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Options for Special Episodes?
I've finally broken down and begun renaming my media to one of the accepted standards, and things are generally going better with BMT finding the correct metadata for my files.
Now I understand that BMT does not handle special episodes. Fine. But two questions about that: 1) In some cases a "special" episode will be marked as episode number 0 (zero) in thetvdb, for example an un-aired pilot or a pre-season summary of last season. Will BMT pick these up? filename example: "Title S01E00.mkv" 2) Is it possible to manually create the metadata for the file - description, actors, etc - so that it displays just like scraped data and will not get wiped out by subsequent scrapes or fanart updates? If so, how is this done? Any help appreciated... RLW |
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2. Yes. You can use BMT and just edit the metadata manually.
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Just to give a scenario for #2 where editing worked fine, I had to do some serious editing when I imported my Firefly Blu-ray. Fox originally aired the episodes out of sequence, so the automatic lookup pulled that information. But, I wanted it in Sage with the sequence originally intended, so I had to do a lot of manual editing/matching of the metadata. But, it worked perfectly.
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1) OK, fair enough.
2) OK, so just let BMT scrape these files, then go in and manually correct all the information. Easy enough. If I update the metadata for a TV series containing one of these manual files again in the future, will my work not be overwritten? Sometimes, especially when a new TV program is recorded, thetvdb will contain no episode description or a very brief one which is then updated a few days or weeks later. Although I can update just the one media file, sometimes a whole series can have updated descriptions when some fan takes the time to add more detail... RLW |
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Perfect. Crystal clear - thank you Sean.
RLW |
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I'm having the problem (Posted elsewhere too) of overwritten metadata once I've manually changed specific items. This happens on a refresh within the webui or a restart of sage.... Where can I check this/these settings so it leaves alone what I've already fixed?
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There's an option under configure/phoenix/advanced fanart called 'Update Metadata and Fanart' thats just a blank box, the help bubble doesn't say what the valid inputs are? Says Data Type - button, Description -Update metadata and fanart for items that do not have existing fanart and metadata.... While it doesn't sound related, what are the valid inputs?
I know I had the same problem a couple years ago and 'fixed it' but just can't find what I did.... Thanks for lettin me know it's not in bmt, that'll cut down some of the head banging. |
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You need to not have creation of properties files NOT disabled if you want to ensure that metadata is not overwritten.
In sage.properties update_external_properties_files_on_metadata_changes=true John |
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I saw that option in the properties file but I guess it just seemed paradoxical to set an option to update to true when in fact I'm trying to stop it from updating... well stop it from over-writing anyway. But, works as described, thanks! I owe you a whisky! |
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To prevent metadata being overwritten. In sage.properties, set update_external_properties_files_on_metadata_changes=true then where would all the fun be. I think I did erroneously throw in an extra negative, it really should have been. You need to have creation of properties files NOT disabled if you want to ensure that metadata is not overwritten, or more positively ... You need to have creation of properties files enabled if you want to ensure that modified metadata is retained. John Last edited by JREkiwi; 12-08-2012 at 07:18 PM. |
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