[tcn33]

What I'm after is an app that scans a directory full of media and organises it automagically - so it sees a file called TVShow.S01E01.avi, renames it to "Episode 1 - Episode Name.avi", and organises it into a TVShow folder and Season 1 subfolder. Preferably I'd like it to look up data from imdb.com etc, just like Plex does. (I can't use Plex itself because a) I'm streaming to a PS3 and b) my server is PPC and Plex is Intel-only.)

Does anyone know of an app that does this, or has anyone figured out a workflow to approximate it?

[Cybix]

write a shell script or applescript to do it. google it.

[arkenstone]

There are a pile of such apps in the Windows world but I've not spotted one for Mac yet.

[tcn33]

Until one comes along, I'm using a combination of Hazel (on the server) and Boxee (on the AppleTV) to get the job done.

I'd tried twice before to get Boxee working but it was just too buggy - seems like the third time's the charm. The automagic metadata fetching for TV is just awesome

[banjo]

[edit] Just saw your other requirements. R-name is just for batch renaming for rules you specify, but it can be quite powerful.