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serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:17 PM

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However, it seems to not catch every holiday movie?

I have a library of about 5,000 and it only picked up 30 movies for the Christmas collection?

I thought that seemed odd? So, I manually scrolled through and found many that weren't tagged?

Some examples:

Black Christmas
Grinch
Guardians of the Galaxy Holiday Special
Jingle Jangle
Etc

I manually added the "Christmas" tag to the Sharing metadata field to these movies in order to manually add them to the collection.

Is there any way to have the Seasonal Collections feature work better?

gray hinge Dec 5, 2022, 11:20 PM

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I did this:


        imdb_list_christmas: 
          - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000096828/
          - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003863011/
          - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls563941723/
        trakt_list_christmas:
          - https://trakt.tv/users/movistapp/lists/christmas-movies?sort=rank,asc
          - https://trakt.tv/users/lish408/lists/rotten-tomatoes-50-best-christmas-movies-of-all-time?sort=rank,asc
          - https://trakt.tv/users/tass22/lists/christmas-movie-wonderland?sort=popularity,asc
        tmdb_collection_christmas:
          - 1241
          - 9888
          - 386382

To get more movies in the default Christmas collection, you can obviously add more, I’ve also seen people use plex search and search for titles that include christmas/holiday but i had some false positives from this

gritty spruce Dec 5, 2022, 11:21 PM

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The default Christmas collection is based on this list:
https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000096828/

https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/defaults/movie/seasonal.html#default-imdb-list

If you want to use a different list, you can override it with template variables as shown just above this now much shorter post.

libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: seasonal
        template_variables:
          STUFF FROM ABOVE

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Or you can create your own Christmas collection outside the defaults and build it however you prefer.

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:24 PM

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gray hinge I did this: ``` imdb_list_christmas: - https://www.imdb.com/...

That's a great idea! If I wanted to consolidate into a single list, is this the code that would go into my config.yml file?

christmas_holiday: - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000096828/ - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003863011/ - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls563941723/ - https://trakt.tv/users/movistapp/lists/christmas-movies?sort=rank,asc - https://trakt.tv/users/lish408/lists/rotten-tomatoes-50-best-christmas-movies-of-all-time?sort=rank,asc - https://trakt.tv/users/tass22/lists/christmas-movie-wonderland?sort=popularity,asc - 1241 - 9888 - 386382

gritty spruce Dec 5, 2022, 11:25 PM

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No.

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If you want to modify the default seasonal collection, you would add template variables as shown above, with the headings.

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:27 PM

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gritty spruce The default Christmas collection is based on this list: <https://www.imdb.com/li...

Thank you! So, like this?

- pmm: seasonal template_variables: - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000096828/ - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003863011/ - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls563941723/ - https://trakt.tv/users/movistapp/lists/christmas-movies?sort=rank,asc - https://trakt.tv/users/lish408/lists/rotten-tomatoes-50-best-christmas-movies-of-all-time?sort=rank,asc - https://trakt.tv/users/tass22/lists/christmas-movie-wonderland?sort=popularity,asc - 1241 - 9888 - 386382

Sorry for the basic questions, I'm not a coder or in tech by profession.

gritty spruce Dec 5, 2022, 11:27 PM

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libraries:
  Movies:
    metadata_path:
      - pmm: seasonal
        template_variables:
          imdb_list_christmas: 
            - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls000096828/
            - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls003863011/
            - https://www.imdb.com/list/ls563941723/
          trakt_list_christmas:
            - https://trakt.tv/users/movistapp/lists/christmas-movies?sort=rank,asc
            - https://trakt.tv/users/lish408/lists/rotten-tomatoes-50-best-christmas-movies-of-all-time?sort=rank,asc
            - https://trakt.tv/users/tass22/lists/christmas-movie-wonderland?sort=popularity,asc
          tmdb_collection_christmas:
            - 1241
            - 9888
            - 386382

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I don't know why you're removing those headings.

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:28 PM

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I'm sorry, it's because I don't know what I'm doing.

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I try to "guess" what the code means.

gritty spruce Dec 5, 2022, 11:29 PM

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If you are given specific code examples, those are GENERALLY things you should use as-is, not guess at and alter in some way.

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:29 PM

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Gotcha, will do! Thank you sirs!

gritty spruce Dec 5, 2022, 11:29 PM

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That applies to code examples I provide; that's all I can guarantee.

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:29 PM

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@gritty spruce & @gray hinge !! <--- thank you guys!

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Happy holidays! The family's gonna love all your hard work!

gray hinge Dec 5, 2022, 11:33 PM

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Happy holidays!

