2025-05-05, 10:19 PM
Hello all.
So sorry for another question about an undoubtedly tired subject...
I'm moving to Jellyfin from Plex. I should have done it a long time ago, Jellyfin is excellent.
I collect films from the 1920's - 1950's and normally just access files through Windows Explorer. I ran Plex for friends and relatives to see what's in my collection, mostly, and that's what Jellyfin would be for. Also, occasionally to watch something when I'm traveling. I like to have my files organized chronologically in my movies folder. I name the files like this: 1934 - Twentieth Century.mp4 or 1934 - Twentieth Century (BluRay).mp4 so I can sort the files in Windows by year.
Plex's file naming requirements ask for something completely different, but I gave it a go anyway and it worked just fine. Plex was able to retrieve metadata for all of my films. I hoped that would be the same with Jellyfin, but it seems not. Unless there's something else I can do, or install.
Suggestions? Thanks so much!
So sorry for another question about an undoubtedly tired subject...
I'm moving to Jellyfin from Plex. I should have done it a long time ago, Jellyfin is excellent.
I collect films from the 1920's - 1950's and normally just access files through Windows Explorer. I ran Plex for friends and relatives to see what's in my collection, mostly, and that's what Jellyfin would be for. Also, occasionally to watch something when I'm traveling. I like to have my files organized chronologically in my movies folder. I name the files like this: 1934 - Twentieth Century.mp4 or 1934 - Twentieth Century (BluRay).mp4 so I can sort the files in Windows by year.
Plex's file naming requirements ask for something completely different, but I gave it a go anyway and it worked just fine. Plex was able to retrieve metadata for all of my films. I hoped that would be the same with Jellyfin, but it seems not. Unless there's something else I can do, or install.
Suggestions? Thanks so much!