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[jriker1 21]

I had an MKV file that I created and was testing it thru the web browser in Windows for Emby.  Using Emby Server on Windows also.  I saw the subtitles playing so looked at the MKV and the subs were set to play by default.  So deleted the file and recreated it with the subs set to default No.  That said, Emby being Emby, still remembers the file from before and in theory still keeps defaulting to subs enabled.  Is there a way to reset the metadata so it forgets about this show completely and will re-assess it so I can be sure it sees it as subs not on by default like I set in the MKV file?  Or should be set to that?

[neik 873]

One workaround could be to remove the file from its folder, then start a library scan, readd the file, rescan.

I think this should do the job.

[pwhodges 2012]

Whatever the behaviour of Emby when first playing a file, if you turn the subtitles off on the info page or while playing, Emby will remember this for subsequent plays.

To get the required behaviour straight off, you might also want to check the subtitles playing mode in the subtitles item selected from the dashboard menu.

Paul

Edited June 16, 2020 by pwhodges

[jriker1 21]

1 hour ago, neik said:

One workaround could be to remove the file from its folder, then start a library scan, readd the file, rescan.

I think this should do the job.

Trying that now.  I know I've literally removed an entire 5 seasons of Jane the Virgin and over weeks put up new copies of it and it still flagged them all as watched already so this sucker has a real memory when it comes to the "names" of shows.  Was told a while ago it tracks based on the show name and not the filename so thinking this may not work but always willing to try.

 

No, that didn't work.  It even still had it flagged as watched when I put it back and ran the library scan again.

Edited June 16, 2020 by jriker1

[pwhodges 2012]

I was responding about subs.  Yes, it also remembers watched flags - but you just click on the tick icon to reverse them, and you can do that at show level as well as episode or season level.

Paul

[Luke 42083]

There currently is no way to reset the remembered subtitle selections although I agree that's something we should add 

[Happy2Play 9783]

5 hours ago, jriker1 said:

Trying that now.  I know I've literally removed an entire 5 seasons of Jane the Virgin and over weeks put up new copies of it and it still flagged them all as watched already so this sucker has a real memory when it comes to the "names" of shows.  Was told a while ago it tracks based on the show name and not the filename so thinking this may not work but always willing to try.

 

No, that didn't work.  It even still had it flagged as watched when I put it back and ran the library scan again.

Userdata watched status is tracked by providerids assuming they have them ie TVDB, TMDB, IMDB otherwise it is tracked by Emby database ids.  So you would have to manually select played indicator to toggle watched or unwatched.  You can do this at any level of a Series ie Series to toggle all, Season to toggle season or episode to toggle episode.

[jriker1 21]

13 hours ago, Happy2Play said:

Userdata watched status is tracked by providerids assuming they have them ie TVDB, TMDB, IMDB otherwise it is tracked by Emby database ids.  So you would have to manually select played indicator to toggle watched or unwatched.  You can do this at any level of a Series ie Series to toggle all, Season to toggle season or episode to toggle episode.

Thanks.  Yeah I know about that, just stating the system remembers a lot of things even after the video is removed and added back in again outside of just the subtitle selection.  I have a very methodical process for creating my videos and one of those is the walk thru in Emby to make sure everything plays, and the audio is in sync, and the subtitles when turned on play in the right place and look right.  One of those checks is that the subtitles don't come on automaticlaly.  In this case it caught that I didn't set the flag to No for subtitles defaulting on in the MKV but then could never again test that thru Emby after fixing it.

 

JR