Audio Filter Option

[HeroLeam 11]

It would be useful to have an audio filter feature. For example, I have dramas in my library — some of them only have the original Korean audio, while others have additional dubbed audio tracks. It would be interesting to have a filter where I can select the audio language, so only the dramas with the selected audio track appear.

Edited July 27, 2025 by HeroLeam

[seanbuff 1315]

51 minutes ago, HeroLeam said:

It would be interesting to have a filter where I can select the audio language, so only the dramas with the selected audio track appear.

Isn't that exactly what the 'Audio Language' filter does?

[HeroLeam 11]

16 hours ago, seanbuff said:

Isn't that exactly what the 'Audio Language' filter does?

And where is this that doesn't exist in mine? This filter doesn't exist like in the video...

[GrimReaper 4739]

35 minutes ago, HeroLeam said:

And where is this that doesn't exist in mine? This filter doesn't exist like in the video...

You can't filter on Audio properties (nor Video nor Subtitles nor anything item-related) in TV shows main library view, as TV shows are collections of items; you can only filter in views and/or libraries where media properties make sense, like: TV shows-type library Episodes tab, Movie-type library Movies tab, Mixed content-type Movies tab etc.

Edit: @Luke, maybe it would be beneficial for Episodes tab to have also a toggle "Group items into TV shows", akin to "Group items into collections" - it'd tidy up that view considerably, for those that have such preference.

Edited July 27, 2025 by GrimReaper
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[Luke 42077]

47 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

You can't filter on Audio properties (nor Video nor Subtitles nor anything item-related) in TV shows main library view, as TV shows are collections of items; you can only filter in views and/or libraries where media properties make sense, like: TV shows-type library Episodes tab, Movie-type library Movies tab, Mixed content-type Movies tab etc.

Edit: @Luke, maybe it would be beneficial for Episodes tab to have also a toggle "Group items into TV shows", akin to "Group items into collections" - it'd tidy up that view considerably, for those that have such preference.

Yes that would be helpful. Thanks.

[HeroLeam 11]

1 hour ago, GrimReaper said:

You can't filter on Audio properties (nor Video nor Subtitles nor anything item-related) in TV shows main library view, as TV shows are collections of items; you can only filter in views and/or libraries where media properties make sense, like: TV shows-type library Episodes tab, Movie-type library Movies tab, Mixed content-type Movies tab etc.

Edit: @Luke, maybe it would be beneficial for Episodes tab to have also a toggle "Group items into TV shows", akin to "Group items into collections" - it'd tidy up that view considerably, for those that have such preference.

 

19 minutes ago, Luke said:

Yes that would be helpful. Thanks.

but in my case it's a library, I expect folders on the server as libraries, at home this folder on my server only has dramas, at least I organize it that way, would it be possible to create this feature of filtering by audios in libraries too?

[Luke 42077]

2 hours ago, HeroLeam said:

 

but in my case it's a library, I expect folders on the server as libraries, at home this folder on my server only has dramas, at least I organize it that way, would it be possible to create this feature of filtering by audios in libraries too?

Filtering folders based on criteria that applies to media files is a little trickier, but yes certainly possible for the future.

[HeroLeam 11]

15 hours ago, Luke said:

Filtering folders based on criteria that applies to media files is a little trickier, but yes certainly possible for the future.

even though there are already filters in the library? According to the video I made previously, the filters I click are inside the library, anything follows a current video again

Edited July 28, 2025 by HeroLeam

[Luke 42077]

2 hours ago, HeroLeam said:

even though there are already filters in the library? According to the video I made previously, the filters I click are inside the library, anything follows a current video again

 

Those filters are all based on properties attach to the series, not the episodes.

[HeroLeam 11]

1 hour ago, Luke said:

Those filters are all based on properties attach to the series, not the episodes.

Okay, but wouldn't it be possible to filter the series that have filtered audio? For example, as I said, they are Korean series, but some Korean series have original audio (Korean) and extra Portuguese audio. So, I filter by Portuguese audio and it will filter only the series that have this Portuguese audio, understand?

[Luke 42077]

14 minutes ago, HeroLeam said:

Okay, but wouldn't it be possible to filter the series that have filtered audio? For example, as I said, they are Korean series, but some Korean series have original audio (Korean) and extra Portuguese audio. So, I filter by Portuguese audio and it will filter only the series that have this Portuguese audio, understand?

Right and that's the answer I gave yesterday.

[ebr 16169]

15 hours ago, HeroLeam said:

Okay, but wouldn't it be possible to filter the series that have filtered audio? For example, as I said, they are Korean series, but some Korean series have original audio (Korean) and extra Portuguese audio. So, I filter by Portuguese audio and it will filter only the series that have this Portuguese audio, understand?

What if one of the episodes had the audio you were looking for but none of the others did?  How would you expect the system to behave and how would you know that is the case?

You can use the "Episodes" tab to do what you want right now - it just won't be limited to a single series.

[HeroLeam 11]

18 hours ago, Luke said:

Right and that's the answer I gave yesterday.

ok, I thought I didn't understand

3 hours ago, ebr said:

What if one of the episodes had the audio you were looking for but none of the others did?  How would you expect the system to behave and how would you know that is the case?

You can use the "Episodes" tab to do what you want right now - it just won't be limited to a single series.

Because I add the episodes myself, and when I add a series that has both audios, there are only episodes with both audios. However, it's not me who watches it, but my wife and sister. My wife has no problem watching the original audio with subtitles, but my sister only watches it dubbed. That's why I'm asking if this feature could be included.

But to answer your question, if there are, for example, 12 episodes in a series and 10 of them have two audios and the last two don't, I would filter them anyway, because there are episodes with two audios in the series.

It's more to know if there are episodes in the series with filtered audio, I don't see anything wrong with that.

Edited July 29, 2025 by HeroLeam

[ebr 16169]

4 hours ago, HeroLeam said:

It's more to know if there are episodes in the series with filtered audio, I don't see anything wrong with that.

It is just ambiguous as to what it actually means if an item shows up.  For your case, you know exactly what your process is but that is not necessarily going to be the case for everyone else.