@leelynds, thanks for the tips on using ffmpeg to create new m4v files with empty tags. For the sake of trying to force Plex to see my new tag-free file as different from the original file, I followed @OttoKerner’s instructions.
I took the mkv file which I originally created using MakeMKV.
I used the modified command line:
C:\Program Files\MKVToolNix\mkvpropedit" --tags all:“” --delete title “%%~nf.mkv”
to remove the title tag.
Here’s the MediaInfo data (as a text file) after deleting the title tag.
I put the mkv file in a whole new file structure.
The file structure for my previous library was:
D:__Media for Plex\TV\Looney Tunes\Season 1930\Looney Tunes - S1930E02 - Congo Jazz.m4v
The file structure for my new library is:
D:__Media for Plex (MKV)\TV\Looney Tunes\Season 1930\Looney Tunes - S1930E02 - Congo Jazz.mkv
I created a new library and pointed it to the new directory and new file.
Here’s what Plex shows:
There still is no episode title. Plex also seems to still recognize the file as being the same file previously in my Plex library. I assume this, because Plex shows the file as partially played.
When I first imported all of my Looney Tune files into Plex, I followed the process described in the post: Easy Guide to Looney Tunes Golden Collection. At the end of that process I imported all 356 files into Plex. The title tag of each of those files was populated with the volume and disc number, like this: “LOONEY TUNES GOLDEN COLLECTION VOLUME 6 DISC 3”. I wonder if the problem is that when I first imported all the files into Plex, it saw the information in the title tag, and that information is preventing it from pulling down the correct metadata. And the further problem is that Plex keeps associating new versions of the file with the original versions, no matter if I do the Plex dance or even if I create a whole new library.