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:36 PM

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Actually, sorry, I tried running it and ran into this error?

| During handling of the above exception, another exception occurred: | | | | Traceback (most recent call last): | | File "C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\plex_meta_manager.py", line 239, in start | | config = ConfigFile(default_dir, attrs) | | File "C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\modules\config.py", line 135, in __init__ | | self.data = YAML(self.config_path).data | | File "C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\modules\util.py", line 916, in __init__ | | raise Failed(f"YAML Error: {e}") | | modules.util.Failed: YAML Error: mapping values are not allowed here | | in "C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\config\config.yml", line 9, column 27 | | | | YAML Error: mapping values are not allowed here | | in "C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\config\config.yml", line 9, column 27

blissful mistBOT Dec 5, 2022, 11:37 PM

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Providing Log Files

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You can find your meta.log file within the logs folder of your Plex Meta Manager config folder (typically the logs folder is in the same directory as your config.yml file).

Drag-and-drop your meta.log file directly into the Discord support thread. If the file is larger than 50mb, we suggest zipping it or uploading it to another file-sharing website.

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balmy blaze Dec 5, 2022, 11:38 PM

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have you ever tried actually reading the error message?

in "C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\config\config.yml", line 9, column 27

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maybe take a look at line 9?

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:39 PM

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Sending log file, thank you!

📎 meta.log

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:40 PM

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balmy blaze maybe take a look at line 9?

This is line 9:

template_variables:

balmy blaze Dec 5, 2022, 11:40 PM

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yes i know that

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i am telling you to look at the entire line

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not only that word

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:42 PM

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Ohhh, okay!

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There's nothing else after that text, the colon is at column position 28 and the error message says column 27?

balmy blaze Dec 5, 2022, 11:43 PM

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i would recommend you start using vscode with the two recommended extensions, because it would directly tell you what the error is even before you run the file through pmm

gray hinge Dec 5, 2022, 11:43 PM

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You should have the template_variables indented at the same level as the -pmm line

balmy blaze Dec 5, 2022, 11:43 PM

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serene sequoia There's nothing else after that text, the colon is at column position 28 and the...

yes exactly, and thats a big hint

blissful mistBOT Dec 5, 2022, 11:43 PM

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We highly recommend to use a decent editor software to manage PMM´s .yml files.

Standard text editors (such as Notepad and TextEdit) often save text in a rich-text format which can result in text formatted in a way that PMM cannot read. But not only that, they also make it very hard to visually distinguish the formatting, such as indentation.
PMM requires indents to always be multiples of 2 spaces, and not TAB stops. If you have one space too much, or too few, it is very hard to notice that with a editor like Notepad.
An editor that is more focused on editing code instead of text will automatically detect the .YML fileformat and adjust things to make it easier to work. They can also try to detect possible errors even before you actually run the .yml in PMM.

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gray hinge Dec 5, 2022, 11:44 PM

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serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:45 PM

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OMG

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duh

gritty spruce Dec 5, 2022, 11:45 PM

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?

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:45 PM

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i see what the problem is now

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thank you for these hints!

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i'll install the VSS Code app

fluid glacier Dec 5, 2022, 11:47 PM

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And now that you are on 1.18… you will want to fix up the rest of your config.yml based on this:

blissful mistBOT Dec 5, 2022, 11:47 PM

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Upgrading PMM Defaults to 1.18.0

As part of 1.18.0, a few major changes have been made to the PMM Default files that will impact how you use them within your config.yml

Merged into ribbon: oscars, imdb_top_250, rt_cert_fresh, mc_must_see, commonsense_selection
Merged into resolution: resolution_standards & special_release
Renamed to language_count: audio_language

To transition from pre-1.18.0 versions to 1.18.0, you must do the following, or you will see errors in your log and previously working overlays will no longer be applied.

Upgrading to the ribbon PMM Default file
1) Remove any reference to these files in your config.yml:

- git: PMM/overlays/oscars
- git: PMM/overlays/imdb_top_250
- git: PMM/overlays/rt_cert_fresh
- git: PMM/overlays/mc_must_see
- git: PMM/overlays/commonsense_selection

2) Add a reference to this file (only once!)

- pmm: ribbon

As only one ribbon image can be placed at a time, the priority list is currently:
oscars (weight 40)
imdb (weight 30)
rotten (Weight 20)
metacritic (Weight 10)
common (Weight 5)

To alter these positions,you can use template variables, like so:

- pmm: ribbon
  template_variables:
    weight_common: 100 #Makes it first on the list
    weight_imdb: 90 #Makes it second on the list

Upgrading to the resolution PMM Default file
1) Remove any reference to these files in your config.yml:

- git: PMM/overlays/special_release
- git: PMM/resolution_standards

Upgrading from audio_language to the language_count PMM Default file
1) Remove any reference to these files in your config.yml:

- git: PMM/overlays/audio_language

2) Add a reference to this file

- pmm: language_count

serene sequoia Dec 5, 2022, 11:49 PM

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Thank you, bookmarking this post!

gray hinge Dec 6, 2022, 12:02 AM

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@serene sequoia feel free to message/mention me if you need extra help going forward

serene sequoia Dec 6, 2022, 2:24 AM

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@gray hinge Hello! For some reason, it still isn't working? It didn't add any additional movies from the additional list sources?

