Ability to Configure NFO Output

[dokuro]

Plex is adding the ability to use nfo, you can see this thread over at plex if you want to take a look -> https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent ... iew/936104.

I was evaluating and testing this and while doing so the plex developer reported https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent ... /936104/21 that the nfo generated by filebot is "sparse" of content. I used this method viewtopic.php?t=13560 to create the nfo file from filebot.

They suggested using Tiny Media Manager to generate the nfo using the Kodi/XBMC NFO format which has alot more information than the one generated by filebot.

So, if there a way to configure filebot to gather additional information and store that in the outputted nfo file?

For reference here are examples of two nfo, one from tmm and one from filebot.

Hamnet Movie NFO Generated by Tiny Media Manager:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes"?>
<!--created on 2026-02-07 13:24:58 by tinyMediaManager 5.2.6 for KODI-->
<movie>
  <title>Hamnet</title>
  <originaltitle>Hamnet</originaltitle>
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  <year>2025</year>
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      <value>8.0</value>
      <votes>33290</votes>
    </rating>
  </ratings>
  <userrating>0</userrating>
  <set/>
  <plot>The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.</plot>
  <outline>The powerful story of love and loss that inspired the creation of Shakespeare's timeless masterpiece, Hamlet.</outline>
  <tagline>Keep your heart open.</tagline>
  <runtime>126</runtime>
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  <fanart>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/hSXEI0yKQufpBwwK1whpPiJIZJ3.jpg</thumb>
  </fanart>
  <mpaa>IE:12A</mpaa>
  <certification>IE:12A</certification>
  <id>tt14905854</id>
  <tmdbid>858024</tmdbid>
  <uniqueid default="false" type="tmdb">858024</uniqueid>
  <uniqueid default="true" type="imdb">tt14905854</uniqueid>
  <uniqueid default="false" type="wikidata">Q122741016</uniqueid>
  <country>United Kingdom</country>
  <country>United States</country>
  <status/>
  <code/>
  <premiered>2025-11-26</premiered>
  <watched>false</watched>
  <playcount>0</playcount>
  <genre>Drama</genre>
  <genre>Romance</genre>
  <genre>History</genre>
  <studio>Hera Pictures</studio>
  <studio>Neal Street Productions</studio>
  <studio>Amblin Entertainment</studio>
  <studio>Book of Shadows</studio>
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  <credits tmdbid="3967628">Maggie O'Farrell</credits>
  <director tmdbid="1395183">Chloé Zhao</director>
  <tag>based on novel or book</tag>
  <tag>grief</tag>
  <tag>death of son</tag>
  <tag>woman director</tag>
  <tag>16th century</tag>
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    <name>Jessie Buckley</name>
    <role>Agnes</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/i8IlkFbZqKUgkypZKpdhrw00uqw.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1498158</profile>
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  </actor>
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    <name>Paul Mescal</name>
    <role>Will</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/vrzZ41TGNAFgfmZjC2sOJySzBLd.jpg</thumb>
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  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Emily Watson</name>
    <role>Mary</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bd0qiJXHoLNpkCqABsh67AKRtjC.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1639</profile>
    <tmdbid>1639</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Joe Alwyn</name>
    <role>Bartholomew</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/lpkLUUcuLNO4KPswRwG2MF8Wobn.jpg</thumb>
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  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Jacobi Jupe</name>
    <role>Hamnet</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/AbmnZOPvC1vA5yilvG3IyXdTSPB.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/3115247</profile>
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  <actor>
    <name>Noah Jupe</name>
    <role>Hamlet</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sOsr4SgcnVqpLofasvy0B6dxPuf.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1590759</profile>
    <tmdbid>1590759</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Bodhi Rae Breathnach</name>
    <role>Susanna</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/sONxErk3r0xfoESAmU3GVTxoPDe.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4088089</profile>
    <tmdbid>4088089</tmdbid>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Olivia Lynes</name>
    <role>Judith</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/rixOc0eAICCG5l2rtY42kcSoBjm.jpg</thumb>
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    <name>David Wilmot</name>
    <role>John</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/epb46N0iJyAmSOguMdFn6qQGSsy.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/73287</profile>
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  </actor>
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    <name>Justine Mitchell</name>
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  </actor>
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    <name>Faith Delaney</name>
    <role>Young Agnes</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/jIKjTzr4dCoybQgNhyREahh9Aym.jpg</thumb>
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    <name>Smylie Bradwell</name>
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    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/azBE4R2mDUFo14IQaSRALWl5mso.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/4701424</profile>
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    <name>El Simons</name>
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    <name>Freya Hannan-Mills</name>
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    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/eV70wCE8cte5KwXoLiJ1HzsQOuT.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2500901</profile>
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    <name>Dainton Anderson</name>
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    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/2041194</profile>
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    <name>Sam Woolf</name>
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    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/k00sXOByDD1X1vmvpNdm997ZhBq.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1794806</profile>
    <tmdbid>1794806</tmdbid>
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  <actor>
    <name>Jack Shalloo</name>
    <role>Marcellus</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/nnllU5Uiif7a2Txmy3cNVJztXNG.jpg</thumb>
    <profile>https://www.themoviedb.org/person/1119416</profile>
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    <name>Laura Guest</name>
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    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/bzMZHfmZXYr43bt1isanIRFoMkb.jpg</thumb>
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    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/8uH0t3Y7saXoPTYiSGy8ZQn6s8B.jpg</thumb>
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  <actor>
    <name>Effie Linnen</name>
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    <role>Francisco</role>
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  <actor>
    <name>Zac Wishart</name>
    <role>Thomas</role>
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    <name>Matthew Tennyson</name>
    <role>Gertrude</role>
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/h632/gh5dY6p7NtQTUEfu6KZuzrHGC6O.jpg</thumb>
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    <name>Clay Milner-Russell</name>
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    <name>Chloé Zhao</name>
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    <role>Executive Producer</role>
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    <name>Maggie O'Farrell</name>
    <role>Co-Producer</role>
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    <name>Caroline Reynolds</name>
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    <name>Nicholas Brown</name>
    <role>Executive Producer</role>
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    <name>Julie Pastor</name>
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  </producer>
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      </video>
      <audio>
        <codec>aac</codec>
        <language>eng</language>
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      </audio>
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  </fileinfo>
  <!--tinyMediaManager meta data-->
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  <original_filename>Hamnet [1080p HEVC].mp4</original_filename>
  <user_note/>
  <english_title>Hamnet</english_title>
</movie>

