# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=48 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 49 --- ## [Search by Artist (Discogs Filter)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-by-artist-discogs-filter/19354)
**Author:** [@DJ\_Ben\_Lord](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Ben_Lord)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 18, 2017, 9:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/search-by-artist-discogs-filter/19354 "2017-09-18T21:55:49Z")
Hello! I was using the Discogs filter, and in some cases, it wouldn’t find the album I was looking for. So, can I ask for a “Search by Artist” option? I would really appreciate it. --- ## [Convert Tag -\> Filename: Multiple Artists (Values)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tag-filename-multiple-artists-values/19348)
**Author:** [@DmasterD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DmasterD)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 2:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-tag-filename-multiple-artists-values/19348 "2017-09-14T14:35:30Z")
Hello everybody! A problem I am facing is being lazy with putting multiple artists into the filename. It’s easy with ID3v2.3, since it’s one artist field where artists are seperated by a character (’/’). This characte… --- ## [Adding random cover art to tracks](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-random-cover-art-to-tracks/19347)
**Author:** [@Artdesigns](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Artdesigns)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 14, 2017, 8:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/adding-random-cover-art-to-tracks/19347 "2017-09-14T08:19:21Z")
Hi I like listening to podcasts but I always create my own album art for each one. I usually put all the podcasts into a folder for the day and add cover art manually for each one (or sometimes 2 or 3 podcasts). It’s … --- ## [Feature Request: Only update files that have their tags updated](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-only-update-files-that-have-their-tags-updated/19344)
**Author:** [@phossler](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/phossler)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 12, 2017, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-only-update-files-that-have-their-tags-updated/19344 "2017-09-12T17:36:35Z")
Ref: https://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopic=22926 “I’ve noticed that if I have a group of files selected in the MP3Tag window and apply a change that only affects some, the Windows modified date/times for all the… --- ## [File Modified Dates updated Unnecessarily](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-modified-dates-updated-unnecessarily/19340)
**Author:** [@phossler](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/phossler)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [September 11, 2017, 10:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-modified-dates-updated-unnecessarily/19340 "2017-09-11T10:39:08Z")
I’ve noticed that if I have a group of files selected in the MP3Tag window and apply a change that only affects some, the Windows modified date/times for all the selected files are updated I had a few files that had an … --- ## [How to tag Movies and TV Shows?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-tag-movies-and-tv-shows/19337)
**Author:** [@phossler](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/phossler)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 10, 2017, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-tag-movies-and-tv-shows/19337 "2017-09-10T12:13:08Z")
Are there any recommendations / guidelines / rules for what values go into Album, Artist, Title, etc. for movies and for TV shows? TV Shows have TVEPISODE, TVEPISODEID, TVSEASON, and TVSHOW. TITLE is usually pretty easy… --- ## [Descripencies of Original Artist and Various Artists usage](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/descripencies-of-original-artist-and-various-artists-usage/19321)
**Author:** [@jshimota01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jshimota01)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [September 7, 2017, 3:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/descripencies-of-original-artist-and-various-artists-usage/19321 "2017-09-07T15:57:17Z")
Hi - I’ve recently been cleaning my mp3 collection. The area surrounding how Original Artist is used is very unclear and inconsistent - not just in this product. EG; if I open an mp3 in Mediamonkey (MM) and adjust the … --- ## [Feature request: Tags dialog to show actual format-specific field names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-tags-dialog-to-show-actual-format-specific-field-names/19325)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 6, 2017, 10:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-tags-dialog-to-show-actual-format-specific-field-names/19325 "2017-09-06T22:09:55Z")
Please make the Tags dialog optionally show actual format-specific field names along with Mp3tag's names, so to help me unravel muddles such as when Mp3tag shows the same field twice: --- ## [Creating action foldername to album title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-action-foldername-to-album-title/19316)
**Author:** [@mmarkov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mmarkov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 4, 2017, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-action-foldername-to-album-title/19316 "2017-09-04T13:00:17Z")
Hi all, I’ve been trying to figure out how to create an action item to take the folder name and add it to the album field. I’ve been trying to search on actions but haven’t gotten close (that I know of). I am using the … --- ## [Problem with text encoding](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-text-encoding/19305)
