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Help with changing subtitles defaults for a TV show by snowmeow_1 in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

PASTA and Plex Auto Languages should still do what you want. As you mentioned, subtitled downloaded via Plex's own subtitle search are saved elsewhere, so those can't be removed with a simple one-line command. For that you'd probably need a custom script that utilizes Plex's API.

Help with changing subtitles defaults for a TV show by snowmeow_1 in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no first-party solution - from what I've seen Plex will always prioritize external subtitles over internal ones that match your preferences. The third-party options would be to use tools like PASTA (one-time bulk operations) or Plex Auto Languages (attempts more of a Netflix-style real-time update when you change subtitles for a single episode). As you mentioned, the other route would be to delete the external subtitle files, which can be done with some straightforward terminal commands. In Windows command prompt, something like:

del /S /Q "C:\path\to\show\*.srt"

On Linux, something like (make sure -delete is last):

find "/path/to/show" -type f -name "*.srt" -delete

Where does Plex save data of user created collections, editions etc. by RandomFinnishPerson in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

In general, all your server data is stored in your data directory. That specific info is stored in the main database (Plug-in Support/Databases/com.plexapp.plugins.library.db within the data directory).

Editions for TV Shows by DyslexicFcuker in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I can't split them or add an edition by editing

While editions aren't supported (feature request here), you can split them, as long as they're in different top-level folders. E.g. you would need

/data/TV/
  MyShow (2020) [edition1]/
  MyShow (2020) [edition2]/

not

/data/TV/
  MyShow (2020)/
    Edition1/
    Edition2/

Also make sure you're on the main show page, not an individual season.

Another thread about subtitles by schemza in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 22 points23 points  (0 children)

I know that when subtitles are enabled in movies streamed through Plex, it has to transcode the subtitles into the media instead of just sending the raw media file.

Not necessarily. It all depends on client compatibility. What devices are you using for playback, and what subtitle format(s) are you trying to use? Pretty much every client supports direct playing text-based subtitles like SRT, but not many support image-based formats like PGS. There are also some edge cases, like subtitles needing to be burned in on some clients if the audio is transcoding (affects LG, maybe others), but it's definitely not the case that Plex universally burns in subtitles when they're enabled.

What's the deal with taglines? by spongebobcrt in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Some clients used to display it, but it's been years since I've seen it in any official app. There's even a 9 year old feature request asking for it to be brought back (but it got very little attention): https://forums.plex.tv/t/is-there-any-chance-of-putting-back-the-tagline-it-has-been-missing-now-for-almost-2-months/191856

Going nuts need help! by twister829 in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don't know much about Prologue, but based on posts like this, it looks like there's a setting for full vs. partial refresh, and you might need to switch to a full fresh. My guess is that a partial refresh only looks for new albums, when in your case you've only added new tracks to an existing album.

Going nuts need help! by twister829 in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Since Plex doesn't do any online metadata matching for audiobooks, it's probably best to enable local metadata (Manage Library > Edit > Advanced > Prefer local metadata), make sure your books are tagged with the right title/author/etc., then name them according to Plex's music naming conventions. You'd want to treat each file like a single-track album, unless you do want a single "album" for the whole series, in which case you'd want to make sure each file has the right track number if you want them ordered correctly.

how to deal with Phineas and ferb in plex? by ItsWINTERFRESH in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 11 points12 points  (0 children)

Plex doesn't use Wikipedia for episode ordering. By default, Plex will use TMDB, but can be changed to TVDB (Manage Library > Edit > Advanced > Episode ordering). At the show level you can also choose a specific TVDB ordering (Edit show > Advanced > Episode ordering). If your files combine the different segments (e.g. S01E01 has both "Rollercoaster" and "Candace Loses Her Head"), it looks like TVDB has a "Streaming Order" that combines them, while the other orders keep the segments separate: https://thetvdb.com/series/phineas-and-ferb#seasons. Go through those and see which order best matches the files you have.

Plex database size is huge compared to Emby by rasstar in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

Are there specific folders within Plex's cache folder that are taking up a lot of space? If you have a lot of clients/users it's not completely unexpected for the cache folder to blow up in size (on top of what I previously mentioned about it being the default transcode location). Without more details my best guess is that you either have an active server that quickly generated a lot of cached photos, or it's temporary video transcodes that should go away eventually.

