AppleTV App Ignores Episode Number Tags on Locally Stored Items

There are a number of shows, especially my kids' cartoons, that released some seasons in multiple "Volumes", with the first and second half of the season being sold separately. After downloading, I therefore edited the Season and Episode number tags to reflect their accurate placement, so that a complete season is listed with proper season and episode number so they can be watched in order.


When accessing these episodes on the AppleTV app on an iPad using Home Sharing to my server, I find that while the episodes are in the correct season, they use the Episode Number tags from the original download. As a result, there are two Episode 1s, two Episode 2s, etc, and the season is all mixed up. Even worse, shows that I added to the library from other sources all show up as Episode 1.


Is Apple now going to make a habit of ignoring my set information in favor of theirs?

iPad Pro, iOS 12

Posted on May 15, 2019 3:32 AM

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Posted on May 17, 2019 3:44 AM

I found the problem. It appears that the app uses not the Episode Number, but the Track number. The problem with that is that iTunes 12 hides track and album tags in the info editor (and since 12.1 you can't get to it at all).


Fortunately, I found a tag editor called Yate which can view and edit all these tags.


It is really aggravating to have to pay $20 to restore functionality that was hidden in the name of "convenience." Apple really needs to have the ability to reenable these lost features in the advanced tab.

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May 17, 2019 3:44 AM in response to Peter Gøthgen

I found the problem. It appears that the app uses not the Episode Number, but the Track number. The problem with that is that iTunes 12 hides track and album tags in the info editor (and since 12.1 you can't get to it at all).


Fortunately, I found a tag editor called Yate which can view and edit all these tags.


It is really aggravating to have to pay $20 to restore functionality that was hidden in the name of "convenience." Apple really needs to have the ability to reenable these lost features in the advanced tab.

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