Local media assets name

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files
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Server Version#: 1.22.2
Player Version#: 1.30.1

Hi,

I’m starting to RIP all my Bluray and add them to my Plex Server but I have an issue with the local extras.

I have the movie which got a name like “Nausicaä.of.the.Valley.of.the.Wind.1984.1080p.DTS-HD.mkv” and Plex show the name “Nausicaä of the Valley of the Wind” and this is normal.

For the local media assets I have two bonus, one “Nausicaä.of.the.Valley.of.the.Wind.1984.Original.Japanese.Storyboards.1080p.DD.mkv” in a folder called Featurettes and one “Nausicaä.of.the.Valley.of.the.Wind.1984.Behind.the.Studio.Creating.Nausicaä.1080p.DD.mkv” in a folder called Behind the Scenes. In Plex I can see both media with their type but the displayed name is “Nausicaä.of.the.Valley.of.the.Wind.1984.Behind.the.Studio.Creating.Nausicaä.1080p.DD” and “Nausicaä.of.the.Valley.of.the.Wind.1984.Original.Japanese.Storyboards.1080p.DD” which are the local extra files name. How can we use the embedded title or rename it ?

Regards,

/BN

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Check here: https://support.plex.tv/articles/local-files-for-trailers-and-extras/#toc-1

Under “Organized in Subdirectories”:

It is recommended that you provide some sort of descriptive name for the extras filenames.

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So that simply mean it is not possible to use metadata name or external name for local extras ?

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If your extras are in subdirectories then it will use the filename for the descriptive name. Just make the filename what you want shown.

e.g.:

/Movies
   /Avatar (2009)
      Avatar (2009).mkv
      /Behind The Scenes
         Performance Capture.mkv
      /Deleted Scenes
         Bar Fight.mp4
         Lost Sister.mkv
      /Interviews
         Sigourney Weaver.mp4
         Stephen Lang.mp4
      /Scenes
         Arrival.mp4
      /Trailers
          Teaser Trailer.mp4
          Theatrical Trailer #1.mp4
          Theatrical Trailer #2.mp4
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Thanks for the answer, I will stay with file name on Plex Player side then. I like to be organized etc and I prefer to have filename with full description compare to a simple name.

“Nausicaä.of.the.Valley.of.the.Wind.1984.Original.Japanese.Storyboards.1080p.DD” is better than “Original Japanese Storyboards” on the storage side.

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