Hamnet Movie NFO Generated by FileBot:

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<movie>
  <title>Hamnet</title>
  <originaltitle>Hamnet</originaltitle>
  <set />
  <year>2025</year>
  <rating>7.714</rating>
  <votes>290</votes>
  <mpaa>PG-13</mpaa>
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  <tagline>Keep your heart open.</tagline>
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  <genre>Drama</genre>
  <genre>Romance</genre>
  <genre>History</genre>
  <tag>based on novel or book</tag>
  <tag>grief</tag>
  <tag>death of son</tag>
  <tag>woman director</tag>
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    <country>CA</country>
    <rating>PG</rating>
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    <country>CH</country>
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    <country>CL</country>
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    <name>Noah Jupe</name>
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    <name>Bodhi Rae Breathnach</name>
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    <name>Olivia Lynes</name>
    <role>Judith</role>
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  <actor>
    <name>David Wilmot</name>
    <role>John</role>
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  <actor>
    <name>Justine Mitchell</name>
    <role>Joan</role>
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  <actor>
    <name>Faith Delaney</name>
    <role>Young Agnes</role>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Smylie Bradwell</name>
    <role>Young Bartholomew</role>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>El Simons</name>
    <role>Ophelia</role>
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  <actor>
    <name>Freya Hannan-Mills</name>
    <role>Eliza</role>
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    <name>Dainton Anderson</name>
    <role>Edmond</role>
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  <actor>
    <name>Sam Woolf</name>
    <role>Bernardo</role>
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  <actor>
    <name>Jack Shalloo</name>
    <role>Marcellus</role>
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    <name>Laura Guest</name>
    <role>Midwife</role>
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  <actor>
    <name>Elliot Baxter</name>
    <role>Richard</role>
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  <actor>
    <name>Louisa Harland</name>
    <role>Rowan</role>
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    <name>Eva Wishart</name>
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    <name>Effie Linnen</name>
    <role>Joan's Girl 2</role>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Hera Gibson</name>
    <role>Francisco</role>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Zac Wishart</name>
    <role>Thomas</role>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>James Lintern</name>
    <role>James</role>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Matthew Tennyson</name>
    <role>Gertrude</role>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>John Mackay</name>
    <role>Priest</role>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Clay Milner-Russell</name>
    <role>Laertes</role>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Chloé Zhao</name>
    <role>Globe Patron (uncredited)</role>
  </actor>
  <credits>Maggie O'Farrell (Novel)</credits>
  <director>Chloé Zhao</director>
  <credits>Chloé Zhao (Screenplay)</credits>
  <credits>Maggie O'Farrell (Screenplay)</credits>
  <fileinfo>
    <streamdetails>
      <video>
        <codec>HEVC</codec>
        <aspect>1.778</aspect>
        <width>1920</width>
        <height>1080</height>
      </video>
      <audio>
        <codec>AAC</codec>
        <language>eng</language>
        <channels>2</channels>
      </audio>
    </streamdetails>
  </fileinfo>
  <imdb id='tt14905854'>https://www.imdb.com/title/tt14905854</imdb>
  <tmdb id='858024'>https://www.themoviedb.org/movie/858024</tmdb>
</movie>

[rednoah]

We can certainly add more information. I'm not aware of any official NFO well-documented standard or specification though. NFO files generated by FileBot already follow the KODI wiki but the examples there are indeed very sparse. If it's more about KODI generates this, or TMM generates that, then we can certainly copy their example, but some exhaustive documentation would be nice.


