Bulky: Bulk(Mass) MetaData Editor

[AngelSing 49]

Hello, @VicMoore I downloaded the Bulky Editor plugin, but I realized that I can’t find the option to add people in bulk in the editing options. Additionally, I have another issue: when I click the "Change cover" button, absolutely nothing happens—no additional window opens.

Although this issue is secondary, what I really want to know is if it’s possible to add people in bulk using Bulky Editor.

[pmac 143]

I used the web app version of this program a while ago and was hoping to install the plugin, but it seems the download link is gone now. Is there a reason for that?

 

EDIT: Nevermind, I see it's in the plugin catalog now.

Edited November 25, 2024 by pmac

[goldfinger 0]

On 11/16/2024 at 8:43 PM, AngelSing said:

Hello, @VicMoore I downloaded the Bulky Editor plugin, but I realized that I can’t find the option to add people in bulk in the editing options. Additionally, I have another issue: when I click the "Change cover" button, absolutely nothing happens—no additional window opens.

Although this issue is secondary, what I really want to know is if it’s possible to add people in bulk using Bulky Editor.

Hi @VicMoore Great plugin! I would also really like to edit people in bulk. I believe I recall you saying that the functionality was removed at some point but was being added back. Is there any ETA on that?

[Eldontyrellcorp 7]

Hi @VicMoore, was wondering if you have come up with a way yet of bulk deleting the Parental Rating?

[Thunder7ga 1]

Before I mess anything up, thought I should just ask....I want to remove a specific tag that is listed in 90% of my Live TV channels (i.e. HD) it is kind of useless with it being on nearly everything.   What is the proper way to only remove that one tag, and not any others which vary greatly depending on the channel.

[artv_saloon 0]

 I changed the tag to play a specific (with bulk edit) intro for each genre. with tag management I see the correct tag indicated but when I play the film the intro played is different. 

where am I wrong?

[podonnell 47]

Has anyone found a way to 'touch' all items, thus generating an .nfo file for episodes, seasons, etc..?

That's my primary goal here and I'm struggling to see an easy way to do so.

[Happy2Play 9780]

3 minutes ago, podonnell said:

Has anyone found a way to 'touch' all items, thus generating an .nfo file for episodes, seasons, etc..?

That's my primary goal here and I'm struggling to see an easy way to do so.

I used powershell to touch my test system files and drove RTM crazy.

Opened powershell and cd to media library and ran this.  Touch all existing nfo files so Emby thinks something has changed and reprocess the item. 

# Touch files in specified path powershell
gci -recu -inc "*.nfo" | % { $_.LastWriteTime = Get-Date }

or change to touch your files (mkv or mp4) but will guess a coding guru can comment more.

[podonnell 47]

On 12/10/2024 at 2:07 PM, Happy2Play said:

I used powershell to touch my test system files and drove RTM crazy.

Opened powershell and cd to media library and ran this.  Touch all existing nfo files so Emby thinks something has changed and reprocess the item. 

# Touch files in specified path powershell
gci -recu -inc "*.nfo" | % { $_.LastWriteTime = Get-Date }

or change to touch your files (mkv or mp4) but will guess a coding guru can comment more.

This was wonderful, thank you. I was able to adapt this to 'touch' any video file in my library, and it took a minute for Emby and RTM to realize, but my entire library spit out .NFO files after it went through.

Here is the script I ended up using, which accounted for every type of video file in my library. I recommend anyone wanting to try this, to navigate to a specific subfolder and run it there first. Worked perfectly for me though.
 

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$videoExtensions = @(".avi", ".m2ts", ".mkv", ".mov", ".mp4", ".mpeg", ".mpg", ".ts", ".webm", ".wmv")

Get-ChildItem -Recurse | 
Where-Object { $videoExtensions -contains $_.Extension } | 
ForEach-Object { $_ | Set-ItemProperty -Name LastWriteTime -Value (Get-Date) }

 

Edited December 13, 2024 by podonnell

[podonnell 47]

The only thing missing for me now I believe is the ability to spit out the artwork I had manually chosen prior to selecting "keep artwork in folders".

[hemsimmons 0]

I am having the same / similar issue as "the-dumb1".   When I turn Folders On -- all of my content goes away -- totally blank screen.  With Folders Off, I see everything --- but 1,155 movies in one list it is difficult to navigate.  Could this be because it is only using the Library folders and not the actual folders on the server?   The library has only 1 primary folder but 10-12 underneath on the server.  

