# Studio Collections The `studio` Default Metadata File is used to dynamically create collections based on the studios available in your library. This file also merges similarly named studios (such as "20th Century Fox" and "20th Century Animation") into one ("20th Century Studios") ![](../images/studio.png) ## Requirements & Recommendations Supported Library Types: Movie, Show ## Collections Section 070 | Collection | Key | Description | |:-----------------------------------------------------|:-----------------------------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `Studio Collections` | `separator` | [Separator Collection](../separators) to denote the Section of Collections. | | `<>`
**Example:** `Blumhouse Productions` | `<>`
**Example:** `Blumhouse Productions` | Collection of Movies/Shows that have this Studio. | ## Config The below YAML in your config.yml will create the collections: ```yaml libraries: Movies: metadata_path: - pmm: studio TV Shows: metadata_path: - pmm: studio ``` ## Template Variables Template Variables can be used to manipulate the file in various ways to slightly change how it works without having to make your own local copy. Note that the `template_variables:` section only needs to be used if you do want to actually change how the defaults work. Any value not specified is its default value if it has one if not it's just ignored. All [Shared Collection Variables](../collection_variables) are available as well as the additional Variables below which can be used to customize the file. This file contains a [Separator](../separators) so all [Shared Separator Variables](../separators.md#shared-separator-variables) are available as well. | Variable | Description & Values | |:------------------------------|:----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| | `limit` | **Description:** Changes the Builder Limit for all collections in a Defaults file.
**Values:** Number Greater then 0 | | `limit_<>`1 | **Description:** Changes the Builder Limit of the specified key's collection.
**Default:** `limit`
**Values:** Number Greater then 0 | | `sort_by` | **Description:** Changes the Smart Filter Sort for all collections in a Defaults file.
**Default:** `release.desc`
**Values:** [Any `smart_filter` Sort Option](../../metadata/builders/smart.md#sort-options) | | `sort_by_<>`1 | **Description:** Changes the Smart Filter Sort of the specified key's collection.
**Default:** `sort_by`
**Values:** [Any `smart_filter` Sort Option](../../metadata/builders/smart.md#sort-options) | | `include` | **Description:** Overrides the [default include list](#default-include).
**Values:** List of Studios found in your library | | `exclude` | **Description:** Exclude these Studios from creating a Dynamic Collection.
**Values:** List of Studios found in your library | | `addons` | **Description:** Overrides the [default addons dictionary](#default-addons). Defines how multiple keys can be combined under a parent key. The parent key doesn't have to already exist in Plex
**Values:** Dictionary List of Studios found in your library | | `append_include` | **Description:** Appends to the [default include list](#default-include).
**Values:** List of Studios found in your library | | `append_addons` | **Description:** Appends to the [default addons dictionary](#default-addons).
**Values:** Dictionary List of Studios found in your library | | `name_format` | **Description:** Changes the title format of the Dynamic Collections.
**Default:** `<> <>s`
**Values:** Any string with `<>` in it. | | `summary_format` | **Description:** Changes the summary format of the Dynamic Collections.
