# Telling versions apart?

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/telling-versions-apart/659988>\
**Category:** Metadata & Adding Files\
**Tags:** server-mac\
**Created:** [December 1, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/telling-versions-apart/659988 "2020-12-01T03:02:54Z")\
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**Author:** ![Rossdillon](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/r/e47c2d/32.png) [@Rossdillon](https://forums.plex.tv/u/Rossdillon)\
**Post date:** [December 1, 2020, 3:02am UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/telling-versions-apart/659988/1 "2020-12-01T03:02:54Z")

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I use the Mac version if it matters…I have some movies with the normal version as well as an extended version. If I leave them combined, I can select “pick version” but I have to pick from resolution and bit rate but that doesn’t help. I separated them and created special posters with “Extended” and “Theatrical” labels. That however is labor intensive…any body have better idea?

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**Author:** ![piskieee](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/51bf81/32.png) [@piskieee](https://forums.plex.tv/u/piskieee)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/telling-versions-apart/659988/2 "2021-01-29T19:37:58Z")

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Versions doesnt tell you enough, my personal method is to put them in as “local extras” under the “other” category as they show up in the bar of extra content under movie.

Example, I have the Beauty and the Beast bluray that had an extended version with optional commentary and stuff but also a theatrical cut, so i put the theatrical under extras (can see it bottom right):

 ![image](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/c/e/cebaec1b0960f86acb508cf758c7df4d6a327206.jpeg)

Extras have full subtitle and audio stream same as a main film, you just can’t see them or select them except while watching it.

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**Author:** ![tom80H](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/tom80h/32/19753_2.png) [@tom80H](https://forums.plex.tv/u/tom80H)\
**Post date:** [January 29, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/telling-versions-apart/659988/3 "2021-01-29T22:32:17Z")

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that… or vote for the related feature suggestions (might be more of a long shot)

> [@More Info in "Play Version"](https://forums.plex.tv/t/more-info-in-play-version/312496):
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> So my mom was trying to watch Return of the Jedi the other day, and she complained that the version I have is “the one with all the stupid cartoon stuff.” Of course, I know I have both the special edition and the theatrical release, but over the phone I was unable to direct her to the right version. Ultimately I deleted the special edition from my server entirely to avoid confusion in the future, but this presents a problem. The information provided by the “Play Version” modal is not particular…

> [@\[Implemented\] - Multiple Cuts Of Movie](https://forums.plex.tv/t/multiple-cuts-of-movie/20550):
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> Expanding the current SD/HD version functionalityW00t first thread in here! I'll copy/paste from a thread elsewhere previously :). What would be great is if Plex lists a movie once, but when you select it it then comes up with all the multiple different cuts that you've got in your PMS.

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**Author:** ![system](https://global.discourse-cdn.com/plex/original/3X/2/a/2acb9765406f63293d357b4ec509ec39aa28f2ad.png) [@system](https://forums.plex.tv/u/system)\
**Post date:** [April 29, 2021, 10:32pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/telling-versions-apart/659988/4 "2021-04-29T22:32:44Z")

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