I like having my media files loosely named with the scene naming style. This format works with Plex (even though they recommend this). I just like the ability to quickly see the info on the release (i.e. the episode quality, proper, edition, release group) by just looking at the filename. Another benefit is that Subzero (subtitle) lookups yield more accurate results.
Update: I have decided to remove {Episode.CleanTitle} from the naming format because 1) The episode titles can sometimes get so large that you have trouble storing/uploading it, and 2) The titles can often change on TVDB, making it a nuisance to fix later. However, if you decide to keep it, you may leave it in (it comes after the episode number and before the quality proper tags).
Update 2: Added Year to TV Show Titles.
Examples:
TV Shows
└── Gotham (2014)
└── Season 01
└── Gotham.2014.S01E01.1080p.BluRay.x264-DEMAND.mkv
Movies
└── Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2 (2017)
└── Guardians.of.the.Galaxy.Vol.2.2017.1080p.BluRay.x264-SPARKS.mkv
These are important, or else the naming format will not work.
| Quality | Title |
|---|---|
| Unknown* | Unknown |
| SDTV* | SDTV |
| WEBDL-480p | 480p.WEB |
| DVD | DVDRip |
| HDTV-720p | 720p.HDTV |
| HDTV-1080p | 1080p.HDTV |
| Raw-HD* | Raw-HD |
| WEBDL-720p | 720p.WEB |
| Bluray-720p | 720p.BluRay |
| WEBDL-1080p | 1080p.WEB |
| Bluray-1080p | 1080p.BluRay |
| HDTV-2160p | 2160p.HDTV |
| WEBDL-2160p | 2160p.WEB |
| Bluray-2160p | 2160p.BluRay |
*Haven't figured out what to do with these yet, so I left them as-is.
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{Series.CleanTitleYear}.S{season:00}E{episode:00}.{QUALITY.REAL}.{QUALITY.PROPER}.{Quality.Title}.{MediaInfo.VideoCodec}-{RELEASE.GROUP}
Single Episode Example: The.Series.Title.2010.S01E01.PROPER.720p.HDTV.x264-RLSGRP
{Series.CleanTitleYear}.{Air.Date}.{QUALITY.REAL}.{QUALITY.PROPER}.{Quality.Title}.{MediaInfo.VideoCodec}-{RELEASE.GROUP}
~~ Daily-Episode Example: The.Series.Title.2010.2013.10.30.PROPER.720p.HDTV.x264-RLSGRP~~
{Series.CleanTitleYear}.S{season:00}E{episode:00}.{QUALITY.REAL}.{QUALITY.PROPER}.{Quality.Title}.{MediaInfo.VideoCodec}-{RELEASE.GROUP}
Daily-Episode Example: The.Series.Title.2010.S01E01.PROPER.720p.HDTV.x264-RLSGRP
Using Standard Episode Format now because there were issues matching daily shows such as Conan (2010) properly. Also saw posts from Plex team members who also suggested using the 0x00 format for dailies.
{Series.CleanTitleYear}.S{season:00}E{episode:00}.{QUALITY.REAL}.{QUALITY.PROPER}.{Quality.Title}.{MediaInfo.VideoCodec}-{RELEASE.GROUP}
Anime Episode Example: The.Series.Title.2010.S01E01.720p.HDTV.x264-RLSGRP
{Series TitleYear}
Series Folder Example: The Series Title (2010)
Doing {Series CleanTitleYear} would add the year without the parenthesis (i.e. The Series Title 2010), which is why I had to do {Series TitleYear}.
Season {season:00}
Season Folder Example: Season 01
Padding the season numbers (e.g. 01, 02, etc) is preferred by the scene. This also helps sort your seasons in order when you have 10+ seasons.
This style is also preferred by Plex.
Prefixed Range
Multi-Episode Example: The.Series.Title.2010.S01E01-E03.PROPER.720p.HDTV.x264-RLSGRP
Anime Multi-Episode Example: The.Series.Title.2010.S01E01-E03.720p.HDTV.x264-RLSGRP
Even though releases sometimes use the repeat style for multi episode TV shows (e.g. S01E01E02), the scene actually prefers the Prefixed Range style (e.g. S01E01-E02), which is also the naming style Plex recommends.
These are important, or else the naming format will not work.
| Quality | Title |
|---|---|
| Unknown* | Unknown |
| WORKPRINT* | WORKPRINT |
| CAM* | CAM |
| TELESYNC* | TELESYNC |
| TELECINE* | TELECINE |
| REGIONAL* | REGIONAL |
| DVDSCR* | DVDSCR |
| SDTV* | SDTV |
| DVD | DVDRip |
| DVD-R | DVDR |
| WEBDL-480p | 480p.WEB |
| Bluray-480p | 480p.BluRay |
| Bluray-576p | 576p.BluRay |
| HDTV-720p | 720p.HDTV |
| WEBDL-720p | 720p.WEB |
| Bluray-720p | 720p.BluRay |
| HDTV-1080p | 1080p.HDTV |
| WEBDL-1080p | 1080p.WEB |
| Bluray-1080p | 1080p.BluRay |
| Remux-1080p | 1080p.BluRay.REMUX |
| HDTV-2160p | 2160p.HDTV |
| WEBDL-2160p | 2160p.WEB |
| Bluray-2160p | 2160p.BluRay |
| Remux-2160p | 2160p.BluRay.REMUX |
| BR-DISK* | BR-DISK |
| Raw-HD* | Raw-HD |
*Haven't figured out what to do with these yet, so I left them as-is.
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Replace with Space Dash
{Movie.CleanTitle}.{Release.Year}.{EDITION.TAGS}.{QUALITY.REAL}.{QUALITY.PROPER}.{Quality.Title}.{MediaInfo.VideoCodec}-{RELEASE.GROUP}
Movie Example: The.Movie.Title.2010.ULTIMATE.EXTENDED.EDITION.PROPER.1080p.BluRay.x264-EVOLVE
{Movie Title} ({Release Year})
Movie Folder Example: The Movie - Title (2010)