FileBot

Many times, when renaming, Filebot automatically selects a movie and sometimes the question arises as to whether that will be exactly the movie we want to rename.
In my case, I always add the TMDB ID to the rename and then consult the match on the TMDB website in case of doubt, however, it would be much more convenient to be able to view the cover before pressing Rename. It would help a lot to recognize the movie or TV-Show.
I give you some examples:





Thanks!

Do you have an example file name where FileBot didn't match the correct movie? The screenshots above show file names and matches that are correct and not questionable.


In any case, you can use Double-Click <Edit Match> or CTRL+M when a match is in doubt, to see the covers and select a different match where necessary:






EDIT:

I experimented with adding 48x48 thumbnail images to the Inspect ➔ Match view but I didn't like the result.

We could consider adding an additional Inspect tab that displays all the movies / series / episode details including a high-resolution poster. If it's got its own tab and layout we can make it look good, but I worry that the result might be somewhat cumbersome and inefficient, and thus not all that useful, since loading all the metadata and high-resolution poster might just take quite a few seconds, multiplied by the number of options if we want to display / compare / cycle multiple options.

CTRL+M (or F3 for left-handed easy access) and UP / DOWN / ENTER keyboard navigation is going to be much faster if a decision can be made based on the 48x48 thumbnail image.

rednoah wrote: ↑05 Jan 2025, 20:43 Do you have an example file name where FileBot didn't match the correct movie? The screenshots above show file names and matches that are correct and not questionable.

Hello, I didn't use some movies that would have given me problems, I just put them as an example. But on more than one occasion I have gone to watch a movie and realized that it was not the one I wanted to see.

In any case, you can use Double-Click <Edit Match> or CTRL+M when a match is in doubt, to see the covers and select a different match where necessary:

The problem has arisen when Filebot does movie renaming without consultation. Maybe it was my mistake, but when it offers me options and I have doubts, I go by the cover and if I still have doubts, by the synopsis and by the tmdb id (as I always put it in the title of the movies, I compare it with that of TMDb).

EDIT:
I experimented with adding 48x48 thumbnail images to the Inspect ➔ Match view but I didn't like the result.

We could consider adding an additional Inspect tab that displays all the movies / series / episode details including a high-resolution poster. If it's got its own tab and layout we can make it look good, but I worry that the result might be somewhat cumbersome and inefficient, and thus not all that useful, since loading all the metadata and high-resolution poster might just take quite a few seconds, multiplied by the number of options if we want to display / compare / cycle multiple options.

A high resolution image would not even be necessary. A quick display option would be enough to make matching easier.

CTRL+M (or F3 for left-handed easy access) and UP / DOWN / ENTER keyboard navigation is going to be much faster if a decision can be made based on the 48x48 thumbnail image.

I didn't know CTRL+M, thank you very much for this advice. It will always be more convenient than going to look for the id match in TMDb.

Vikingo wrote: ↑23 Jan 2025, 00:07 on more than one occasion I have gone to watch a movie and realized that it was not the one I wanted to see.

If you run into this kind of issue again, please take a screenshot at the time when you are staring at the problem so that we can see what you can see, and then we can discuss what to best do about it with some good test data at hand.

I will do so, thank you.