I'm looking to move from legacy Plex to Kodi, and am wanting to confirm if my existing naming standards will be acceptable to Kodi scrapers. At present, they are:
/Movies/Movie Name (2023) {tmdb-1111}/Movie Name (2023) - 1080p.m4v
/Movies/Movie Name (2023) {tmdb-1111}/Movie Name (2023) - 2160p.m4v
/Series/Series Name {tmdb-11111}/Season 01/Series Name - S01E01 - Episode Name - 1080p.mkv
/Series/Series Name {tmdb-11111}/Season 01/Series Name - S01E01 - Episode Name - 2160p.mkv
The wiki seems to indicate the movie naming is largely correct (but doesn't mention the resolution inclusion), and the series page doesn't discuss the season subfolder.
Will the above formats work for inbuilt scrapers?
TIA.
(2024-05-17, 10:26)ItsMe! Wrote: [ -> ]/Movies/Movie Name (2023) {tmdb-1111}/Movie Name (2023) - 1080p.m4v
/Movies/Movie Name (2023) {tmdb-1111}/Movie Name (2023) - 2160p.m4v
This looks ok.
I see you have "Versions" of movies, so have a quick read of our new Video Versions feature...
https://kodi.wiki/view/Video_versions
You have the ID in the folder name, which is ok, but you need to enable the setting
Movies are in separate folders that match the movie title as shown in image
9a here...
https://kodi.wiki/view/Adding_video_sources#Set_Content
And because you have enabled that setting, the resolution in the file name won't be a problem.
(2024-05-17, 10:26)ItsMe! Wrote: [ -> ]/Series/Series Name {tmdb-11111}/Season 01/Series Name - S01E01 - Episode Name - 1080p.mkv
/Series/Series Name {tmdb-11111}/Season 01/Series Name - S01E01 - Episode Name - 2160p.mkv
There is no Video Versions feature for episodes, yet. It may come in v22.
As a result, keeping the two episodes there will result in duplicate listings in the library.
(2024-05-17, 10:26)ItsMe! Wrote: [ -> ]and the series page doesn't discuss the season subfolder.
No it doesn't. You need to click on the Seasons page in the TOC, and there is also an Episodes page...
https://kodi.wiki/view/Naming_video_files/Seasons
Thank you so much for the detailed an considered response. I really appreciate it!
Sure, here's a revised response without using points:
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Your current naming convention should work fairly well with Kodi's inbuilt scrapers. The `Movie Name (Year)` format is the most important part, and Kodi should have no issues with that. Including the resolution in the file name (e.g., `1080p.m4v` or `2160p.m4v`) isn’t a problem either—it won’t interfere with scraping. However, it's not strictly necessary for Kodi, so it will just be treated as part of the file name.
For TV series, Kodi is also quite flexible. As long as you have the standard format of `Series Name - S01E01`, the scraper should be able to identify episodes correctly. The use of season subfolders is fine, and Kodi will still be able to scrape the episodes as long as the file names adhere to the expected format.
Overall, your current setup looks like it should work with Kodi. If you run into any specific issues, tweaking the naming slightly (like removing unnecessary tags) might help, but you should be good to go with what you have.
Hope this helps, and good luck with the transition!