If Plex introduces support for NFO files, then I would be very interested in exactly what standard they use, i.e. which specific elements are read by their parser, or at least the example files they use to test their code.


Other than the built-in Export NFO files feature, we also have a scriptable post-processing feature (e.g. Generate custom NFO files) that could be used to generate custom NFO files / or prototype Plex-specific NFO files.

[dokuro]

I'll ask about what spec/standards they are using, I'll mention you on the thread over at the plex forum.

In the interim I'll take a look at the custom nfo script and see if I can figure it out. Thanks.

[rednoah]

It’s basically Kodi-compatible as it seemed like the best fit considering that the most popular solution on the legacy agent side was for XBMC/Kodi.

They have examples here: https://kodi.wiki/view/NFO_files/Templates

We don’t read every field that exists there but we don’t read any that are not in there.

** https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent ... /936104/32


Well, our NFO code was written from https://kodi.wiki/view/NFO_files/Templates so that's that. I understand that TMM generates NFO files different from FileBot, but FileBot itself already abides the docs, as best as I can extrapolate from the very limited Kodi wiki docs that are very much vague and non-exhaustive.

That said, I'm happy to change / add / remove elements from the current NFO template. I'd just need someone to point out the specific elements that are required by Plex but missing in the NFO generated by FileBot. NFO samples generated by TMM are nice, but won't actually tell me what Plex is specifically missing, because TMM adds lots of elements that are presumably not used by Plex.

[dokuro]

When I looked at https://kodi.wiki/view/NFO_files/Templates and expanded the SAMPLE - Movie nfo file there appears to be a lot more information in that example than is generated by filebot.

Also, in the post I linked https://forums.plex.tv/t/plex-nfo-agent ... /936104/21 above has at least some examples of what plex is looking for and not included. Did you see that post ?

[rednoah]

Well, then it should be easy to point out specific differences:

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<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="yes" ?>
<movie>
    <title>The King&apos;s Man</title>
    <originaltitle>The King&apos;s Man</originaltitle>
    <sorttitle>Kingsman 01</sorttitle>
    <ratings>
        <rating name="imdb" max="10" default="true">
            <value>6.300000</value>
            <votes>140619</votes>
        </rating>
        <rating name="themoviedb" max="10">
            <value>6.869000</value>
            <votes>3122</votes>
        </rating>
        <rating name="trakt" max="10">
            <value>6.688550</value>
            <votes>8059</votes>
        </rating>
    </ratings>
    <userrating>8</userrating>
    <top250>0</top250>
    <outline></outline>
    <plot>As a collection of history&apos;s worst tyrants and criminal masterminds gather to plot a war to wipe out millions, one man must race against time to stop them.</plot>
    <tagline>Witness the bloody origin.</tagline>
    <runtime>130</runtime>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="poster" preview="">https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/nEVjOpekbcdBqAexiWu7zXuFlYU.jpg</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="landscape" preview="">https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/iBXBqas9DMzesltQEBNM6BH3akt.jpg</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="set.poster" preview="">https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/xMsRZIkUGUuHsNHCQBDyZH7l53M.jpg</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="set.landscape" preview="">https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/mkusMBRJyXJCcJ5RKlrKK2SC0Qv.jpg</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="set.fanart" preview="">https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/3Odw3MJymLLbFuOnmQjmvndKhOr.jpg</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="clearlogo" preview="">https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/476669/hdmovielogo/the-kings-man-601651c77c528.png</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="discart" preview="">https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/476669/moviedisc/the-kings-man-617786bba9b7f.png</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="clearart" preview="">https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/476669/hdmovieclearart/the-kings-man-61c1bf1b46f3b.png</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="keyart" preview="">https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/476669/movieposter/the-kings-man-5f468bd247c3b.jpg</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="banner" preview="">https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/476669/moviebanner/the-kings-man-5e86bd6f81322.jpg</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="set.clearlogo" preview="">https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/391860/hdmovielogo/kingsman-collection-5a69d2e6eaa21.png</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="set.keyart" preview="">https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/391860/movieposter/kingsman-collection-5add0aa47e577.jpg</thumb>
    <thumb spoof="" cache="" aspect="set.banner" preview="">https://assets.fanart.tv/fanart/movies/391860/moviebanner/kingsman-collection-5a691aee3c1e1.jpg</thumb>
    <fanart>
        <thumb colors="" preview="https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/w780/A49NScAT4ZcgeC6HeSvkUPVNJaF.jpg">https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/A49NScAT4ZcgeC6HeSvkUPVNJaF.jpg</thumb>
    </fanart>
    <mpaa>Australia:MA</mpaa>
    <playcount>2</playcount>
    <lastplayed>2023-06-03</lastplayed>
    <id>476669</id>
    <uniqueid type="imdb">tt6856242</uniqueid>
    <uniqueid type="tmdb" default="true">476669</uniqueid>
    <genre>Action</genre>
    <country>United Kingdom</country>
    <country>USA</country>
    <set>
        <name>Kingsman Collection</name>
        <overview>The story of a super-secret spy organization that recruits an unrefined but promising street kid into the agency&apos;s ultra-competitive training program.</overview>
    </set>
    <tag>BluRay</tag>
    <tag>duringcreditsstinger</tag>
    <videoassettitle>Standard Edition</videoassettitle>
    <videoassetid>40400</videoassetid>
    <videoassettype>0</videoassettype>
    <hasvideoversions>false</hasvideoversions>
    <hasvideoextras>false</hasvideoextras>
    <isdefaultvideoversion>true</isdefaultvideoversion>
    <credits>Matthew Vaughn</credits>
    <credits>Karl Gajdusek</credits>
    <director>Matthew Vaughn</director>
    <premiered>2021-12-22</premiered>
    <year>2021</year>
    <status></status>
    <code></code>
    <aired></aired>
    <studio>Marv Films</studio>
    <trailer>King&apos;s Man (2021)-trailer.mkv</trailer>
    <fileinfo>
        <streamdetails>
            <video>
                <codec>h264</codec>
                <aspect>1.777778</aspect>
                <width>1920</width>
                <height>1080</height>
                <durationinseconds>7838</durationinseconds>
                <stereomode></stereomode>
                <hdrtype></hdrtype>
            </video>
            <audio>
                <codec>dtshd_ma</codec>
                <language>eng</language>
                <channels>8</channels>
            </audio>
            <subtitle>
                <language>eng</language>
            </subtitle>
        </streamdetails>
    </fileinfo>
    <actor>
        <name>Ralph Fiennes</name>
        <role>Orlando Oxford</role>
        <order>0</order>
        <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/tJr9GcmGNHhLVVEH3i7QYbj6hBi.jpg</thumb>
    </actor>
    <actor>
        <name>Harris Dickinson</name>
        <role>Conrad Oxford</role>
        <order>1</order>
        <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/grbjZDzxBHqHYc0V0ic0Y1M38s.jpg</thumb>
    </actor>
    <actor>
        <name>Gemma Arterton</name>
        <role>Polly</role>
        <order>2</order>
        <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/Alfm28oyHNiYweNCUaMmrVjVMAT.jpg</thumb>
    </actor>
    <actor>
        <name>Rhys Ifans</name>
        <role>Grigori Rasputin</role>
        <order>3</order>
        <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/AfXRP33ncRunR83JPehZ06Kgh8e.jpg</thumb>
    </actor>
    <actor>
        <name>Djimon Hounsou</name>
        <role>Shola</role>
        <order>4</order>
        <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/mVJmaJyo6oDGUI9rS7gUJN203Vw.jpg</thumb>
    </actor>
    <resume>
        <position>0.000000</position>
        <total>0.000000</total>
    </resume>
    <dateadded>2022-02-24 17:59:36</dateadded>
</movie>

