Problems setting up multi-episodes

[gillmacca01 212]

I'm having problems getting Emby to recognise multi-episodes properly (more than 1 episode per video file). I am running the latest beta version.

I have tried removing the files (including nfo's), rescan library, and have tried re-adding manually and via 'auto organise' plugin, but the video files are always displayed with the filename (Show name - 1x01-x02 - episodes names) and because or this, no episode synopsis are downloaded.

This may be related to the issue: I have compared the nfo file with single episode nfo files, and notice that the multi-episode nfo's are not showing season/episode numbers

[pwhodges 2014]

Although the naming convention you've used is shown in the article on naming (though with two digits for the season), I wonder if there's an issue with it.  Certainly I have no problem with s01e01-e02 which works perfectly, so I guess you could try that just to see. (I don't use .nfo files, so I can't comment on that part)

 

Paul

Edited January 16, 2020 by pwhodges

[gillmacca01 212]

Tried your naming convention, and still getting the same results

[pwhodges 2014]

Ah well, it was just a thought...  Better just wait for the devs, I guess.  But I suppose you could check that the show name is identical in the directory name, and that you are using season sub-folders, as those both seem to make identification more reliable.

 

Paul

Edited January 16, 2020 by pwhodges

[gillmacca01 212]

I've partly resolved it.

Using the info in the nfo's file from this post: https://emby.media/community/index.php?/topic/78937-multi-episode-file-not-registering-second-episode/, the episodes are displaying correctly, but episode synopsis still isn't being added (refreshed missing metadata, and did a library scan)

[CBers 7474]

I have named my multi-episodes as:

 

"Show name - 9x01x02.mkv"

 

Works for me.

[Luke 42087]

Yes please go over a complete example. Thanks.

[gillmacca01 212]

Added season 1 and episode 1 to the metadata editor, but is showing episode 2 as missing (did a library scan). I have filed in the synopsis manually as it wasn't retrieved

 

Nfo file:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8" standalone="yes"?>

<episodedetails>

  <plot>A man infected with a deadly virus boards Quantum Airlines flight 66 in Frankfurt, Germany. The US government must stop the plane before it lands at JFK International Airport</plot>

  <outline />

  <lockdata>false</lockdata>

  <dateadded>2009-10-24 19:09:00</dateadded>

  <title>Episode 1, Episode 2</title>

  <director>Eric Laneuville</director>

  <rating>6.3</rating>

  <year>1996</year>

  <imdbid>tt5845148</imdbid>

  <tvdbid>6640422</tvdbid>

  <runtime>177</runtime>

  <genre>Action</genre>

  <genre>Drama</genre>

  <genre>Thriller</genre>

  <art>

    <poster>/share/CACHEDEV4_DATA/TV/TV/Pandora's Clock/Season 1/Pandora's Clock - 1x01-x02 - Episode 1, Episode 2-thumb.jpg</poster>

  </art>

  <episode>1</episode>

  <episodenumberend>2</episodenumberend>

  <season>1</season>

  <aired>1996-11-10</aired>

  <fileinfo>

    <streamdetails>

      <video>

        <codec>mpeg4</codec>

        <micodec>mpeg4</micodec>

        <bitrate>740111</bitrate>

        <width>720</width>

        <height>480</height>

        <aspect>4:3</aspect>

        <aspectratio>4:3</aspectratio>

        <framerate>29.97003</framerate>

        <scantype>progressive</scantype>

        <default>False</default>

        <forced>False</forced>

        <duration>177</duration>

        <durationinseconds>10623</durationinseconds>

      </video>

      <audio>

        <codec>mp3</codec>

        <micodec>mp3</micodec>

        <bitrate>320000</bitrate>

        <scantype>progressive</scantype>

        <channels>2</channels>

        <samplingrate>48000</samplingrate>

        <default>False</default>

        <forced>False</forced>

      </audio>

    </streamdetails>

  </fileinfo>

</episodedetails>

Edited January 17, 2020 by gillmacca01

[Luke 42087]

Try turning off the missing episodes feature in your library settings, then run a library scan.

[gillmacca01 212]

Done that, but it's still displaying missing episode