Localized titles
Localized titles provide language- or region-associated labels for one work, independently of its original title and scoped catalogue identity.
A film can have several valid labels associated with different audiences. An original title and a localized release title describe the same work through different wording.
One entity can supply several labels
For an invented work:
| Label role | Example |
|---|---|
| Original title | La Gare |
| English presentation | The Station |
| French presentation | La Gare |
| Provider identity | One selected movie reference |
The English wording is not another provider entity merely because its characters differ. Conversely, a different film named The Station remains a different work.
Title disambiguation explains that distinction.
Selection needs an available-language set
A library can choose a title using requested language, supplied alternatives and a fallback policy. If an exact fr-CA label is absent but fr is present, one policy can select fr; another can retain the original title according to its rules.
The result should keep its source/language relationship. Filling a requested English field with an original French label without describing the fallback can make the record misleading.
Emby's library context and configured metadata sources govern the product route. A user's interface language does not by itself establish that every item has been fetched anew in that language.
A cache must retain the presentation request
An original conceptual key includes entity and requested language. If a lookup cached only the entity ID, a later request can reuse the earlier language's label accidentally.
A stale title and a wrong identity are then different problems. The file can remain matched to the intended movie while displaying a label from another presentation request.
Preserve edits with their purpose
A user can deliberately choose a local title, an edition suffix or another useful display label. Metadata Manager documents editing and protecting fields through refresh.
A provider title correction should be assessed against that purpose. The original label, localized label and selected display value can coexist in a structured record rather than being flattened into one supposedly authoritative string.