Split Versions Apart

[Happy2Play 9780]

2 minutes ago, Luke said:

Ok. if you're refreshing the metadata, it's possible that might cause this.

I just split items apart in a Mixed Content Multiversion library  and a normal library scan brought the properly named multiversion items back together again.

4.5.0.18

Edited August 14, 2020 by Happy2Play

[Luke 42078]

Is this unique to mixed content libraries?

[Happy2Play 9780]

3 minutes ago, Luke said:

Is this unique to mixed content libraries?

No same in Movies content type.

Split these apart

navigated to Movies, 2 items appear

Performed Scan Library files on library

navigated to Movies and items were merged again.

[Carlo 4561]

11 minutes ago, Happy2Play said:

No same in Movies content type.

Split these apart

navigated to Movies, 2 items appear

Performed Scan Library files on library

navigated to Movies and items were merged again.

Emby is doing what it should I'd think.  If you don't want to multi-version you would need to move them out of the same folder right?

[Happy2Play 9780]

1 minute ago, cayars said:

Emby is doing what it should I'd think.  If you don't want to multi-version you would need to move them out of the same folder right?

That was my thoughts.

from other topic

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Correct, manually grouped items are able to be ungrouped and stay ungrouped.  All items that are automatically grouped for multiversion reasoning currently can never permanently be ungrouped.

 

[Carlo 4561]

I  think this is the root of the problem.  If you move the items out into their own folders you can than have them as separate items and individually part of collections OR kept in a single folder as is and get a multi-version.

If you manually split them apart (using folder) it's only temporary to edit something but will be combined back again during the next scan.

That's my take on what's happening or should happen.  Sound about right to you Happy2Play?

[Happy2Play 9780]

7 minutes ago, cayars said:

I  think this is the root of the problem.  If you move the items out into their own folders you can than have them as separate items and individually part of collections OR kept in a single folder as is and get a multi-version.

If you manually split them apart (using folder) it's only temporary to edit something but will be combined back again during the next scan.

That's my take on what's happening or should happen.  Sound about right to you Happy2Play?

Yes. 

But looking back at the other topic linked in post 20 you will have users that see "split apart" and expect it to be permanent.

[kidnappervan 4]

On 8/13/2020 at 9:38 PM, Luke said:

No you can permanently split any video grouping.

If this is possible, what do I do to make it permanent?

[Carlo 4561]

If they are joined automatically from using Multi-Version feature (same folder) you can move this out to different folders and they should stay split.

[Happy2Play 9780]

Or modify the naming scheme

[Luke 42078]

If you split them they should stay split. It is resolved for the next release of the server. Thanks.

[Carlo 4561]

1 minute ago, Luke said:

If you split them they should stay split. It is resolved for the next release of the server. Thanks.

Even better.  Thanks Luke

[Happy2Play 9780]

Remain split apart worked in my tests. May need to make a note in support that manually split apart multi-version items will not be automatically regrouped, manual regrouping required. @cayars

 

Now I hope we don't get posts about auto grouping not working.

4.5.0.20

Edited August 18, 2020 by Happy2Play

[Luke 42078]

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Now I hope we don't get posts about auto grouping not working.

I'm sure we will. Once you manually merge or split a video, you'll have to handle that particular video manually forever.