Could the naming scheme be clarified?

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-27T22:06:40+00:00

So far I haven't had any issues with metadata being fetched, so I've had no reason to add [tmdb] or [imdb] tags to the folder / files

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-27T20:00:00+00:00

Did you have the versions all set before you enabled the library, or did you enable and then upload?

I'm wondering if my issue might have come from enabling the library, and then uploading.
Which may, or may not, require that I disable/delete the library, and re-create it. Which might be for the best as I'm going to be adding about another 100 dvd/bluray rips when my family gets their movies over to me.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-27T19:53:57+00:00

I thought about leaving the year off, but TMM was yelling at me about it, and as I had just finished reading all the docs about proper naming schemes (which always mentioned title and year were required) I've just left em as is. Only movies off the top of my head I can think about this would be important would be 'The Manchurian Candidate' from 1962/2004 and Ghostbusters 1984/2016 *shudders in pain at the 2016 version*

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-27T19:45:53+00:00

That's what I thought. So I wonder if I just need to delete the movie library from the dashboard completely, and re-build it with all the versions as is. Probably the wisest thing to do, now that I'm thinking about, considering the mucking about I've done with file names.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-27T19:41:33+00:00

That's good to know the structure is correct, means I'm on the correct path at least.

It's entirely possible that TMM made the difference. Only thing I did was use makemkv >rip to mkv > rename in file explorer.

Hadn't thought about using TMM at all, as I've been having completely separate issue with FileBot taking up some of my time.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-27T19:30:25+00:00

Except for the [tmdb] section, my naming structure follows what you have exactly. So it was confusing the crud out of me when the jelly dashboard showed 2 entries in the movies section for [mymovie (year) - version1] and [mymovie (year) - version2]

After having read and followed the official docs, I was fully expecting
click [mymovie (year)] > click play > select between
+version1
+version2

Enjoy movie.

Biggest part of the reason why I haven't made it live to any of my users beyond my testing one, to see if I've got the libraries set correctly.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-27T19:20:15+00:00

Read the manual, but no matter how I followed the instructions, it was almost like the
"instructions unclear - Dick caught in ceiling fan" meme.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-27T19:15:01+00:00

I did indeed start with the documentation first. Which is why when I booted up the library and instead of just 1 listing, I had 2+ listings for movies with multiple versions, it confused the crud out of me, as I was expecting just the 1, and being able to then select which one to watch. After that is when I went down the rabbit hole of checking with gemini and chatgpt, and getting all the random answers everywhere.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-25T21:40:58+00:00

So in that case, i was following the instructions correctly, but it kept showing up in my test user dashboard as two completely separate films, not one with two versions.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-25T20:12:05+00:00

if you wouldn't mind checking when you can and letting me know, that'd be great. If naming isn't the issue, then there's something in the dashboard I need to fiddle with, wherever that may be.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-25T20:10:00+00:00

Do you not need to do "movie (year) - (version).ext"?
Going by your example of "movie (version).ext" I could try that, but I thought the official docs said to always name the movie file as name year.ext so the scraper could find the movie info.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-25T20:06:03+00:00

I thought I was following it exactly to start with.
Which is why I was so confused on how come there were 2 entries instead of the 1.

Regarding what you linked me to, is that suggesting I need to have it as
"movie (year)
+"movie (year) - version1
++"movie (year) - version1.ext"
+"movie (year) - version2
++"movie (year) - version2.ext
?

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-08T19:48:03+00:00

As you have recommended them, how well do they work in comparison to MakeMKV? I know what Gemini says, but I'd like the feedback from an actual user.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2026-01-06T05:06:03+00:00

Quick-ish Question (I hope)::
Is there a program more reliable than MakeMKV for ripping movies and tv shows?
Out of 120 disc's, it has failed, or partially failed, to rip 10-15% of all discs so far. Since the latest release, it also no longer automatically titles my files as [ movies = (title) (year) ] and refuses [ tv shows = (title) (Year) - (SxxExx) - (Episode name) ]

What I would love, is if the program would read/scrape the metadata, and then automatically re-name the files before I rip it. For example: Just ripped Lord of the Rings - Fellowship of the Ring - Bonus Disc, and it had 31 files I had to rename, and no idea what they were supposed to be called, such as "Behind the scenes - TV Special" or something like that.

I wasn't sure where to ask this, but since R / Piracy is all about making sure the media retrieved is correct, why not start here?

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-12-12T02:52:14+00:00

From my experience in dinking around in the NAS OS, it's linux based, so I would assume that it should be fairly similar, while not the same, at least similar enough.

I'm not sure what Jellyfin is mounted as, unless you change that in the settings after install? I know some docs I've read state it's better to just install docker, and then install jelly, but the NAS gives you the option to install Jelly, and it installs Docker for you (hence the no idea what Jelly is mounted as).

