Metadata Downloaders using only first source?

[Normanos 13]

Simple question, so had no idea where to post it, sorry.

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Enable and rank your preferred metadata downloaders in order of priority. Lower priority downloaders will only be used to fill in missing information.

Looks, Emby downloading metadata only from  first source in a list.  

I have  tvdb, moviedb, openmoviedb, tvmaze sources. When Emby scanning library, it;s taking info only from first in a list, ignoring rest of databases. It's difficult in TV Shows as some databases have all actors, some, none. For another show, first database have none, but other database have all actors. So I need to change manually sources to add all actors, directors... . 

 Maybe ca add function to scan all databases for metadata, like tick box or something?

 

 Thanks.

embyserver (1).txt

[pwhodges 2015]

I've not investigated it, but I suspect that the way it works is that once one metadata source has provided a list actors, subsequent sources are not checked to compare with it.

I suppose an option to merge information from all metadata sources might help, but that would mean a lot more lookups, and maybe other logical problems I haven't thought of.

Paul

[Smitty018210 143]

This is one of the main reasons I stopped letting Emby manage my metadata and switched over to Tiny Media Manager. It's an extra step, but get WAY better results. 

[Happy2Play 9794]

16 hours ago, pwhodges said:

I've not investigated it, but I suspect that the way it works is that once one metadata source has provided a list actors, subsequent sources are not checked to compare with it.

I suppose an option to merge information from all metadata sources might help, but that would mean a lot more lookups, and maybe other logical problems I haven't thought of.

Paul

This is correct.

At the same time a query is sent to every provider you have enabled and cached in the cache folder so it shouldn't be that hard to merge said info but to my this would have to be optional as each provider does their own thing.  Now OMDB would be an issue as it is just NAME with no Roles.  Just like TMDB lists everyone everywhere and I would never want that per episode.

[Smitty018210 143]

33 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

Just like TMDB lists everyone everywhere and I would never want that per episode.

I am 100% the opposite. I want everyone. Main cast, guess stars, and even the uncredited person playing bar person number 10. I want them all.