(2019-09-19, 23:42)Rippoholic Wrote: So, would that mean that the TV series folders just stay as they are?

(2019-09-19, 23:42)Rippoholic Wrote: EG:
TV\Arrow\Season 1\Arrow - 1x01 - Pilot.mp4

(2019-09-19, 23:42)Rippoholic Wrote: I know it can be done manually, which is fine with movies, but when we're talking hundreds of episode files all in different TV/Season folders.. it would likely take weeks unless there's some automation somewhere.

(2019-09-20, 00:06)Karellen Wrote:

(2019-09-19, 23:42)Rippoholic Wrote: So, would that mean that the TV series folders just stay as they are?

Yes, it is only the episode filename that is changed. The Smart Playlist you eventually create is based on "Episodes"

(2019-09-19, 23:42)Rippoholic Wrote: EG:
TV\Arrow\Season 1\Arrow - 1x01 - Pilot.mp4

It would then look something like this... TV\Arrow\Season 1\AV001-Arrow - 1x01 - Pilot.mp4 (numbering is an example. I don't know where that episode fits into the chronology as I have never watched it)

(2019-09-19, 23:42)Rippoholic Wrote: I know it can be done manually, which is fine with movies, but when we're talking hundreds of episode files all in different TV/Season folders.. it would likely take weeks unless there's some automation somewhere.

Yes, tv shows and episodes are a tough one because there are just so many episodes. When i renamed Stargate-Origins, SG-1, Atlantis and SG-Universe it took almost an hour.

I use this renaming utility... https://www.bulkrenameutility.co.uk/Main_Intro.php It has a busy interface, so it looks complicated, but quite easy to use when you ignore all the options you don't need.

If you have local nfo files and episode thumb, be sure to rename those also. So it looks something like this...

 

(2019-09-20, 00:50)Rippoholic Wrote: The Arrowverse is pretty diverse.. There are 5 different series that eventually you alternate between. Well, one series can be taken out of the equation as you pretty much just watch that in one, then the other 4 alternate.
I'd be tempted to go with a 4 number structure:

(2019-09-20, 00:50)Rippoholic Wrote: Looking at the Bulk Rename Utility, I think I see what I'd need to do.. 
Given that list, the first two seasons of Arrow would be adding a prefix of 'AVU0001' and have it in increments of 1....
then alternate between Arrow and Flash for a few episodes

(2019-09-20, 01:40)Karellen Wrote:

(2019-09-20, 00:50)Rippoholic Wrote: The Arrowverse is pretty diverse.. There are 5 different series that eventually you alternate between. Well, one series can be taken out of the equation as you pretty much just watch that in one, then the other 4 alternate.
I'd be tempted to go with a 4 number structure:

Sure, 4 digit numbering is a good idea. The 3 letter prefix is also better "AVU". The two letter prefix may become too common and may pick up other episodes. eg use "AV" as in my example and it may pick up Avatar s01e01 if there is ever an Avatar tv Show.

(2019-09-20, 00:50)Rippoholic Wrote: Looking at the Bulk Rename Utility, I think I see what I'd need to do.. 
Given that list, the first two seasons of Arrow would be adding a prefix of 'AVU0001' and have it in increments of 1....
then alternate between Arrow and Flash for a few episodes

You should also consider future proofing the numbering so there is enough gaps in the numbering between your existing episodes to allow adding new shows as they are produced. When I first planned my Battlestar Galactica Universe, (approx 130 episodes), I used Excel to map out my numbering before actually touching the files. I did the same with Stargate which is 4 shows + 3 movies- approx 300 episodes. Nothing worse than realising half way through that you will run out of numbers, or made a mistake early on.
 

(2019-09-20, 21:04)Rippoholic Wrote: I really want all my movies to stay as they are rather than separate them out into 'Universe' folders, so I'll keep the file names as they are and move them back into the movies folder.

(2019-09-20, 21:04)Rippoholic Wrote: I'm still struggling with the 'Specials' folder, I might need to double check that, have a search and hopefully not need to make another thread on specials.

(2019-09-20, 22:09)Karellen Wrote:

(2019-09-20, 21:04)Rippoholic Wrote: I really want all my movies to stay as they are rather than separate them out into 'Universe' folders, so I'll keep the file names as they are and move them back into the movies folder.

Sure, there is no problem with that. It is only a suggestion to use a separate source and it does not suit everybody to do so. The information comes from the library database, so it does not really matter which source the movies are in.

(2019-09-20, 21:04)Rippoholic Wrote: I'm still struggling with the 'Specials' folder, I might need to double check that, have a search and hopefully not need to make another thread on specials.

What is the problem with Specials? All specials are numbered S00Exx and you should refer to the scraper site for the correct numbering. Both TVDB and TheMovieDB have specials listed but, annoyingly, their numbering can be different.

I tend not to use specials. I will initially scrape as a Special to download the metadata, but then I move it and slot it into the seasons listing. I do this by exporting the library to Separate files (nfo files), rename the files (eg from S00E12 to S03E13) then scanning back into the library after deleting the original entry. eg Doctor Who has a series of Christmas Specials which which I move into the appropriate season as the final episode of that season. 

(2019-09-20, 23:36)Rippoholic Wrote: I just had a thought regarding the Arrowverse.. Would it be possible to use some sort of batch file to make a spreadsheet containing just the name, season, episode number of the episodes?
....and then add a column to the spreadsheet, add the prefixes then another batch file to rename the episodes?

(2019-09-21, 23:10)Karellen Wrote:

(2019-09-20, 23:36)Rippoholic Wrote: I just had a thought regarding the Arrowverse.. Would it be possible to use some sort of batch file to make a spreadsheet containing just the name, season, episode number of the episodes?
....and then add a column to the spreadsheet, add the prefixes then another batch file to rename the episodes?

I don't see why not, but not something I can assist with. 

(2019-10-01, 08:11)DNKK Wrote: Sadly the piracy addons have better functionality when it come to this. In searching for working trakt list plugin that I can use to play the arrowverse playlist I found a few piracy streaming addons that had this functionality. Have not found a pure trakt list plugin that just matches items in the playlist with your kodi collection. So that you can have a multiverse playlists.

(2019-10-02, 20:59)Rippoholic Wrote:

(2019-10-01, 08:11)DNKK Wrote: Sadly the piracy addons have better functionality when it come to this. In searching for working trakt list plugin that I can use to play the arrowverse playlist I found a few piracy streaming addons that had this functionality. Have not found a pure trakt list plugin that just matches items in the playlist with your kodi collection. So that you can have a multiverse playlists.

I always steer well away from piracy addons.. It's certainly a shame there isn't an addon for the timelines site and we need to rename the movies/tv, it'd certainly be a nice addition. 

The Bulk Rename utility is handy to add prefixes easy enough, but it's better/easier, just between two shows that alternate.. when it's 5+ where the episodes alternate for a few episodes then there's suddenly two of show 1, two of show 2.. alternate, 3 of show 1, 2 of show 2, 3 of show three.. it all goes a bit pear shaped so manually renaming, or at least numbering, is required.

As you can see, it get's quite irregular:

(2019-10-08, 11:20)Karellen Wrote: @Rippoholic

How is the Arrowverse coming along? All done?

I have made some minor updates to the wiki page with some of your comments in this thread. It is always good receiving feedback as there are "gotchas" that I may have missed when writing the page.

If you would like me to add your listing of Arrowverse to the wiki page once you complete it, let me know.