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this seems to work [imdbid=xxxx]  (no 'tt') or maybe it's ignored and a movie title lookup works.

I named everything like [imdbid=xxxx] (no 'tt') and it all seems to work fine,  but I just did a lookup on google search to see if it is truly correct and the ai result only displayed [imdbid=ttxxxx]. The movie naming doc just uses [imdbid=xxxxxx]. 

 
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AI Overview
Emby can use
[imdbid=xxxx] within the file name, but the official and recommended format is Movie Title (Year) [imdbid=xxxx]. 
The full, standard naming convention for movie files is:
  • Movie Title (Year) [imdbid=ttxxxxxx].ext (e.g., Avatar (2009) [imdbid=tt0499549].mkv)

 

The search result seems counter to the emby doc - it specifies 'tt' as separate to the 'xxxxxx', whereas the doc doesn't mention 'tt' as part of the xxxxxx  at all.

If 'xxxxxx' was specified as a regex, what would it be?

thanks

jim

 

 

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GrimReaper

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10 minutes ago, linibind said:
AI Overview
Emby can use
[imdbid=xxxx] within the file name

AI hallucinating, what a surprise. 

If using imdbId, "tt" is mandatory prefix, that is standard IMDB nomenclature. 

Though tmdbid (if TMDB is your preferred meta-downloader) is preferred, as imdbId is used only as a lookup on online providers databases (TMDB, TVDB, OMDBApi) - if it's not added, there'll be no hits. 

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If using imdbId, "tt" is mandatory prefix, that is standard IMDB nomenclature. 

Correct.

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Though tmdbid is preferred

Or even both. You can use more than one in the path.

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42 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

AI hallucinating, what a surprise. 

If using imdbId, "tt" is mandatory prefix, that is standard IMDB nomenclature. 

Though tmdbid (if TMDB is your preferred meta-downloader) is preferred, as imdbId is used only as a lookup on online providers databases (TMDB, TVDB, OMDBApi) - if it's not added, there'll be no hits. 

thank you! That is good to know. 

Like this?  mv  'Shrek [imdbid=0126029]'   'Shrek [imdbid=tt0126029][tmdbid=808]'

Does leaving the imdb in the path matter? I have to re-write them all anyways, so whatever is best.

Now for a bit of python.

-jim

 

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15 minutes ago, linibind said:

Like this?  mv  'Shrek [imdbid=0126029]'   'Shrek [imdbid=tt0126029][tmdbid=808]'

Sounds about right, though I'd put a (Year) as well - simply cause I'm used to it, i.e. 'Shrek (2001) [imdbid=tt0126029] [tmdbid=808]' 

15 minutes ago, linibind said:

Does leaving the imdb in the path matter?

As Luke said, you can have multiple ID tags in the name, so it can't hurt; personally, I don't bother as it is practically a "bridge" that'll lead you to the same tmdbid (which is already present), but maybe it is added with one provider (TVDB) and not with the other (TMDB) so it might potentially have some use; it's up to your preference. 

Edit: @Lukenever thought about this, but how are provider-side-conflicts of multiple ID tags in the path solved (example: item has incorrect imdbid assigned on TMDB or imdbid in the path does not correspond to tmdbid in the path on TMDB? Which one has priority, first one listed/queried or it's PoviderId vs ExternalId that is preferred?). Thanks. 

 

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AndreiP

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Omg! Hi and thank you for this post! 

I used imdb, but without id
Citadel (2023) [imdb=9794044] and not Citadel (2023) [imdbid=9794044]  

I thought that id is not necessary... 🙃 If i understand right id should be there. Please confirm. 

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10 minutes ago, AndreiP said:

Omg! Hi and thank you for this post! 

I used imdb, but without id
Citadel (2023) [imdb=9794044] and not Citadel (2023) [imdbid=9794044]  

I thought that id is not necessary... 🙃 If i understand right id should be there. Please confirm. 

To my knowledge no.  But will test to confirm.

https://emby.media/support/articles/Movie-Naming.html#id-tags-in-folder--file-names

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1 hour ago, GrimReaper said:

Sounds about right, though I'd put a (Year) as well - simply cause I'm used to it, i.e. 'Shrek (2001) [imdbid=tt0126029] [tmdbid=808]' 

As Luke said, you can have multiple ID tags in the name, so it can't hurt; personally, I don't bother as it is practically a "bridge" that'll lead you to the same tmdbid (which is already present), but maybe it is added with one provider (TVDB) and not with the other (TMDB) so it might potentially have some use; it's up to your preference. 

