Default output file name template

[green_ember]

The two things I use to get around most of these problems are Microsoft PowerAutomate Desktop and a program call Bulk Rename Utility. I use PAD to make folder structures for Plex.

My movie 'flow' works by scraping information from my open IMDB page for the movie I looked up. It then makes a folder in my default rip location in the Plex preferred format of MovieName (Year) {imdb-ttNumber}. It then creates the subfolders for Behind the Scenes, Deleted Scenes, Featurettes, etc... (all eight folder names that are called out in the Plex naming convention). When I rip, I just drop my file in the movie's directory. I have a second 'flow' that I can trigger which will rename the mkv to the same as the parent directory, minus the imdb tag because you don't need it. It also appends 'extra info' [DVD] or [BluRay] to the file name based on size.

My TV 'flow' is slightly less automated because I wasn't motivated enough to script for TheTVDB's multi tabbed layout. It will prompt for series name, start year, tvdb series ID, and number of seasons. The flow then creates another Plex-compliant folder structure SeriesName (Year) {tvdb-IDnumber} with season subfolders padded to two digits (Season 00, Season 01, Season 02, etc...). For ripping destination purposes, I add subfolders in each season for five discs (I haven't ripped any shows that had more than that). When I'm done ripping, I use Bulk Rename Utility to do scripted/patterned renaming of the episode files using a base file name "SeriesName (Year) - s##e" and BRU's extremely flexible auto-numbering feature (padding, positive or negative incrementing in case your episodes rip in reverse order, start-at number, etc). After that, I just move the files up to the main season directory and Plex handles the rest. I don't worry about episode titles in file names, but if that's something that does concern you, you can take it a step further and preload all the names in a specially formatted text file and BRU will apply them all at the same time. It's a pretty powerful utility

[sebna]

Would it be possible to add variable that uses file name as name for the output file name?

So as I have ripped some discs to ISO before and now I would like to have them in MKV I use these ISOs as a source for MakeMKV but as most don/t correctly populate name of the output file I would like to use name of the input ISO file as the output file (part of it).

So I would like for variable to be added to pick up file name rather than to read title from metadata etc.

Hope it makes sense.

Thank you.

[d00zah]

Would it be possible to add variable that uses file name as name for the output file name?

So as I have ripped some discs to ISO before and now I would like to have them in MKV I use these ISOs as a source for MakeMKV but as most don/t correctly populate name of the output file I would like to use name of the input ISO file as the output file (part of it).

So I would like for variable to be added to pick up file name rather than to read title from metadata etc.

Hope it makes sense.

Thank you.

Try MakeMKV Preferences > Video tab > check 'SemiAuto' & apply.

[haribo]

sorry, Mike, I have to say that:

The default template always generates unique file names.

no, it won't!

At the moment I am digitalizing my DVDs "The Flash", which contains one Season on 6 DVDs. If I rip every DVD in its own Folder and then try to copy/move DVD_1-Files into the Folder of DVD_2 Windows (10 22H2) warns me: "There are still files with the same Name. Compare/overwrite/skip?"
If I understood your first post right, {DT} determines the Date/Time ON DVD -why not the date/time of ripping? THAT would always be unique! (assumed that the ripping-process and preparing for it needs more than one second)


PS:
By the way for programmers: Wouldn't it be nice if in the GUI there would be an Link/Button "Reset"?
And in the Preferences>Language there is an Select-box Preferred Language. I would say, it should be better described to differ it from Preferences>Advanced Default Selection rule

PPS:
And is it described correctly: what is it with the + and -? If - ... there will be wrtten nothing and if + ... there will be written an empty string, waht???

[deancdavis]

I am NOT ripping a disc. I want to convert '.ISO' files I already have to '.MKV'. I don't even see an option for batch processing as some have mentioned but that is another issue. If I have the file 'Movie123 (1999).ISO', how do I get the output file to automatically be 'Movie123 (1999).MKV' without a manual copy and paste? I have 'Expert' mode turned on and have tried just about every combination of the {NAME} variables listed in these posts in the preferences/advanced/output filename template and I still get 'Title.MKV', or some combination of letters and numbers but not 'Movie123 (1999).MKV'. Any non-alphanumeric characters present in the filenames are acceptable to windows so I don't need any 'cleaning'. I simply want a straight conversion of moviename.ISO to moviename.MKV by opening the file (Ctrl-O or using the File menu) and clicking 'Make MKV' button in the upper right corner. This should not be rocket science. Yes I have purchased the software and am not a Beta user.

[dcoke22]

I am NOT ripping a disc. I want to convert '.ISO' files I already have to '.MKV'. I don't even see an option for batch processing as some have mentioned but that is another issue. If I have the file 'Movie123 (1999).ISO', how do I get the output file to automatically be 'Movie123 (1999).MKV' without a manual copy and paste? I have 'Expert' mode turned on and have tried just about every combination of the {NAME} variables listed in these posts in the preferences/advanced/output filename template and I still get 'Title.MKV', or some combination of letters and numbers but not 'Movie123 (1999).MKV'. Any non-alphanumeric characters present in the filenames are acceptable to windows so I don't need any 'cleaning'. I simply want a straight conversion of moviename.ISO to moviename.MKV by opening the file (Ctrl-O or using the File menu) and clicking 'Make MKV' button in the upper right corner. This should not be rocket science. Yes I have purchased the software and am not a Beta user.

I don't have any experience with messing with this template. It would seem, however, that the people in this post are trying to do the same thing you're trying to do:
https://forum.makemkv.com/forum/viewtopic.php?p=73410#p73410