Does Plex retrieves metadata from both IMDB and TMDB references?

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files
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Hello there!
I am organizing my media library for PMS and would like to get some help from community. Most of my library contains Blu-ray rips from the disks that I have bought for last decade. I simply ripped in the MKV format without any encoding or editing.

I renamed most of the media like this based on this article https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/:

Directory: Frantic (1988) {imdb-tt0095174} {tmdb-10675}
File: Frantic (1988) {imdb-tt0095174} {tmdb-10675} - 1080p.mkv
File: Frantic (1988) {imdb-tt0095174} {tmdb-10675} - 4K.mkv

Ask:
Does Plex retrieves metadata from both IMDB and TMDB references?
Does Plex gives preference to IMDB since it was listed first?

Any further advise/suggestions would be very helpful!

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Please choose one or the other.

You will confuse it.

The common outcome of this type behavior is “last one encountered wins”
but is NOT a guarantee.

It has been my experience:

  1. Media named properly before inserting into PMS monitored folders
  2. Works every time - the first time - with no bad matches.

If curious, I have an example list of files (about 350,000 long) :wink:

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The new agent/scanner is a consolidation of metadata from multi sources so your never picking one or the other. Those tags are only used for matching so just pick one.

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Awesome! That makes sense. I haven’t installed PMS yet and preparing my library for best experience with PMS.

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That would be fantastic! I can’t wait to install PMS on my Synology today. I will update my library with single tag only then.

Thanks to both of you!

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Do not install the version of Plex in Synology Package Center. It is outdated. Download the current version from Plex (link at bottom of page), and perform a manual installation.

Helpful Info:
Synology FAQ - Questions, Answers, and a few How-To’s