Would be great if we could apply / build the same collections across multiple libraries. For example, I keep separate SD, HD, and UHD movie libraries. (Yes, I know Plex can choose the best version and/or transcode, but I’m trying to keep the stress on the CPU to a minimum). I give my users access t…

“Dumb” collections are already linked across libraries, if they have the same title.

If I understand what you’re saying, I should see any collection (ex: “Faves”) in both libraries. And within that same “Faves” collection, I should have all of the movies that exist in both collections if they exist within that library. UHD “Faves” and HD “Faves” should both have Star Wars, but only…

Here is an example where I’ve added 2 tv shows, 2 movies and one musical artist into collections by the same name. This is the view when I enter the Collection from my tv show library. If you enter the preplay page of any of the included tv shows or movies, you will see a similar display further d…

If you have the same title in 2 different libraries, you may see unexpected results. Because both libraries contain the same “movie”. There will probably only one instance of every title appear in the collection. If you want your SD, HD, and UHD versions to appear as distinct titles, you may have …

Thanks for the explanation. Not sure I want to use the “editions” hack since they aren’t actually different editions. That would just add to my complications by having LOTR Theatrical in 3 different libraries. I know Plex doesn’t really want me splitting up my mobile, HD and UHD libraries, and woul…

Just checked. It works for manually created collections. But, if I have collection already created by PMS in one library - I can’t create same named collection in another library. Correction - can create same named, but can’t rename to same name.

Hello. Similar question… I have 18 libraries setup in my environment vs. for example just 1 for TV shows and 1 for Movies. The reason is I keep smaller libraries for portability as I grow them and have the flexibility quarterly, annually, etc. to move libraries to balance across 2 NAS arrays. I h…

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