No meta data collected.

I've looked around and search the forums, but I can't figure out why NONE of my videos have any metadata associated with them. Is it a "pro" only feature?

Anyway, I'm running Serviio on a Linux machine, with a local directory full of media. All the files I have tried play fine, no problems there. Added files get put in the database. Everything seems great.

When I use a renderer (say...VLC) to look at the server, I can only find my videos in the "Folders" tree.

Using the "Web UI for Serviio" (since it's a headless machine), I've tried "rescanning" the video, and in the log I see:

015-05-03 13:48:46,002 DEBUG [ActionsServerResource] Action with name 'forceVideoFilesMetadataUpdate' was requested
2015-05-03 13:48:46,003 INFO [LocalLibraryManager] Forcing metadata update for 'VIDEO' media files
2015-05-03 13:48:46,003 DEBUG [MediaItemDAOImpl] Marking MediaItems (type = VIDEO) as dirty

But there is never any metadata added.

Any ideas?

Thanks!

Edit: I should point out that at least SOME of my files match the naming criteria the filename metadata collection.

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Post detailed log of some files being added

I seem to be having a problem very similar to this.

I have been running an older build of Serviio on Windows for a while now and have had no problems. In the past couple of days, I have installed version 1.5.2 on Ubuntu 14.04. I have been able to get transcoding and everything else working. The only problem is that no metadata is being retrieved for media, even though Serviio is configured to use online metadata sources. As a result, the only way to access the files is through the 'Folders' menu, or by looking up Actors->U->Unknown (everything can be found here). It should also be noted that the physical location of the files has not changed between my Windows and Linux installations, so naming convention etc should not be a problem.

I have included a snippet of the log below, which was taken while attempting a forced refresh of metadata. In comparing similar metadata updates between my Windows and Linux installations, the Windows installation shows some output from TheMovieDBSourceAdaptor, where metadata is retrieved about the file. This seems to be completely missing from the Linux logs. It also mentions creating a MetadataDescriptor of type ONLINE_VIDEO_SOURCES, which does not appear in the Linux log.

  Code:

