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Multiple Versions of a Movie - phidc8jc0q7 - 2025-03-27
following the name rules: give each version a name with the folder name as a prefix, The prefix has to be an exact match of the folder name for the versioning to work.
But the video's name is always long, like movie_name.2020.1080p.BluRay.Remux.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.5.1. I don't want make the folder name so long. Can you make the folder name only match the first prefix of the video name, example: /movie_name/movie_name.2020.1080p.BluRay.Remux.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.5.1 - 1080p.mp4 or /movie_name.2020/movie_name.2020.1080p.BluRay.Remux.AVC.DTS-HD.MA.5.1 - 720p.mp4
RE: Multiple Versions of a Movie - Efficient_Good_5784 - 2025-03-28
You don't have to use such a large naming convention for your media files.
Lets take the 2002 Spider-Man movie as an example.
For multiple versions, we would name the files as follows for a movie library:
movies/Spider-Man (2002)/Spider-Man (2002) - 1080p.mkv
movies/Spider-Man (2002)/Spider-Man (2002) - 720p.mkv
movies/Spider-Man (2002)/Spider-Man (2002) - 480p.mkv
movies/Spider-Man (2002)/Spider-Man (2002) - Special Cut Edition.mkv
Jellyfin doesn't need the extra tags that you are adding.
If you really need them to be in the file's name, you can try adding them as the postfix instead as follows:
movies/Spider-Man (2002)/Spider-Man (2002) - bluray remux avc dtshd 5.1 1080p.mkv
movies/Spider-Man (2002)/Spider-Man (2002) - bluray remux avc dtshd 5.1 720p.mkv
etc...
RE: Multiple Versions of a Movie - TheDreadPirate - 2025-03-28
To add to what efficient said, the file name needs to match EXACTLY the folder name prior to the version description.
If you had the TMDB ID in the folder name, that too would need to be in the file name.
Code:
It's a Wonderful Life (1946) [tmdbid-1585]/
├── It's a Wonderful Life (1946) [tmdbid-1585] - Black and White.mkv
└── It's a Wonderful Life (1946) [tmdbid-1585] - Colorized.mkv