File Naming Structure for 4 versions of the same movie

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Hi All,

I just discovered plex and I am now ripping our DVD collection after setting up a Plex server on an old laptop. Everything is great and the forums have been an incredible source of information. I have just run into a minor file naming issue I hope you can help me resolve.

My DVD if Scrooge (1951) has 4 versions of the movie B&W 4x3 B&W 16x9 Colorized 4x3 Colorized 16x9

What is the best file structure to have each item show up in the plex menu? Example 1

  • Scrooge (1951)-B&W 4x3
  • Scrooge (1951)-B&W 16x9
  • Scrooge (1951)-Colorized 4x3
  • Scrooge (1951)-Colorized 16x9

Or Example 2

  • Scrooge (1951)
  • **Scrooge (1951)-B&W 4x3
  • **Scrooge (1951)-B&W 16x9
  • **Scrooge (1951)-Colorized 4x3
  • ** Scrooge (1951)-Colorized 16x9

or is there some other way of doing it?

Should I drop all the bonus material (trailers etc.) in the main folder or in each subfolder if example 2 is the way to go?

Thank you in advance!

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You got the right idea but name them,

  • Scrooge (1951) [B&W 4x3]
  • Scrooge (1951) [B&W 16x9]
  • Scrooge (1951) [Colorized 4x3]
  • Scrooge (1951) [Colorized 16x9]

Plex will of course see these as duplicates and group them together. You will then have to split apart then edit the titles to suit your naming needs.

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I speak of example 1 I do not use sub folders for movies so I can’t say much on example 2…

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If I may: ask yourself if you really need 4 versions of the same movie, which are only minimally different. I’d try and store only a version which has the original aspect ratio.

You can tell your TV later to zoom into the picture if you don’t like the black borders on the sides.

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Options man, options… We love them, lol… Though I for one would only keep the B&W and colorized versions. I like color and my mom likes the B&W.

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Not any more…

Now everything named ‘correctly’ as you have it, will be added as a separate entity, all going along side by side in Recently Added if added at once, or each new ‘Version’ will.

Merge behavior altered… for whatever reason.
Only The Shadow Knows…

I knew there had to be something wrong with you and until just now I didn’t know what.
Out of the two people you mention - your Ma is the normal one…

:sunglasses:

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Really? When did this happen?

lol, you truly have no idea. But consider yourself lucky not to know the extent, lol.

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Hi JuiceWSA,

Just for clarification, the way I have the files named or the way NewPlaza suggested I name them?

BTW I’ve been using your guide (DVD Rip Quality on Plex/Roku Ultra - #12 by JuiceWSA) to rip my DVD’s thank you for providing it. Is there an updated version for Handbreak 1.1.0?

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New Plaza named them correctly. [Brackets] should enclose non-compliant elements in a file name so Plex will ignore them.

‘The Guide’ is what it is.
It needs a re-write, but HB is still whacked out on DVD Anamorphic Settings and I’m not going to write a new Guide until HB fixes it.

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