Sparrowlogins 18 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 Hi. I wanted some advice on how to handle 2 or more versions of a film, such as a theatrical and directors cut. Such examples are the myriad of Blade Runner cuts, the Alien films etc. All of my films have recently been turned into .mkv files, so each version of the film is a separate .mkv. I have added them to the same folder within the library (So the Aliens film folder contains Aliens and Aliens directors cut .mkv files) Currently MBT sees the files and I can play them but does not include any Metadata. Do I have to add separate folders within the Movie folder in order for the films to be recognised by any Metadata crawlers? Or do I treat each as a separate movie within the [bOXSET] folder? Any help/advice would be appreciated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lanos 4 Posted March 19, 2014 Share Posted March 19, 2014 I've done this with my 8 or so versions of Scarface versions what I did was give each their own individual folder within a main folder ( not box-set)- Scarface- Scarface- Platinum edition Scarface- Anniversary Edition Scarface- Collectors Edition etc,etc then I went into the server and gave each version a different cover (tried to give then the actual dvd covers that said platinum anniversary etc)and changed the first line in the overview metadata to tell which version it was Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sparrowlogins 18 Posted March 19, 2014 Author Share Posted March 19, 2014 Thanks all, I will use individual folders and try that way. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37280 Posted March 20, 2014 Share Posted March 20, 2014 They should be in separate folders as if they were separate movies. You can optionally use boxset features to group them. Alternatively you could make the director's cut a special feature. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CBMe 1 Posted October 20, 2014 Share Posted October 20, 2014 I would really like to see a section for 'version' in the metadata. Having to go in, edit the name, try to lock it and hope that sticks (which it doesn't seem to do at the moment) isn't the best solution. Good example is how MyMovies does it with a simple field (that includes some drop-down common selections or you can fill it in). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeflatt 6 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 (edited) I am trying to do this with Blade Runner at the moment. I already have them in separate folders, but MB3 just says they're the same movie so there's no "easy" way to distinguish them. I'm going to try doing the different artwork and banners myself so I can tell which is which. Hopefully it will stick. One of the main issues I see though is not with MB3, but with TMDB. Under Blade Runner, it lists alternative titles as: Blade Runner - The Final Cut Blade Runner (1982) - Theatrical Version Unless TMDB gives the separate versions separate entries in the database, I think MB3 will always consider them the same movie. I don't know how to get that fixed though. Update: Looking in to TMDB further, I did find this thread in their forums. This is specific to Blade Runner, but I would imagine there are similar threads for other films with multiple versions. Looks like there is an open ticket to get this done, but it is pretty low on their priority list. http://www.themoviedb.org/talk/5085db17760ee31b8d0008a2 Edited December 29, 2014 by jeflatt Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37280 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 i would just edit the title of the alternates and then lock the name field from being changed in the future. you can try matching to the tmdb alternates but my guess is they won't last long and will be taken down. they've been doing that for other movies Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeflatt 6 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 i would just edit the title of the alternates and then lock the name field from being changed in the future. you can try matching to the tmdb alternates but my guess is they won't last long and will be taken down. they've been doing that for other movies Do you mean to change the file name (mine are .mkv) or the folder name? TMDB has the alternative titles in there, so if I change the folder name it will just rename them to Blade Runner. How do I lock the name field? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37280 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 No, i mean using the metadata manager. I know Tmdb has them but I wouldn't trust them. I don't think the admins like those so they will likely remove them 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14960 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 He means change the name with the metadata editor. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchmor 584 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 Metadata Manager, Lock... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jeflatt 6 Posted December 29, 2014 Share Posted December 29, 2014 That's the part of the puzzle I was missing. After I started messing around in the metadata manager I found that. Thanks for pointing it out though in case I hadn't gotten there yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mattyes37 0 Posted February 26, 2015 Share Posted February 26, 2015 I am also looking for the most supported official way to do this. The link above doesn't have any mention of different versions (only different resolutions). For now I will proceed to organise them in different folders, American Gangster (2007) - Theatrical Version\American Gangster (2007) - Theatrical Version.mkv American Gangster (2007) - Directors Cut\American Gangster (2007) - Directors Cut.mkv Would this be the most supported organisation structure in the future? Hopefully a feature will be added that can group the similar movie titles and show them under one entity in media browser. Where can I request this feature? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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