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    File naming for multi-part movies

    not_a_burner0456025
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    2024-12-26, 04:01 PM
    I have been trying to set up my movie backups on Jellyfin, but I have been having a few problems with the lord of the rings. I have multiple versions of the movies in 4k, the theatrical cut and the special extended editions, but I am having trouble getting them to show up properly. The extended editions are split across two discs, so I tried using the file naming structure from the shows section of the docs, although I am not sure if I have it structured correctly, it doesn't provide an example like the docs do in other areas. When I pull up any of the movies through jellyfin I do get a version dropdown, but it only allows me to select the theatrical cut or part 1 of the extended edition. The parts are not being merged, for the fellowship of the ring the theatrical cut is 2:58 and the extended edition part 1 is 1:45, but the full extended edition should have a runtime of 3:20.

    My directory structure is:
    \Movies
         \The Lord of the Rings- The Fellowship of the Ring
              The Lord of the Rings- The Fellowship of the Ring.mkv
              The Lord of the Rings- The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition part-1.mkv
              The Lord of the Rings- The Fellowship of the Ring - Extended Edition part-2.mkv

    I realize this is a fairly niche case, but the lord of the rings are a very popular series, does anyone know how to name these so that they show up correctly in Jellyfin?
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    2024-12-26, 07:10 PM
    AFAIK, you cannot use both versions and parts. IMO, the better option is to merge the extended edition into one file (this is what I did). Merging does not involve any encoding, btw. So it should happen as quickly as your disk can read and write and keep the original quality.

    MKVToolnix is the go-to tool if you aren't comfortable with the command line.
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    2024-12-26, 10:27 PM
    (2024-12-26, 07:10 PM)TheDreadPirate Wrote: AFAIK, you cannot use both versions and parts.  IMO, the better option is to merge the extended edition into one file (this is what I did).  Merging does not involve any encoding, btw.  So it should happen as quickly as your disk can read and write and keep the original quality.

    MKVToolnix is the go-to tool if you aren't comfortable with the command line.

    Thank you, I ended up finding that solution elsewhere. It is taking a while to merge because the files are quite large, but it appears that solution will work. It would be convenient if versions and parts worked but it isn't a huge problem.
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