FileBot

I know Filebot can rename TV episodes and .nfo files. Can it rename the artwork to match the episodes?

Specifically the thumbnails, posters and fanart?

I use Kodi and need to keep the dash in those filenames. Ie. Monk S01E01-poster.

Right now when TVDB updates a TV show, I get my mpg and .nfo renamed, but not artwork.

How are your files currently named?


Please post sample file paths as text.


Please read the Companion Files manual for general information on how to deal with extras and other kinds of companion files.

Please forgive me if I ask for clarification. I know this should be easy to grasp and comprehend.

Yesterday I had a movie needing the mpg file, nfo file and -thumb.jpg file needing to be renamed.

Filebot renamed all three files with the movie name as expected. But it dropped off the -thumb from the jpg file.

I imagine it would do the same with -poster.

I've read the posts several times now and shaking my head trying to see by the posts what I need to do. Something about {ny} but that just means name and year I believe.}

Can you just list the syntax? It would seem this would be an easy thing to do when I have seen much more complicated syntax.

Most grateful for any help.

Does this look like the use case at hand?

rednoah wrote: ↑09 Oct 2020, 04:36 e.g. using a custom format that matches trailing patterns such as -poster from the current file name:

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{ ny }{ '.' + fn.match(/-([a-z]+)$/) }

Console Output: Select all

Avatar.mp4
Avatar.info.xml
Avatar.poster.jpg
Avatar.description.txt

themusj wrote: ↑04 Feb 2025, 12:53 Yesterday I had a movie needing the mpg file, nfo file and -thumb.jpg file needing to be renamed.

Please post sample file paths as text.

Except in my case I need dash instead of a period for the jpeg file.

Avatar.mpg
Avatar.nfo
Avatar-thumb.jpg
Avatar-poster.jpg

Or take a TV show episode (made up)

Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mouse.mpg
Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mouse.nfo
Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mouse-thumb.jpg
Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mouse-poster.jpg

Needs to change due TVDB change (made up example)

Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mice.mpg
Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mouse.nfo
Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mouse-thumb.jpg
Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mouse-poster.jpg

I need Filebot not to truncate -poster and -thumb from the filenames.

In the last example mouse should be mice.

Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mice.nfo
Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mice-thumb.jpg
Chuck S01E03 - Cat and mice-poster.jpg

What is the format you currently have?

What happens if you add this snippet (using - instead of . as separator) from the example above to your format? NOTE: This code will copy & paste the -thumb bit from the current file path into the proposed target file path.

Both are set as the default settings.

Movies
{n.colon(' - ')} ({y}){' CD'+pi}{subt}

TV Show Episodes
{n} - {s00e00} - {t}

rednoah wrote: ↑04 Feb 2025, 16:26 What happens if you add this snippet (using - instead of . as separator) from the example above to your format?

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{ '-' + fn.match(/-([a-z]+)$/) }

NOTE: This code will copy & paste the -thumb bit from the current file path into the proposed target file path.

If you want your format to add the -thumb bit, then you need to add the code that does that. It's just copy & paste from the Companion Files manual.


e.g. movie format e.g. episode format

Thank you I'll give this a real try with my next recorded files coming up.

Adding { '-' + fn.match(/-([a-z]+)$/) } at the end of your custom format will preserve any trailing -thumb from the original file name: