In-Progress Emby Server / Emby Theater - Option to Download (and Display) Duration/Length Metadata for Media Stubs

[anthony_m 8]

You mean this?

Then it is indeed enabled. Anything else that I should check?

In any case it would really be helpful to pull the movie length into the file automatically when dealing with a stub. It is also available in themoviedb that is used for importing metadata so importing it would be very much preferable as editing hundreds or even thousands of these files may get a bit tiresome

[Luke 42077]

@Happy2Playare you able to reproduce?

[Happy2Play 9780]

7 hours ago, Luke said:

@Happy2Playare you able to reproduce?

What are the node conditions?  Is it just <runtime>?

But testing this I couldn't get runtime to stay in nfo file, even removing media from Emby, full scan, edit nfo, add content cleared the field.  Even cleared it from a locked nfo also.

Only tested on stub file on 4.9.1.0

Edited June 3, 2025 by Happy2Play

[anthony_m 8]

8 hours ago, Happy2Play said:

What are the node conditions?  Is it just <runtime>?

But testing this I couldn't get runtime to stay in nfo file, even removing media from Emby, full scan, edit nfo, add content cleared the field.  Even cleared it from a locked nfo also.

Only tested on stub file on 4.9.1.0

Same here - even the locked file was cleared again.

Of course if Emby just scraped the duration from the database it would be its own info and that would not happen any more which is another reason why I am in favor of it.

[Luke 42077]

OK I see the issue. thanks.

[anthony_m 8]

@Luke did you check if stubs are working now?

I would rather not update to 4.9.1.3 unless it is and the change logs do not indicate there is any change with regard to the stubs.

[Luke 42077]

12 hours ago, anthony_m said:

@Luke did you check if stubs are working now?

I would rather not update to 4.9.1.3 unless it is and the change logs do not indicate there is any change with regard to the stubs.

I tested it with nfo files, yes.

[anthony_m 8]

I can confirm this is working now - thanks!