^ This references version 1.23.0 which is the new release which contains the updated web bundle which will show the Upgrade Matching option on existing libraries.
I’d be happy to post a summary of things when version 1.23.0 goes live.
Going forward, if you want to submit issues I would suggest creating a new thread in this forum section, it’ll be easier to track progress of individual issues like that.
Thanks. That all makes sense … I was just a bit surprised - and thus apprehensive - by some of the other discussion since nothing about that was in this thread (including the support article).
Off-topic question - Is there some avenue to be informed or kept apprised of new or updated support articles? I seem to miss things sometimes if I’m not following the right threads but it’s usually eventually caught up in the articles.
The last time I tried the new agent, it appeared to not pick up some posters from some sources on some shows, and changed the name of one show to that which exists on a different source other than TheTVDB (I think TMDB?). If this happens again when I switch later today I’ll follow up in another thread as requested.
While I like TMDB in general, I consider that sometimes their show/episode naming schemes (and sometimes posters / episode thumbnails) are incorrect or subpar, especially for anything on the older side or non-western (including anime). Is there any way to set preferences from which source these pieces of metadata are preferred in the new agent? Or am I better off with the old system of enabling multiple agents for TV, and ordering them in settings?
Have an issue with both Impractical Jokers and Falcon and Winter Soldier where it does not pull the metadata that is out on TVDB which I have as my default for the new Plex Scanner. I also when refreshing metadata can’t get them to show with the proper titles. Also when I move them out, empty, re-add same issue. My files are named perfectly and I have no issues with other shows.
For Impractical Jokers it looks like episodes 9+10 have only recently been named. It might take Plex up to 2 days to get that data. There’s no episode 11 listed for season 9 (though there are a number of unassigned episodes – some seem to be “to-be” specials, one is a to-be aired episode?!
If I remember correctly, the episode titles for the Marvel show had only been released shortly before it aired… in that case you should see the episode name for the series finale show up by refreshing its metadata of that episode within the next 1-2 days.
This type of topic comes up pretty much every week for shows that don’t announce their titles ahead of the air times. WandaVision, The Falcon and the Winter Soldier and Invincible are just a few examples of recent series where this has happened.
Once the online sources like IMDB, TVDB and TMDB are updated it takes the plex cache servers anywhere between 12-48 hours to catch up.
I wonder if some sort of a pined generic topic either on the forum under the metadata area or on the support docs would be good so call this out. Then at least staff, ninja’s and normal plex users can refer to it when questions like this come up.
Request - Ability to add Local Metadata Series within Plex TV Agent
For my documentaries, I currently have (2) general categories:
1 - Documentary series that match effortlessly with the new Plex TV Beta Agent
2 - Documentary series that require a manual match (i.e. searching with “thetvdb-XXXX”)
However, I do have an issue with documentary series that simply do not exist or exist in an incomplete form in the agent sources online.
My hopefully simple request is to have a way to add a series with the Plex TV agent that if the agent does not match online sources, it defaults to the local metadata for Episode name, description, and date, if they are present.
I would like some update on this also,
I really dislike the Girly Curly brackets folder/files. those Girly Curly brackets should only be used as token and nothing else in my opinion so something like The Series Title! (2010) [imdb-tt1520211]
My specific request is to have a way to add a series with the Plex TV agent that if the agent does not match online sources, it defaults to the local metadata for Episode name, description, and date, if they are present.
This would allow me to add a completely customized or personal TV series, with full local metadata. There must be a way to edit the Plex TV trigger this fully local behavior. Ideally, it could be something analogous to the Extended Personal Media Show customized Plex agent.
Simply ‘Unmatch’ the show - The Agent will auto-switch to Personal Media - and Plex will no longer try to match it.
Then, if you have embedded all the correct info in an MP4/M4V file - Edit the Library and enable ‘Prefer Local Metadata’. Refresh Metadata might find it - or The Plex Dance should.
That might do it. Plex can only read and react to metadata within MP4/M4V files - and only if you tell Plex to do so (the real issue is Plex usually is doing that already - when it’s not wanted).
That behavior worked smoothly with the old Plex TV agent. It doesn’t seem to wok consistently with the new agent and it could be because it is still a beta agent.
Example - I tried using SERIES - sYEAReMMDD - EPISODE within a directory called season-YEAR
It didn’t detect at all - When I changed YEAR to “01” instead of “1976”, it detected it. Doesn’t make sense offhand, but I just observed this behavior.
Where you specify the appropriate date. The date can use either the YYYY-MM-DD or DD-MM-YYYY formats and can use different separators:
Dashes (2011-11-15)
Periods (2011.11.15)
Spaces (2011 11 15)
I do mean dot every i and cross every t.
and do not rely on Refresh Metadata to show immediate changes to an item Plex has in it’s Maw already.
Name and structure this thing appropriately - outside of Plex - right in the middle of a Plex Dance:
Then as soon as it gets there - Unmatch it (using the new agent, of course). For The old Agents - Fix Match/Search Options/Change Agent to Personal Media.
Apart from that advice - we’ll have to wait for more official support. Some of this stuff for the new agent may not work yet, for all I know.
