Setting up a media system

My System

• Plex Server
• File Nomenclature
• MakeMKV
• Rip your DVDs and Blurays to .mkv files
• FileBot
• used to name TV Shows

Other Handy Software to use

• Kodi (was XBMC) - alternative to PLEX
• VLC - to view video files
• Handbrake - to transcode files
• Plex Export - export your library to an HTML page
• Rename My TV Series - another way to renane your TV Show files - I have not used it 
• Media Info - inspect contents of .mkv files to see what codecs are used, etc.

Articles

• The Top 5 Free Apps To Split Or Merge Video Files
•  Going to try Virtual Dub
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