diff --git a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
index c724bf50..ba0ae0de 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
+++ b/source/net/filebot/format/ExpressionFormatMethods.java
@@ -120,6 +120,15 @@ public class ExpressionFormatMethods {
 		return self.replaceAll("[:?._]", " ").trim().replaceAll("\\s+", replacement);
 	}
 
+	/**
+	 * Replace colon to make the name more Windows friendly.
+	 *
+	 * e.g. "Sissi: The Young Empress" -> "Sissi - The Young Empress"
+	 */
+	public static String colon(String self, String replacement) {
+		return self.replaceAll("\\s*[:]\\s*", replacement);
+	}
+
 	/**
 	 * Upper-case all initials.
 	 *
diff --git a/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/FormatDialog.properties b/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/FormatDialog.properties
index 9901ab8b..2c44cd9b 100644
--- a/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/FormatDialog.properties
+++ b/source/net/filebot/ui/rename/FormatDialog.properties
@@ -23,7 +23,7 @@ episode.example[4]: {n}/{'Season '+s}/{n} - {s00e00} - {t}
 episode.example[5]: {home}/Media/{plex}
 
 # simple name/year
-movie.example[0]: {n} ({y}){' CD'+pi}{subt}
+movie.example[0]: {n.colon(' - ')} ({y}){subt}
 # name/year and media info
 movie.example[1]: {n} ({y}, {director}) {vf} {af}
 # name/year and ratings
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ movie.example[2]: {n} {[y, certification, rating]}
 # normalized scene name
 movie.example[3]: {n.space('.')}.{y}{'.'+source}.{vc}
 # organize folder structure
-movie.example[4]: {n} ({y})/{n} ({y}){' CD'+pi}
+movie.example[4]: {ny}/{ny}{' CD'+pi}{subt}
 # plex standard
 movie.example[5]: {home}/Media/{plex}