Store metadata in local files?

General Discussions
1

Is it possible to store all metadata in local files within the folder of the media files?
e.g
movies/movie.2001.720p.blabla/poster
/info
/actors

The reason I ask is because it would be neat to be able to “sync” the metadata into the folders when the correct match is made, so I don’t need to worry about having wrong matches if I were to re-add the content later

2

I had the same question. I have to say that for the moment is not possible, all the metadata are in the same place. You can have more information if you want to move a Plex media server :
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/201370363-Move-an-Install-to-Another-System

See you,
A plex user.

3

Different approach to the question:

Can I put information in the folder to make sure it is matched correctly?
e.g. IMDB link in .nfo file

4

@stevencas said:
Is it possible to store all metadata in local files within the folder of the media files?
e.g
movies/movie.2001.720p.blabla/poster
/info
/actors

The reason I ask is because it would be neat to be able to “sync” the metadata into the folders when the correct match is made, so I don’t need to worry about having wrong matches if I were to re-add the content later

https://support.plex.tv/articles/200220677-local-media-assets-movies/

5

So, only for artwork - not additional info like plot\synpsis and so on?

6

Well… With a little work and changes to the plex agents you could do this.

7

How exactly is it done?

8

You have to add the metadata into the MP4 files.

9

  1. If there is a .nfo file present, Plex will search for the IMDb ID in it and use it additionally as a clue to find the right match. (This applies to movies only, and only if you have a subfolder on disk for each movie)

  2. If you install the .nfo importer agents, you can use Kodi-compatible .nfo files to supply other metadata as well.

  3. plex will read many metadata from the embedded data in a mp4 / m4v file. You need to have the Local Media Assets agent active for this to work.

Side note: You can improve the chances of an impromptu correct match if you use the proper naming schema.
NOT movies/movie.2001.720p.blabla
BUT movies/Movie Title (2001) - 720p.mkv
see https://support.plex.tv/articles/200381023-naming-movie-files/