# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=104 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 105 --- ## [Suggestion for Genres](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-for-genres/4689)
**Author:** [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 11:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-for-genres/4689 "2008-11-21T23:53:13Z")
Is it possible to have an option to view only genres of selected tracks in the tag panel Genre List? No standard genres showing, no custom genres showing, just whatever genres exist in the selected tracks. This would ma… --- ## [Feature Suggestion: Variable Scope in Exports](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-suggestion-variable-scope-in-exports/7499)
**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 11:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-suggestion-variable-scope-in-exports/7499 "2008-11-21T23:33:08Z")
Sometimes the scope of user variables in Exports is a little awkward to use, because it is not possible to use a variable that has been set previously within an outer loop. For some reason, the scope of the user variable… --- ## [Tag - Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename/7494)
**Author:** [@Germini](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Germini)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 21, 2008, 7:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-filename/7494 "2008-11-21T07:04:06Z")
Hello i’m so glad with mp3tag…it makes your life easier, i just love it, well… here is my ‘problem’ maybe there is a way to do it… i don’t know… When i want to copy/save my music from somewhere, to other place. i use th… --- ## [Image conversion upon insertion/extraction](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-conversion-upon-insertion-extraction/7404)
**Author:** [@TheChipstar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheChipstar)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 6:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/image-conversion-upon-insertion-extraction/7404 "2008-11-20T18:11:20Z")
Hey Florian, Is there any chance of adding in some codecs to convert images to a certain type when they are either inserted into the albumart tag, or upon extraction of the albumart tag? This way, you can keep all the … --- ## [Feature Suggestion: More than 1 $filename() on Export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-suggestion-more-than-1-filename-on-export/7497)
**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 20, 2008, 11:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-suggestion-more-than-1-filename-on-export/7497 "2008-11-20T11:57:39Z")
I suggest allowing more than one $filename(…) spec on exports so one could split output to more than one file, like maybe making playlists by genre: $loop(%genre%) $filename(M:\\MP3\\Playlists\\Master\\$if2(%genre%,'Unknown… --- ## [Feature Request](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request/7490)
**Author:** [@LDanix](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LDanix)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 19, 2008, 1:42pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request/7490 "2008-11-19T13:42:15Z")
I’ve been using MP3Tag for about 6 months now and love it. It has saved me soooooo much time with organizing my FLAC collection. Though, recently I came across a tagging issue that MP3Tag can’t seem to resolve. Podcast… --- ## [Feature request - sort by artwork](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-sort-by-artwork/7488)
**Author:** [@slpk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/slpk)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 6:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-sort-by-artwork/7488 "2008-11-18T18:32:59Z")
That’s my feature request: the ability to sort the entries by album artwork, maybe you could display a yes or no or the name of the file the artwork was taken from (not sure if its possible) on the “artwork” column. This… --- ## [Performance Big library 45.000+ tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/performance-big-library-45-000-tracks/7455)
**Author:** [@vkostas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vkostas)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 18, 2008, 4:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/performance-big-library-45-000-tracks/7455 "2008-11-18T04:40:30Z")
Hello, I have a library of 45.000+ tracks. I want to process all my library at once in mp3Tag. Either it would take toooo long so I kill the process either the program will crash (maybe the 2nd is not mp3Tag’s fault). … --- ## [How to do? Flexible category tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-do-flexible-category-tags/7462)
**Author:** [@mcolan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mcolan)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 16, 2008, 6:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-do-flexible-category-tags/7462 "2008-11-16T06:00:43Z")
The tags available in the various formats generally have a specific name, purpose, and one single value. I am looking for something more flexible for categorizing my songs. I want to be able to add many tags for my own… --- ## [Feature Request](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request/4318)
**Author:** [@webreaper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/webreaper)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 11:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request/4318 "2008-11-15T23:14:59Z")
Found this forum today, and love the app. Good bit of developer (and I’m a fellow freeware developer so can appreciate the hard work you put in!). I have a feature request though, something which is surprisingly rare acr… --- ## [Hotkey / auto select all tracks in next folder](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hotkey-auto-select-all-tracks-in-next-folder/7163)