I can guess few differences, sure, but which specific elements do we actually want for Plex?



e.g.

<rating> sub elements for each db? What if we can only support <rating name="themoviedb"> ratings?

<userrating> probably not?

<thumb> elements? What do the spoof="" cache="" preview="" empty attributes mean? Leave those attributes out? Leave <thumb> elements entirely, because do we not want local artwork alongside local NFO files? Can we use local file paths relative to the NFO file?

<mpaa> for only one country? Which country? All countries?

<top250> probably not?

<videoassettitle> and <videoassetid> and <videoassettype> and friends? Probably not?

What values can <stereomode> and <hdrtype> have?

<actor> thumbnail links? Easy, but do we not prefer local files alongside local NFO information?

<resume> probably not?

[dokuro]

No ideal. I'm only a user or your software and also the plex's software. Go ask the plex developer in the thread I linked you in on the plex forum.

[rednoah]

Note that I'm a bit pedantic about the details because the code that the Plex folks are writing is going to be very pedantic about those details. We can easily make any changes once we know what needs to be changed. The next FileBot release is going to be 4-8 months out, so no rush there.

We can let the Plex folks bake this feature for a while, and if they don't release specification / docs / guidelines / NFO examples / etc then we can always wait for the next Plex release and then run tests with the new scraper to see what works and what doesn't and what changes are needed to make it work.

[dokuro]

Note that I'm a bit pedantic about the details because the code that the Plex folks are writing is going to be very pedantic about those details. We can easily make any changes once we know what needs to be changed. The next FileBot release is going to be 4-8 months out, so no rush there.

We can let the Plex folks bake this feature for a while, and if they don't release specification / docs / guidelines / NFO examples / etc then we can always wait for the next Plex release and then run tests with the new scraper to see what works and what doesn't and what changes are needed to make it work.

Sure, I get that. Maybe I'm just looking at this too simply but why not just grab it all ? If its part of the example from kodi then maybe some other media software may use the fields, plex will just ignore then if they don't need it.

NFO support in plex is something that a huge number the community has been waiting for. The last thing we'll want is a recommendation to go use tiny media manager as filebot is not fit for purpose when it comes to nfo's and plex. That could drive any new users to tmm and not filebot when deciding on a licence purchase.

