Plex media server is slick

[Lazybones]

You should never need to edit the DB.

There are already lots of threads over in the official Plex forms on how to fix matches.

First step is almost always fixing file name issues.

[Mr. Analog]

You should never need to edit the DB.

There are already lots of threads over in the official Plex forms on how to fix matches.

First step is almost always fixing file name issues.

In this case its a pilot short not even on iMDB yet so no matter how I rename it there's nothing to match anywhere:-)

[Tom]

This thread keeps reminding me... I want to install plex on a vm on my big opteron box and assign it like 4-8 cpus Things are a tad slow with it running on my dual core i3 nas.

[Thorin]

So for stuff like that, I have a separate Personal Media folder (or is it called library? can't remember) called "Plex Unrecognized".

I noticed you use Plex on your Xbox, the interface there's a little different than on my Roku.  On the Roku, I have top-level folders (or libraries?) that are really easy to back out to, and they're sorted in general age ranges (little kids, kids, teens, adults) to help the kids understand what is/isn't okay to watch with little ones around.  So there's just a fifth folder called "Plex Unrecognized".

[Lazybones]

Plex used http://thetvdb.com/ for TV naming as per the plex wiki... NOT IMDB which it uses for movies.

If it is a series episode it must be in a TV series library folder, if it is a one off movie in a movie folder.

For a Pilot that may not be an official epsidoes I would name it

Folder:Series Name\Season 1\
File: Series.Name.S01E00.ext


Plex should fail to match, or hit unmatched... Then just use the pencil to manually set the data

[Mr. Analog]

Plex used http://thetvdb.com/ for TV naming as per the plex wiki... NOT IMDB which it uses for movies.

If it is a series episode it must be in a TV series library folder, if it is a one off movie in a movie folder.

For a Pilot that may not be an official epsidoes I would name it

Folder:Series Name\Season 1\
File: Series.Name.S01E00.ext


Plex should fail to match, or hit unmatched... Then just use the pencil to manually set the data

You can actually pick which source you want media metadata to come from, my movies library uses iMDB, my TV/cartoons uses thetvdb, etc

The problem is I could name the file anything I want, the actual information about this Pilot isn't on any of those sites yet (it's just a week old). I've had Plex think it was from at least 3 different unrelated sources already so It would be really handy if i could just define what it is myself, I see now that this is a weakness within Plex.

Kind of frustrating in it's own way

[Mr. Analog]

Speaking of which I didn't realize my Plex media server had gone offline form teh interwebs, resolved now

(damn new router )

[Melbosa]

Damn big update for XBone users (me ): https://blog.plex.tv/2015/07/07/oh-yeah-a-great-update-for-the-xbox-one-app/

[Melbosa]

For some reason you can't "Gift" a Plex Pass, which I find frustrating

Remember when this was frustrating?  Well seems you can now: https://plex.tv/gifts

[Mr. Analog]

For some reason you can't "Gift" a Plex Pass, which I find frustrating

Remember when this was frustrating?  Well seems you can now: https://plex.tv/gifts

About time haha

[Lazybones]

They now also offer a "Optimizing" option that lets you pre-transcode content... Very handy if you run Plex off a NAS that can't do it real time.

[Tom]

It also looks like you can't fully use the app without a plex pass or a "one time fee" anymore.

Just finished updating my old nexus 7 to android 6, and it pulled in a new version of the plex app, and it says I require a plex pass, or a $5.98 fee to allow the app to stream video... My newer nexus 7 does not have the latest app, and it doesn't require paying.

GL;HF PLEX.

[Tom]

OR MAYBE IM JUST DUMB!

It's possible I've already paid for the app itself, but it just didn't know on the new install. I hit the "already paid" option, it asked to see my contact info, and seemed to load right up. *sigh*

Android 6 actually makes a lot of permission grants happen when you run, rather than when you install, so that might have had something to do with it. herpaderp.

[Lazybones]

OR MAYBE IM JUST DUMB!

It's possible I've already paid for the app itself, but it just didn't know on the new install. I hit the "already paid" option, it asked to see my contact info, and seemed to load right up. *sigh*

Android 6 actually makes a lot of permission grants happen when you run, rather than when you install, so that might have had something to do with it. herpaderp.

Originally the Apps required you to pay for them up front, then later on they switched to an in-app purchase so you could trial, purchase or get the app free easily if you had PlexPass.

[Tom]

Yeah, just dumb. I do seem to recall paying for it now. But yeah.. I was just a little grumpy after fighting with the first rom I tried on the old nexus 7 being a bit broken wrt. google apps and such. Also over slept which makes me irritable