Functionalities
- Grouping folders in parent directory and brackets with number to order series chronologically ([1], [2])
- Seasons folders with serie name afterwards (Season 1 Zero no tsukaima), including "Series" appelation
- Include all files not recognised as Season 0 episode 501+
- AniDB Specials (OP, NCOP, ED, NCED, Sxx, etc...)
- Specials chars handling ("CØDE：BREAKER") and files starting with dots (".Hack")
- Movie files in Series libraries accepted if they have the same name as the folder (or 01|ep 01|s01e01)
- Console output supported if launched from command line
- ".plexignore" file supported
- "keep_zero_size_files" file in logs folder to allow using zero size files, otherwise skip them
- "X-Plex-Token.id" file in logs folder to create a scanner log per library
- "Plex Media Scanner (custom ASS).log" in Plex Logs folder with one line for the serie folder and per file
- "Plex Media Scanner (custom ASS) - filelist.log" contain all filenames so i can reproduce your library with a batch file after converting to utf-8 with notepad
- support id files "anidb.id", "tvdb.id", "tmdb.id" (might have to make thetvdb serie id "tsdb.id")
- support id files in folder names like "tv show [anidb-12345]" or "Serie name [tvdb-1234567]"
Naming Conventions Rules
- Naming convention for Plex: (which this scanner kinda improve allowing more)
- Naming convention for XBMC: http://wiki.xbmc.org/index.php?title=Naming_video_files/TV_shows
How to name the file ?
Example: Optional: Grouping Folder / Show Name / Season 1 / Show Name s01e01-e02 - pt1.ext
| File naming convention | Template / Folder | Exemple |
|---|---|---|
| Splitting folders: | 0-9 | 0-9, A,...,Z folder. Add EACH as folder. Do not use the parent folder |
| Episode Name Pattern: | Season %S/%SN s%0Se%0E | Season 2/Show Name s02e03.ext |
| Multi-Episode style: | Extend | Season 2/Show Name s02e03-04-05.ext |
| Multi-part episodes: | cdX, discX, diskX, dvdX, partX, ptX | Season 2/Show Name s02e03 - pt1.ext |
| Multi-Media Version: | Movie Name (year) - 1080p.ext | Movie Name (year) - 1080p.ext |
| Specials scrapped: | Specials, Season 0 | s00e01/OP1/Ed3a/NCOP/S01/S1.ext |
| Other non scrapped: | Extras | Extras/Show Name xxxx.ext |
| BD rips | /path/to/series-library/Series Name Season 2 | Series.Name.Disc1.S02.E01-E12/BDMV/STREAM |
| Data type | Source | Comment |
|---|---|---|
| fanart | art/backdrop/background/fanart-1.ext | -1 can be ommited (same level as Video TS) |
| Serie poster | Serie folder: Show name-1/folder/poster/show.ext | (jpg, jpeg, png, tbn) |
| Season poster | Season folder: Season01a.ext | (jpg, jpeg, png, tbn) |
| Banner | banner/banner-1.jpg | |
| Theme song | theme.mp3 | |
| Subtitles | file name.ext (srt, smi, ssa, ass) | |
| Plexignore files | .plexignore | |
Where to get the perfect title ?
- Series: TheTVDB.com or TVrage or TheMovieDB, TV database, will not store boxset specific files(nor sport or porn for tvdb)
- Movies: TheMovieDB.org, naming convention: "Movie Title (Year).ext"
- Anime: AniDB.net, the Anime main title is generally the best, or romaji (x-jat)
Local metadata
Use local media assets. If it doen't work with Hama, please let me know
https://support.plex.tv/hc/en-us/articles/200220717-Local-Media-Assets-TV-Shows
Big Storage Folder Structure ?
I thought my folder structure could help many. Implied is original language, folder named dubbed otherwise
- Series
- Xx (En/Fr/Sp/Jap sub En/...)
- Xx Reality-Shows
- Xx Stand-Up Comedy
- Xx Dubbed
- Movies
- Xx (En/Fr/Sp/Jap sub En/...)
- Xx Reality-Shows
- Xx Stand-Up Comedy
- Anime
- Xx (Jap sub En)
- Xx Movies (En/Fr/...)
- Xx Series (En/Fr/...)
- Knowledge
- Documentaries
- Hobbies
- Litterature
- Trainings
- Music
- Albums [\Group\Album (Year)]
- Compilations
- Karaoke
- Soundtracks
- Ads
- Anime
- Movies
- Series
- Videos
- Xx
- Xx Concerts
- Games
- Karaoke
- Guitar
- Stepmania
- Pictures
- Wallpapers
- Maps
- Textures
- Scans
- Art Books
- Xx Comics
- Xx Mangas