Wiki Suggestion: Include recommended names for media servers (e.g. Plex)

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Wiki Suggestion: Include recommended names for media servers (e.g. Plex)

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Maybe I'm not the only one with this issue, but here goes.... about three years ago, I set up a Plex Media Service on my FreeNAS server. I don't know about movies, but I do believe that Plex's preferred service for media matching is TheTVDB. Therefore, my suggestion would be to provide the suggested name for media servers to provide a best match. My notes on this:
  • Super Sentai - Slightly complicated as the best data list is the most complicated. TheTVDB considers Super Sentai to be a show that has run for 43 season, even though it can be argued that each season is a separate show. There is also several user-submitted series list which are incomplete (e.g. Animal Sentai Zyuohger)
  • Kamen Rider - Same thing as Super Sentai, but worse as there was a major break between seasons 7 (Super 1) and 8 (Black), and again between 9 (RX Black) and 10 (Kuuga). Also, Kamen Rider Amazons is a separate series.
  • Should I even mention Kamen Sentai Gorider?
  • Ultraman - Just don't ask.
  • Garo - Is broken down into seven seasons. But, then again, Kami no Kiba –JINGA– is listed as part of season 7 AND as it's own series.
And on and on..... and I haven't even mentioned the movies

It really isn't TVN's job to maintain the TheTVDB anyways. And, I am in no way suggesting that TVN change the actual file naming convention..... it's the end user's responsibility to rename it in the proper format to match what the media server requires. All that I suggest is an additional entry in the Wiki entry as a guide.
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Re: Wiki Suggestion: Include recommended names for media servers (e.g. Plex)

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I'm not sure what you're asking for
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Re: Wiki Suggestion: Include recommended names for media servers (e.g. Plex)

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As an example.... for a recent episodes of Super Sentai and Kamen Rider....

Plex Media Server Name: Super Sentai - s43e32 - When the Rain of Hatred Ceases.mp4
Plex Media Server Name: Kamen Rider - s30e09 - Put That Life in Their Hands.mp4

And for a recent movie...

Plex Media Server Name: Kaitou Sentai Lupinranger VS Keisatsu Sentai Patranger En Film (2018).mp4

Plex can be very touchy when it comes to media naming conventions. Not sure about Emby.
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Re: Wiki Suggestion: Include recommended names for media servers (e.g. Plex)

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For someone interested in that, wouldn't it be easier for them to go to plex's stupid database?
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