**Author:** [@Aixois](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aixois)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 5:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-text-encoding/19305 "2017-09-03T17:11:22Z")
Hello, For some mp3, titles are not correctly displayed on my Galaxy S7 MP3 player. See images On this one, some greek text cannot be read for 3rd and 4th songs. 3rd should be “Ο Δικαστής” : http://www.cjoint.com/c/G… --- ## [Commend Field Defaults](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/commend-field-defaults/19314)
**Author:** [@DJ\_2TITE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_2TITE)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [September 3, 2017, 4:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/commend-field-defaults/19314 "2017-09-03T16:18:16Z")
Hello, Thank you for an excellent software. This is great and I feel you should go commercial!!! I hope you can help me. What I need to do is add a user defined value to the default list in the comment field and have… --- ## [How to match "Producer" in extended tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-match-producer-in-extended-tags/19282)
**Author:** [@Horus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Horus)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-match-producer-in-extended-tags/19282 "2017-08-30T05:15:55Z")
For old songs, “song writer” is matched to “composer” and “lyricist” in extended tags (well, I think). But how about “producer”? (https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Record\_producer) Thanks in advance --- ## [Action Submenus](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-submenus/19291)
**Author:** [@phossler](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/phossler)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 30, 2017, 4:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-submenus/19291 "2017-08-30T04:05:18Z")
I discovered that I accidently created an empty submenu in my Actions list so I realized it was possible I could not find it in the documentation, but Googling I found: https://forums.mp3tag.de/lofiversion/index.php?t2… --- ## [Amazon.com search \>\>Bad Request (400)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/amazon-com-search-bad-request-400/11901)
**Author:** [@ngordontt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ngordontt)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2017, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/amazon-com-search-bad-request-400/11901 "2017-08-28T12:05:53Z")
Hello Whenever I use amazon search for anything it comes back: Error connecting to server http://webservices.amazon.com … Bad Request (400) I have ver 2.48 and it was work up until 4/19/11 Thanks for any assistance… --- ## [Make extra languages optional in installer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/make-extra-languages-optional-in-installer/19273)
**Author:** [@rmenessec](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rmenessec)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2017, 6:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/make-extra-languages-optional-in-installer/19273 "2017-08-25T18:33:35Z")
Please make the extra language support files optionally installable. I would prefer not to install language support files for languages which I don’t use or need. I’ve tested simply removing all but the .ICO and .lng fi… --- ## [Action for removing underlines in track titles](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-for-removing-underlines-in-track-titles/19260)
**Author:** [@Shiva](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Shiva)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 23, 2017, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-for-removing-underlines-in-track-titles/19260 "2017-08-23T12:50:49Z")
Does anyone have an action to remove underlies from track titles? I think I would need to use a regex operator but am not familiar enough with regexs to create it myself. For example: I want to take a file with the Ti… --- ## [Reading lyrics in Windows Media Player 12](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reading-lyrics-in-windows-media-player-12/19252)
**Author:** [@Aixois](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aixois)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 22, 2017, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reading-lyrics-in-windows-media-player-12/19252 "2017-08-22T17:54:25Z")
Hello, I can read lyrics on my smartphone mp3 reader the lyrics stored in UNSYNCLYRICS field of mp3 but not on my PC with Windows Media Player 12. Is it possible wwith WMP ? How can I do it? Thanks --- ## [Deleting First Names From Artist Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-first-names-from-artist-tag/19242)
**Author:** [@Mustang\_31](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Mustang_31)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 19, 2017, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/deleting-first-names-from-artist-tag/19242 "2017-08-19T19:20:28Z")
I’m wondering if someone could help me with this. I don’t even know if it’s possible but here it goes. I have artist tags with first and last names such as: First Last, First Last, First Last & First Last I am trying… --- ## [Problem with danish letters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-danish-letters/19232)
**Author:** [@MusicBits](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MusicBits)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [August 17, 2017, 11:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-danish-letters/19232 "2017-08-17T11:00:55Z")
Hello guys Somehow and suddenly I get a strange behavior, which I can’t solve. When I run mp3tag I create a NFO file with notepad. In the NFO this line is present: $loop($num(%discnumber%,3)$num(%track%,2)%\_path%)$num… --- ## [Cannot set media type of mp4 file by ITUNESMEDIATYPE filed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-set-media-type-of-mp4-file-by-itunesmediatype-filed/12464)
