lookup metadata with modified file name?

[Starfish4711]

I have many movie files downloaded from OTR (Onlie TV Recorder). These files have a special naming, like this:
The_Hateful_8_18.03.11_22-20_sf2_170_TVOON_DE.mpg.HD.avi

First there is the name of the movie/recording, followed by additional information like date, time, station, length of recording etc. When Jellyfin uses this file name for metadata lookup it does not find anything. I can manually rename the file to "The_Hateful_8.avi" and this can be handled correctly.

I don't want to rename all my files, but like to have the metadata lookup working. Is it possible to have the filename run through some kind of filter/conversion before the lookup takes place? Within Kodi this is possible by applying a regular expression during the lookup process. Is that also possible with Jellyfin?

Thanks in advance!

[Efficient_Good_5784]

No. If you want the automatic metadata to work with Jellyfin, you need to name your files as the documentation states.

https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/shows

https://jellyfin.org/docs/general/server/media/movies

You do have the option of adding in your own metadata manually and locking the metadata after so they don't get removed by a scan.

[Starfish4711]

Ok, I was afraid of that. This "filename translation" may be a useful extension, as said, KODI has such a feature.

Maybe adding a file link with short name would be a solution too? I will test...