**Author:** [@egd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/egd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 9:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hotkey-auto-select-all-tracks-in-next-folder/7163 "2008-11-15T21:19:59Z")
Florian Hope you had a great break :slight\_smile: I’ve been using mp3tag quite extensively over the last month or so and a few things came to mind re potential enhancements/ usability improvements. I’ll post them as t… --- ## [Suggested enhancement](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggested-enhancement/6781)
**Author:** [@egd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/egd)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 9:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggested-enhancement/6781 "2008-11-15T21:07:40Z")
Florian As I go through the process of tidying and consolidating tags across my collection I’m finding myself doing quite a bit of work via the Extended Tags dialog box. One minor enhancement I think would be very usef… --- ## [tilte like filename,how?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tilte-like-filename-how/7476)
**Author:** [@moh3en85](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/moh3en85)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tilte-like-filename-how/7476 "2008-11-15T19:18:42Z")
hello how can i have a title like filename? for example if my filename is : “01-abc” ,my title will be : ‘01-abc’ . i don’t want to copy my filename and paste it title tag.i want this program do it for me. thanks --- ## [MP3TAG on Mac OS X](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-mac-os-x/7132)
**Author:** [@baChoMp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/baChoMp)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [November 15, 2008, 1:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-on-mac-os-x/7132 "2008-11-15T01:51:36Z")
Hi All, Just letting you know that for those PC users who have converted to Mac or Mac users in general looking for a decent mp3tag editor you can run MP3TAG natively under Mac OSX using crossover !! No need to dual bo… --- ## [Mass import of Cover Art?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-import-of-cover-art/7464)
**Author:** [@gabbo1928](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gabbo1928)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 14, 2008, 7:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mass-import-of-cover-art/7464 "2008-11-14T07:12:48Z")
Cover Art embedded in the ID3 tag seems to have become universally accepted. Most media players and video MP3 players can read and display these images. For me, though, I’ve never really dealt with adding them before. … --- ## [User IE proxy settings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-ie-proxy-settings/7470)
**Author:** [@relook](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/relook)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 13, 2008, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-ie-proxy-settings/7470 "2008-11-13T15:38:23Z")
Hi, could Mp3Tag have an option in the Networking tab to use whatever proxy is set in Internet Explorer? Some of use move their notebooks between networks which use different proxies and it’s tedious to change it in a b… --- ## [Synchronized Lyrics?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/synchronized-lyrics/7454)
**Author:** [@PotentChr0nic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/PotentChr0nic)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2008, 10:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/synchronized-lyrics/7454 "2008-11-10T22:41:07Z")
Are there any plans for including ID3v2.4 SYLT field/frame support in mp3tag? Best Regards, PC --- ## [Feature Request: "Remove fields except" and wildcards](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-remove-fields-except-and-wildcards/7451)
**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 9, 2008, 4:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-remove-fields-except-and-wildcards/7451 "2008-11-09T16:35:48Z")
I’m working with MusicBrainz a lot, so when »cleaning up« files using an action »Remove Fields except …« I’d very much like to leave groups of fields intact and not remove them, i.e. all fields starting with »MUSICBRAINZ… --- ## [Appending Length Field to Filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/appending-length-field-to-filename/7010)
**Author:** [@chayes](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chayes)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 11:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/appending-length-field-to-filename/7010 "2008-11-08T23:46:15Z")
Hi I’m trying to append the Length of a track to the end of the file name in minutes and seconds. I am creating a Format Value action with the field \_FILENAME and the Format string %\_filename% (%\_length%) This does t… --- ## [Is It Better Just To Tag ID3v1?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-better-just-to-tag-id3v1/7415)
**Author:** [@DasFox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DasFox)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 8:37pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-better-just-to-tag-id3v1/7415 "2008-11-08T20:37:59Z")
I’ve been reading that ID3v2 has issues, and I was wondering for a personal music collection of MP3s is it better to just tag them all ID3v1? THANKS --- ## [Extended Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extended-tags/7413)
