Hierarchy ({File.MD.XMP::dc\title\Title\0})

[Darius1968]

So, I have many DVD rips of episodes from the TV series, The Twilight Zone.  They are presently cataloged as can be seen above: 

   
• Filename = The Twilight Zone (S#E##)
• Title
  
  
        
  • The Twilight Zone
  • Season #, Episode ##
  • EPISODE TITLE
  • First Air Date:  ... xxx ...

So given the above outlined scenario, what would be the best strategy to have IMatch display these files, but have the display be organized in a hierarchical manner.  For example, I'd like all the shows cataloged so that there are entries under Season 1, Season 2, etc.  Would I have to somehow make use of a data driven category, or is there a simpler way with filtering?  Thanks. 

[Mario]

I would go for a data-driven category, created from the individual sections of the file name.
Or, probably quicker for this one-time job, create the categories yourself and assign the files. Should take a couple of minutes, max.

[Darius1968]

The later approach of just manually creating the categories would probably be the easiest, but then those categories would have to be permanent and taking up space.  I was hoping for a way, where the data would somehow be stored in the database or embedded in the file, and then I could have a more 'on-demand' way of displaying them as needed. 

[Mario]

Categories don't take up much "space" on disk or memory. You can store a couple of categories in the same "space" a normal JPEG image uses.