[rednoah]

Well, you say "all" but I wonder what specific code I have to write. I actually need to know what I want to do before I can write code to do that. I can certainly change / add a few things that make sense to me at this point in time.

In any case, once Plex has official support for NFO files then we will implement official support on our side as well. It'll be easy once we have more examples & can run tests against Plex to see what's missing / or necessary for the UI to show everything correctly. No worries there. These things can be added / changed from one day to the next.

[dokuro]

Understood. For now I can for certainly say based on the testing I have so far ...

• <premiered> - is missing - plex confirmed they are using this

• <uniqueid> - is missing - plex confirmed they are using this - filebot seems to have <id>

• <actor> - is missing <thumb>, <profile> and <tmdbid>

Lets see what happens in the coming weeks/months and if anyone else starts testing this and reporting issues. I'm happy to help test our any updates when you decide to work on this so just drop me a note and I'll do what I can.

Thanks again.

[rednoah]

So I had a quick look at the comments from the Plex staff. The missing <id> and <premiered> can be added easily. I've already updated the code.

The <order> and <thumb> attributes in the <actors> elements are already implemented since 2023 at least for the Export NFO files post-processing feature that's available via the GUI:
<actor>

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    <actor>
        <name>Sam Worthington</name>
        <role>Jake Sully</role>
        <order>0</order
    <thumb>https://image.tmdb.org/t/p/original/mflBcox36s9ZPbsZPVOuhf6axaJ.jpg</thumb>
    </actor>

Perhaps you are using the amc script? Change to htpc.groovy could be made rather easily.

[dokuro]

I used viewtopic.php?t=13560 to generate the nfo. Is...

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filebot -script fn:nfo /input

... not recommended or does that groovy script just need to be updated ?

Maybe...

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filebot -find /path/to/input --apply nfo

... is the better method to do this ?

[rednoah]

I see. If you're using the nfo script then you're in luck. The code for that is not built-in so we can easily publish auto-updates for everyone.

I've already pushed the requested changes:
https://github.com/filebot/scripts/comm ... 8e00f730fa

So if you try the same command again next week, you will already get the latest scripts and generate NFO files now more compatible with what Plex might expect.

[dokuro]

Super, thanks. I'll have most of tuesday morning free so I plan on taking the plex alpha build again for a more detailed look and will check the updated nfo script.

[rednoah]

You can use filebot -script fn:sysinfo and if you see Script Bundle: 2026-02-08 (r1020) then it'll work. You can do filebot -clear-cache once to force a refresh.

UPDATE

The nfo script now includes all the relevant information that I found missing at glance:
https://github.com/filebot/scripts/comm ... nfo.groovy


You can use -script dev:nfo to run the latest revision from GitHub:

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filebot -script dev:nfo /path/to/media/

[dokuro]

Thanks again for the update. You may or may not have seen my updates on the plex forum thread. The plex developer has confirmed <uniqueid> requires default='true' to be present so the plex parser can match the id. So, <uniqueid type='tmdb' default='true'>858024</uniqueid> as an example. Is this something you would be willing to add ?

BTW... I also noticed <set /> within the nfo file generated from filebot. Should that be there ?

[rednoah]

Thanks again for the update. You may or may not have seen my updates on the plex forum thread. The plex developer has confirmed <uniqueid> requires default='true' to be present so the plex parser can match the id. So, <uniqueid type='tmdb' default='true'>858024</uniqueid> as an example. Is this something you would be willing to add ?

Sure, we can add the default='true' attribute.

I also noticed <set /> within the nfo file generated from filebot. Should that be there ?

Which movie ID are you testing with? (EDIT: Nevermind. Fixed.)

[dokuro]

Again, thanks for all your help with this.

Things are going very well with your updates. I do however have one oddity. I have a episode called Star Wars: Clone Wars - S01E01-E20.mp4 which is a single file with episodes 1-20 from season 1. The file is named using the tvdb dvd ordering https://www.thetvdb.com/series/star-war ... sons/dvd/1.

When I generate a nfo for this I get episodes 1-10 added to the nfo but 11-20 are missing. The net.filebot.metadata has all 20 episodes listed within it. Could there be a 10 episode limit within the code which generates nfo's ? I know this is probably a rare case to have a file named like this but would love to get it working if I can. If I can't I'll probably just manually update the nfo with the missing information.