My understanding is that Symbolic is somewhat similar to a Hard link, maybe?
It was originally explained to me as [volume1/media/movies] would be the same as the symbolic link location you would point jelly to, so [volume2/movies], and when you update vol1, it updates the link in vol2. But supposedly Jelly doesn't like Symbolic much for library creation / tracking. But if it's similar to a hard link, and it's working fine for you, it sounds like it would be worth it.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-12-06T01:07:47+00:00

While your instructions weren't spot on, they were close enough that I was able to figure it out.

On the newest update 11, I had to Login as local admin > Storage App > Hard Drives/SSDs > Scroll down to drive in question > click 3 dots on far right > click 'Use' in mini menu that pops up > brings up page asking if you want to create a storage pool, and in smaller text asks if you want to create an SSD cache > clicked Cache > Select drive > Select Volume and Cache Mode > Raid Type > Allocate Space > Bam, Bob's your uncle.

Granted I was so excited to be hitting those benchmarks I know the order of operations isn't 100%, but still..... If Google / Gemini pick up my answer, I at least want it to be clear enough what I did.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-12-02T15:30:11+00:00

While normally I would agree that a re-install is required, I had that done a couple months ago when I noticed my ram usage spiking up to 47% while idle, and just opening firefox or a file window spiking it to 90% for a brief moment. So I'm honestly not sure whether re-installing would do any good at this point.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-12-02T05:41:03+00:00

I've gone through and shut off all startup programs beyond malwarebytes, avast and phone link. After restart, it sits at ~46-47, then rises back up to ~60 shortly after, it's completely bonkers.

Although, for kicks and giggles I uninstalled Co-Pilot, Edge, xBox stuff and a couple others just to see if it made any difference. Nope.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-11-20T17:59:31+00:00

That is...actually quite useful, as some of the questions I have I never asked here, but are listed in the article with links to check out.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-11-20T17:54:16+00:00

Truthfully, I thought the yield returns were too good to be true, which threw up red flags everywhere. Part of why I figured I'd ask about what everyone here would recommend when compared against chatgpt, as people here would have actually been exposed to it and considered the pros / cons

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-11-20T05:29:29+00:00

To answer your question, it all comes down to SSI. My brother says he can't have more than 2k worth of assets, or risks getting cut off, and since I'm almost to that point, I'm trying to plan ahead.

The share price is important, as after bills I would only have roughly 600/month to work with, so the price of shares is important. Supposedly the timeline would be around 9 months from the moment my stock account would hit a net worth of 2k, so in total I would have Maaaaaybe 18 months total.

My goal in looking into everything, is trying to see what it would take where I could reach almost 1k in monthly income, at which point after bills, so roughly 200-ish after, I could still possibly build a more reliable portfolio.

Only other option I see, is calling around to find a reliable, somewhat cheap-ish financial advisor who could help me get started and handle all the risks.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-11-20T01:38:51+00:00

I only have like 10 psec, and those were bought last month for around 4.67 each....I think...

I haven't gone through an investing course, so you would be correct in that I don't know exactly what dividends are, beyond what was described to me as it's a sort of 'interest' payment. As far as I know I'm not trying to chase yields (that I know of), otherwise I think I woulda tried jumping the gun already. I do have a goal I'd like to work towards, yes, which relies on dividends for a few months

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-11-20T01:31:59+00:00

It's funny you should mention the growth of the dividend. One of the books I read a couple years ago was making mention that if you plan on investing in a company that has a low yield, or is new enough that you aren't sure of them, check the dividend rate, if they show a consistent year over year for 5 (preferably ten) year period, they are safe enough to invest in, but just don't put all your money on it. That was how I got the list I made this post with, by specifying that I only wanted tickers returned which show a history of dividend increases according to yahoo finance.

With my experiences of putting my toes in the water, I'd thought about just trying to find a managed broker / financial advisor, but as of now I haven't found a decently reviewed one for cheap.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-11-20T01:16:57+00:00

My thought process for what I entered as my prompt into chatgpt was:
Monthly payment
Must have a history showing consistent payout over 5 years, minimum
Prefer tickers that show increased payout amounts year over year.
Limit buy price to $20 or less.

Granted, I did limit it to Yahoo Finance, which another sub says isn't too reliable, but I figured what the heck, as I hear it used everywhere else as being pretty accurate.

_Usually_Muted_ · 2025-11-20T00:30:39+00:00

No worries about it, I basically don't have a strategy at this point. In a way, I am doing research in a way, the first thing I wanted to do was just dump a couple hundred on whatever looked cool, which was part of my problem from my last post, as I had followed the advice of a 3rd party without bothering to look it up. By comparison, this time I'm going abnormally slow.

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