# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=71 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 72 --- ## [File/Tag Reading at Startup](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-tag-reading-at-startup/14927)
**Author:** [@GeneralEclectic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/GeneralEclectic)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 25, 2013, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-tag-reading-at-startup/14927 "2013-07-25T19:53:55Z")
All the audio files (~50,000 of them) are stored on a fast Win 7 server on an SSD. Gigabit Ethernet, Intel NICs, tuned for low latency and small transactions. The network will transfer large files all day long at \>120M… --- ## [Disk ID as a variable](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disk-id-as-a-variable/14918)
**Author:** [@grndvu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/grndvu)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 24, 2013, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disk-id-as-a-variable/14918 "2013-07-24T13:22:32Z")
A rookie question … answer wasn’t directly found in FAQ/Forums: In Filename–\>Filename: How to make Disk ID a variable that reads from Path … see attached image. Something to do with the backslash!? Able to otherwise p… --- ## [Detect presence of %artist%.jpg](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/detect-presence-of-artist-jpg/14920)
**Author:** [@MillmoorRon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MillmoorRon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 3:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/detect-presence-of-artist-jpg/14920 "2013-07-23T15:18:25Z")
Is there any way of adding a column which confirms the presence of %artist%.jpg in the same folder as the MP3 file? --- ## [Swap Artis info with Album Artist Info](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/swap-artis-info-with-album-artist-info/14922)
**Author:** [@emptage](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/emptage)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 23, 2013, 7:23am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/swap-artis-info-with-album-artist-info/14922 "2013-07-23T07:23:47Z")
My first post so be gentle with me!!. I am trying to swap over the Artist info with Album Artist info and am struggling to do it. Can someone please post some detailed instructions on how to do it. I know It is is th… --- ## [Suggestion: FLAC Fields and Date+Time](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-flac-fields-and-date-time/14897)
**Author:** [@opoder](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/opoder)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 11, 2013, 2:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-flac-fields-and-date-time/14897 "2013-07-11T14:23:19Z")
First: Sorry about my english. My suggestion: Display the fields of information created by the user. The mp3tag only displays the standard mp3 ID. If there is a field created by the user, within the FLAC, the program… --- ## [tags from file, tags infos format inside the file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-from-file-tags-infos-format-inside-the-file/14876)
**Author:** [@OMH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/OMH)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 5, 2013, 9:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-from-file-tags-infos-format-inside-the-file/14876 "2013-07-05T09:42:46Z")
I hope this title is explicit enough. The proposition is to add the ability to keep the tag format string from the file instead of typing. The idea is to add a checkbox “Keep format from file”. In this way it will be e… --- ## [Suggestion for Adding Covers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-for-adding-covers/14862)
**Author:** [@comprev](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/comprev)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 2, 2013, 10:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-for-adding-covers/14862 "2013-07-02T10:19:04Z")
It would be nice if I could point the program to a folder, such as “My Music” and have it go through all the subfolders. In each folder, assign the file “Folder.jpg” or file name I designate to the Cover tag of each MP3 … --- ## [User defined shortcut keys](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-shortcut-keys/14855)
**Author:** [@c141heaven](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/c141heaven)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 29, 2013, 5:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-defined-shortcut-keys/14855 "2013-06-29T05:58:49Z")
I’ve searched hi and lo in the online help, all the menu structures and forums. Can’t find anything on this topic. What I’m looking for, or a new feature if it does not exist already, is the ability to assign a funct… --- ## [Request: Easier way to import configuration zip file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-easier-way-to-import-configuration-zip-file/14850)
**Author:** [@Oblio](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Oblio)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 28, 2013, 4:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-easier-way-to-import-configuration-zip-file/14850 "2013-06-28T04:54:28Z")
It would be very useful to have a config import function built in to the program. When I send a configuration file to someone else they invariably can’t find out how to extract it to the correct place. Well OK its me who… --- ## [how disable all outside import of data (freedb, Amazon, etc.)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-disable-all-outside-import-of-data-freedb-amazon-etc/14832)
**Author:** [@mrpeanutshell](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mrpeanutshell)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 23, 2013, 1:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-disable-all-outside-import-of-data-freedb-amazon-etc/14832 "2013-06-23T13:38:43Z")
I set a bunch of tags. In particular, I have a Best Of album, but wanted to have the year each song was released. So I set the year(s) manually. But after some mp3tag operations, I see that the year has reverted to the … --- ## [Standards](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/standards/14811)
**Author:** [@link68759](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/link68759)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 5:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/standards/14811 "2013-06-19T17:22:50Z")
Hello, could you please adhere mp3tag to these standards concerning album artist? http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?ti…ds#ALBUM\_ARTIST Specifically, “album artist” NOT "albumartist" If “Artist” == “Album Artist… --- ## [Hide Tracks/Albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hide-tracks-albums/14817)
**Author:** [@dgessel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dgessel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 7:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hide-tracks-albums/14817 "2013-06-19T07:49:33Z")
As I use MP3TAG to clean up the tagging structure of albums, a useful feature would be the ability to hide (temporarily or as a persistent attribute) tracks/albums/folders. I would use such a feature to remove from the … --- ## [Cover art by URL (not just local file)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-by-url-not-just-local-file/14816)
