Wrong Meta Data keeps linking to Properly Labeled Video

[comet424]

i noticed alot of files getting labeled the wrong video

for example

Deck the halls (2006)    
properly named  but jellyfin  keeps detecting it as Deck the halls on cherry lane (2024)    

i forcing it to refresh meta data.. i also changed the settings in the folder to only scan TvDB  

but it keeps choosing the 2024   and gets that info... now i dont know how many others are buggered up its just one of a few i noticed..

is there something to check?  it doesnt read embeded files  just should read the file name..

i first time user trying jellyfin  coming from plex

also tv cartoon show
Class of 3000 (2006)

but keeps coming up with
Class of '74

and no options like in plex  where u can choose the proper show from the scroll down window... but i dunno why its picking off wrong stuff?
special things i need to edit?


also how you fix the Sorting.. its all over the place  if something starts with "The" or "A" its mixed all over the place.. even if you choose name sorting ascending or descending..

[jravin]

There should be an "Identify" option which will allow you to input as much information as you know then do a search.  You can select from the results the correct version.  This should then download the appropriate metadata files and jellyfin should properly identify the video moving forward.  (You may need to refresh your viewer ... stop/start/restart.)

If you are viewing the video, there may be a "dot dot dot" menu option, which when selected will offer you the "Identify" feature.  You may need to be logged in as an admin/manager.

[comet424]

ah ok found that... ya i had to type the title and year and then it found 4 linked to deck the halls.. as deck the halls 2006 went to the 2005 version first then went to the deck the halls down cherry lane 2024

do you know why its doing that its not finding the correctly or it doesnt do like plex if it cant find it it just leaves it as unknown at the time... here this one just shoves any title in.. is there a way to if it cant find the exact year and name to leave it.. and not stick a random name in?

as i guessing ill have to do this with all my videos check them one by one if they are the right title



and you dont happen to know how to fix this A's The's there are mixed all around in plex you had to edit the xml file so it sort properly

[jravin]

ah ok found that... ya i had to type the title and year  and then it found 4 linked to deck the halls.. as deck the halls 2006 went to the 2005 version first then went to the deck the halls down cherry lane  2024

do you know why its doing that its not finding the correctly  or it doesnt do like plex if it cant find it  it just leaves it as unknown at the time...  here this one just shoves any title in.. is there a way to if it cant find the exact year and name  to leave it.. and not stick a random name in? 

as i guessing  ill have to do this with all my videos check them one by one if they are the right title

The solution has multiple approaches happening at the same time.

FIRST
Proper file naming conventions.  READ the following, then go through all of your media files and fix them.  (Actually, read this entire response before reading these.  That way you will see the IMDB stuffs, which will then hopefully make more sense when you are reading the Jellyfin Documentation.)

• Movies | Jellyfin
  
• TV Shows | Jellyfin
  

SECOND
Using the Identify feature, include as much information as you can.

For example:
Go to: Deck the Halls (2006) - IMDb
Grab the "tt0790604" portion from the URL.  (This is unique for each film/show, hence it is good for identifying media.)
Paste that into the Identify field asking about IMDB.
Also, put the "2006" year into the Identify field asking for the year.

*But you will have read the Jellyfin Documentation above and will have updated your filenames to include the IMDB data which will then allow Jellyfin to find the correct metadata the first time around.

See Film renamed to something totally different? #5 for an example of file naming that includes IMDB identifiers in the file names.

and you dont happen to know how to fix this  A's The's  there are mixed all around  in plex  you had to edit the xml file so it sort properly

SORTING
I think if you edit the metadata for media there are "Title", "Original Title" and "Sort Title" options.  Use the "Sort Title" option to remove the "The" if you want.  You can also use it to keep movies together that may not go together based on titles, such as the "Jurassic" movies, which have movies that start with "Jurassic Park", "The Lost World", and "Jurassic World"; in the Sort Title metadata fields for these you could call them whatever you want and jellyfin will sort it accordingly.  You could sort them as "dino movie 1", "dino movie2", "dino movie 3", et cetera.