and running a refresh. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37095 Posted October 18, 2015 Share Posted October 18, 2015 Everything in this thread is unrelated to the original topic, which is a sure fire way to have end up being forgotten forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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