HOW-TO:Use MakeMKV Template Pattern with TV Shows

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Do you use MakeMKV for transcoding from different formats (i.e., DVDs, Blu-Rays, etc.) into Matroska Multimedia Container (aka "MKV") formats?

If so, you may have struggled with transcoding a TV show from a DVD into a file that Kodi can properly integrate into your.

This HOW-TO article provides a step-by-step approach to manage MakeMKV-to-named-for-Kodi TV show episodes.

Overview

When using MakeMKV to transcode a disc that contains multiple TV show episodes, manually renaming things is fairly trivial. What is problematic is when that TV Show has multiple seasons and episodes, the renaming of the various "MKV" files can becoming daunting.

This HOW-TO article provides a general strategy with a specific example done using MakeMKV-with-Linux solution.

General Strategy

MakeMKV has a, "preferences" dialog, allowing end-users to change different settings. On the "Advanced" tab, there is an entry titled, Output file name template:

TODO - show default template

By combining the use of the "name" of the disc with different Output Filename Template patterns, one can ease how TV show episodes are named.

Assumptions for this HOW-TO

  • You are going to transcode a TV show named, "My Foobar Honey"
  • With Season 1(one), produced in the year 2005.

Example using Linux

Note: This same strategy can be applied to Windows platforms, however this example does not attempt to spell out a Windows/Powershell (or other scripting approach such as Python).
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