# Optimal file type for PLEX **URL:** \ **Category:** General Discussions\ **Created:** [February 6, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/optimal-file-type-for-plex/538185 "2020-02-06T15:25:17Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 1\ **Showing post:** 103
**Author:** ![JuiceWSA](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/juicewsa/32/12253_2.png) [@JuiceWSA](https://forums.plex.tv/u/JuiceWSA)\ **Post date:** [March 24, 2020, 2:48pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/optimal-file-type-for-plex/538185/103 "2020-03-24T14:48:13Z")
> [@bearhntr](#): > > Any idea why this one movie (12 Years a Slave) is not pulling in a CAST? I do not. > **[12 Years a Slave](https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/76203-12-years-a-slave?language=en-US)** > > In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his dignity. In... Make sure you do this: > [@Video File Naming](https://forums.plex.tv/t/video-file-naming/535534/7): > > With LMA in priority, Embedded Titles within MP4/M4V files are preferred - even over a perfect file name. Local Media Assets should - AT ALL TIMES - remain enabled (unless specifically instructed to turn it off). Local Media Assets should be ‘Demoted’, to the bottom of the stack of active agents under ALL tabs in Shows and Movies, but should NOT be disabled. Local Media Assets is needed for many things - it doesn’t need to be given Tip-Top-Priority (as Plex has so hatefully placed it as it’s … Then [Plex Dance](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064) 12 Years: > [@The Plex Dance ™](https://forums.plex.tv/t/the-plex-dance/197064): > > The purpose of this is to remove all cached metadata and xml data for an item that Plex usually keeps. This helps when you want to “start from scratch” for particular item move all files for the media item out of the directory your Library is looking at, so Plex will not “see” it anymore scan the library library (to detect changes) empty trash clean bundles (in menu next to server name, when accessed under ‘More’) double check naming schema and move files back scan the library Support articl… > [@bearhntr](#): > > probably cherry, since those are the best Hogwash - Lime… that’s the best…lol --- _[View the full topic](https://forums.plex.tv/t/optimal-file-type-for-plex/538185)._