Summary Being Replaced with a non-related Summary

Plex Media Server Metadata & Adding Files
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Server Version#: 1.11.0.1215-1d8c460c

I am adding many educational/documentary videos that are usually not matched in any external databases. So I manually add Tags and Summary information. In the last few weeks I have been updating and adding Tags and Summary information to videos that have been in my library. To my surprise, I am starting to see my summary information being replaced by a summary from a recent addition (Spy Kids). I have updated the files as I have found a better video converter, but I did not want to replace the Summary. I have looked for unmatched videos and show none. I then went into the video information and they are matched to something that I assume is created from my library. The tags do not seem to be altered.

How does the Summary be updated to something else when it is already present?

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What is the content of the video’s guid="..." property in the Plex XML info?

Are you adding those videos into a separate library or are you using your regular ‘TV Shows’ library?

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guid="com.plexapp.agents.none

All the videos are in a separate directory and library than my movies and TV shows. The library type is set to “Other Videos”.

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Is the file a .mp4 container?

Have you inspected the embedded meta tags of it?
You can use the Windows file explorer ‘Properties’ tab or a specialized meta tag editor, like mp3tag

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Yes, they are mp4s. I used Windows Properties and the only items that are media related are the Contributing artist, Year, and Genre. I did not see the summary stuff as part of the Properties so I assume it comes from somewhere else. Where does the summary information come from? I assume that there is some sort of database that contains this kind of information and might be the source the is replacing my summary. Can i access this database and look at it directly?

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Please find the original item, for which you typed in this summary.
Determine its guid="... (find it in the Plex XML info )
Now find the guid of the other item, which has the copy of the description. Do they differ?

btw. you can write a description into the metadata of an mp4 file. Using mp3tag, you open the extended tag editor and add PODCASTDESC
There are a few other things you can embed.
See What MP4 tags can be read into Plex with local assets agent? - #11 by OttoKerner

I recommend you to embed as much metadata as possible, instead of typing in the metadata into Plex. That way they can survive a crash or re-creation of the server.

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I think gregu206 describes a feature I’d also very much like.

I have a Plex library of type “TV Show” with agent “Personal Media Shows” named “Training”.
This looks for media in a directory (coincidentally) named “Training”.
The media is organised in directories very close to what is recommended in the Plex support article Naming Home Series Media.

/Training      << A Plex library type "TV Show" with agent "Personal Media Shows"
   /CCNA 200-301
      Summary.txt      << preferred method for presenting a show summary in Plex app
      CCNA 200-301.txt      << or perhaps this method for presenting a show summary in Plex app
      /CCNA 200-301  S01E001  Welcome and additional free resources- Packet Tracker Installation
         Document-Navigation-DJninjaNZ-course-note-v2.zip
         CCNA 200-301  S01E001  Welcome and additional free resources- Packet Tracker Installation.mp4
         Document_Navigation_DJninjaNZ_course_note_v2.pdf
      /CCNA 200-301  S01E002  Download and Install Packet Tracer
         CCNA 200-301  S01E002  Download and Install Packet Tracer.mp4
      /CCNA 200-301  S01E003  Completed-Lab-Packet-Tracer-File
         Basic-complete.pkt
         CCNA 200-301  S01E003  Completed-Lab-Packet-Tracer-File.mp4
         Completed-Lab-Packet-Tracer-File.zip

I’d like Plex media server to present text in the local asset summary.txt file as the summary for this “TV Show” called “CCNA 200-301”.

If the feature I describe is different please ignore this post
 if I’m so compelled I might search the forum or perhaps open a new feature request.

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