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The reason for the file naming convention is for metadata matching. All they are really doing behind the scenes is searching the movie name (and possibly year)
by deadbunny 5y ago
The reason for the file naming convention is for metadata matching. All they are really doing behind the scenes is searching the movie name (and possibly year) from a metadata provider. The files you obtain online or rip yourself themselves rarely have any metadata in the file so the only remaining option is to parse the filename/directory structure.
- crispyambulance 5y agoRight, that's understandable, but many folks prefer to not rename files. I would like to be able to just point to a file and tell Plex what that file is so it "knows" (puts it in it's database). If it can read/write metadata on the file itself, that would be great too.
- deadbunny 5y ago> but many folks prefer to not rename files. That's like arguing that they prefer an unsorted pile of thousands of books vs. a library/bookstore. I mean if that's how they want it then fine, but you don't get the useful features. There are a multitude of metadata managers out there which don't require the same directory structure but they are a load more effort than automatic metadata matching and a lot more effort than simply organizing your media in the first place.