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meta log is attached!

📎 meta.log

balmy blaze Dec 6, 2022, 1:05 PM

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fix the errors in your log

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one example

===============================================================================================
                                                                                               
 YAML Error: while scanning a tag                                                              
         in "C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\config\Movies.yml", line 21, column 17
       expected ' ', but found '<'
         in "C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\config\Movies.yml", line 21, column 19
 Metadata File Failed To Load```

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File Error: File does not exist C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\config\Overlays.yml
Overlay File Failed To Load                                                             ```

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Playlist Error: trakt_list requires Trakt to be configured

serene sequoia Dec 6, 2022, 3:02 PM

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All of the errors come from the boiler plate code? Should I just comment them out?

wary zinc Dec 6, 2022, 3:17 PM

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the first one your yaml file isnt valid and pmm cant read it
the second pmm cannot find the file at the location C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\config\Overlays.yml
the third you have to configure your trakt api key to use trakt lists

balmy blaze Dec 6, 2022, 3:18 PM

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It didn't add any additional movies from the additional list sources?
i think you are trying to use trakt lists for your christmas movies... and one of the many errors says that trakt isnt configured... so.... configure trakt?

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how to configure trakt? wiki, config, trakt -> https://metamanager.wiki/en/nightly/config/trakt.html

serene sequoia Dec 6, 2022, 3:18 PM

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Oh, gotcha. Sorry, I didn't know that trakt needed an account to use it, I thought it was like IMDB, I'll create one thank you!

serene sequoia Dec 6, 2022, 3:19 PM

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wary zinc the first one your yaml file isnt valid and pmm cant read it the second pmm can...

I am confused about the overlays.yml error though?

I don't know what that is or activated it?

balmy blaze Dec 6, 2022, 3:20 PM

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how should we know? its your config, you are trying to load overlays.yml but pmm says that file doesnt exist

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so either dont tell pmm to load it, or make sure it actually does exist

wary zinc Dec 6, 2022, 4:45 PM

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serene sequoia I am confused about the overlays.yml error though? I don't know what that is or...

     overlay_path:
      - remove_overlays: false                    # Set this to true to remove all overlays
      - file: config/Overlays.yml                 # This is a local file on the system

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your config file has this

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and pmm cant find that file

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also this - pmm: ribbon is an overlay file not a metadata file

serene sequoia Dec 6, 2022, 10:14 PM

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blissful mist

@balmy blaze the Metabot sent this, so I tried to follow its instructions

serene sequoia Dec 6, 2022, 10:16 PM

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wary zinc ```yaml overlay_path: - remove_overlays: false # S...

Thanks @wary zinc ! If I set that to true, do I also have to # comment out the line:

- file: config/Overlays.yml # This is a local file on the system

Thank you!

gritty spruce Dec 6, 2022, 10:17 PM

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remove_overlays will override any other overlay stuff in the config.

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If you set:

      - remove_overlays: false

to true, all your overlays will be removed.

If you don't remove this line:

      - file: config/Overlays.yml

You will continue to get this error:

File Error: File does not exist C:\Users\adminUser\Plex-Meta-Manager\config\Overlays.yml
Overlay File Failed To Load                                   ```
As long as that line is in your config file and that file does not exist.  I believe that error will happen regardless of how `remove_overlays` is set.

That is a file that *you* create; it is not a file that is provided by or built into PMM.

serene sequoia Dec 6, 2022, 10:23 PM

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balmy blaze how should we know? its your config, you are trying to load overlays.yml but pmm...

that's how it was as default in the boilerplate file

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do users create the Overlays.yml file from scratch? It doesn't exist when we git down the code?

gritty spruce Dec 6, 2022, 10:24 PM

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Yes, that line is there as an example. The file itself is something you have to create.

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Or you can remove that line if you have no need or desire to define your own overlays.

serene sequoia Dec 6, 2022, 10:26 PM

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Thanks @gritty spruce , this is very helpful!

gritty spruce Dec 6, 2022, 10:26 PM

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In the same way, the config template contains references to a Movies.yml and TV.yml and a couple more.

serene sequoia Dec 6, 2022, 10:28 PM

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Looks like fun, I'm not advanced enough to tackle this yet, but bookmarking it. Will disable for now. Thank you sir!

https://metamanager.wiki/en/latest/metadata/overlay.html

gritty spruce Dec 6, 2022, 10:29 PM

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      - file: config/Movies.yml
      - folder: config/Movies/
      - file: config/Overlays.yml
      - file: config/TVShows.yml
      - file: config/Overlays.yml
      - file: config/Anime.yml
      - file: config/Music.yml
  - file: config/playlists.yml

All of these are files that you would create yourself

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There are default overlays you can add by just putting:

  - pmm: resolution

and so on in your config. No more advanced than the default collections that you are presently using.

#Seasonal Collection is working in the latest update 1.18.0!