How are 1080p/4k streams handled in the same library?

[Verme]

Hi folks, I'm testing Jellyfin as a Plex replacement and I'm running into a library display issue. I don't know if the file system setup needs to change or not, just checking. My 1080p movies are in a different folder than my 4k movies. I have made a movies library in Jellyfin and added both paths to it. In Plex, the movies are combined and displayed as a single movie, with an additional 'Play Version' menu. If you click on play, Plex chooses the correct version to play based on the client's abilities. In Jellyfin, I am seeing 2 entries for each movie, obviously one 1080p and one 4k. There is no indication which movie is which unless I look at the info, and there doesn't seem to be a way to combine these library entries to even see if there is a 'play version' option available. Is this something Jellyfin can do? I guess the other option would be to make a separate 4k movies library, but I'm really hoping to avoid that to keep things neat and organized. I am hoping I do not need to change the file system organization, and I'm just missing something as I'm a rookie with Jellyfin, thanks in advance.

[Venson]

Hey @Verme

You can display libraries of the same type in the UI as they would be one.
This can be configured per-user in the user "home" settings (at the bottom).

However, jellyfin does not "auto select" the best version. When you click on the details of an movie/episode that has multiple versions, you have to select which one you want to play.

[Verme]

Hey @Verme

You can display libraries of the same type in the UI as they would be one.
This can be configured per-user in the user "home" settings (at the bottom).

However, jellyfin does not "auto select" the best version. When you click on the details of an movie/episode that has multiple versions, you have to select which one you want to play.

So would I have to make a separate 4k movies library, and then combine them, as opposed to having both movies paths in the same library? This seems to be what you are saying, correct?

[TheDreadPirate]

The plex syntax for multiple versions of a movie is different, IIRC.  Read this section of our docs.

https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server...of-a-movie