**Author:** [@whileloop](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/whileloop)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [August 14, 2017, 1:09pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-set-media-type-of-mp4-file-by-itunesmediatype-filed/12464 "2017-08-14T13:09:54Z")
I am using Mp3tag v2.49 I tried to set the media type of mp4 file by using the ITUNESMEDIATYPE field. But the field always become unknown after save and stik atom of resulting file is always 0. --- ## [2.83F](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-83f/19216)
**Author:** [@Smudger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Smudger)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [August 11, 2017, 5:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-83f/19216 "2017-08-11T05:15:29Z")
Afternoon Using the version 2.83F and tagging .m4a files. It will not renumber files with leading zero’s Will not extract artwork Thanks In Advance Steve --- ## [Request: Improve addressability of embedded pictures](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-improve-addressability-of-embedded-pictures/19214)
**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 10, 2017, 7:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-improve-addressability-of-embedded-pictures/19214 "2017-08-10T07:04:04Z")
What I would like to see: The functions of the picture context menu should all be reflected in actions and reports. Some already are but what I miss in particular: Set the %\_cover\_type% of an existing cover with an ac… --- ## [REQUEST: forum button](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-forum-button/19205)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 6, 2017, 5:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-forum-button/19205 "2017-08-06T17:02:37Z")
How about adding a button for opening the forum in a browser? And a second one for the http://help.mp3tag.de ? Yes, there are bookmarks; yes, there are tabs; yes, I can pin the tab. But that is additional switching / cl… --- ## [Request:Pre-defined menu's](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-pre-defined-menus/19199)
**Author:** [@Ridefort](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Ridefort)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 5, 2017, 6:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-pre-defined-menus/19199 "2017-08-05T06:21:19Z")
It would be an tremendous help if there are pre-defined menu’s in the Artist and Year options, just like the pre-defined menu in the Genre-opton. That is an great help cince you dont have to type the same genre over and … --- ## [Filtering Multiple Value Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-multiple-value-tag/19187)
**Author:** [@xavier.beltran](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/xavier.beltran)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [August 1, 2017, 6:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-multiple-value-tag/19187 "2017-08-01T18:31:54Z")
I have %genre% and %style% tag with multiple values. They display as expected on Tag Panel (each separated by ‘\\’). They also display as expected in their corresponding column (separated by '; ’ via the $meta\_sep(,; ) … --- ## [REQUEST: confirmation message for moving files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-confirmation-message-for-moving-files/19160)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [July 31, 2017, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-confirmation-message-for-moving-files/19160 "2017-07-31T14:55:45Z")
Under the File \> Options \> Messages there is no option for displaying a confirmation message for moving files. And as "Move" and "Copy" are next to each other under the right click menu, it is easy to accidentally clic… --- ## [Exporting yields only folder.jpg as cover art image for all albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exporting-yields-only-folder-jpg-as-cover-art-image-for-all-albums/19162)
**Author:** [@blake](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/blake)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2017, 8:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/exporting-yields-only-folder-jpg-as-cover-art-image-for-all-albums/19162 "2017-07-23T08:43:54Z")
I have all of my .mp3 files and cover art .jpg files in one big directory on my NAS. MP3tag doesn’t seem to mind this, nor does my music streaming appliance mind it. I see the correct cover art for each album when I br… --- ## [Problems with Tagging](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-tagging/19165)
**Author:** [@MichaelF](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MichaelF)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 22, 2017, 12:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-with-tagging/19165 "2017-07-22T12:53:33Z")
I’m am using v 2.83 but have recently found a problem on tagging using the file file which included name/title/artist etc. I used to click on file name tag and select format string. But when I click on the pull down men… --- ## [Filename to Artist Tag Question](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-artist-tag-question/19161)
**Author:** [@s0lace](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/s0lace)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2017, 3:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-artist-tag-question/19161 "2017-07-20T03:29:30Z")
So, I’ve searched around and can’t seem to find a direct answer to this question. I’ve tried several different routes, all with limited or zero success. Here is my filename. Coldplay (2014) - A Sky Full of Stars.mp3 I… --- ## [Plea for WAV support](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/plea-for-wav-support/7326)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 35\ **Last updated:** [April 5, 2022, 9:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/plea-for-wav-support/7326 "2022-04-05T09:37:43Z")
(Sorry not to attach this to the original thread - for some reason forum search WAV doesn’t find it). May I ask again for WAV support to be considered? With storage so cheap, WAV is becoming my format of choice for many… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=47) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=49)