If i try Plex with Infuse can i go back to Infuse alone without any difficulty?

[galavanter]

Google search AI answered thus. Are they correct?

Yes, if you try Plex with Infuse, you can easily switch back to using Infuse alone without much difficulty as Infuse functions independently and can access your local media library directly, meaning you can simply disconnect from your Plex server within the Infuse settings and continue using it as a standalone player.

Key points to remember:

• Infuse is a standalone app:
Even when connected to a Plex server, Infuse can still access your local media files directly.

• Easy to switch servers:
Within Infuse settings, you can easily switch between different media servers (like Plex, Emby, or Jellyfin) or simply choose to access your local library only.

• No data loss:
Switching back to Infuse alone does not delete any data or settings from your Plex account.
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Is it as easy as setting up a share? I purchased the Plex Pass as “editions” (ability to show multiple editions of a film) is a Plex Pass feature, I think. Infuse handles this very well imo and I’m wondering how Plex will. For some movies (3600 on NAS) I have different versions in same folder, and for others, with “Featurettes” folders (which causes issues), I have them in separate folders. Infuse handles both ways. I don’t want to screw anything up.

I’m also dying to try to filter/sort my foreign films in Plex. I’m torn between the relative simplicity of Infuse and getting a couple more features in Plex. I don’t want to be spending a lot of time curating in Plex.

Lastly, I have an OTA antenna arriving today, and if I can get a network Las Vegas station (I’m in the desert) I may go for the HDHomerun just for the ability to change channels with the Apple TV remote via Plex. I just want one semi-local live station for local news mainly (trying to avoid Paramount or Peacock).

I will not be using Plex for mobile use, only on my LAN at home. I’m looking for a few shared experiences regarding Plex and Infuse. Thanks, and Happy New Year!

[james]

Yes, you can have a connection to Plex and your existing non-Plex connection added at the same time.

Try them side-by-side and see which one you like.

[galavanter]

Thanks for the reply James. I hit a roadblock immediately. I couldn’t navigate to my Media folder using Plex web, turns out due to a lack of permissions. This thread below, and the youtube link in it, solved that issue for me. I’ve added my TV and Movie folders from the Synology to the Plex web app, and I guess I’ll ring in the New Year waiting for my new metadata to download.

https://www.reddit.com/r/PleX/comments/14uz17y/trying_to_set_up_plex_on_synology_nas_cant_find/

EDIT: Plex is still “Detecting Intros and Credits” but most of the metadata has been downloaded. I have about 50 MOVIES that Plex put in the TV folder that are ISO or Video TS files. I didn’t know Plex doesn’t play them. Weird that they end up in TV folder, sans posters. I’m also having trouble with editions. If I merge them, I lose “Final Cut” and “Theatrical Cut” (Blade Runner), and it just shows 4K or 1080. Infuse does this much better. Plex also doesn’t recognize Infuse’s “automatically recognized tags”. If I add the curly brackets and “edition-” it works as expected. I knew I was in for this kind of frustration…Why did I do this?

Also no icons on folders when I select new Plex link (that does have the Plex icon) favorite in Infuse. Should there be? I only favorited Movies and TV Shows, but there is a Playlists folder too, which is empty.

Just one maybe silly question. Will Infuse still be my player no matter which UI I use, Infuse’s or Plex’s?

I haven’t even tried filtering for foreign films yet. I’d rather Plex finish downloading first, and besides my brain is fried.

[galavanter]

I’ll never call myself an expert but I’m pretty proud of myself for accomplishing what I was after with foreign films and collections via Plex. Did you know one can’t manually add a film to a Smart Collection in Plex? I didn’t!
445 foreign films, and 135 of those are French. Did the other collections just because I could.

EDIT: For these Plex collections to show up on the Infuse Home Screen, you must first pin them, or make them ““visible on” “home”” in Plex first. Go to collection poster in Plex collections, click on 3 dots in bottom right corner, and select “visible on” > “home”.