# Multiple Media Files and subtitles

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-media-files-and-subtitles/483756>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** media-optimizer, subtitles\
**Created:** [October 31, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-media-files-and-subtitles/483756 "2019-10-31T08:57:26Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 3\
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**Author:** ![angus\_c](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/b5a626/32.png) [@angus\_c](https://forums.plex.tv/u/angus_c)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 8:57am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-media-files-and-subtitles/483756/1 "2019-10-31T08:57:27Z")

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I’m clear on the standard media and subtitle naming conventions ([movies](https://support.plex.tv/articles/naming-and-organizing-your-movie-media-files/), [tv shows](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220717-local-media-assets-tv-shows/), ex:

```auto
Movies/
    Avatar (2009)/
        Avatar (2009).mp4
        Avatar (2009).eng.srt
        Avatar (2009).en.forced.srt
    ....
TV Shows/
    Alias (2001)/
        Season 01/
            Alias - S01E01 - Truth Be Told.mp4
            Alias - S01E01 - Truth Be Told.en.srt
    ...

```

I’ve also read the [guidelines for multi-version movies](https://support.plex.tv/articles/200381043-multi-version-movies/) (but I’ve read it also applies to tv shows):

```auto
Movies/
    Avatar (2009)/
        Avatar (2009) - 1080p.mp4
        Avatar (2009) - 720p.mp4
        Avatar (2009).eng.srt
        ...

```

Now my question is what happens with the conflict between the subtitle naming requirements (must match movie exactly other than language and extension) and the naming of multiple resolutions of video files?

On a related note, do most people store different resolution videos in a separate folder structure (as is implied in [this post](https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-media-server-security-changes-for-synology-users/409995/6)?). Do subtitles still work with separate optimized versions either created by Plex or manually with an external tool?

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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [October 31, 2019, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-media-files-and-subtitles/483756/2 "2019-10-31T09:12:49Z")

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> [@angus\_c](#):
>
> Now my question is what happens with the conflict between the subtitle naming requirements (must match movie exactly other than language and extension) and the naming of multiple resolutions of video files?

You need to have different subtitle files for all the different versions.

```auto
Movies/
    Avatar (2009)/
        Avatar (2009) - 1080p.mp4
        Avatar (2009) - 1080p.eng.srt
        Avatar (2009) - 720p.mp4
        Avatar (2009) - 720p.eng.srt
        ...

```

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2020, 9:12am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-media-files-and-subtitles/483756/3 "2020-01-29T09:12:54Z")

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