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Hope this is the right place to ask. I used some free software in the past to catalogue some ripped DVDs and I can't remember the name of it. All I have to go on is thenaming format of the folder:

Unstoppable (2010) [DVD] [PG-13] [voted 6.5] [Action-Adventure]

...and in that folder, the software downloaded images etc.

Thank you in advance!

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Makemkv always been great for many folks.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

I use TMM. Tiny MediaManager.

It can be used for free with limited functionality. Or you can pay in order to get full functionality.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

What a bunch of irrelevant data to put in the file names. And why are you download images? Where do they go? Why not use Plex and just use Filebot to match to the same authority sources TTVDB and TMDB?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

Hope this is the right place to ask. I used some free software in the past to catalogue some ripped DVDs and I can't remember the name of it. All I have to go on is thenaming format of the folder:

Unstoppable (2010) [DVD] [PG-13] [voted 6.5] [Action-Adventure]

...and in that folder, the software downloaded images etc.

Thank you in advance!

I suppose putting that kind of information into the filename can be advantageous in some scenarios, but I really wouldn't advise it, u/Zestyclose_Key_6964. That's the whole point of having metadata!
Overly long filenames can also cause problems for Windows-based programs that use the Explorer (including the Explorer itself) as there is an inexplicable total limit of 255 characters for filepaths. After the things will get buggy.