imdbid not being used

[oceanclub 12]

I have a movie with the following directory structure:

\name (2009) [imdbid=imdbid]\name2009.mp4

But its being recognised as another movie with name being part of its title.

I appear to be using the correct directory naming as per this thread:

Do I need to use imdbid in the file name itself? What is overriding that setting? Should I be using TMDB instead?

[GrimReaper 4740]

13 minutes ago, oceanclub said:

I appear to be using the correct directory naming

You are. 

13 minutes ago, oceanclub said:

I have a movie with the following directory structure:

\name (2009) [imdbid=imdbid]\name2009.mp4

But its being recognised as another movie with name being part of its title.

IMDBId is used only as a lookup/reference at online providers' databases (TMDB, TVDB, OMBDApi...); if it's not registered/assigned to an item there - it ain't used, it's the same af it were not present and query is made based on the rest of available data, i.e. Name (and Year, if present). 

That said, specific example would be required for particulars. 

13 minutes ago, oceanclub said:

Do I need to use imdbid in the file name itself?

Generally not required unless multi-movie folder or multi-versioning. 

13 minutes ago, oceanclub said:

Should I be using TMDB instead?

If TMDB is your library top preferred meta-provider - that'd increase your chances of successful identification. 

Edited January 11, 2025 by GrimReaper

[Luke 42078]

@oceanclubhas this helped?

[oceanclub 12]

I didn't get a chance to test this yet (as the movie I had problems with is fine now that I identified it manually) but if I spot another movie that was originally mislabelled, and I fix it using TMDBID, I'll add it here.