M*A*S*H and AITF specials

[Beamer]

Still getting hang of this. But I am importing MAS*H into my imports. Of course you can't use an " * " in the folder name. Each time I make any update, Channels will categorize any new imports into a show MASH (which is something different) I use Title fix and that clears it up, but wondering if there's something else I should be doing.

Also, what or how can I import "behind the scenes" or other videos into a series if "zap to it" doesn't recognize the special? When I use the folder system: series name>Specials> 0x1 etc.... the show will have the seasons listed, then in the middle will say 8 recordings?

[chDVRuser]

See this thread for M*A*S*H

Unable to get Bluey or M.A.S.H. to show match

I am unable to get Bluey or M.A.S.H. to show match, and there isn't any way I have found to manually match these shows with Gracenote or TVDB within Channels. With other apps, I can use an IMDB Series ID or other means to manually correct issues. I have double-checked my files with FileBot, and I have tried to edit the metadata listing in Channels for each (including adding and removing punctuation for M.A.S.H., as well as correctly entering the series release date, etc).

[racameron]

@Beamer

Of course you can't use an " * " in the folder name.

That completely depends upon your OS and filesystem. In Windows and its filesystems * cannot be used; basically every other OS and filesystem allows the use of * in filenames.

@Beamer

Also, what or how can I import "behind the scenes" or other videos into a series if "zap to it" doesn't recognize the special? When I use the folder system: series name>Specials> 0x1 etc.... the show will have the seasons listed, then in the middle will say 8 recordings?

You can edit the metadata manually after importing: give those specials a season number of "0", and then assign them their proper original air date, and they will be grouped and sorted together under a "Specials" season in the clients.

[Beamer]

So I can’t rename the folder in the server from within windows. But if I plugged a usb keyboard into my raspberry Pi server I could change it there, yes?

And, the extras don’t have an air date. Would I edit the data and make up the dates would work if listed as season 0? Would the file format still be 0x1…

Tia

[racameron]

@Beamer

I can’t rename the folder in the server from within windows. But if I plugged a usb keyboard into my raspberry Pi server I could change it there, yes?

No, because Windows' native filesystems (FAT32, ExFAT, NTFS) do not allow asterisks in filenames. You could do it on your Pi if you were using Ext4, ZFS, or basically any other filesystem.

@Beamer

And, the extras don’t have an air date.

So the extras never aired during the original broadcast? Or just that Gracenote's metadata does not have OADs for those items.

@Beamer

Would I edit the data and make up the dates would work if listed as season 0?

You manually edit the data, yes. If these "extras" are like behind-the-scenes and other DVD extras, then they probably don't have dates. Just give them episode numbers that increment so they sort to your liking.

@Beamer

Would the file format still be 0x1…

Since you are modifying the metadata within Channels database after you have imported the files, I would not recommend renaming the files at this time; otherwise they will be rescanned in, and the versions that you edited will be orphaned, since the original filename they refer to no longer exists.

In short: import your content, then manually edit the metadata to your liking.

(If you go the file renaming route, then you should remove the content from Channels, rename it, the re-import it.)

[Beamer]

The raspberry Pi is the channels dvr image. I was assuming it was linux.

Yes the extras never aired that I am aware of. They were extras off my dvd.

Thanks for all the help!

[racameron]

@Beamer

The raspberry Pi is the channels dvr image. I was assuming it was linux.

Yes, the image is Linux. Unfortunately, they have decided to to ExFAT as the storage partition for maximum compatibility. (And why they continue to tout ExFAT and NTFS as great viable filesystems is beyond me, but that is not my choice.)

@Beamer

Yes the extras never aired that I am aware of. They were extras off my dvd.

Then they can't realistically give them OADs ... just assign them episode numbers based upon when they appear on the DVDs.

[Beamer]

I also realized my mistake. I realized the server side has "8 recordings" in between seasons. Didn't think to check the client side where "Specials" is set up nice and pretty and waiting for me to stop screwing around with it
Thanks again!