Disambiguation help for new user
Posted: Tue Feb 13, 2024 9:05 am
I'm a new user; please let me know if there is a better place to ask these questions.
Basically, I'd like access to a good UMS user manual, if there is one.
Forum registration issue:
I was unable to register with this forum, until I removed certain special characters from my password. There was no hint on the registration page to guide me past this problem. Should be an easy fix for the web programmers, though.
SETUP
I downloaded UMS in December 2023, and took all the defaults during setup. I pointed UMS at my video library, and it took off nicely, for the most part. But maybe UMS's Dynamic metadata lookup needs some guidance...(or I do).
Series Disambiguation: how do I fix this?
How do I tell UMS how to disambiguate TV series with the same name (e.g., originals vs. remakes)? UMS is confused, and so am I. For example:
Battlestar Galactica: 1978 vs. 2003 miniseries vs. 2004
Beauty and the Beast: 1987 vs. 2012
Kung Fu: 1972 vs. the remake with the female protagonist (which I don't yet have)
Is there a way for me to tell UMS which IMDB or TVDB entry to use?
Examples that are not working (my series directory/folder names):
Battlestar_Galactica.1978
Battlestar_Galactica.2003.miniseries
Battlestar_Galactica.2004
Beauty_and_the_Beast.1987
Beauty_and_the_Beast.2012
Episode Disambiguation: how do I fix this?
Some TV series (e.g., Highlander) differ in the episode numbering - the OTA and Blu-Ray episodes are numbered differently (along with their episode titles). I think TVDB allows for this, but I'm not sure.
File System names - what/where are the rules for this?
Below are examples of my file naming that confused UMS, until I changed filenames:
Confused UMS (metadata lookup failure?)
UMS OK with this:
Confused UMS:
UMS OK with this:
I don't like spaces in my filenames. I think UMS is OK with this for the most part.
Also, I move leading "The_" to the end (e.g., The_Nightmare becomes Nightmare,The) for my alphabetizing preferences.
This confuses UMS lookups, so I've had to add or change subdirectory names to accommodate UMS:
I have many other series for which I use abbreviations in the episode file names:
DS.S01E01.mkv # for Designated Survivor first episode
FS.S01E01.mkv # Falling Skies first episode
The containing (season-specific) directories often have full names, but the episode names are abbreviated. This is apparently a big no-no for UMS. I'd like to see the rule book.
Thanks for any pointers.
Basically, I'd like access to a good UMS user manual, if there is one.
Forum registration issue:
I was unable to register with this forum, until I removed certain special characters from my password. There was no hint on the registration page to guide me past this problem. Should be an easy fix for the web programmers, though.
SETUP
I downloaded UMS in December 2023, and took all the defaults during setup. I pointed UMS at my video library, and it took off nicely, for the most part. But maybe UMS's Dynamic metadata lookup needs some guidance...(or I do).
Series Disambiguation: how do I fix this?
How do I tell UMS how to disambiguate TV series with the same name (e.g., originals vs. remakes)? UMS is confused, and so am I. For example:
Battlestar Galactica: 1978 vs. 2003 miniseries vs. 2004
Beauty and the Beast: 1987 vs. 2012
Kung Fu: 1972 vs. the remake with the female protagonist (which I don't yet have)
Is there a way for me to tell UMS which IMDB or TVDB entry to use?
Examples that are not working (my series directory/folder names):
Battlestar_Galactica.1978
Battlestar_Galactica.2003.miniseries
Battlestar_Galactica.2004
Beauty_and_the_Beast.1987
Beauty_and_the_Beast.2012
Episode Disambiguation: how do I fix this?
Some TV series (e.g., Highlander) differ in the episode numbering - the OTA and Blu-Ray episodes are numbered differently (along with their episode titles). I think TVDB allows for this, but I'm not sure.
File System names - what/where are the rules for this?
Below are examples of my file naming that confused UMS, until I changed filenames:
Confused UMS (metadata lookup failure?)
Code: Select all
Game_of_Thrones # my series directory name
GoT_S01
GoT_S01E01.mkv
...
Code: Select all
Game_of_Thrones
Game_of_Thrones.S01
Game_of_Thrones.S01E01.mkv
...
Confused UMS:
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Agent_Carter,Marvel's # my series directory name
Agent_Carter.S01
AC.S01E01.mkv
...
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Agent_Carter,Marvel's
Marvels_Agent_Carter.S01
Marvels_Agent_Carter.S01E01.mkv
...
Also, I move leading "The_" to the end (e.g., The_Nightmare becomes Nightmare,The) for my alphabetizing preferences.
This confuses UMS lookups, so I've had to add or change subdirectory names to accommodate UMS:
Code: Select all
Nightmare,The # directory with confusing name
The_Nightmare.S01 # subdirectory with non-confusing name
The_Nightmare.S01E01.avi # filename with non-confusing name
DS.S01E01.mkv # for Designated Survivor first episode
FS.S01E01.mkv # Falling Skies first episode
The containing (season-specific) directories often have full names, but the episode names are abbreviated. This is apparently a big no-no for UMS. I'd like to see the rule book.
Thanks for any pointers.