[the-dumb1 135]

On 12/17/2024 at 2:08 PM, hemsimmons said:

I am having the same / similar issue as "the-dumb1".   When I turn Folders On -- all of my content goes away -- totally blank screen.  With Folders Off, I see everything --- but 1,155 movies in one list it is difficult to navigate.  Could this be because it is only using the Library folders and not the actual folders on the server?   The library has only 1 primary folder but 10-12 underneath on the server.  

 

Glad to know it's not PEBKAC or an ID-10-T error.  I created a very simple small scale new library with a much more simplified folder structure and the problem persisted.

If there are logs generated somewhere, we can help put a spotlight on where the issue is. A re-write like Vic wants to do may make the error OBE ... or just kick the can down the road.  Here's to hoping for a quick resolution.

[gillmacca01 211]

Apologies if this has already been asked.

I have some TV channels that have multiple TAGS, but I only want to replace one of them. What's the best way to do that?

Example: a channel has 2 tags: IPTV-Tuner 1,US| ABC NETWORK

I want to keep IPTV-Tuner 1, but replace US| ABC NETWORK with .Entertainment

[Badwolf 6]

Yeah I cant get it to work right with folders anymore either. I'm not sure what changed?

[kbeck 64]

Any chance to get a Lock Sort Name in some update?

[kbeck 64]

I have a Feature Request. There is an Option to Lock Title, but I could really really use the Option to Lock Sort Title (and Original Title would be nice). I lock all 3 and after using Bulky Editor, the last 2 remain unlocked and I have to relock manually. Kinda defeats the purpose of Bulk Editing. BTW, is there a reason why they are unlocked if you are not changing the data there? Added a Tag to a selection and every one has the Original Title and Sort Title unlocked even though I didn't change them. Or am I missing something? Thanks.

[shadowfire36 0]

where do i download the zip ?

 

[pwhodges 2012]

This plugin is in the catalogue, in the Metadata section.

Paul

[kbeck 64]

On 12/17/2024 at 5:08 PM, hemsimmons said:

I am having the same / similar issue as "the-dumb1".   When I turn Folders On -- all of my content goes away -- totally blank screen.  With Folders Off, I see everything --- but 1,155 movies in one list it is difficult to navigate.  Could this be because it is only using the Library folders and not the actual folders on the server?   The library has only 1 primary folder but 10-12 underneath on the server.  

Having the same exact problem. Thing is one Library with same folder structure sees the folder fine and one Library doesn't.

[kbeck 64]

If anyone has the problem with Folders on and only seeing a hash symbol instead of files (#), I found a workaround. My Library has 1 main folder, with about a dozen sub-folders and then the movie folders under them. I created an empty folder in the root of the Library folder, added it to the Library and everything shows.

I:\Animated Shorts (Library points to here)
I:\Animated Shorts\Looney Tunes
I:\Animated Shorts\Looney Tunes\Folder1
I:\Animated Shorts\Looney Tunes\Folder2...
I:\Animated Shorts\Disney
I:\Animated Shorts\Disney\Folder1
I:\Animated Shorts\Disney\Folder2
I:\xTest (Empty folder. Added to Library)

 

 

[danmed 1]

Hi there, is there any way to schedule this to add a tag to every movie if it's not already there?

[kbeck 64]

On 9/12/2025 at 11:33 AM, danmed said:

Hi there, is there any way to schedule this to add a tag to every movie if it's not already there?

Not sure about schedule but you can go to a library, select all, add a tag and if it's already there it won't add a 2nd time. 

[gillmacca01 211]

My supplier supplies me with 2 identical m3u's (for 2 users).To have a user only being able to see one m3u, I have added the tag to live tv setup of IPTV1 for one and IPTV2. So now all my channels have 2 tags (one from the m3u and the one that I assigned).

When I try to to do a library search on live tv channels using tags, I enter 'AM | CA | DOCUMENTARY,IPTV1' as I only want to updated these ones,but it doesn't work. It will show IPTV1, but shows all the other tags from the m3u

Hope this makes sense.

Is there a solution/workaround for this?

Edited September 20, 2025 by gillmacca01

[wjcarpenter 9]

On 5/6/2024 at 6:34 AM, jratliff said:

I'm unable to create a new collection or add to existing collections.

I select a couple of movies, type a collection name, and click create. The operation finishes, but the collection has not been created.

Same for me. It's my first day using this plugin. Has a solution to this been found? It's the main thing that attracted me to this plugin.

[wjcarpenter 9]

Never mind. I eventually discovered how to make a custom collection in the main Emby interface. It took me a while to discover it. For an individual item like a movie or TV show, right click and add to collection. That offers the option to create a new collection.