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Is it possible to create a smart collection based on the audio codec of the movie? For example if I want to create a smart collection for all movies that contain TrueHD-Atmos tracks, can I do that? I know how to make smart collections but I couldn’t see any audio codecs as options for this.
TIA!
There is an existing feature request to enable filtering by audio type: Filter by audio type (DTS, DD, etc.)
Note that Plex does not recognize if the audio track has Atmos or dts:X information. Atmos tracks are listed as either EAC3 or TrueHD. dts:X tracks are listed as dts-HD MA 7.1.
WebTools-NG Export Tools can export information about media files, including audio codec type, into a CSV file. See the Export Tools Wiki section for additional info.
Tautulli can also export such information. It can also display the contents of a library, including audio type of the first audio track in a file.
Both tools pull information from the Plex database. Therefore, neither will identify if the audio track contains Atmos or dts:X information. The track title can be exported, so if you’ve manually added info to the track title field it can be retrieved.
Example: Tautulli media info display
Thanks for this info!
The fact it can’t find this data though is confusing to me. If I look in my library I can see clearly what type of audio track a movies has and if there are multiple tracks it can show me every one via dropdown. That is telling me that Plex knows exactly what it has.
The current workaround seems to be manually creating a collection based on what 3rd party utility I use to find those titles. I am looking for something that will add titles to a collection based on the metadata like it does for HDR for example. I can and have a smart library that contains “HDR”. I’m looking for similar for my audio tracks.
That’s what the feature request is basically for… asking to expose this Plex DB information in the GUI for things like filters and collections.
In the past the audio codec wasn’t that big a deal… with HD audio formats it becomes a bit more relevant.
