multi-file episode naming

[RedNo7 4]

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 1808]

Yes, for the best result in my experience.

 

[RedNo7 4]

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 1808]

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 42838]

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

 We still recommend joining the files.

[RedNo7 4]

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 42838]

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

[RedNo7 4]

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 1866]

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 4]

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 1866]

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.