**Default:** `<>s that have the resolution <>.`
**Values:** Any string. | 1. Each default collection has a `key` that when calling to effect a specific collection you must replace `<>` with when calling. The below is an example config.yml extract with some Template Variables added in to change how the file works. ```yaml libraries: Movies: metadata_path: - pmm: studio template_variables: append_include: - Big Bull Productions sort_by: title.asc collection_section: 4 collection_mode: show_items use_separator: false sep_style: gray ``` ## Default values These are lists provided for reference to show what values will be in use if you do no customization. If you want to customize these values, use the methods described above. These do not show how to change a name or a list. ### Default `include` ```yaml include: - 3 Arts Entertainment - 6th & Idaho - 8bit - 20th Century Animation - 20th Century Studios - 20th Century Fox Television - 21 Laps Entertainment - 87Eleven - 87North Productions - 101 Studios - 1492 Pictures - A+E Studios - A-1 Pictures - A.C.G.T. - A24 - Aamir Khan Productions - ABC Signature - ABC Studios - Acca effe - Ace Entertainment - Actas - AGBO - AIC - Ajia-Do - Akatsuki - Amazon Studios - Amblin Entertainment - AMC Studios - Animation Do - Ankama - Annapurna Pictures - APPP - Ardustry Entertainment - Arms - Artisan Entertainment - Artists First - Artland - Artmic - Atlas Entertainment - Atresmedia - Arvo Animation - Asahi Production - Ashi Productions - asread. - AtelierPontdarc - B.CMAY PICTURES - Bad Hat Harry Productions - Bad Robot - Bad Wolf - Barunson E&A - Bakken Record - Bandai Namco Pictures - Bardel Entertainment - BBC Studios - Bee Train - Berlanti Productions - Bibury Animation Studios - bilibili - Bill Melendez Productions - Blade - Blown Deadline Productions - Blue Ice Pictures - Blue Sky Studios - Bluegrass Films - Blueprint Pictures - Blumhouse Productions - Blur Studio - Bold Films - Bona Film Group - Bonanza Productions - Bones - Boo Pictures - Bosque Ranch Productions - Box to Box Films - Brain's Base - Brandywine Productions - Bridge - Broken Road Productions - C-Station - C2C - Calt Production - Canal+ - Carnival Films - Castle Rock Entertainment - CBS Productions - CBS Studios - Centropolis Entertainment - Chernin Entertainment - Children's Playground Entertainment - Chimp Television - Chris Morgan Productions - Cinergi Pictures Entertainment - Cloud Hearts - CloverWorks - Colored Pencil Animation - Columbia Pictures - CoMix Wave Films - Connect - Constantin Film - Cowboy Films - Craftar Studios - Creators in Pack - Cross Creek Pictures - CygamesPictures - Dark Horse Entertainment - David Production - Davis Entertainment - DC Comics - Dino De Laurentiis Company - Diomedéa - DLE - Doga Kobo - domerica - Don Simpson Jerry Bruckheimer Films - Doozer - Dreams Salon Entertainment Culture - DreamWorks Studios - DreamWorks Pictures - Drive - Eleventh Hour Films - EMJAG Productions - EMT Squared - Encourage Films - Endeavor Content - ENGI - Entertainment 360 - Entertainment One - Eon Productions - Everest Entertainment - Expectation Entertainment - Exposure Labs - Fandango - feel. - Felix Film - Fenz - Fields Entertainment - FilmDistrict - FilmNation Entertainment - Flynn Picture Company - Focus Features - Fortiche Production - Freckle Films - Frederator Studios - FremantleMedia - Fuqua Films - GAINAX - Gallop - Gallagher Films Ltd - Gary Sanchez Productions - Gaumont - Geek Toys - Gekkou - Gemba - GENCO - Generator Entertainment - Geno Studio - GoHands - Gonzo - Graphinica - Green Hat Films - Grindstone Entertainment Group - Group Tac - Hal Film Maker - Hallmark - Haoliners Animation League - Happy Madison Productions - HartBeat Productions - Hartswood Films - Heyday Films - HBO - Hoods Entertainment - Hotline - Hurwitz & Schlossberg Productions - Hyperobject Industries - Icon Entertainment International - Illumination Entertainment - Imagin - Imperative Entertainment - Impossible Factual - Ingenious Media - Irwin Entertainment - J.C.Staff - Jerry Bruckheimer Films - Jessie Films - Jinks-Cohen Company - Jumondou - Kadokawa - Kazak Productions - Kennedy Miller Productions - Khara - Kilter Films - Kinema Citrus - Kjam Media - Kudos - Kurtzman Orci - Kyoto Animation - Lan Studio - LandQ Studio - Landscape Entertainment - Laura Ziskin Productions - Lay-duce - Leftfield Pictures - Legendary Pictures - Lerche - Let's Not Turn This Into a Whole Big Production - Levity Entertainment Group - LIDENFILMS - Likely Story - Lionsgate - Live Entertainment - Lord Miller Productions - Lucasfilm Ltd - M.S.C - Madhouse - Magic Bus - Magnolia Pictures - Maho Film - Malevolent Films - Mandarin - Mandarin Motion Pictures Limited - Manglobe - MAPPA - marv - Marvel Animation - Marvel Studios - Matt Tolmach Productions - Maximum Effort - Media Res - Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer - Michael Patrick King Productions - Millennium Films - Millepensee - Miramax - Namu Animation - NAZ - New Line Cinema - Nexus - Nickelodeon Animation Studio - Nippon Animation - Nomad - NorthSouth Productions - Nu Boyana Film Studios - Nut - O2 Filmes - Okuruto Noboru - OLM - Open Road Films - Orange - Ordet - Original Film - Orion Pictures - OZ - P.A. Works - P.I.C.S. - Palomar - Paramount Animation - Paramount Pictures - Paramount Television Studios - Participant - Passione - Pb Animation Co. Ltd - Phoenix Pictures - Pierrot - Piki Films - Pine Jam - Pixar - Plan B Entertainment - Platinum Vision - PlayStation Productions - Playtone - Plum Pictures - Polygon Pictures - Pony Canyon - Powerhouse Animation Studios - PRA - Prescience - Production +h. - Production I.G - Production IMS - Production Reed - Project No.9 - Prospect Park - Pulse Films - Quad - Radar Pictures - RadicalMedia - Radix - Railsplitter Pictures - RatPac Entertainment - Red Dog Culture House - Regency Pictures - Reveille Productions - Revoroot - Rip Cord Productions - RocketScience - Saetta - SANZIGEN - Satelight - Savoy Pictures - Scenic Labs - Science SARU - Scion Films - Scott Free Productions - Sculptor Media - Sean Daniel Company - Secret Hideout - See-Saw Films - Sentai Filmworks - Seven Arcs - Shaft - Shin-Ei Animation - Shogakukan - Show East - Showtime Networks - Shuka - Signal.MD - Sil-Metropole Organisation - SILVER LINK. - Silverback Films - Siren Pictures - SISTER - Sixteen String Jack Productions - SKA Films - Sky studios - Skydance - Sony Pictures Animation - Sony Pictures - Sphère Média Plus - Spyglass Entertainment - Staple Entertainment - Star Thrower Entertainment - Stark Raving Black Productions - Studio 3Hz - Studio 8 - Studio A-CAT - Studio Babelsberg - Studio Bind - Studio Blanc. - Studio Chizu - Studio Comet - Studio Deen - Studio Dragon - Studio Elle - Studio Flad - Studio Ghibli - Studio Gokumi - Studio Guts - Studio Hibari - Studio Kafka - Studio Kai - Studio Mir - studio MOTHER - Studio Palette - Studio Rikka - Studio Signpost - Studio VOLN - STUDIO4°C - Summit Entertainment - Sunrise Beyond - Sunrise - Syfy - Syncopy - SynergySP - T-Street Productions - Tall Ship Productions - Tatsunoko Production - Team Downey - Telecom Animation Film - Temple Street Productions - Tezuka Productions - The Cat in the Hat Productions - The Donners' Company - The Jim Henson Company - The Kennedy-Marshall Company - The Linson Company - The Littlefield Company - The Mark Gordon Company - The Sea Change Project - The Weinstein Company - Thunder Road - Titmouse - TMS Entertainment - TNK - Toei Animation - Tomorrow Studios - Topcraft - Touchstone Pictures - Touchstone Television - Trademark Films - Triage Entertainment - Triangle Staff - Tribeca Productions - Trigger - TriStar Pictures - TROYCA - TYO Animations - Typhoon Graphics - UCP - ufotable - United Artists - Universal Animation Studios - Universal Pictures - Universal Television - V1 Studio - Vancouver Media - Vertigo Entertainment - Videocraft International - Village Roadshow Pictures - W-Toon Studio - W. Chump and Sons - Walden Media - Walt Disney Animation Studios - Walt Disney Pictures - Warner Animation Group - Warner Bros. Pictures - Warner Bros. Television - warparty - Waverly Films - Wawayu Animation - Wayfare Entertainment - Whitaker Entertainment - White Fox - Wiedemann & Berg Television - Winkler Films - Wit Studio - Wolfsbane - Working Title Films - Xebec - Yokohama Animation Lab - Yostar Pictures - Yumeta Company - Zero-G - Zexcs ``` ### Default `addons` ```yaml addons: 8bit: - 8-bit 20th Century Studios: - 20th Century - 20th Century Animation - 20th Century Fox AIC: - AIC ASTA - AIC A.S.T.A - AIC Build - AAIC PLUS+ - AIC RIGHTS - AIC Spirits Ajia-Do: - Ajiado Amazon Studios: - Amazon Amblin Entertainment: - Amblin Television APPP: - A.P.P.P. asread.: - Asread AtelierPontdarc: - Atelier Pontdarc B.CMAY PICTURES: - G.CMay Animation & Film Bandai Namco Pictures: - Bandai Visual - Bandai Visual Company BBC Studios: - BBC - BBC Studios Natural History Unit Bibury Animation Studios: - Bibury Animation CG Blue Sky Studios: - Blue Sky Films Canal+: - Canal+ Polska Cloud Hearts: - CLOUDHEARTS Columbia Pictures: - Columbia TriStar CoMix Wave Films: - CoMix Wave Craftar Studios: - Craftar CygamesPictures: - Cygames Pictures DC Comics: - DC Films DreamWorks Studios: - DreamWorks - DreamWorks Animation - DreamWorks Animation Television - DreamWorks Classics EMT Squared: - EMT²0 feel.: - Feel Gallop: - Studio Gallop Gaumont: - Gaumont International Television Geek Toys: - GEEKTOYS Gekkou: - GEKKOU Production GoHands: - Go Hands Gonzo: - Gonzo Digimation Hallmark: - Hallmark Channel - Hallmark Entertainment - Hallmark Media - Hallmark Movies & Mysteries - The Hallmark Channel Haoliners Animation League: - Haoliners Huimeng Animation - Haoliners Animation Illumination Entertainment: - Illumination Films J.C.Staff: - J.C. Staff Khara: - Studio Khara Lan Studio: - Studio LAN Legendary Pictures: - Legendary Television LIDENFILMS: - Liden Films Lucasfilm Ltd: - Lucasfilm - Lucasfilm Animation Mandarin: - Mandarin Films - Mandarin Television Marvel Studios: - Marvel Enterprises - Marvel Entertainment - Marvel Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer: - MGM New Line Cinema: - New Line Nexus: - Nexus Factory P.A. Works: - P.A.WORKS Paramount Pictures: - Paramount Pierrot: - Pierrot Plus - Studio Pierrot Pixar: - Pixar Animation Studios Plan B Entertainment: - PlanB Entertainment Platinum Vision: - PlatinumVision Production +h.: - Production +h RatPac Entertainment: - Dune Entertainment Regency Pictures: - Regency Enterprises - New Regency Pictures - Monarchy Enterprises S.a.r.l. Science SARU: - Science Saru Seven Arcs: - Seven - Seven Arcs Pictures Shogakukan: - Shogakukan Production Signal.MD: - Signal MD SILVER LINK.: - Silver Link Sky studios: - British Sky Broadcasting - British Sky Broadcasting(BSkyB) Skydance: - Skydance Media Sony Pictures: - Sony - Sony Pictures Animation - Sony Pictures Television Studios Studio Blanc.: - Studio Blanc Studio Deen: - Studio DEEN The Kennedy-Marshall Company: - The Kennedy/Marshall Company The Mark Gordon Company: - Tiger Aspect Productions TMS Entertainment: - Tokyo Movie Shinsha TriStar Pictures: - TriStar Universal Pictures: - Universal - Universal Animation Studios Walt Disney Pictures: - Disney Warner Animation Group: - Warner Bros. Cartoon Studios Warner Bros. Pictures: - Warner - Warner Animation Group Yokohama Animation Lab: - Yokohama Animation Laboratory ```