[rednoah]

I can find no issue with multi-episode NFO files:

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$ filebot -script dev:nfo *.mkv
...
Generate Episode NFO: Star Wars: The Clone Wars - 1x01 & 1x02 & 1x03 & 1x04 & 1x05 & 1x06 & 1x07 & 1x08 & 1x09 & 1x10 & 1x11 & 1x12 & 1x13 & 1x14 & 1x15 & 1x16 & 1x17 & 1x18 & 1x19 & 1x20 - Ambush & Rising Malevolence & Shadow of Malevolence & Destroy Malevolence & Rookies & Downfall of a Droid & Duel of the Droids & Bombad Jedi & Cloak of Darkness & Lair of Grievous & Dooku Captured & The Gungan General & Jedi Crash & Defenders of Peace & Trespass & The Hidden Enemy & Blue Shadow Virus & Mystery of a Thousand Moons & Storm Over Ryloth & Innocents of Ryloth [Star Wars The Clone Wars - S01E01-E20.nfo]

All 20 <episodedetails> are included in the NFO as far as I can tell:

[dokuro]

That's very strange, this is what I get ...

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<episodedetails>
  <id>79050</id>
  <title>Chapter I</title>
  <showtitle>Star Wars: Clone Wars</showtitle>
  <season>1</season>
  <episode>1</episode>
  <aired>2003-11-07</aired>
  <premiered>2003-11-07</premiered>
  <plot>Like fire across the galaxy, the Clone Wars spread. Supreme Chancellor Palpatine enlists the Jedi, Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin, to lead an assault on Muunilinst, a Separatist stronghold. As the Jedi prepare to lead the Republic Army to this new battlefront, Anakin must say goodbye to his secret love, Padmé Amidala. Obi-Wan Kenobi and Anakin prepare to lead an assault on Muunilinst.</plot>
  <thumb>https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/episodes/72244/79050.jpg</thumb>
  <credits>Paul Rudish</credits>
  <credits>Genndy Tartakovsky</credits>
  <credits>Bryan Andrews</credits>
  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
  <credits>Darrick Bachman</credits>
  <fileinfo>
    <streamdetails>
      <video>
        <codec>AVC</codec>
        <aspect>1.778</aspect>
        <width>1280</width>
        <height>720</height>
        <hdrtype />
        <framerate>23.976</framerate>
        <bitrate>1647584</bitrate>
        <duration>69.5667</duration>
      </video>
      <audio>
        <codec>AAC</codec>
        <language>eng</language>
        <channels>2</channels>
        <bitrate>223999</bitrate>
      </audio>
    </streamdetails>
  </fileinfo>
  <uniqueid type='tvdb' default='true'>79050</uniqueid>
</episodedetails>
<episodedetails>
  <id>79051</id>
  <title>Chapter II</title>
  <showtitle>Star Wars: Clone Wars</showtitle>
  <season>1</season>
  <episode>2</episode>
  <aired>2003-11-10</aired>
  <premiered>2003-11-10</premiered>
  <plot>The Republic fleet, led by Anakin Skywalker and Obi-Wan Kenobi, encounters resistance as it enters the orbit of the planet Muunilinst. The Republic's attack gunships manage to land on the planet, where they encounter the Droid Army of the Separatists. Advanced Recon Commandos, the elite shock forces of the Republic Army, are deployed on a special mission within the city, but their ship is shot down behind enemy lines.</plot>
  <thumb>https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/episodes/72244/79051.jpg</thumb>
  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
  <fileinfo>
    <streamdetails>
      <video>
        <codec>AVC</codec>
        <aspect>1.778</aspect>
        <width>1280</width>
        <height>720</height>
        <hdrtype />
        <framerate>23.976</framerate>
        <bitrate>1647584</bitrate>
        <duration>69.5667</duration>
      </video>
      <audio>
        <codec>AAC</codec>
        <language>eng</language>
        <channels>2</channels>
        <bitrate>223999</bitrate>
      </audio>
    </streamdetails>
  </fileinfo>
  <uniqueid type='tvdb' default='true'>79051</uniqueid>
</episodedetails>
<episodedetails>
  <id>79052</id>
  <title>Chapter III</title>
  <showtitle>Star Wars: Clone Wars</showtitle>
  <season>1</season>
  <episode>3</episode>
  <aired>2003-11-11</aired>
  <premiered>2003-11-11</premiered>
  <plot>On the planet of Muunilinst, the elite ARC troopers, cut off from their original drop zone, must make their way to an enemy command center. Along the way, they must face off against the Droid Army in a tricky urban battle zone.</plot>
  <thumb>https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/episodes/72244/79052.jpg</thumb>
  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
  <fileinfo>
    <streamdetails>
      <video>
        <codec>AVC</codec>
        <aspect>1.778</aspect>
        <width>1280</width>
        <height>720</height>
        <hdrtype />
        <framerate>23.976</framerate>
        <bitrate>1647584</bitrate>
        <duration>69.5667</duration>
      </video>
      <audio>
        <codec>AAC</codec>
        <language>eng</language>
        <channels>2</channels>
        <bitrate>223999</bitrate>
      </audio>
    </streamdetails>
  </fileinfo>
  <uniqueid type='tvdb' default='true'>79052</uniqueid>
</episodedetails>
<episodedetails>
  <id>79054</id>
  <title>Chapter V</title>
  <showtitle>Star Wars: Clone Wars</showtitle>
  <season>1</season>
  <episode>5</episode>
  <aired>2003-11-13</aired>
  <premiered>2003-11-13</premiered>
  <plot>On the water planet of Mon Calamari, Jedi Kit Fisto leads an attack on Separatist forces. He commands a squadron of amphibious clone troopers for the undersea offensive against a well-armed aquatic squad of the Droid Army.</plot>
  <thumb>https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/episodes/72244/79054.jpg</thumb>
  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
  <fileinfo>
    <streamdetails>
      <video>
        <codec>AVC</codec>
        <aspect>1.778</aspect>
        <width>1280</width>
        <height>720</height>
        <hdrtype />
        <framerate>23.976</framerate>
        <bitrate>1647584</bitrate>
        <duration>69.5667</duration>
      </video>
      <audio>
        <codec>AAC</codec>
        <language>eng</language>
        <channels>2</channels>
        <bitrate>223999</bitrate>
      </audio>
    </streamdetails>
  </fileinfo>
  <uniqueid type='tvdb' default='true'>79054</uniqueid>
</episodedetails>
<episodedetails>
  <id>79053</id>
  <title>Chapter IV</title>
  <showtitle>Star Wars: Clone Wars</showtitle>
  <season>1</season>
  <episode>4</episode>
  <aired>2003-11-12</aired>
  <premiered>2003-11-12</premiered>
  <plot>The Separatist leader San Hill panics as the Republic Army advances. But Count Dooku has sent powerful new enemy, Durge, onto Muunilinst. This vicious bounty hunter leads a band of mercenaries toward the heart of the Republic's forces. The Republic Army now faces a challenge greater than ever imagined against this tenacious villain and his forces.</plot>
  <thumb>https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/episodes/72244/79053.jpg</thumb>
  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
  <actor>
    <name>Corey Burton</name>
    <role>San Hill</role>
    <order>2</order>
  </actor>
  <actor>
    <name>Daran Norris</name>
    <role>Durge</role>
    <order>3</order>
  </actor>
  <fileinfo>
    <streamdetails>
      <video>
        <codec>AVC</codec>
        <aspect>1.778</aspect>
