I figured out how to name Disney Animated Shorts - generally. However, I have just gotten stuck on having to name my first “Special” episode. TVDB lists it as a Special that first aired in 1940 between regular episodes 9 and 10 for that year. TVDB also lists it as Special Episode number 4 of 63 on its Disney Animated Shorts Specials List. I have tried different ways to name the episode for Plex with no luck. I have also created a “Specials” folder under my Disney Animated Specials folder and placed the episode there. Plex can now see the episdoe, but Plex is not drawing any of the TVDB information, so obviously I am not naming the episode correctly as far as Plex is concerned.
Does anyone have any information to share and/or know what I am doing wrong? I hate when I cannot figure something like this out on my own, but I am spending too much time on this. There will be other Special episodes to contend with as I continue doing this, so I would like to obtain the solution now, if it is out there at all.
A TV Show Library/
…Disney Animated Shorts/
…Season 00/ <— or ‘Specials’
…Disney Animated Shorts - S00E04 - The Volunteer Worker.xxx
…Disney Animated Shorts - S00E05 - Episode Name Optional.xxx
…Disney Animated Shorts - S00E06.xxx
…Season 1940/
…Disney Animated Shorts - S1940E09 - Pluto’s Dream House.xxx
When named and structured correctly BEFORE adding to the library the file is matched at TVDB and the appropriate air date is included with the TVDB info. When playing back from On Deck the above ‘Special’ is injected right where it would logically appear.
FileBot (link in my signature) can handle that naming and structuring for you automatically or manually in seconds.
What FileBot can’t do is remove possible embedded metadata in the Title Field of MP4/M4V files. Plex will read this info and prefer it over a perfect file name/structure, but you can combat that situation by moving Local Media Assets to the bottom of every agent list you can find. All tabs in TV Show and Movies here: https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200241558-Agents
Just drag LMA to the bottom of the list and drop it. If you do have embedded metadata this will cure the issue, if you don’t it won’t matter. LMA will do what it has to from the bottom.
Renaming/restructuring is best performed OUTSIDE the library and you’ll need to write a new bundle for the show so The Plex Dance® was invented:
