FYI… found the old thread (2022) for reference → Music: Anyway to get Originally Available to use embedded tag date rather than originaldate? ( user anon5074910 is actually my old account ).
If your interested here is my scripting settings but do make sure to test out as while these work for me they may do something for you which you don’t want …
$set(artistsort,%albumartist%)
$set(albumartistsort,%albumartist%)
$set(albumsort,%album%)
$set(date,$if2(%originaldate%,%date%))
$if($eq($len(%date%),4),$set(date,$if2(%originaldate%-01-01,%date%))) $noop( Add missing month & day )
$if($eq($len(%date%),7),$set(date,$if2(%originaldate%-01,%date%))) $noop( Add missing day )
$delete(acoustid_id)
$delete(acoustid_fingerprint)
$delete(arranger)
$delete(asin)
$delete(barcode)
$delete(catalognumber)
$delete(compilation)
$delete(composer)
$delete(composersort)
$delete(conductor)
$delete(discsubtitle)
$delete(djmixer)
$delete(engineer)
$delete(isrc)
$delete(lyricist)
$delete(mixer)
$delete(originaldate)
$delete(originalyear)
$delete(performer)
$delete(producer)
$delete(releasecountry)
$delete(releasestatus)
$delete(remixer)
$delete(script)
$delete(writer)
$unset(performer:*)
Also, I use this renaming script in case its of any interest …
$if2(%albumartist%,%artist%)/
$if(%albumartist%,%album%) ($left(%date%,4)) [%releasetype%]/
$if($gt(%totaldiscs%,1),%discnumber%,)
$if($and(%albumartist%,%tracknumber%),$num(%tracknumber%,2),) - %title%
I’ve over 11,500 albums on my plex server all tagged using the above from musicbrainz picard and all match 100% with plex.
