Hi.
I'm currently using AMC in FileBot. It works quite well in many ways.
My download automation system sometimes decides to download season packs for shows that I may already have some episodes of. Unfortunately, this is unavoidable at this point in time. I have already consulted with IRC devs about this.
My output fileformat needs to include the release-group of that episode or movie, because it can be a pain to find correct subtitles otherwise. I know FileBot finds subtitles for you too, but sometimes they are not available yet, and it works well for me to find subs using Kodi (XBMC) as a supplementary feature.
Problem is, if an episode is downloaded again, but from a different release group, it seems FileBot does not recognize that the episode is already sorted into my library, so duplicates are generated. One episode with the old release group, and one episode with a diff release group.
My format ends with ..{' CD'+pi}{'.'+lang}{' - '+group}
Is there any way to ask of FileBot to recognize that no matter what group an episode or movie is released by, to treat them as identical for the purpose of triggering a file conflict?
Thanks in advance!
OH, and just as a bonus, got any quick tip on not outputting the suffixed " - " if there is no release group property?
I must also mention that I am still using FileBot 4.5.6(?) not 4.6. I am on an ARM NAS, so changing things can cause a lot of headache, but I thought you should know.
Appreciate the extra work you put into the excludelist in 4.6! I look forward to making use of it when the upgrade is due.
In what way does FileBot detect existing movies/shows?
Re: In what way does FileBot detect existing movies/shows?
1.
FileBot AMC does not support any kind of duplicate detection on the episode level. It will only warn you about duplicates on the file level, for obvious reasons (can't have more than one).
2.
You could check if an episode with the same SxE already exists, and then have your format evaluate to exactly that filename, so the duplicate-file-logic kicks in. Suffice to say, it's very tricky, and the format will be pretty unreadable. Possible, but highly discouraged.
3.
FileBot AMC is only using OpenSubtitles hash-lookup. If you want a full search-by-name you will need to call the suball script with -non-strict mode afterwards, ideally a few hours or days after release.
Also, FileBot stores the original filename in xattr, so it'll be able to use the original name (as opposed to the the current filename) to match the correct subtitle even after renaming.
FileBot AMC does not support any kind of duplicate detection on the episode level. It will only warn you about duplicates on the file level, for obvious reasons (can't have more than one).
2.
You could check if an episode with the same SxE already exists, and then have your format evaluate to exactly that filename, so the duplicate-file-logic kicks in. Suffice to say, it's very tricky, and the format will be pretty unreadable. Possible, but highly discouraged.
3.
FileBot AMC is only using OpenSubtitles hash-lookup. If you want a full search-by-name you will need to call the suball script with -non-strict mode afterwards, ideally a few hours or days after release.
Also, FileBot stores the original filename in xattr, so it'll be able to use the original name (as opposed to the the current filename) to match the correct subtitle even after renaming.
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