I had some success in getting it to work like it should last night.
Using specials folder and Star trek S00Exx [show name}.xxx
using the movie database (aired) plex is finding the special features I’ve added back so far.
I’ve got more more to rename and and have a few more discs to go back to and pull the bonus features but now I know how the do it. Thanks for all the help here.
After this is done I’m going to do Rip I entire He-Man cartoon series I have on DVD… Should be cool.
Excellent news!
If you haven’t tried FileBot, yet… I cannot recommend it enough. Renames whole folders at a time. Saves hours.
Yes, I am going to try filebot
Edit: I actually wonder if filebot can Help me with some files from the Queer as Folk DVDs I ripped way back when I used windows media center and a few plug ins as the front end. My file name are so messed up plex can’t figure out half the episodes and for a while was matching it to the UK version. It’s something i’ve put off cleaning up for so long. That shall be a test for it
Great news. Local Episode Extras are now working using server 1.29.1.6160 when played back on Plex for iPad 8.9 (and maybe elsewhere).
@mike4939 For videos that are not listed on TVDB, like people have said you can
The main problem is getting the videos displayed in a useful place. If you use Season 00 or Specials you’ll never see your pilots displayed in the Season 1 summary, and you’ll never see your Top Gear Season 12 Christmas Special at the end of Season 12.
If you use (2) then your Pilots live on the Series Summary page. Not ideal.
But it turns out you can put (2) under a particular season not just at the top level. Perfect.
With (3) I finally have accurate control of Star Trek s01e03 that has an aired version and an alternate version. The alternate will only appear on on the s01e03 summary page just like any extra.
Here are three examples of placing these extras and the pictures of what it looks like.
For example purposes I put the pilots at the series level, but they belong in Series 1 imho.
/share/TV Shows/Star Trek/Other/Pilot - The Cage - SD from NBC 1985.mkv
/share/TV Shows/Star Trek/Other/Pilot - The Cage - 1080p Remaster.mkv
/share/TV Shows/Star Trek/Season 01/Star Trek - s01e01 - 480i.x264.aac.mkv
/share/TV Shows/Star Trek/Season 01/Star Trek - s01e02 - Charlie.X.480i.x264.aac.mkv
/share/TV Shows/Star Trek/Season 01/Star Trek - s01e03 - Where No Man Has Gone Before.mkv
/share/TV Shows/Star Trek/Season 01/Star Trek - s01e03 - Where No Man Has Gone Before-featurette.mkv
/share/TV Shows/Star Trek/Season 02/Deleted Scenes/Season Two-deleted.mkv
/share/TV Shows/Star Trek/Season 02/Star Trek - s02e01.mkv
/share/TV Shows/Star Trek/Season 02/Star Trek - s02e02.mkv
Series Summary below showing two pilots added as Other.
Season 2 Summary below showing Deleted Scenes that only appear on this Season summary.
Season 1 Episode 3 details page below showing Featurette version that only appears here. (I used portrait mode because the layout was easier to see)
