Automatic version grouping for movies

[Cr8iveLosr 97]

2 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

What are the paths of those two libraries? 

"drive4/tv/shows/*"

"drive5/tv/shows 4k/*"

 

[GrimReaper 4739]

5 minutes ago, Cr8iveLosr said:

"drive4/tv/shows/*"

"drive5/tv/shows 4k/*"

You could create a single library with those two paths ("Automatically merge series spread accross multiple folders" should be enabled in library options) and your series would be merged/episodes multi-versioned, use Folder Access control if needed for content restriction purposes. 

Edited July 29, 2024 by GrimReaper

[Noodlewasser 68]

1 hour ago, Cr8iveLosr said:

This maybe the wrong place to ask. but, is there a TV Show version of this plugin as well?. i have series separated into two libraries. 1080 and 4k and see 2 entries of each episodes in continue watching which is annoying.

thank you

You can add both the 4k path and 1080 path to a single library. Series will get grouped by emby then. Thete is no need for a plugin, unless you still require two deparate libraries for some reason.

Edited July 29, 2024 by Noodlewasser

[Cr8iveLosr 97]

15 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

You could create a single library with those two paths ("Automatically merge series spread accross multiple folders" should be enabled in library options) and your series would be merged/episodes multi-versioned, use Folder Access control if needed for content restriction purposes. 

 

8 minutes ago, Noodlewasser said:

unless you still require two separate libraries for some reason.

This.
Not all users can use or require 4k content. So they are seperated for a reason.

Thanks for the help

[GrimReaper 4739]

6 minutes ago, Cr8iveLosr said:

Not all users can use or require 4k content. So they are seperated for a reason

Sorry, not sure I'm following - instead of library access you'd restrict folder access, net result would be the same: users without 4K access still wouldn't see those items, users with access would have single series/multi-versioned episodes. Or I misunderstood your reply? 

Edited July 29, 2024 by GrimReaper

[Cr8iveLosr 97]

10 minutes ago, GrimReaper said:

Sorry, not sure I'm following - instead of library access you'd restrict folder access, net result would be the same: users without 4K access still wouldn't see those items, users with access would have single series/multi-versioned episodes. Or I misunderstood your reply? 

You are 100% correct. I forgot about folder restrictions.

Thanks for the assist

[bakes82 167]

19 hours ago, Cr8iveLosr said:

You are 100% correct. I forgot about folder restrictions.

Thanks for the assist

I find it easier to manage libraries than folders. Especially if you have like drive 4/4k, drive 5/4k. You need to make sure you disable each one, or you can just disable the library.  Also when it’s in its own library you can tell if you have that version to watch where as if they are combined you might have the 1080p version but the 4k version will download in a little bit.

[samatheis 3]

Why can't I find the "Automatically merge series spread across multiple folders" option in my library "Movies" - is it only available at a specific point?

[Luke 42077]

9 minutes ago, samatheis said:

Why can't I find the "Automatically merge series spread across multiple folders" option in my library "Movies" - is it only available at a specific point?

It is a feature specific to TV libraries.

[samatheis 3]

15 minutes ago, Luke said:

It is a feature specific to TV libraries.

Oh, I thought that's what also allowed you to "merge" movies of different resolutions (4k, 1080p) from different folders in the library under a single item in the movies library.  I had this working, then moved some folders around, moved them back, and now I have one entry per resolution in my library list.

[Happy2Play 9780]

1 minute ago, samatheis said:

Oh, I thought that's what also allowed you to "merge" movies of different resolutions (4k, 1080p) from different folders in the library under a single item in the movies library.  I had this working, then moved some folders around, moved them back, and now I have one entry per resolution in my library list.

Yes if you are not keeping all versions in same folder with naming scheme you have to use the plugin or manually group them.

[samatheis 3]

Is that the Auto Collections plugin?

[Happy2Play 9780]

3 minutes ago, samatheis said:

Is that the Auto Collections plugin?

No the Auto Collection plugin was supercede when the core option was added to library config.

Since this topic is the Automatic version plugin topic you need the plugin on the first post to group versions no matter their location or naming.

[samatheis 3]

Ok, got it working.  Thank you for the quick responses!