        <width>1280</width>
        <height>720</height>
        <hdrtype />
        <framerate>23.976</framerate>
        <bitrate>1647584</bitrate>
        <duration>69.5667</duration>
      </video>
      <audio>
        <codec>AAC</codec>
        <language>eng</language>
        <channels>2</channels>
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  <title>Chapter VI</title>
  <showtitle>Star Wars: Clone Wars</showtitle>
  <season>1</season>
  <episode>6</episode>
  <aired>2003-11-14</aired>
  <premiered>2003-11-14</premiered>
  <plot>Count Dooku seeks a new ally with the power to defeat the Jedi. On the planet Rattatak, he encounters a mysterious fighter who dominates every opponent in the combat ring. She introduces herself to him as Asajj Ventress, a Sith warrior.</plot>
  <thumb>https://artworks.thetvdb.com/banners/episodes/72244/79055.jpg</thumb>
  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
  <actor>
    <name>Daran Norris</name>
    <role>Henchman</role>
    <order>2</order>
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  <aired>2003-11-17</aired>
  <premiered>2003-11-17</premiered>
  <plot>After denouncing her claims to be a Sith, Dooku challenges Asajj in combat and defeats her. But he is so impressed with her skills that he gives her an important assignment - to assassinate Anakin Skywalker.</plot>
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  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
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  <episode>8</episode>
  <aired>2003-11-18</aired>
  <premiered>2003-11-18</premiered>
  <plot>Back on Muunilinst, Obi-Wan leads a team of Lancer Troops, specialized clone troopers mounted on speeder bikes. Durge and his mercenaries prove to be a stout challenge to Obi-Wan and his army. Meanwhile, the ARC troopers penetrate the enemy command center on another part of the planet.</plot>
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  <actor>
    <name>Daran Norris</name>
    <role>Durge</role>
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  <season>1</season>
  <episode>9</episode>
  <aired>2003-11-19</aired>
  <premiered>2003-11-19</premiered>
  <plot>Obi-Wan continues his assault on the Separatist command center on Muunilinst. The Jedi general and his Clone Army takes the battle directly to San Hill and the Separatist Droid Army.</plot>
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  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
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    <name>Corey Burton</name>
    <role>San Hill</role>
    <order>2</order>
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  <premiered>2003-11-20</premiered>
  <plot>Anakin Skywalker is leading the Clone Army in a fierce space battle when a mysterious ship engages him. When the pilot, mysterious Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress, leaps into hyperspace, the impetuous young Jedi follows, ignoring Obi-Wan's orders.</plot>
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  <season>2</season>
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  <aired>2004-03-26</aired>
  <premiered>2004-03-26</premiered>
  <plot>Anakin continues his pursuit of Dark Jedi Asajj Ventress, disobeying Obi-Wan's strenuous orders not to do so. During an intense dogfight, he tracks her through hyperspace to Yavin 4. Obi-Wan Kenobi, who is acting as a General of the Army of the Republic, dispatches a platoon of ARC troopers to support his Padawan.</plot>
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  <premiered>2004-03-29</premiered>
  <plot>Jedi Mace Windu leads his troops in an intense battle on the plains of Dantooine. The Separatist forces counter the offensive with an enormous seismic tank, devastating the clone troops. Mace Windu finds himself alone and surrounded by the massive Droid Army -- without his lightsaber.</plot>
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  <premiered>2004-03-30</premiered>
  <plot>Mace Windu continues to battle the Separatist droids singlehandedly on Dantooine. Facing an overpowering enemy assault, the unarmed Jedi Master must rely on the Force as he seeks to thwart the seismic tank.</plot>
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  <title>Chapter XIV</title>
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  <plot>On the icy planet of Ilum, chameleon droids are planting explosives in the sacred Jedi caverns, the source of the crystals that power every Jedi's lightsaber. Jedi Luminara Unduli and Barriss Offee engage in a ferocious battle to protect this most important site.</plot>
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  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
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  <title>Chapter XV</title>
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  <episode>5</episode>
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  <premiered>2004-04-01</premiered>
  <plot>Padmé's head of security, Captain Typho, believes that going to Ilum is too dangerous. He tries to convince Yoda not to go, but the ancient Jedi Master is committed to rescuing Luminara Unduli and Barris Offee. Once the ship lands on Ilum, Yoda sets out in the snow, alone. To enter the sacred cave, he must first defeat a battalion of droids.</plot>
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  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
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  <title>Chapter XVI</title>
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  <episode>6</episode>
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  <plot>Padmé is worried about Yoda, and she's not one to stay in one place as instructed. She leaves the safety of her ship and heads out into the cold with C-3PO and R2-D2 to find him. As they approach the cave, they must tangle with invisible droid soldiers.</plot>
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  <director>Genndy Tartakovsky</director>
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    <name>Anthony Daniels</name>
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    <order>2</order>
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  <plot>On Yavin 4, Anakin has tracked down his would-be assassin, Asajj Ventress. Now he must find her in the wild jungles of the green moon before the battle between these two highly skilled warriors can truly begin.</plot>
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  <plot>Anakin and Asajj continue their hand-to-hand duel on Yavin 4. Ventress, an expert fighter who battles using two lightsabers at the same time, proves to be a formidable foe for the young Jedi.</plot>
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  <plot>A successful campaign on Muunilinst draws to a close, and Master and Padawan are reunited. Meanwhile, on the distant planet of Hypori, a band of Jedi Knights faces a mysterious and powerful enemy, General Grievous, Supreme Commander of the Separatist forces.</plot>
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This goes to episode 10 from season 01 and then for some reason adds the second season. Let me try and figure out what is happening on my side.

