multi-file episode naming

[RedNo7 25]

Hi,

I cannot see in the docs here how Emby handles a single episode split across 2 files.  Do I need to merge them?

Thanks!

 

[Neminem 1875]

Yes, for the best result in my experience.

 

[RedNo7 25]

Thanks. Does that mean Emby still cannot handle multi-file episodes? …I saw a post on this in 2020. Even Plex can do it.

[Neminem 1875]

TBH I have never tried, since I had issues earlier.

And just decided to not try again, and combined all episodes with multi parts.

After that I never looked back.

[Luke 43052]

Hi, it might actually work now but we haven’t thoroughly tested and documented it.

 We still recommend joining the files.

[RedNo7 25]

2 hours ago, Luke said:

Hi, it might actually work now but we haven’t thoroughly tested and documented it.

Well, if you can share the naming format, I'll try it and report back!

[Luke 43052]

It would just be normal episode naming but then you'd add pt1 to the end of it.

[RedNo7 25]

agh, OK.  No, I had already tried that before posting and it didn't work.

I tried " - Pt1" (Plex style) and " Pt 1" at the end.

Thanks anyway.

[arrbee99 1877]

Might depend on how its named by TVDB or whatever ?

Maybe -

S01E01 name (Part 1).mp4

S01E02 name (Part 2).mp4

or

S01E01 name (Part 1).mp4

S01E01 name (Part 2).mp4

Personally, if testing I'd remove item from Emby, re-scan Emby db,  delete all info except the item itself, re-add and re-scan Emby db.

[RedNo7 25]

Thanks, but it's a single episode in IMDB; I just have it across 2 files.

Emby seems to think they are variations of the same episode rather than 2 parts of the same episode.

[arrbee99 1877]

Hokay.

Just to mention I have the very first episode of Murder, She Wrote as given above (the second example, two S01E01's), and it shows up as Ep1 with an additional part.

[RedNo7 25]

Gotcha - I totally misunderstood what you were trying to say and I apologise..

I know I have the name correct because the first part is matching perfectly.

I will try using brackets.

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Edit: Brilliant - that worked perfectly and, as you wrote (pun intended), the second file shows up as an "additional Part.  I also did "The Plex dance" (removed it, rescanned, added back, rescanned) and it works for Plex as well.

Thank you so much!

 

...for clarity incase someone else is interested, this was the format that worked (taken from @arrbee99's post):

S01E01 name (Part 1).mp4

S01E01 name (Part 2).mp4

Edited August 5 by RedNo7
Added update.

[arrbee99 1877]

Jolly good.

Similar for movies, like say Ben Hur. Brackets don't seem to be essential. I have Ben Hur (1959) Part 1 and Ben Hur (1959) Part 2 in the same folder and also get the additional part showing up.