2025-01-03, 12:29 AM
(This post was last modified: 2025-01-03, 12:31 AM by E4ntrail. Edited 2 times in total.)
Another idea I just thought of is to simplify the setup by using only two library folders and leveraging Jellyfin’s support for multiple file versions under a single title.
In this case, I could have one file version act as a placeholder (e.g., a 0KB video file) and the second file version be the actual movie file when it's available. This approach seems like it would solve the metadata problem since the placeholder and the actual file would share the same metadata (I think).
However, this creates a different challenge: it becomes difficult for users to quickly distinguish which movies and TV shows are currently available for streaming and which ones are not.
Would this challenge be easier to address than the one I’m currently facing? If anyone has insights or suggestions on this approach, I’d love to hear your thoughts!
In this case, I could have one file version act as a placeholder (e.g., a 0KB video file) and the second file version be the actual movie file when it's available. This approach seems like it would solve the metadata problem since the placeholder and the actual file would share the same metadata (I think).
However, this creates a different challenge: it becomes difficult for users to quickly distinguish which movies and TV shows are currently available for streaming and which ones are not.
Would this challenge be easier to address than the one I’m currently facing? If anyone has insights or suggestions on this approach, I’d love to hear your thoughts!