Metadata - cannot get it to pull in correct info

[bclenney]

I've been looking through all of the threads from the last couple years and have even found the exact show mentioned by other people, but I havent found a solution to my issue.

Merlin Season 5 just came out on DVD and I purchased it. I ripped it and now I'm trying to add it to my SageTV, which I've done many times with other shows. I name the files in this format: Merlin S05E01 Arthurs Bane Part 1.mkv - which has worked in the past, but It keeps coming up with Merlin (1998), which is a movie, not the tv show.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong or what to look for?

Thank you ahead of time for any assistance,
Brian

[stuckless]

Originally Posted by bclenney

I've been looking through all of the threads from the last couple years and have even found the exact show mentioned by other people, but I havent found a solution to my issue.

Merlin Season 5 just came out on DVD and I purchased it. I ripped it and now I'm trying to add it to my SageTV, which I've done many times with other shows. I name the files in this format: Merlin S05E01 Arthurs Bane Part 1.mkv - which has worked in the past, but It keeps coming up with Merlin (1998), which is a movie, not the tv show.

Any ideas what I'm doing wrong or what to look for?

Thank you ahead of time for any assistance,
Brian

Assuming your are using Phoenix/BMT, you can use the MediaTitles.xml to force a match.

My SAGE_HOME/userdata/Phoenix/MediaTitles.xml has the following...

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
<!DOCTYPE titles>

<titles>
  <match>
    <regex>[\\/]HawaiiFive0-</regex>
    <metadata type="TV" name="tvdb">164541</metadata>
  </match>
  <match>
    <regex>[\\/]Merlin.*</regex>
    <title>Merlin (2008)</title>
    <year>2008</year>
    <metadata type="TV" name="tvdb">83123</metadata>
  </match>
  <match>
    <regex>[\\/]House-</regex>
    <metadata type="TV" name="tvdb">73255</metadata>
  </match>
  <match>
    <regex>[\\/]Castle[\\/]</regex>
    <metadata type="TV" name="tvdb">83462</metadata>
  </match>
  <match>
    <regex>[\\/]ZeroHour[\\/]</regex>
    <metadata type="TV" name="tvdb">258773</metadata>
  </match>
  <match>
    <regex>[\\/]ZeroHour-</regex>
    <metadata type="TV" name="tvdb">258773</metadata>
  </match>
</titles>

Or, if you are using BMT web ui, you can find metadata for the missing item, and then use the Add Matcher button to add a matcher to mediatitles file based on a filename pattern or directory pattern.

[bclenney]

Thanks Stuckless. The XML sounds like it is exactly what I need.

Brian

[bclenney]

I never could get the xml to work right. But I installed the webui and was able to get it that way. Thanks again!