Name file of nas is different on Smart tv?

emau74

why the name of the file of the nas is not similar to what I see on the multimedia player of my samsung tv?

(example name of nas yyyyyyyyzzzzzzz.mkv on my tv is zzzzzzzz.mkv.


#NAS_Nov_2019

JockeSve

Below script takes all mkv files in the current directory and sets the filename as the mkv-file title.
Requires installation of MKVToolNix.

I'm using Kodi compatible naming for all movies, I.e. <moviename> (year).mkv. ( It Chapter Two (2019).mkv ) and it works flawlessly.

<div>@ Echo Off&nbsp;
&nbsp;
</div><div>for %%f in (*.mkv) do (
&nbsp; &nbsp; echo Replacing movie title:&nbsp; %%~nf
&nbsp; &nbsp; "C:\Program Files\MKVToolNix\mkvpropedit.exe" "%%~nf.mkv" -e info -s title="%%~nf"
)</div>

JockeSve

Some TV and media players does use the file 'Title' instead of the file name.
AFAIK does at least MKV container and MP4 support 'Title'.

emau74

how do I change the title tag in a mkv file directly in the nas?

JockeSve

I'm using a tool for that: MKVToolNix (https://mkvtoolnix.download/index.html)
It's pretty simple to re-encode MKV's with correct tags from the filenames.

JockeSve

Below script takes all mkv files in the current directory and sets the filename as the mkv-file title.
Requires installation of MKVToolNix.

I'm using Kodi compatible naming for all movies, I.e. <moviename> (year).mkv. ( It Chapter Two (2019).mkv ) and it works flawlessly.

<div>@ Echo Off&nbsp;
&nbsp;
</div><div>for %%f in (*.mkv) do (
&nbsp; &nbsp; echo Replacing movie title:&nbsp; %%~nf
&nbsp; &nbsp; "C:\Program Files\MKVToolNix\mkvpropedit.exe" "%%~nf.mkv" -e info -s title="%%~nf"
)</div>

emau74

first of all thank you for the reply; so how should I do to change the title of my files located on the nas (x:)?
thanks

JockeSve

I did that in two steps; 
1. Changed filenames according to KODI naming conventions. I.e "Movie name (year)"
    Like: "Lady and the Tramp (2019)"

2. Run a script that set's correct title-tag in all MKV-files.

<div>@ Echo Off

</div><div>REM This script takes all mkv files in the current directory and sets the filename as file title.

for %%f in (*.mkv) do (
</div><div>&nbsp; &nbsp; echo Adding/replacing movie title:&nbsp; %%~nf&nbsp;
&nbsp; &nbsp; "C:\Program Files\MKVToolNix\mkvpropedit.exe" "%%~nf.mkv" -e info -s title="%%~nf.mkv"
</div><div>)</div><div></div>

Note: This works for MKV's only as 99% of my movies & series are MKV 

emau74

I did as you advised me but now on the smart TV in the folders of the nas no film is recognized, how come?

JockeSve

How does a PC and/or tablet (cellphone) show names and file tags?

emau74

on the pc or from android in the folders of the nas the names are there

but the strange thing is this
twonky server no longer sees shared folders

JockeSve

When it comes to Twonky, I have no idea. Never used it...
As long as file name matches the title tag and files are playable (PC, tablet, ...) that part is OK.