Server Version#: 4.5.1 Player Version#: N/A I am converting a group of old (ISO) movies into a smaller (m4v), more portable format (.iso > .m4v) using Handbrake. Each new movie that I convert in the “Library” folder is added as “Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted.” I have to manually intervene …

The Madagascar issue happens, if you let your transcoder software write it’s output directly into a folder, which is included in a Plex library. Don’t do that. Always prepare your files out of sight of Plex’s. Only move the files over, when they’re truly done and ready.

All new movies are added as Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

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OttoKerner February 18, 2021, 12:04pm 12

You may need to perform the Plex Dance to resolve the issue, depending on which agent is used in the library.

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All new movies are added as Madagascar 3: Europe's Most Wanted

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