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NFO not being read with multiple versions - KittyNone - 2024-08-18

Hi! I use external NFO's only with my JF setup and I'm trying to add the movie Blackmail (1929) in both silent and talkie versions. While Jellyfin does a fine job of recognizing the multiple versions, I can't work out how to name the NFO so Jellyfin will associate it with the film. The filenames are Blackmail (1929) - Silent and Blackmail (1929) - Talkie. I've tried naming the NFO file Blackmail (1929), tried giving each version its own NFO, tried naming it after one version or the other, and named it movie.nfo, but the entry in Jellyfin remains blank, as pictured. How should the file actually be named for Jellyfin to recognize it?

   

RE: NFO not being read with multiple versions - linesma - 2024-08-21

Make sure the file name of the nfo file matches the movie file name, and each movie version should have their own nfo file. You should have a total of four files:

Blackmail (1929)-Silent.mp4
Blackmail (1929)-Silent.nfo
Blackmail (1929)-Talkie.mp4
Blackmail (1929)-Talkie.nfo

I do not know what container your video is in, so I used mp4 as an example.

If you want the movie listed twice, you may need to tweak your nfo file. For the silent version:

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>

<movie>
    <title>Blackmail - Silent</title>
    <originaltitle>Blackmail - Silent</originaltitle>
    <userrating>8</userrating>
</movie>

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/543-blackmail

For the talkie version:

Code:
<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>

<movie>
    <title>Blackmail - Talkie</title>
    <originaltitle>Blackmail - Talkie</originaltitle>
    <userrating>8</userrating>
</movie>

https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/543-blackmail

Hope this helps.

RE: NFO not being read with multiple versions - KittyNone - 2024-08-22

Aha! Thank you so much; I'd swear I'd tried that approach, but either I didn't or JF's cache got stuck when I did. Regardless, my problem is solved, thanks!

RE: NFO not being read with multiple versions - linesma - 2024-08-23

(2024-08-22, 01:45 AM)KittyNone Wrote: Aha! Thank you so much; I'd swear I'd tried that approach, but either I didn't or JF's cache got stuck when I did. Regardless, my problem is solved, thanks!

No problem, glad I was able to help.