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by Videodoctor
Sun Oct 04, 2020 2:42 am
Forum: Help and Support
Topic: UMS won't play long file names [Solved]
Replies: 16
Views: 13621

Re: UMS won't play long file names

Right,I think we have got to the bottom of this problem with Nadahar's help.It IS the file name length that's the problem.I was just looking at the film file name and thinking "well that's not over 256 characters long" , where as the file limit length was the whole file destination includi...
by Videodoctor
Fri Oct 02, 2020 6:41 am
Forum: Help and Support
Topic: UMS won't play long file names [Solved]
Replies: 16
Views: 13621

Re: UMS won't play long file names

I don't think it's anything to do with Windows file limit.Firstly the file length isn't all that long(possibly max 50 chars) where as Windows is at least 256 length limit. Also the files show up in Windows no trouble and can be played.It just UMS that doesn't like it. This problem shows up in both L...
by Videodoctor
Fri Oct 02, 2020 5:35 am
Forum: Help and Support
Topic: UMS won't play long file names [Solved]
Replies: 16
Views: 13621

Re: UMS won't play long file names

Attached is the log zip file. I have tried downloading and viewing "The.Walking.Dead.S10E16.A.Certain.Doom.1080p.AMZN.WEBRip.DDP5.1.x264-CasStudio[rarbg]" The folder names show up but the actual file does not.I have tried researching the database manually but it still doesn't show. It will...
by Videodoctor
Wed Sep 30, 2020 6:14 am
Forum: Help and Support
Topic: UMS won't play long file names [Solved]
Replies: 16
Views: 13621

Re: UMS won't play long file names

Has anyone also had this problem? I still cannot get long filenames to show on any tv if the name is longer than say 30 characters long? If i edit the file name to shorter then it shows up on the tv.I don't think it's a windows limitation as that is for VERY long filenames(a few hundred characters) ...
by Videodoctor
Sun May 05, 2019 9:15 am
Forum: Help and Support
Topic: UMS won't play long file names [Solved]
Replies: 16
Views: 13621

Re: UMS won't play long file names

The thing is that the file names aren't all that long An example is this Extremely.Wicked.Shockingly.Evil.and.Vile.2019.1080p.NF.WEB-DL.DD5.1.H264-CMRG This will not show up in UMS and says it's unable to parse and will be hidden. If i manually rename the file to this Extremely.Wicked.Shockingly.Evi...
by Videodoctor
Sun May 05, 2019 6:42 am
Forum: Help and Support
Topic: UMS won't play long file names [Solved]
Replies: 16
Views: 13621

UMS won't play long file names [Solved]

I am having a problem at the moment.When i download a tv show or movie with a very long name,the UMS says it cannot be parsed and doesn't display it on the tv downstairs. If i manually edit the file name and shorten it then it will show up downstairs and play fine. It almost as if there's a setting ...
by Videodoctor
Sat Feb 17, 2018 10:34 am
Forum: General Discussion
Topic: Getting added srt files to play on LG tv(solved)
Replies: 0
Views: 6383

Getting added srt files to play on LG tv(solved)

I have been trying to get external srt files to play with my mkv files on my LG smart TV downstairs. The subtitles would play fine if they were embedded into the mkv file but not if they were added as the same name as a srt file. After a lot of trial and error here is what i did. 1.My LG TV was bein...