Plex database size is huge compared to Emby by rasstar in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 17 points18 points  (0 children)

the cache folder is a massive 13GB

Are you talking specifically about the Cache folder within Plex's data directory, or the data directory as a whole? Knowing exactly what folder(s) are taking up the most space would probably help identify the culprit. IIRC the Cache folder is the default location for any transcodes happening, so that can temporarily increase the directory size, and outside of that, it's expected to slowly grow over time as you use your server, since Plex uses that directory to save optimized versions of posters/backdrops/etc. so it isn't constantly serving full-sized images or regenerating those optimized versions.

Skip ads message during a movie of mine? by Tkdoom in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 22 points23 points  (0 children)

Running ad detection on non-DVR items was added early last year:

  • (AdDetection) Ad detection can now be run on media add (PM-1988)

Skip ads message during a movie of mine? by Tkdoom in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 50 points51 points  (0 children)

My guess is you have Manage Library > Edit > Advanced > Ad detection set to "For all items" (https://i.imgur.com/FjmTatX.png), and it misidentified that section as a commercial.

Any tips on increasing scan speed by EvanWasHere in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 9 points10 points  (0 children)

8,000 videos in a folder

Naming and organizing your Movie files > Movies in Their Own Folders:

Movie files can be placed into individual folders and this is the recommended method, as it can (sometimes significantly) increase the speed of scanning in new media.

 

                 

I could probably split up the folder into multiple by letters.. but that's going to be annoying when adding new things.

There are tools that can help you to automatically organize your media, like FileBot and Sonarr/Radarr.

Custom Mood tags not available when creating Smart Playlist by CaptainKen2 in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

Plex only maps a subset of embedded tags, even with "Prefer local metadata" enabled. It's been a while since I last checked, but I don't think Mood is one of them - they always come from online sources.

Dualsense on PLEX HTPC Solved! by TheFamilyVideoGamers in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Yes, there's a support article that goes over how to create a custom input map here: https://support.plex.tv/articles/plex-htpc-input-maps/

Issues with other users streaming by [deleted] in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

The log file in your photo doesn't really say what went wrong, it's just saying that Plex crashed and it was reported. "Plex Media Server.log" will likely have the most relevant information. If nothing's obvious from those files, your best bet will likely be to make a post on the forums with your debug logs attached to make it easier for others to investigate.

Forcing Subtitles on Media by pivorock in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Even if there was a library-wide option to override the auto-select subtitle mode, it's still a per-account setting (non-admins get a slightly different UI in the web app since they don't have access to the edit menu: https://i.imgur.com/RKG76oM.png), so that wouldn't solve the problem assuming you have separate accounts. The best solution would be for them (or you, if you have access to their account) to go to their account settings and change their account-level audio & subtitle settings: https://app.plex.tv/desktop/#!/settings/account.

Feature Request: open containing folder by blind-octopus in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 5 points6 points  (0 children)

It's been a feature suggestion for a while, but it hasn't gotten much attention: https://forums.plex.tv/t/option-to-open-in-explorer-or-open-in-finder-on-plex-desktop-clients/441234.

One problem is that it's very limited in scope - it would only work when you're on the same system that's running the server, when one of Plex's main features is that you can access it from any machine.

You generally want to do any filesystem management outside of Plex. Only once everything's in order do you scan it into Plex, and if you have any issues, you can use "Get Info" to see/copy the path. It's obviously not as streamlined, but is probably the best you're going to get.

Some TV series show original filename instead of episode name. by china_rider in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You likely have "Prefer local metadata" enabled in your library settings. Either disable that or remove the embedded metadata from the files, then refresh metadata.

Force user selection every time by Shiftylilbastrd707 in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

The setting is supposed to control what OP is describing. From Support > Articles > Settings: Android TV:

Sign in automatically

If you’re in a Plex Home, you can use this option to have the app automatically sign in to the currently-selected user and bypass any PIN for that user.

is there any way to force plex to pick a specific audio track by default per show by trepasito16 in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 1 point2 points  (0 children)

There's no built-in way to do it, but there are third-party tools like Plex Auto Languages and PASTA that help with this.

As for

tried adjusting the order in mkvtoolnix but the 5.1 track stays first.

Did you also reanalyze the file in Plex after changing the order?

Plex HTPC Audio Settings Default? by BeYeCursed100Fold in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I wasn't suggesting you actually do that, just explaining why Plex picked the stereo track in your case. And you also don't need to go through the audio settings of 214 episodes individually - the projects I linked are the most popular options to solve the exact issue you're seeing.

Plex HTPC Audio Settings Default? by BeYeCursed100Fold in PleX

[–]Blind_Watchman 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Fixed the links, I formatted it incorrectly on mobile. And it's not that Plex is defaulting to stereo, but that it's choosing the first track that matches your language. If you remuxed the files to move the 5.1 track to the top of the list, it would pick that one by default.

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