is there a way to run CLI to auto name/organize my videos?

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is there a way to run CLI to auto name/organize my videos?

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So i have a script setup in the GUI. and it's all on one line. in windows 10.
but i have a few thousand files to name and organize. is there a way to run a command line to do this faster without having to manually drag and drop several into the window? will parts of my script need to be changed.. or?
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Re: is there a way to run CLI to auto name/organize my videos?

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If your format is slow, then it's not going to be any faster if you run filebot on the command-line.


:?: Why not drag and drop everything in one go and then let it do it's thing?


:idea: If you're worried about UI interaction, use strict mode or select Image on the first choice that pops up.


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Re: is there a way to run CLI to auto name/organize my videos?

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So for example today I added 350 movies to the UI. About 85 I had to manually either select the correct name or skip it as it wasn't listed. 90% of those had the match as the first result.. but I don't know if it would be smart to auto select it.

What's strict mode and how do I enable it?
I'm assuming it'll only match with 100% confidence.
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1.
If you toggle Image to Image on the first choice that pops up, then it'll auto-select the first choice automatically for all subsequent choices.


2.
Match Mode: Strict should work fairly well if all your files follow Name (Year) naming and just so happens to not require you to make choices.
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:idea: Some users will use Match Mode: Strict for a quick and easy first pass, and then deal with whatever remains in a second pass with Match Mode: Opportunistic. If you have lots of relatively well-named files, this will save you a lot of time, because the first pass will take care of most things without user interaction.
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Re: is there a way to run CLI to auto name/organize my videos?

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Awesome I'll try that. Thank you.
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