Writers showing 1st in Cast and Crew, any way to change the order?

[denzoid 57]

Not sure when this changed exactly, but a huge majority of my movies are pre-1960, and therefore almost none of the writers have images. Is there a way/preference to change the order so actors are listed first?

[Happy2Play 9780]

Do you write nfo files?

Does only Emby write the nfo file?

But it is per the order they appear in nfo file.

Lots of discussion here

 

[denzoid 57]

5 hours ago, Happy2Play said:

Do you write nfo files?

Does only Emby write the nfo file?

But it is per the order they appear in nfo file.

Lots of discussion here

 

Only Emby writes the NFO files and for the movie in my original post actors are listed first in the .nfo

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>
<movie>
  <plot><![CDATA[Old sailor Chris Christofferson eagerly awaits the arrival of his grown daughter Anna, whom he sent at five years old to live with relatives in Minnesota. He has not seen her since, but believes her to be a decent and respectably employed young woman. When Anna arrives, however, it is clear that she has lived a hard life in the dregs of society, and that much of spirit has been extinguished. She falls in love with a young sailor rescued at sea by her father, but dreads to reveal to him the truth of her past. Both father and young man are deluded about her background, yet Anna cannot quite bring herself to allow them to remain deluded.]]></plot>
  <outline><![CDATA[Garbo Talks!]]></outline>
  <lockdata>false</lockdata>
  <dateadded>2025-11-24 09:43:42</dateadded>
  <title>Anna Christie</title>
  <originaltitle>Anna Christie</originaltitle>
  <actor>
    <name>Greta Garbo</name>
    <role>Anna Christie</role>
    <type>Actor</type>
    <tmdbid>19549</tmdbid>
    <imdbid>nm0001256</imdbid>
    <tvdbid>473388</tvdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Charles Bickford</name>
    <role>Matt Burke</role>
    <type>Actor</type>
    <tmdbid>30527</tmdbid>
    <imdbid>nm0001948</imdbid>
    <tvdbid>265717</tvdbid>
  </actor>
 

[Luke 42077]

Hi, what if you refresh the metadata on this title, does  that charge the order?

[denzoid 57]

15 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, what if you refresh the metadata on this title, does  that charge the order?

That worked for that title, so I refreshed metadata for the entire library, and as far as I can tell, that has reset the order and actors are first again. Thanks!

[denzoid 57]

On 12/11/2025 at 1:16 AM, Luke said:

Hi, what if you refresh the metadata on this title, does  that charge the order?

That worked, sort of, now every new title I add shows the director first.