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Wrong Meta Data keeps linking to Properly Labeled Video - comet424 - 2025-08-29
i noticed alot of files getting labeled the wrong video
for example
Deck the halls (2006)
properly named but jellyfin keeps detecting it as Deck the halls on cherry lane (2024)
i forcing it to refresh meta data.. i also changed the settings in the folder to only scan TvDB
but it keeps choosing the 2024 and gets that info... now i dont know how many others are buggered up its just one of a few i noticed..
is there something to check? it doesnt read embeded files just should read the file name..
i first time user trying jellyfin coming from plex
also tv cartoon show
Class of 3000 (2006)
but keeps coming up with
Class of '74
and no options like in plex where u can choose the proper show from the scroll down window... but i dunno why its picking off wrong stuff?
special things i need to edit?
also how you fix the Sorting.. its all over the place if something starts with "The" or "A" its mixed all over the place.. even if you choose name sorting ascending or descending..
RE: Wrong Meta Data keeps linking to Properly Labeled Video - jravin - 2025-08-29
There should be an "Identify" option which will allow you to input as much information as you know then do a search. You can select from the results the correct version. This should then download the appropriate metadata files and jellyfin should properly identify the video moving forward. (You may need to refresh your viewer ... stop/start/restart.)
If you are viewing the video, there may be a "dot dot dot" menu option, which when selected will offer you the "Identify" feature. You may need to be logged in as an admin/manager.
RE: Wrong Meta Data keeps linking to Properly Labeled Video - comet424 - 2025-08-29
ah ok found that... ya i had to type the title and year and then it found 4 linked to deck the halls.. as deck the halls 2006 went to the 2005 version first then went to the deck the halls down cherry lane 2024
do you know why its doing that its not finding the correctly or it doesnt do like plex if it cant find it it just leaves it as unknown at the time... here this one just shoves any title in.. is there a way to if it cant find the exact year and name to leave it.. and not stick a random name in?
as i guessing ill have to do this with all my videos check them one by one if they are the right title
and you dont happen to know how to fix this A's The's there are mixed all around in plex you had to edit the xml file so it sort properly
RE: Wrong Meta Data keeps linking to Properly Labeled Video - jravin - 2025-09-01
(2025-08-29, 04:02 PM)comet424 Wrote: ah ok found that... ya i had to type the title and year and then it found 4 linked to deck the halls.. as deck the halls 2006 went to the 2005 version first then went to the deck the halls down cherry lane 2024
do you know why its doing that its not finding the correctly or it doesnt do like plex if it cant find it it just leaves it as unknown at the time... here this one just shoves any title in.. is there a way to if it cant find the exact year and name to leave it.. and not stick a random name in?
as i guessing ill have to do this with all my videos check them one by one if they are the right title
The solution has multiple approaches happening at the same time.
FIRST
Proper file naming conventions. READ the following, then go through all of your media files and fix them. (Actually, read this entire response before reading these. That way you will see the IMDB stuffs, which will then hopefully make more sense when you are reading the Jellyfin Documentation.)
SECOND
Using the Identify feature, include as much information as you can.
For example:
Go to: Deck the Halls (2006) - IMDb
Grab the "tt0790604" portion from the URL. (This is unique for each film/show, hence it is good for identifying media.)
Paste that into the Identify field asking about IMDB.
Also, put the "2006" year into the Identify field asking for the year.
*But you will have read the Jellyfin Documentation above and will have updated your filenames to include the IMDB data which will then allow Jellyfin to find the correct metadata the first time around.
See Film renamed to something totally different? #5 for an example of file naming that includes IMDB identifiers in the file names.
(2025-08-29, 04:02 PM)comet424 Wrote: and you dont happen to know how to fix this A's The's there are mixed all around in plex you had to edit the xml file so it sort properly
SORTING
I think if you edit the metadata for media there are "Title", "Original Title" and "Sort Title" options. Use the "Sort Title" option to remove the "The" if you want. You can also use it to keep movies together that may not go together based on titles, such as the "Jurassic" movies, which have movies that start with "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World", and "Jurassic World"; in the Sort Title metadata fields for these you could call them whatever you want and jellyfin will sort it accordingly. You could sort them as "dino movie 1", "dino movie2", "dino movie 3", et cetera.