andyblac644 69 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) would it be possible to add Time to the files name, so when there is more than 1 episode for a show in a day it does not just add `- 1` to the name see below. so it would have Emmerdale 2018-03-08 1900 and Emmerdale 2018-03-08 2000 also, when these episodes get added to the library they are both added as the same episode number see blow, would it be possible for the 2nd episode auto increase the episode number and pull correct details for it. Edited March 16, 2018 by andyblac644 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37009 Posted March 16, 2018 Share Posted March 16, 2018 Did you fill in those season and episode numbers after the recording? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyblac644 69 Posted March 16, 2018 Author Share Posted March 16, 2018 (edited) Did you fill in those season and episode numbers after the recording? @@Luke no Emby does it automatically. Edited March 16, 2018 by andyblac644 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37009 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 Ok, they must be coming from tvdb after the recording has completed. if we had the data prior to the start of the recording then the file names would have used the episode numbers rather than just the date. To be honest, thinking in terms of all users here, i think our current behavior is probably right. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyblac644 69 Posted March 17, 2018 Author Share Posted March 17, 2018 Ok, they must be coming from tvdb after the recording has completed. if we had the data prior to the start of the recording then the file names would have used the episode numbers rather than just the date. To be honest, thinking in terms of all users here, i think our current behavior is probably right. hmm, no way to add time to filename then please ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37009 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 @@denz, if you record the same thing twice, how does wmc handle this with the file names? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanipek 224 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 (edited) @@denz, if you record the same thing twice, how does wmc handle this with the file names? The default naming convention for WMC (it can be changed) includes the date and time of the recording in the filename in addition to the program/episode name and the channel. Edited March 17, 2018 by kanipek 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Latchmor 584 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 @@denz, if you record the same thing twice, how does wmc handle this with the file names?Hi Luke, the default naming for WMC Recordings has Date and Time in the filenames. Sent from my ONEPLUS A3003 using Tapatalk Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37009 Posted March 17, 2018 Share Posted March 17, 2018 How does it format the time? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanipek 224 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 How does it format the time? see attached Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
denz 426 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 It includes date and time of the recording. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsalter 84 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Would love to see a fix for this, but i wont hold my breath This issue has been brought up many times before, but ends in a comment like #4 about current behaviour being right Emby just cannot handle 2 date based shows (totally different episodes) per day as it wrongly assumes they are the same episode Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyblac644 69 Posted March 18, 2018 Author Share Posted March 18, 2018 (edited) @@Luke there not the same episode, there 2 different episodes of the shame show in single day. imo the file should be using the `first aired date and time` of the episode, NOT just the date of recording. SD include this info in their data. Edited March 18, 2018 by andyblac644 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37009 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 No I think we can adopt the wmc convention. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsalter 84 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 So adjusting the filenames will fix the 2nd point in the OP? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37009 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 All we're doing here is changing the file name. What he's asking for in addition is some special sauce and I don't think that's a safe assumption that can be made. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
paulsalter 84 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 Ok, Thanks One of these days the DVR might work for multiple date based episodes on the same day I will check back when Emmerdale is mentioned again in about 6 months to see if any changes Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kanipek 224 Posted March 18, 2018 Share Posted March 18, 2018 No I think we can adopt the wmc convention. I am all for this. But please make sure implementing it does not break the process(es) we the end users have in place to handle file renaming - are not broken by the change(s). I don't see this change effecting me personally - I could be wrong - but I am sure all of us are using one of the various renaming methods to achieve filenames that are valid for use/identification by scrapers and the various client programs out there - Emby, Kodi etc. I think the best solution would be to include some ability to customize the file naming convention used by Emby and eliminate the need for file renaming altogether. For example if you prefer SeriesName.SeasonNumberEpisodeNumber.EpisodeName that would be an option or SeriesName-SeasonNumberEpisodeNumber-EpisodeName Just my thoughts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
andyblac644 69 Posted March 19, 2018 Author Share Posted March 19, 2018 (edited) @@Luke just updated to 3.3.1.6 i see no difference in file file names ?? still no time in file name ??? Edited March 19, 2018 by andyblac644 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senna 368 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 There should be a user Template in Emby DVR settings for the filename, just like this example from this backend : Emby doesn't have to re-invent the wheel again, for something that has proven its functionality for years already with other backends. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ebr 14903 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 There should be a user Template in Emby DVR settings for the filename, just like this example from this backend : Emby doesn't have to re-invent the wheel again, for something that has proven its functionality for years already with other backends. I don't think it is necessarily that simple (as usual). Emby has to be able to properly interpret whatever naming scheme is produced. So, allowing people to pick their own makes that extremely complicated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senna 368 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 I just provided it as an example, not of what Emby has to do, because just as you said, it has to be compatible with the Emby server to recognize all. Which filename you decided for Emby to use, I hope it is a filename that all the general scrapers recognize. Because if a user decides to backup their recordings and deploy it elsewhere, with whatever program of their liking to watch their archived recordings with, those program scrapers must be able to recognize it, even without NFO. My DVBLink recordings, I can deploy EVERYWHERE, because I can setup a naming rule that ALL scrapers understand, because DVBLink uses all the guide data for naming of the recordings. So with the current Emby naming rules for DVR filenames, scrapers can't retrieve episode info. Why is Emby not using this in guide and dvr recordings filename: <episode-num system="xmltv_ns"> Because that is what is holding me back, for using Emby for my recordings, because the naming of the DVR recordings are not according to the standards of most general scrapers and also not according to your own naming standards in this wiki: https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/Movie%20naming https://github.com/MediaBrowser/Wiki/wiki/TV%20naming Right now, I don't see any reference in DVR recordings filename for Season/Episode, which is a key asset for scrapers to have, for scraping info. For me the following is required in the recordings filename: - Program name - Season Episode number - Program sub name (in case no season episode data is provided by the guide provider) Things like date/time/channel name are optional, but nice to have, because the server should recognize with above 3 items, if a series episode is already recorded or not. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37009 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 When we have season and episode number I would say our file naming is quite standard and universal. It's when we have to use the date that it's a little trickier. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Senna 368 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 (edited) Why don't I see any references for Season/Episode in the guide or the recording name, when XMLTV is used as a guide provider ? Edited March 20, 2018 by Senna Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luke 37009 Posted March 20, 2018 Share Posted March 20, 2018 It must not be in the XML in a way we recognize. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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