2015-06-13 15:22:49,135 DEBUG [MediaItemDAOImpl] Looking up a media item for file path: /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv, ignore case: false
2015-06-13 15:22:49,135 DEBUG [VideoExtractionStrategy] Extracting metadata of video file: /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv
2015-06-13 15:22:49,135 DEBUG [FFMPEGWrapper] Invoking FFMPEG to retrieve media information for file: /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv
2015-06-13 15:22:49,135 DEBUG [ProcessExecutor] Starting ffmpeg -i /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv
2015-06-13 15:22:49,171 DEBUG [FFmpegMetadataRetriever] Retrieving H264 profile/level for file '/media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv'
2015-06-13 15:22:49,171 DEBUG [FFMPEGWrapper] Invoking FFMPEG to retrieve H264 header for file: /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv
2015-06-13 15:22:49,171 DEBUG [ProcessExecutor] Starting ffmpeg -i /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv -frames:v 1 -c:v copy -f h264 -bsf:v h264_mp4toannexb -an pipe:
2015-06-13 15:22:49,206 DEBUG [FFmpegMetadataRetriever] File '/media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv' has H264 profile HIGH, levels [{RF=2.2, H=3.1}] and 5 ref frames
2015-06-13 15:22:49,206 DEBUG [FFMPEGWrapper] Invoking FFMPEG to retrieve thumbnail for file: /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv
2015-06-13 15:22:49,206 DEBUG [ProcessExecutor] Starting ffmpeg -threads auto -ss 120 -i /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv -an -frames:v 1 -f image2 pipe:
2015-06-13 15:22:50,109 DEBUG [MetadataExtractionCoordinator] Metadata found via extractor EMBEDDED: VideoMetadata [title=Californication S07E11, filePath=/media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californicatio  S07E11.mkv, fileSize=184846515, audioBitrate=null, audioCodec=AAC, audioStreamIndex=1, bitrate=850, channels=2, container=MATROSKA, contentType=UNKNOWN, duration=1739, episodeNumber=null, fps=23.976, frequency=48000, h264Levels={RF=2.2, H=3.1}, h264Profile=HIGH, ftyp=null, height=406, seasonNumber=null, seriesName=null, timestampType=null, videoBitrate=null, videoCodec=H264, videoFourCC=null, videoStreamIndex=0, width=720, embeddedSubtitles=[]]
2015-06-13 15:22:50,110 DEBUG [VideoService] Updating video in database: Californication S07E11
2015-06-13 15:22:50,110 DEBUG [VideoDAOImpl] Reading a Video (id = 610)
2015-06-13 15:22:50,110 DEBUG [GenreDAOImpl] Reading a Genre (name = Unknown)
2015-06-13 15:22:50,110 DEBUG [GenreService] Genre Unknown found
2015-06-13 15:22:50,110 DEBUG [CoverImageService] Resizing and storing cover art image for max resolution of 320x320
2015-06-13 15:22:50,110 DEBUG [ImageUtils] Starting image resize, size = 19655 bytes
2015-06-13 15:22:50,136 DEBUG [ImageUtils] Returning resized image, size = 7389 bytes
2015-06-13 15:22:50,136 DEBUG [CoverImageService] Image successfully resized
2015-06-13 15:22:50,136 DEBUG [CoverImageService] Resizing and storing cover art image for max resolution of 160x160
2015-06-13 15:22:50,136 DEBUG [ImageUtils] Starting image resize, size = 7389 bytes
2015-06-13 15:22:50,143 DEBUG [ImageUtils] Returning resized image, size = 2925 bytes
2015-06-13 15:22:50,143 DEBUG [CoverImageService] Image successfully resized
2015-06-13 15:22:50,143 DEBUG [CoverImageDAOImpl] Creating a new ImageCover (length = 2925)
2015-06-13 15:22:50,271 DEBUG [VideoDAOImpl] Updating Video (id = 610)
2015-06-13 15:22:50,593 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Adding a Person Unknown to media item 610 as DIRECTOR
2015-06-13 15:22:50,593 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Reading a Person (name = Unknown)
2015-06-13 15:22:50,593 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Checking if person 1 has a role DIRECTOR for media item 610
2015-06-13 15:22:50,594 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Adding a Person Unknown to media item 610 as PRODUCER
2015-06-13 15:22:50,594 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Reading a Person (name = Unknown)
2015-06-13 15:22:50,594 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Checking if person 1 has a role PRODUCER for media item 610
2015-06-13 15:22:50,594 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Adding a Person Unknown to media item 610 as ACTOR
2015-06-13 15:22:50,594 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Reading a Person (name = Unknown)
2015-06-13 15:22:50,594 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Checking if person 1 has a role ACTOR for media item 610
2015-06-13 15:22:50,594 DEBUG [MetadataDescriptorDAOImpl] Deleting all MetadataDescriptors for MediaItem (id = 610)
2015-06-13 15:22:50,803 DEBUG [MetadataDescriptorDAOImpl] Creating a new MetadataDescriptor (type = EMBEDDED, mediaItemId = 610)
2015-06-13 15:22:50,981 DEBUG [GenreDAOImpl] Getting number of media items for genre 1
2015-06-13 15:22:50,988 DEBUG [CoverImageDAOImpl] Deleting a CoverImage (id = 3668)
2015-06-13 15:22:51,120 DEBUG [RepositoryDAOImpl] Reading a Repository (id = 2)
2015-06-13 15:22:51,185 DEBUG [FolderDAOImpl] Reading a Folder hierarchy (id = 38)
2015-06-13 15:22:51,186 DEBUG [CoverImageDAOImpl] Reading a CoverImage for folder (id = 38)
2015-06-13 15:22:51,186 DEBUG [CoverImageDAOImpl] Reading a CoverImage for folder (id = 31)
2015-06-13 15:22:51,187 INFO  [MediaFileIndexer] Updated 'Californication S07E11' (/media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E11.mkv) in Library
2015-06-13 15:22:51,199 DEBUG [MediaItemDAOImpl] Looking up a media item for file path: /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv, ignore case: false
2015-06-13 15:22:51,199 DEBUG [VideoExtractionStrategy] Extracting metadata of video file: /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv
2015-06-13 15:22:51,200 DEBUG [FFMPEGWrapper] Invoking FFMPEG to retrieve media information for file: /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv
2015-06-13 15:22:51,200 DEBUG [ProcessExecutor] Starting ffmpeg -i /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv
2015-06-13 15:22:53,123 DEBUG [AbstractCDSLibraryIndexingListener] Library updated, notifying CDS
2015-06-13 15:22:53,123 DEBUG [LocalContentCacheDecorator] Cleared cache (local_resetafterplay)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,123 DEBUG [LocalContentCacheDecorator] Cleared cache (local_default)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,222 DEBUG [FFmpegMetadataRetriever] Retrieving H264 profile/level for file '/media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv'
2015-06-13 15:22:53,222 DEBUG [FFMPEGWrapper] Invoking FFMPEG to retrieve H264 header for file: /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv
2015-06-13 15:22:53,223 DEBUG [ProcessExecutor] Starting ffmpeg -i /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv -frames:v 1 -c:v copy -f h264 -bsf:v h264_mp4toannexb -an pipe:
2015-06-13 15:22:53,257 DEBUG [FFmpegMetadataRetriever] File '/media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv' has H264 profile HIGH, levels [{RF=2.2, H=3.1}] and 5 ref frames
2015-06-13 15:22:53,257 DEBUG [FFMPEGWrapper] Invoking FFMPEG to retrieve thumbnail for file: /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv
2015-06-13 15:22:53,257 DEBUG [ProcessExecutor] Starting ffmpeg -threads auto -ss 120 -i /media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv -an -frames:v 1 -f image2 pipe:
2015-06-13 15:22:53,599 DEBUG [MetadataExtractionCoordinator] Metadata found via extractor EMBEDDED: VideoMetadata [title=Californication S07E12, filePath=/media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californicatio  S07E12.mkv, fileSize=245880602, audioBitrate=null, audioCodec=AAC, audioStreamIndex=1, bitrate=1109, channels=2, container=MATROSKA, contentType=UNKNOWN, duration=1773, episodeNumber=null, fps=23.976, frequency=48000, h264Levels={RF=2.2, H=3.1}, h264Profile=HIGH, ftyp=null, height=406, seasonNumber=null, seriesName=null, timestampType=null, videoBitrate=null, videoCodec=H264, videoFourCC=null, videoStreamIndex=0, width=720, embeddedSubtitles=[]]
2015-06-13 15:22:53,599 DEBUG [VideoService] Updating video in database: Californication S07E12
2015-06-13 15:22:53,599 DEBUG [VideoDAOImpl] Reading a Video (id = 611)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,600 DEBUG [GenreDAOImpl] Reading a Genre (name = Unknown)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,600 DEBUG [GenreService] Genre Unknown found
2015-06-13 15:22:53,600 DEBUG [CoverImageService] Resizing and storing cover art image for max resolution of 320x320
2015-06-13 15:22:53,600 DEBUG [ImageUtils] Starting image resize, size = 24172 bytes
2015-06-13 15:22:53,626 DEBUG [ImageUtils] Returning resized image, size = 9145 bytes
2015-06-13 15:22:53,626 DEBUG [CoverImageService] Image successfully resized
2015-06-13 15:22:53,626 DEBUG [CoverImageService] Resizing and storing cover art image for max resolution of 160x160
2015-06-13 15:22:53,627 DEBUG [ImageUtils] Starting image resize, size = 9145 bytes
2015-06-13 15:22:53,634 DEBUG [ImageUtils] Returning resized image, size = 3597 bytes
2015-06-13 15:22:53,634 DEBUG [CoverImageService] Image successfully resized
2015-06-13 15:22:53,634 DEBUG [CoverImageDAOImpl] Creating a new ImageCover (length = 3597)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,882 DEBUG [VideoDAOImpl] Updating Video (id = 611)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,908 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Adding a Person Unknown to media item 611 as DIRECTOR
2015-06-13 15:22:53,908 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Reading a Person (name = Unknown)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,908 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Checking if person 1 has a role DIRECTOR for media item 611
2015-06-13 15:22:53,908 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Adding a Person Unknown to media item 611 as PRODUCER
2015-06-13 15:22:53,908 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Reading a Person (name = Unknown)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,908 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Checking if person 1 has a role PRODUCER for media item 611
2015-06-13 15:22:53,908 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Adding a Person Unknown to media item 611 as ACTOR
2015-06-13 15:22:53,908 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Reading a Person (name = Unknown)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,909 DEBUG [PersonDAOImpl] Checking if person 1 has a role ACTOR for media item 611
2015-06-13 15:22:53,909 DEBUG [MetadataDescriptorDAOImpl] Deleting all MetadataDescriptors for MediaItem (id = 611)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,916 DEBUG [MetadataDescriptorDAOImpl] Creating a new MetadataDescriptor (type = EMBEDDED, mediaItemId = 611)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,924 DEBUG [GenreDAOImpl] Getting number of media items for genre 1
2015-06-13 15:22:53,930 DEBUG [CoverImageDAOImpl] Deleting a CoverImage (id = 3669)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,932 DEBUG [RepositoryDAOImpl] Reading a Repository (id = 2)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,933 DEBUG [FolderDAOImpl] Reading a Folder hierarchy (id = 38)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,933 DEBUG [CoverImageDAOImpl] Reading a CoverImage for folder (id = 38)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,933 DEBUG [CoverImageDAOImpl] Reading a CoverImage for folder (id = 31)
2015-06-13 15:22:53,934 INFO  [MediaFileIndexer] Updated 'Californication S07E12' (/media/usb/TV Shows/Californication/Season 7/Californication S07E12.mkv) in Library



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Do you have descritpoive metadata turned on in the console and using Online Databases?

Got it sorted. All the settings relating to metadata extraction were fine, but it looks like I neglected to enable the option to fetch metadata on each of the shared folders when I set them up. I had been looking for the problem in the wrong places.

Thanks