Do you tag "bluray" and "1080" in filenames?

[ShoutingMan 101]

I'm curious if people tag both format and resolution in filenames? For example: 

"Some Movie - bluray.1080p.iso"

"Some Movie - dvd .480p.iso"

"Some Movie - 1080p.mkv"

 

Would this make for more robust filtering in Emby and in external apps and services? (I'm trying to get Trakt syncing to be more robust, prompting this.) Running a bulk filerename to add 1080p to all my blu-ray filenames is easy, if it's sensible and fits Emby's approach to library management.

[Deathsquirrel 745]

Nope, no value to doing so in Emby that I know of.  It may be useful for other apps that work with the same media files of course, but as I'm only using Emby at this point, I don't worry about that.

 

Emby uses ffmpeg to scan those files and determine what they contain.  I name a file Conan the Barbarian (1984).mkv and the scan tells Emby that the file's video is h264 at 1920X816, what audio tracks it has, etc.

[Happy2Play 9783]

Resolution only applies if you have Multi-version movies.  And depending on file extension, ISOs can use the bluray/dvd tag.

[ShoutingMan 101]

Nope, no value to doing so in Emby that I know of.  It may be useful for other apps that work with the same media files of course, but as I'm only using Emby at this point, I don't worry about that.

 

Emby uses ffmpeg to scan those files and determine what they contain.  I name a file Conan the Barbarian (1984).mkv and the scan tells Emby that the file's video is h264 at 1920X816, what audio tracks it has, etc.

 

Good to know. I wasn't sure if filename encoding-metadata was anything more than distinguishing multiple encodings of the same content.

Edited February 19, 2017 by ShoutingMan

[Koleckai Silvestri 1154]

I don't... The ability to have multiple resolutions doesn't really intrigue me. I just let my server transcode if needed.

[Spaceboy 2573]

And unfortunately the only actual useful tag 3D doesn't really work. If you store them together you can't ever select the 3D version

 

https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/43306-Multiple-Files-in-Folder-Causing-Issues

Edited February 19, 2017 by Spaceboy

[ShoutingMan 101]

I don't... The ability to have multiple resolutions doesn't really intrigue me. I just let my server transcode if needed.

 

While I've got a couple of motivations for considering the naming...

My i5 HTPC can't transcode ripped MKV fast enough to play smoothly on my AppleTV. (Unless it's the 100Mb switch on the HTPC causing the problem?)

[ShoutingMan 101]

Resolution only applies if you have Multi-version movies.  And depending on file extension, ISOs can use the bluray/dvd tag.

 

How about multiple encodings of TV shows? Does this work, or do I need filename metadata?

"TV Show - S01E01 - Pilot.mkv" (full bitrate rip for playback directly on the media PC)

"TV Show - S01E01 - Pilot.m4v" (Handbrake transcoded to stream to an AppleTV)

[Luke 42083]

@@ShoutingMan they will currently show as separate episodes. it's something we'd like to improve on for a future update. thanks.

[ShoutingMan 101]

Ok. That's something I'd *love* to have for TV series. I want the original MKV or ISO for commentary tracks / alternate audio and original video quality. But I want the option of adding alternate encodings to watch via streaming without losing the originals (or having a duplicated library).

[Koleckai Silvestri 1154]

While I've got a couple of motivations for considering the naming...

My i5 HTPC can't transcode ripped MKV fast enough to play smoothly on my AppleTV. (Unless it's the 100Mb switch on the HTPC causing the problem?)

 

Hmm... My server is an i5 6400 and it doesn't have any problems transcoding 3 or 4 streams for my devices. Before I built this server, I was using an i5-2500K and it could still transcode a couple of streams at a time.

[ShoutingMan 101]

Hmm... My server is an i5 6400 and it doesn't have any problems transcoding 3 or 4 streams for my devices. Before I built this server, I was using an i5-2500K and it could still transcode a couple of streams at a time.

 

You can transcode multiple, full bitrate Blu-ray MKV rips on the fly and serve multiple AppleTV's?

 

I can stream files transcoded for the AppleTV (using Handbrake presets) no problem. But streaming the "raw" MKV files doesn't work well. High action scenes gets very choppy and player transport doesn't work smoothly. (I don't know if it's the media PC, or the AppleTV or the media limited to 100Mbps streaming.)

[Koleckai Silvestri 1154]

Stream to Roku streamers, iPhones, iPads, a Kindle Fire Tablet and several laptops. No Apple TV devices, though.

 

Most of my video is h.264 though I am starting to delve into h.265. All of it is in MKV containers. However, as far as I am aware, Apple devices don't support MKV and only MP4. Due to this, Emby would have to change the container on the fly. However, that shouldn't be resource intensive. Don't think Apple supports h.265 either. That would be a more resource intensive change.

 

For network bandwidth, you can limit how much is used in most of the client.

[aspdend 177]

I tag my filenames and folders with the resolution.

 

for example some film (date) [bluray-1080p]

 

or some other film (date) [sDTV-480p]

 

as both the filename and folder name. In this way, Emby ignores the content of the square brackets [] but I know if it's a film I have ripped from a DVD or Bluray or recorded from TV etc.It's only useful for my server management, but I prefer it that way.

[Jack Burton 98]

I do this. the tagging doesn't effect Emby at all, and it gives me quick info of what version of a movie I have. If I come across a Bluray of some movie, and want to know if I've already ripped it quickly, I can just look at the file name. Alternatively, I use auto organize for tv shows, so it doesn't work there. Instead I create a new text document for each season in the show folder and put all relevant info in the title.