Rename/Condense Help?

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Hoosier205
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Rename/Condense Help?

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I am using the Filebot app via MacOS. I haven't needed to use it for years, but need to now that I'm transitioning from Plex to Jellyfin. For a long time I was creating separate folders for 1080p and 2160p versions of movies. All of these files only include the name and year (i.e. Avatar (2009.mkv), but I want to add the resolution to the file names.

I am hoping to accomplish two things at once:
  • Rename movies to "Name (Year) - (Resolution)"
  • Condense identical movies into one folder (i.e. right now The Dark Knight appears in one folder for the 1080p version and one folder for the 2160p version and I want both versions in one "The Dark Knight (2008)" folder).
I could rename all the movies right now. I have a preset ready to go for that:

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{n.colon(' - ')} ({y}){' CD'+pi}{subt} - ({vf})
I am hoping Filebot can also fix the folder issue for me too though and that I might be able to both at the same time. Any help would be greatly appreciated!
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Re: Rename/Condense Help?

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Yes, FileBot will do both at the same time:

1. Drop all your files onto Original Files
2. Change your custom format to generate the absolute path that you want for each file (and not just the file name)
3. Hit Rename move / condense / rename each file into that absolute file path


:arrow: Please watch How do I organize files for Plex? for details.


:idea: If you are using the {plex} format but want {vf} in the file name as well, then that could look like this:

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X:/Jellyfin/{ emby.id % {" - ($vf)"} }
:idea: Please read the FAQ and How to Request Help.
Hoosier205
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Re: Rename/Condense Help?

Post by Hoosier205 »

rednoah wrote: 14 Apr 2022, 04:02 Yes, FileBot will do both at the same time:

1. Drop all your files onto Original Files
2. Change your custom format to generate the absolute path that you want for each file (and not just the file name)
3. Hit Rename move / condense / rename each file into that absolute file path


:arrow: Please watch How do I organize files for Plex? for details.


:idea: If you are using the {plex} format but want {vf} in the file name as well, then that could look like this:

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X:/Jellyfin/{ emby.id % {" - ($vf)"} }
THANK YOU!!!

What code would I use to accomplish basically the same thing for TV shows? I have some there as well where I have 1080p and 2160p versions of the same episodes, but kept in different folders. I need to rename them to include the vf tag and put them together in the same folder or else Jellyfin shows me them as separate episodes instead of stacking them.
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Re: Rename/Condense Help?

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You can use the exact some code for TV Shows / Episode Mode.
:idea: Please read the FAQ and How to Request Help.
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