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DVD Order question - TH35 - 2025-03-07
Hey there,
I have a series that has a different DVD order than release order.
The episodes are generally numbered in DVD order. e.g. a download of s15E04 is the fourth episode in DVD order, but the second episode in aired order - per TVDB's listings. (Let's say for simplicity that the episode is titled "Number Four")
I have set the series to display "DVD Order", and refreshed metadata with "replace all", and it's not changing any metadata, but I just want to clarify how it is supposed to work:
Am I supposed to have to manually rename the file for "Number Four" to S15E02 (the aired number on TVDB) but then Jellyfin will swap the order around so that "Number Four" appears fourth in the list? Or is Jellyfin supposed to recognize that a file called S15E04 is "Number Four" by referencing the TVDB DVD Order list so that I don't have to rename files?
RE: DVD Order question - TheDreadPirate - 2025-03-07
Jellyfin has zero way of knowing what each episode actually is. It relies on you naming the files to match the order you desire.
RE: DVD Order question - permitcarol - 2025-06-30
Jellyfin uses the file name's season/episode numbers to match metadata. If you set it to "DVD Order," it expects your files to be named using DVD order (e.g., S15E04 for DVD episode 4). So no, you don’t need to rename files to aired order — Jellyfin will map S15E04 to the correct title ("Number Four") from the DVD order in TVDB, as long as your files are already using DVD order numbering.