Is there a way to remove meta info on a movie mp4 file so when i add it to my collection it knows what to name it. i was able to use mp3tag to remove meta info from my tv shows and it found them perfectly

You can use mp3tag to remove tags from mp4 files. It doesn’t matter if they’re tv shows or movies. If the “mismatch” is stuck in Plex’s database, you might have to perform the Plex Dance Here is another method to avoid those embedded meta tags from getting too much attention: Go to Settings -…

i am doing movies to be clear… If i put them in to mp3tag they don’t show anything but if i put it in to plex it shows the movie name and YTS and plex doesn’t know what to name it

[image] starstremer: if i put them in to mp3tag they don’t show anything Are you judging only by the left area of mp3tag? If so, take a look into the extended tag dialog: [mp3tag_edit_tvshow_meta] You can also mark all mp4 files, then right-click on them and click ‘Remove Tag’ After you …

[1] [2] see its not in the meta but it has trouble finding it , if i take out the yts ag then it finds the movie

That’s because it cannot recognize the movie’s title from the file name. It doesn’t follow the naming rules for movies. https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/ This should work better: 12 Strong (2018) - 1080p [YTS.AG].mp4 (the content between angular brack…

i was just about to ask about the file name ok … thank you

You have my curiosity what does optimizing the videos do?

Already mentioned it above. [image] OttoKerner: This optimizes the file for streaming , by placing all the metadata and header information at the beginning of the file. And Plex is a streaming server after all.

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OttoKerner September 4, 2019, 6:34am 9

Already mentioned it above.

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