Global music videos path

[BruceCPippin 0]

Plex has a feature that I enjoy very much called "Global music videos path".  It's a global path to music videos for all music libraries.

This articles highlights requirements.

Adding Local Artist and Music Videos | Plex Support

[Luke 42597]

Hi, why not just setup a music videos library in Emby Server?

[BruceCPippin 0]

It's already done.  My request is a different feature.  It merges your music library with your very seperate music video library.  After doing so, you see music videos when viewing your music library.  Just as you might see a line with albums, live albums and compilations there would be a new line with music videos.  All in one place.

[Luke 42597]

Where would you like to see them in your music library?

[BruceCPippin 0]

As I just described.  Further information is in the article I referenced in my first post of this thread.

[Luke 42597]

Can you please be more specific though? Where exactly would you like to see them embedded in your music library?

[BruceCPippin 0]

Music videos are merged with the Artist by the same name in the music audio library.  Then, when you browse to a singular artist, there is a new as previously described.  The music video line is displayed directly after the line with all of the artist studio albums and titled as Extras.  See attached photo.

 

[user24 390]

Hi, it is aleady possible with Emby to add music videos to the Artist detail pages, as their own row. You just need to match the Artist names:

More info is avaialble here: https://emby.media/support/articles/Music-Naming.html

 

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Music Videos

To add music videos, setup a library with the type "Music Videos". The naming conventions for music videos are identical to movies.

To identify the artists and albums of music videos, use the metadata manager. Simply edit a music video:

https://emby.media/support/articles/images/server/musicvideos1.png

Then enter the artist(s) and/or album:

https://emby.media/support/articles/images/server/musicvideos2.png

Once complete, the artist and album pages will display links to the music videos.

Note

You need to make sure your music files have been properly tagged using a 3rd party program. Emby uses these tags for identification.

For Music videos you need to name these files the same as on the meta-data provider website which is https://imvdb.com/

Emby will use Album artwork that is local but will always pull down the Artist & People from the MetaData providers.

 

 

I don't currently have this set up permanently - but managed to create a test example in a few minutes - so it does work, with the web app at least:

Perhaps this is what you are looking for? Cheers!