Naming standard and file selection

[FrancoisRacine]

Hi,

1. Is it possible to change the default naming standard for Plex? On Video Station, almost all files are recognize automatically but on Plex, I have to associate each files.

2. I have multiple files with the same name and they are appearing such way but I don’t see how selecting the good one for play.

Thanks,

[tom80H]

re #1/ no, you cannot change the naming standard. For movies it’s pretty straight forward: Movie Title (Release Year).
However… your screenshot looks like that’s “a lot” of different versions of the same movie (or related extras). When it comes to extras – let’s have a look at how to name them so they’re being recognized as such

Local Files for Trailers and Extras | Plex Support

re #2/ Plex will group different files it considers to be the exact same movie as different versions (e.g. different qualities). In such a scenario you can click on Play Version to pick which version you’re going to play.
This will bring up a selection where each version is listed with some technical qualifiers (e.g. resolution, avg. bitrate).

[FrancoisRacine]

Hi,

This is what I see:

1. How may I know which files are they?
2. Is it possible to select one with the name?
3. How may I separate them?

Thanks,

Thanks,

[tom80H]

The number in that blue-ish square implies there’s multiple versions of that movie.

• If they’re incorrectly grouped… you can split them (from the item’s context menu: ... > Split)
• If they’re grouped correctly… you can use Play Version to pick which file to play

[FrancoisRacine]

Hi this is what I see with play version:

[tom80H]

Could you show an example of how you organized / named your files?
You could start by clicking on the pencil icon (Edit) and share the information from the Info tab

[FrancoisRacine]

Hi,

Sure!