[rednoah]

The episode numbers are correct according to the first 20 episodes on the episode list:

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Star Wars: Clone Wars - 1x01 - Chapter I
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 1x02 - Chapter II
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 1x03 - Chapter III
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 1x04 - Chapter IV
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 1x05 - Chapter V
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 1x06 - Chapter VI
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 1x07 - Chapter VII
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 1x08 - Chapter VIII
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 1x09 - Chapter IX
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 1x10 - Chapter X
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 2x01 - Chapter XI
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 2x02 - Chapter XII
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 2x03 - Chapter XIII
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 2x04 - Chapter XIV
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 2x05 - Chapter XV
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 2x06 - Chapter XVI
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 2x07 - Chapter XVII
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 2x08 - Chapter XVIII
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 2x09 - Chapter XIX
Star Wars: Clone Wars - 2x10 - Chapter XX

The NFO is generated from the episode record which is always primary SxE regardless of your episode order preferences:
https://github.com/filebot/scripts/blob ... roovy#L161

If this is good or bad depends on the user at hand... It makes sense to me either way.

[dokuro]

I'm sorry, I'm not entirely getting your meaning. Do you mean that its pulling the default order of the episodes and as that's 1-10 and then 2-10 being 20 episodes in total and not 1-20 as per the DVD order which I used ?

If so then how did you get it in your output ? For you in the nfo file you outputted episode 1x11 and I got the episode to be 2x1, how do I get it to be 1x11.

[rednoah]

I'm sorry, I'm not entirely getting your meaning.

It'll use the Episode ID to get the full episode record, including episode overview, actors, directors, etc. The xattr metadata serves only as key to lookup the complete episode record, which is then exported into the various NFO / XML elements. We could use the numbers from the xattr metadata if we wanted to, the current code just happens to not do that.

If so then how did you get it in your output ?

I used TheMovieDB - not TVDB - so I got different numbers. We both get 20 <episodedetails> for 20 episodes.

[dokuro]

You used TheMovieDB ? They only have 10 episodes in the first season https://www.themoviedb.org/tv/3122-star ... s/season/1 and 10 for season 2, no idea why you would get 20 listed for the 1st season, seems like some hack to me

I might just manually generate this nfo file myself, seems like an outlier and once I do it then unless something changes (unlikely for a show this old) I'll be done.