Edit: @Lukenever thought about this, but how are provider-side-conflicts of multiple ID tags in the path solved (example: item has incorrect imdbid assigned on TMDB or imdbid in the path does not correspond to tmdbid in the path on TMDB? Which one has priority, first one listed/queried or it's PoviderId vs ExternalId that is preferred?). Thanks. 

 

It's just about importing data. The presence in the file name has no effect on preferred providers.

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Yes, I check the same info, but it says there: 
  

Example: Casino Royale (2006) [tmdbid=36557]

So, id is only for tmdb? 

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19 minutes ago, AndreiP said:

Omg! Hi and thank you for this post! 

I used imdb, but without id
Citadel (2023) [imdb=9794044] and not Citadel (2023) [imdbid=9794044]  

I thought that id is not necessary... 🙃 If i understand right id should be there. Please confirm. 

Only issue with this example is invalid ids as they are missing tt so the id is not used in the online query.

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required reference for IMDB
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17 minutes ago, AndreiP said:

Yes, I check the same info, but it says there: 
  

Example: Casino Royale (2006) [tmdbid=36557]

So, id is only for tmdb? 

No you can use TVDB/TMDB/IMDB= or TVDBID/TMDBID/IMDBID=.

 

Emby can also read a Meta-Data ID from the name.

Supported Formats:

  • Name (Year) [tmdbid=xxxx]
  • Name (Year) [tmdbid-xxxx]
  • Name (Year) [tmdb=xxxx]
  • Name (Year) [tmdb-xxxx]
  • Name (Year) {tmdbid=xxxx}
  • Name (Year) {tmdbid-xxxx}
  • Name (Year) {tmdb=xxxx}
  • Name (Year) {tmdb-xxxx}

Supported ID's:

  • tvdb
  • tmdb (Moviedb)
  • imdb

Example: Casino Royale (2006) [tmdbid=36557]

But I guess examples should be expanded

Casino Royale (2006) [tmdbid=36557]

Casino Royale (2006) [tmdb=36557]

Casino Royale (2006) [imdbid=tt0381061]

Casino Royale (2006) [imdb=tt0381061]

Casino Royale (2006) [tvdbid=330]

Casino Royale (2006) [tvdb=330]

Note you can have either brackets also { } or [ ] along with - or =

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GrimReaper

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2 hours ago, Luke said:

It's just about importing data. The presence in the file name has no effect on preferred providers.

I don't think you understood my qiestion: 

Movie (Year) [imdbid=X] [tmdbid=Y] 

If X leads to MovieA and Y leads to MovieB (either due to user error or wrong data with the provider), which one is used? 

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5 hours ago, Happy2Play said:

No you can use TVDB/TMDB/IMDB= or TVDBID/TMDBID/IMDBID=.

 

Emby can also read a Meta-Data ID from the name.

Supported Formats:

  • Name (Year) [tmdbid=xxxx]
  • Name (Year) [tmdbid-xxxx]
  • Name (Year) [tmdb=xxxx]
  • Name (Year) [tmdb-xxxx]
  • Name (Year) {tmdbid=xxxx}
  • Name (Year) {tmdbid-xxxx}
  • Name (Year) {tmdb=xxxx}
  • Name (Year) {tmdb-xxxx}

Supported ID's:

  • tvdb
  • tmdb (Moviedb)
  • imdb

Example: Casino Royale (2006) [tmdbid=36557]

But I guess examples should be expanded

Casino Royale (2006) [tmdbid=36557]

Casino Royale (2006) [tmdb=36557]

Casino Royale (2006) [imdbid=tt0381061]

Casino Royale (2006) [imdb=tt0381061]

Casino Royale (2006) [tvdbid=330]

Casino Royale (2006) [tvdb=330]

Note you can have either brackets also { } or [ ] along with - or =

Thank you! So, with imdb I should also use tt before numbers? 

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10 minutes ago, AndreiP said:

So, with imdb I should also use tt before numbers? 

Yes. 

8 hours ago, GrimReaper said:

If using imdbId, "tt" is mandatory prefix, that is standard IMDB nomenclature. 

 

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linibind

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10 minutes ago, AndreiP said:

Thank you! So, with imdb I should also use tt before numbers? 

yes

"If using imdbId, "tt" is mandatory prefix, that is standard IMDB nomenclature. "

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Yea I cringe when I see some software removing the tt prefix. It is part of the id. If imdb were to ever change anything, a lot of apps will have to update their code.

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