**Author:** [@DasFox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DasFox)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [November 8, 2008, 6:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extended-tags/7413 "2008-11-08T18:38:39Z")
All of the extended tags listed in mp3tag, are these a ‘Standard’ common in ID3 tagging? I’ve been around ID3 tagging since it started, but I’ve never bothered to use any applications to tag my songs. I just fiddled aro… --- ## [one click album art?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/one-click-album-art/7426)
**Author:** [@gaikokujinkyofusho](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gaikokujinkyofusho)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 11:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/one-click-album-art/7426 "2008-11-07T11:34:16Z")
Hi, i heard Mp3tag recommended on a posting somewhere and thought i would check it out. One of the things i want the most is easy album art finding/embedding, that is something like: click find album art -\> it suggests… --- ## [New feature - create folder and move mp3s](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-feature-create-folder-and-move-mp3s/7431)
**Author:** [@micemincer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/micemincer)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 11:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-feature-create-folder-and-move-mp3s/7431 "2008-11-07T11:08:54Z")
Hi. First of all - great software. I’ll donate it for sure, soon. My idea for a new feature is to allow mp3tag to create folders for mp3s. Simply - the user chooses a bunch of mp3s - right-clicks it and chooses “put t… --- ## [Adobe Audition - tag info differences](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adobe-audition-tag-info-differences/7439)
**Author:** [@musicmiker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/musicmiker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [November 7, 2008, 10:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adobe-audition-tag-info-differences/7439 "2008-11-07T10:19:02Z")
I’ve been playing around with Adobe’s Audition 3 and found that by converting files to “MPEG Layer-3 Pro, VBR(100), ~117 Kbps (Stero); 44100 Hz, 16-bit, Stereo” (that’s a direct quote from the file info provided by Audit… --- ## [Get Album art from google or yahoo Images.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-album-art-from-google-or-yahoo-images/7423)
**Author:** [@aditya](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aditya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [November 4, 2008, 5:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-album-art-from-google-or-yahoo-images/7423 "2008-11-04T05:15:01Z")
Hi Everyone, I like the mp3tag software as helps to easily organize my music.But usually the album art is obtained from the amazon web service which works only when the album name is available which is usually not in my… --- ## [Thanks Florian for the excellent improvements in V2.42!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thanks-florian-for-the-excellent-improvements-in-v2-42/7409)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [November 3, 2008, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/thanks-florian-for-the-excellent-improvements-in-v2-42/7409 "2008-11-03T10:06:48Z")
You have another €20 donation. --- ## [MP3Tag Needs 'Lyric Support'](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-needs-lyric-support/7406)
**Author:** [@DasFox](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DasFox)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 1, 2008, 10:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-needs-lyric-support/7406 "2008-11-01T22:06:06Z")
Well if mp3tag had Lyric support I’d be using it, but because of it I need something else. I hope in the near future this program will have this support. I guess it’s tagscanner for me for now, until that day arrives… --- ## [I am curious if a few things are possible with mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-am-curious-if-a-few-things-are-possible-with-mp3tag/7401)
**Author:** [@deadman36g](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/deadman36g)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [October 30, 2008, 7:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-am-curious-if-a-few-things-are-possible-with-mp3tag/7401 "2008-10-30T19:27:06Z")
I am curious if the following things are possible with mp3tag The ability to disable mp3tag to open files on double click. I often accidently double click then I have my fully loaded mediaplayer loading and it is a mi… --- ## [Albumart as links please](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumart-as-links-please/7372)
**Author:** [@mortod](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mortod)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [October 29, 2008, 7:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albumart-as-links-please/7372 "2008-10-29T19:14:37Z")
I don’t believe mp3tag does this so correct me if I am wrong. It is possible to add albumart to a file by specifying a link to a cover.jpg in the same folder rather than including the image itself in the tag. Is it poss… --- ## [THE STUPID ÿ Character](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-stupid-y-character/7384)
**Author:** [@wilsonjg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wilsonjg)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2008, 12:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-stupid-y-character/7384 "2008-10-27T00:31:25Z")
Hello I only found out about this software about an hour ago and wonder if its capable of: Removing ÿ from mp3s that have ÿ in any part of their tags. The reasoning is for some reason Rio Music Manager has taken it upo… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=103) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=105)