Please Note: A similar function is now available in Plex-MPV-Shim, which is my custom client for Plex. It is easier to use than this script and works on both Linux and Windows.
GitHub: https://github.com/iwalton3/media-scripts/tree/master/subtitle-tool-for-plex
This script allows you to set the subtitle preference on an entire series of anime all at once. If you downloaded the dual audio release and now regret it, you can use this tool to switch to the Japanese-audio version without having to change the settings on each file. The operation may also be reversed. This script is compatible with the sign subtitle forcing script I also posted, which forces subtitles for sign and song translations for the English version.
After adding your username, password, and server name to the script, it can be called like this:
plex-subtitle-tool "Anime Name" subbed
plex-subtitle-tool "Anime Name" dubbed
You will need plexapi Python 3 library installed. (pip3 install plexapi)
#!/usr/bin/env python3
from plexapi.myplex import MyPlexAccount
import sys
account = MyPlexAccount('USERNAME', 'PASSWORD')
print("Connecting...")
plex = account.resource('SERVERNAME').connect()
shows = None
for library in plex.library.sections():
if library.type == "show":
if shows == None:
shows = library
else:
print("Multiple show libraries. Please hardcode it with plex.library.sectionByID.")
sys.exit(1)
if len(sys.argv) < 2:
print("Usage: [series] [subbed/dubbed]")
sys.exit(1)
series = sys.argv[1]
mode = sys.argv[2]
search = shows.search(series)
if len(search) == 1:
show = search[0]
elif len(search) == 0:
print("No show found.")
sys.exit(1)
else:
for i, show in enumerate(search):
print("%s: %s" % (i, show.title))
index = int(input("# "))
show = search[index]
def check_subtitles_full(subtitles, retry_flag=False):
for subtitle in subtitles:
if subtitle.languageCode != "eng":
continue
title = (subtitle.title or "").lower()
if "sign" in title or "commentary" in title:
continue
if "Forced" in subtitle._data.get("displayTitle"):
continue
return subtitle
return None
def check_subtitles_forced(subtitles):
selected_subtitles = None
for subtitle in subtitles:
if subtitle.languageCode != "eng":
continue
if not "Forced" in subtitle._data.get("displayTitle"):
continue
return subtitle
return None
def process_media(part, debug_name, mode):
is_english = False
english_audio = None
japanese_audio = None
for audio in part.audioStreams():
if audio.languageCode == "eng" and english_audio == None:
is_english = True
english_audio = audio
elif audio.languageCode == "jpn" and japanese_audio == None:
japanese_audio = audio
if not is_english:
print("Skipping: %s is not in English." % debug_name)
return
if mode == "dubbed":
subtitles = check_subtitles_forced(part.subtitleStreams())
if subtitles != None:
sid = subtitles.id
else:
sid = 0
print("Set dubbed: %s" % debug_name)
plex.query('/library/parts/%s?audioStreamID=%s&allParts=1' % (part.id, english_audio.id),method=plex._session.put)
plex.query('/library/parts/%s?subtitleStreamID=%s&allParts=1' % (part.id, sid),method=plex._session.put)
elif mode == "subbed":
if japanese_audio == None:
print("Skipping: %s is English only." % debug_name)
return
subtitles = check_subtitles_full(part.subtitleStreams())
if subtitles == None:
print("Skipping: %s has no subtitles." % debug_name)
return
sid = subtitles.id
print("Set subbed: %s (%s)" % (debug_name,subtitles.title))
plex.query('/library/parts/%s?audioStreamID=%s&allParts=1' % (part.id, japanese_audio.id),method=plex._session.put)
plex.query('/library/parts/%s?subtitleStreamID=%s&allParts=1' % (part.id, sid),method=plex._session.put)
for season in show.seasons():
for episode in season.episodes():
debug_name = "S%02iE%02i" % (season.index, episode.index)
episode = episode.reload()
medias = episode.media
if len(medias) > 1:
print("Warning: %s has multiple media files." % debug_name)
for media in medias:
parts = media.parts
if len(parts) > 1:
print("Warning: %s has multiple media parts." % debug_name)
for part in parts:
process_media(part, debug_name, mode)
