I have movies that are named for example “Nightmare Before Christmas.mp4” but on plex, the title is “The.Nightmare.Before.Christmas.1993.1080p.BluRay.H264.AAC-RARBG”. I’ve swapped around the agents, but nothing ever seems to change. First of all, is there something I need to do after changing the agent? I’ve “refreshed metadata” but nothing happens. Also, I’d like to be able to see, somewhere, the source of the title, so instead of just stabbing in the dark at a different agent, I could know specifically which agent was causing the junky file name. Any suggestions? Thanks!
Thanks, I will download that and have a look. Question though - can I just uncheck something in the agents to make it so it ONLY uses what it finds on the online sources? And is there one of those that’s “best” while others are ancient and out of date? I see fanart.tv and a few others. Finally, what is the difference, when I look in Agents, between * [Personal Media], [Plex Movie (Legacy)], and [The Movie Database]? I just went through and basically set each to the same list of agents in the same order, but why are there 3 options under movies and 3 options under shows?
That is the last two suggestions - Tell Plex to ignore…
Which one to use depends on which scanner & agent you are using.
Edit the library. If you see Plex Movie as the scanner & agent, you are using the new scanner/agent. All the settings are per library. The settings in Settings → Agents do not apply.
If you see anything else, including Plex Movie (Legacy), use the Legacy Scanner/Agent method.
I use Plex Movie and Plex TV Series as the scanner & agent for movies & TV shows. They were introduced last year. In many threads they will be referred to as the “new” agents.
The legacy agents will eventually be removed from Plex Media Server. Plex has not announced when this is happening.
What version of Plex Media Server are you running? The new agents have been around since 1.20 (movies) and 1.23 (TV).
Also, if you are using the legacy agents, the server would nag you to update to the new agents. You would see a notice on the activity icon in Plex Web.
It does not matter. You can use the agent you want. I’m just curious.
If I remember correctly, if you uncheck the box, Plex will not find certain items such as external subtitles. That is why it is recommended to drag LMA to the bottom of the list.
That written, I haven’t used the legacy agents in quite awhile, so I could be mistaken.
It won’t hurt to try. Uncheck the box, refresh the metadata for the library. If you have any issues, recheck the box and drag LMA to the bottom of the list.
From my server, running PMS 1.25.x.
Plex Movie is the “new” agent.
Plex Movie (Legacy) and The Movie Database are the legacy agents.
Personal Media is for home movies, etc.
Your screen shot showed me that I was in a different area than you though. I was in the plex settings, then agents on the left side. On the screen you’re on, I see a tantalizing option - ‘prefer local metadata’. I’ve unchecked that and now it’s updating. Let’s see if that solves it. Thanks
