How to remove year when using plex movie binding ?

[dokuro]

I'm currently using ...

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{ ~plex.unix * {" {tmdb-$id}"} % {" [$vf $vcf]"} }

... as my movie filebot naming. This gives me ...

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\Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995}\Avatar (2009) [1080p HEVC].mp4
\Avatar (2009) {tmdb-19995}\Avatar (2009) [1080p HEVC].eng.forced.srt

However, I'd like to see if I can remove the year (2009) from the folder and filename using the plex binding? Basically, I'd like this as the my output ...

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\Avatar {tmdb-19995}\Avatar [1080p HEVC].mp4
\Avatar {tmdb-19995}\Avatar [1080p HEVC].eng.forced.srt

Is this possible with the advanced {plex} operators viewtopic.php?t=4116#operators or should I just build a custom format ?

[rednoah]

You cannot. Name (Year) is the naming standard.


You can however use your own custom format if you don't want to adhere to the Plex naming standard:

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{n}{" {tmdb-$id}"}/{n}{" [$vf $vcf]"}{subt}

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Avatar {tmdb-19995}/Avatar [2160p HEVC]

[dokuro]

Thanks for confirming, had a feeling that was the case but wanted to be sure I was not missing something. Thanks again.

[dokuro]

BTW... just so you are aware in case you are not. The year is used as a hint in matching with plex, its not a requirement for plex naming standards. Using the matching id from either tmdb or imdb is a MUCH better way of matching with plex making the year obsolete.

[rednoah]

Naming and organizing your Movie files says /Movies/MovieName (release year)/MovieName (release year).ext so that's the official Plex naming standard for all accounts and purposes:

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/Movies
   /Batman Begins (2005) {tmdb-272}
      Batman Begins (2005) {tmdb-272}.mp4

Keep in mind that support for {tmdb-id} is a rather recent addition, because of name / year inconsistencies, name / year changes over time, different release years for different countries, plus there are rare corner cases where multiple movies have the same Name (Year). The {tmdb-id} marker makes things simple and reliable. If you do have the {tmdb-id} number in the file path, then Plex will probably look at neither the name nor the year. If you do not have {tmdb-id} then Name (Year) is absolutely required for mostly accurate matching.

[dokuro]

Yeap, we are saying the same thing. Thanks as always for your help.