[Hoosiers317 16]

On 6/12/2024 at 1:09 AM, bakes82 said:

Because he’s paying for an illegal service where they run everything for the users. They get a docker/vps instance on shared hardware with a shared NAS. So he doesn’t have access to the files/appdata. So if it was in the store he could install it since that’s part of emby, but since they don’t allow access to the app data and such he can’t.  These services pretty common for all the platforms. How they get around share selling.  Also how the share selling works many offer dedicated nodes for the ability to resell for like 100$ month, the individual boxes like 15-20 and come with hundreds of tb of media.  Also why plex banned/blocks hetzner ips so servers can’t be used from their data centers as its where most host out of.  I’m sure @ebrwould see thousands of servers registered from hetzner ips if they look/traced when users apply the premium keys.

Just now seeing this. It's a lie and complete nonsense. The Emby instance is my own. Managed by me. Not shared or sold with anyone. The data folders for Plex, Emby and Jellyfin are not accessible to users because they never need to be...until coming across this glaring shorting coming when it comes to Emby that such an obvious thing is done be default and requires a community app to correct.

https://elfhosted.com

[bakes82 167]

23 minutes ago, jrcorwin said:

Just now seeing this. It's a lie and complete nonsense. The Emby instance is my own. Managed by me. Not shared or sold with anyone. The data folders for Plex, Emby and Jellyfin are not accessible to users because they never need to be...until coming across this glaring shorting coming when it comes to Emby that such an obvious thing is done be default and requires a community app to correct.

https://elfhosted.com

Like I said illegal service. Thanks for the link for though to prove clearly are lol.  @ebrthey are selling emby hosted services with illegal backed storage.

 

 

[Hoosiers317 16]

40 minutes ago, bakes82 said:

Like I said illegal service. Thanks for the link for though to prove clearly are lol.  @ebrthey are selling emby hosted services with illegal backed storage

No, they provide zero storage. Any and all content is obtained and stored by the user through whichever means they choose. You pay for the use of hosted hardware and the ongoing maintenance and updating of apps of your choosing within a Kubernetes environment. It's a hosted vs self-hosted stack. Incredibly common and not at all what you described. Illegal backed storage? Right. Let's hear about all of your public domain content. 

Also, just so it is clear since you chose to tag @ebr , reselling and resellers are strictly forbidden. They are entirely prohibited and any activity such as that leads to an immediate cancelation. Considering that egress is capped per Plex/Emby/Jellyfin pod, resellers wouldn't prosper anyway.

Edited September 3, 2024 by jrcorwin

[Cr8iveLosr 97]

can anyone confirm the plugin works with latest 4.9 beta? or link to a version that does?

Thank you

[GrimEvil 70]

On 24/09/2024 at 00:24, Cr8iveLosr said:

can anyone confirm the plugin works with latest 4.9 beta? or link to a version that does?

Thank you

Yes as far as I am aware it is still working with the 4.9 beta

[Cr8iveLosr 97]

14 hours ago, grimevil said:

Yes as far as I am aware it is still working with the 4.9 beta

interesting. i updated and it doesn't work. continually attempts to run and nvr completes.

all good. it's on me for moving to beta without confirmation.

[gimpacause 3]

love this plug in so far , but is there a way to select which version is first, example some movies have the 1080p first, but a majority have the HDR10/Dolby-Vision first, i dont mind for all my local devices, but some remote uses don't know there are 2 versions and my upload isn't the best, is there a way to make emby or Auto Grouping make the 1080p the default selection, 

thank you for an awesome plug-in

 

[GavinCampbell 16]

3 minutes ago, gimpacause said:

love this plug in so far , but is there a way to select which version is first, example some movies have the 1080p first, but a majority have the HDR10/Dolby-Vision first, i dont mind for all my local devices, but some remote uses don't know there are 2 versions and my upload isn't the best, is there a way to make emby or Auto Grouping make the 1080p the default selection,

To handle this I have my 4K and 1080 files in two different paths.  I add both of those paths to the library. 

Then under the users that are remote I only give them access to the 1080 path.  So they only see those files and won't try to stream 4k which gets transcoded and puts a burden on the system.

[Nebula_01 1]

On 12/7/2024 at 4:32 PM, gimpacause said:

love this plug in so far , but is there a way to select which version is first, example some movies have the 1080p first, but a majority have the HDR10/Dolby-Vision first, i dont mind for all my local devices, but some remote uses don't know there are 2 versions and my upload isn't the best, is there a way to make emby or Auto Grouping make the 1080p the default selection, 

thank you for an awesome plug-in

 

Would also be interested to know if there is any way to have 1080p as the first option

[bakes82 167]

you cant change how the drop down displays

 

[Ugnaughts 53]

fantastic works like a charm ! 

has anyone created one for the series yet?

i have multiple sources of series. some have some some have others .  i have 2 strm groups from 2 providers, plus my own library.