Manage Collections: Import from database manager (TinyMediaManager)

[smitbret 4]

I manage my library with TinyMediaManager.  It automatically creates Collections and allows me to do all of the editing and artwork choices from there and it is a much more streamlined process for me. Emby picks up that the movie(s) is/are part of a collection from the .nfo file but some of the artwork choices aren't ideal and I would prefer if Emby just picked it up from the the data generated by TMM.

Is there a way to get Emby to recognize this or is manually creating/editing the collections through Emby the only way?

Edited November 15, 2023 by smitbret
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[GrimReaper 4744]

What is your Movie Sets Artwork naming convention used? 

[smitbret 4]

3 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

What is your Movie Sets Artwork naming convention used? 

Right now, TMM is saving the collection info to the server at <\\HOMESERVER\Emby Movie Collection Info\>

Every Collection has its own folder name and contains an .nfo file, poster art and potentially fanart

Basically, it's just a placeholder for now until I figure out how to make Emby use the information, though.  I can and would set it up however is necessary

 

[GrimReaper 4744]

For NFOs, you'd want <movie set name>/collection.nfo.

For Artwork, you'd want Kodi/Artwork Beef style. 

Note that majority of collections will work/be picked up except collections with folder names that contain colon or other special character (like /) , as TMM replaces it with underscore while Emby drops them or replaces them with space - in the exact example on your screenshot, folder name should be "28 Days Weeks Later Collection" instead of "28 Days_Weeks Later Collection" so it'll need manual intervention. But it's a minor annoyance and happens rarely enough not to be a burden.

Edited November 15, 2023 by GrimReaper

[smitbret 4]

17 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

For NFOs, you'd want <movie set name>/collection.nfo.

For Artwork, you'd want Kodi/Artwork Beef style. 

Note that majority of collections will work/be picked up except collections with folder names that contain colon or other special character (like /) , as TMM replaces it with underscore while Emby drops them or replaces them with space - in the exact example on your screenshot, folder name should be "28 Days Weeks Later Collection" instead of "28 Days_Weeks Later Collection" so it'll need manual intervention. But it's a minor annoyance and happens rarely enough not to be a burden.

OK, so I have made the adjustments that you have mentioned and verified that the .nfo file and artwork are one right (see screenshot)

I have pulled 28 Days Later and 28 Weeks Later from the library, updated the metadata/artwork in TMM, corrected the "_" to a space, re-added them to the library and they are scanned back in.

Emby is still pulling its own artwork and nfo, though.  I get the feeling that I need to be putting the Collection Info folder someplace different. 

 

On the server, the local address is:

<D:\Emby\Emby Movie Collection Info\28 Days Weeks Later Collection>

I am guessing that I SHOULD be setting it to:

<C:\Users\Brett\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\programdata\metadata\collections\28 Days Weeks Later Collection>

Does that track?  I just want to make sure before I start messing with Emby's database

 

[GrimReaper 4744]

2 minutes ago, smitbret said:

I get the feeling that I need to be putting the Collection Info folder someplace different. 

Of course, Emby can only read/write from it's default location. 

3 minutes ago, smitbret said:

I am guessing that I SHOULD be setting it to:

<C:\Users\Brett\AppData\Roaming\Emby-Server\programdata\metadata\collections\28 Days Weeks Later Collection>

Yep, that sounds about right. 

[smitbret 4]

Just now, GrimReaper said:

Of course, Emby can only read/write from it's default location. 

Yep, that sounds about right. 

Thanks for the help.  You are always on point with help.

It is appreciated more than you realize