[mythtv-users] MythVideo naming / folder structure

[Stephen Robertson]

On Sat, Oct 13, 2012 at 7:50 PM, Stephen Robertson
<stephengrobertson at gmail.com> wrote:
> I'm a bit confused and wondering if I can get mythvideo (0.26-fixes)
> to display the names of my videos in the way I would like
>
> I have files named and in a structure as below:
>
> /Peppa Pig/Season 02/Peppa Pig - S02E17 - The Long Grass.mkv
> /Peppa Pig/Season 03/Peppa Pig - S03E29 - Doctor Hamster's Tortoise.mkv
>
> When viewing these in mythvideo (In Gallery view and "Browse Library
> mode")  the title of each episode is displayed truncated similar to
> "Peppa Pig: The Lo..." below the coverart.
>
> However files not in a Season folder
>
> e.g.
> Peppa Pig/Peppa Pig -S01E018 - Mummy Pig's Birthday.mkv
>
> show up with only Subtitle beneath a screenshot.  In this case it is
> still truncated but to "Mummy Pig's Birt..." which makes identifying
> episodes easier.
>
> I prefer the second view as when using the Mythbuntu theme at least
> when in a "Season sub folder" the title "Peppa Pig" is displayed at
> the top of the screen so is redundant under each episode.
>
> Is there a way to get that but keep the Season folder structure.

Just replying to my own email in case anyone else comes across this.
Renaming the folders from "Season 1" to "Series 1" fixes it.  I guess
"Series" is the UK English translation of "Season"

Stephen