**Author:** [@dgessel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dgessel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 19, 2013, 7:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cover-art-by-url-not-just-local-file/14816 "2013-06-19T07:45:02Z")
As I’m new to MP3TAG, this feature may already be implemented, and I am merely revealing my ignorance of the interface, however it is not immediately obvious if it is possible to retrieve covers by URL, a useful feature … --- ## [Updating embedded coverimage files in block](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-embedded-coverimage-files-in-block/14815)
**Author:** [@gsa999](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gsa999)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 18, 2013, 7:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/updating-embedded-coverimage-files-in-block/14815 "2013-06-18T07:25:48Z")
Hi I have recently started to collect larger image files for cover art. Previously I used 200x200 file called folder.jpg, but now also have files in SOME folders called albumartlarge.jpg. I have an Action that embeds t… --- ## [Request for new height and width technical info placeholders for export](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-for-new-height-and-width-technical-info-placeholders-for-export/12885)
**Author:** [@mbarnstijn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mbarnstijn)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [June 16, 2013, 8:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-for-new-height-and-width-technical-info-placeholders-for-export/12885 "2013-06-16T08:47:25Z")
Hi, Florian, I’d like to request placeholders %\_cover\_height% and %\_cover\_width%, to obtain the dimensions of the first cover in the file. Both would return an empty string if the file has no covers, just like the empty … --- ## [remove "encoded with" tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-encoded-with-tag/14758)
**Author:** [@paperskyline](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/paperskyline)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [June 14, 2013, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-encoded-with-tag/14758 "2013-06-14T22:59:59Z")
After I encode a song in m4a format using iTunes, it comes with a tag. Eg. “Encoded with: iTunes 11.0.0.163”. (or other itunes version) How do i remove this “Encoded with” tag? P.S - The song is in .m4a format not .m… --- ## [New Feature Suggestion](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-feature-suggestion/14801)
**Author:** [@mjburns](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mjburns)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 13, 2013, 2:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-feature-suggestion/14801 "2013-06-13T14:10:33Z")
For those of us who use “Tag\_Filename” it would be very helpful to be able to highlight all and delete illegal metadata characters in Windows file names or maybe replace them with a dash. Best mjay --- ## [Action to copy field between two files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-copy-field-between-two-files/14805)
**Author:** [@Chris\_J](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Chris_J)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 4:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-copy-field-between-two-files/14805 "2013-06-12T16:01:44Z")
Hi all, I am having to transcode many WMA files to Flac in order to use them with Music ip on my Logitech Squeezebox. Is it possible to write an action to copy certain fields from the existing WMA files to ther newly cr… --- ## [Editing APE tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-ape-tags/14788)
**Author:** [@TheChipstar](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheChipstar)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 12, 2013, 6:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/editing-ape-tags/14788 "2013-06-12T06:54:43Z")
Hey guys, I am trying to edit the APE tags on my MP3s, while keeping all me ID3v2.3 tags in tact. I want to get rid of the following fields: REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_GAIN REPLAYGAIN\_ALBUM\_PEAK REPLAYGAIN\_TRACK\_GAIN REPLAYGAI… --- ## [Please restore filter invert checkbox](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-restore-filter-invert-checkbox/14797)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/please-restore-filter-invert-checkbox/14797 "2013-06-11T17:48:26Z")
Up to V2.44, the filter had an \[ \] invert checkbox. This disappeared approx. V2.45, despite no mention in the changelog. Please could it be restored? With it gone, the program gives no quick way to invert the filter res… --- ## [Removal of direct regexp support missing from changelog](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removal-of-direct-regexp-support-missing-from-changelog/14799)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 12:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removal-of-direct-regexp-support-missing-from-changelog/14799 "2013-06-11T12:03:28Z")
V2.44 filter accepts regular expressions directly e.g. http://img136.imageshack.us/img136/1724/fi…hvariouskm6.gif . This is broken in V2.45 and later (cases #3,#4 and #5 in that example fail) apparently by removal of thi… --- ## [Suggestion: Filter \[ \] regular expression](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-filter-regular-expression/8875)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 11:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-filter-regular-expression/8875 "2013-06-11T11:56:03Z")
Please could the Filter have a checkbox ‘\[ \] regular expression’ and it be off by default? Quite a few times I have heard people to whom I have recommended Mp3tag complain often the filter is bugged, giving wrong result… --- ## [filter invert removal missing from changelog](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-invert-removal-missing-from-changelog/14798)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 10:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-invert-removal-missing-from-changelog/14798 "2013-06-11T10:15:47Z")
The removal of the filter invert checkbox that occurred approx V2.45 is missing from the changelog. --- ## [Request: Always on top](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-always-on-top/14795)
**Author:** [@HaryHr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HaryHr)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 11, 2013, 5:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-always-on-top/14795 "2013-06-11T05:21:38Z")
Don’t know how others are editing metadata but I think it would be nice to have option in Mp3tag to have Mp3tag window always on top. It would be useful when editing/checking data on web. e.g. I usually have browser op… --- ## [Load Playlist - "Reading tag data"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/load-playlist-reading-tag-data/14793)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 10, 2013, 9:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/load-playlist-reading-tag-data/14793 "2013-06-10T09:37:39Z")
Suggestion for improvement: on the dialog that appears when reading a playlist: amend the wording to make clear that the second number does not refer to the total number of tags (even though the first number does ref… --- ## [How to change tag version](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-tag-version/14774)
**Author:** [@poomraider](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poomraider)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [June 9, 2013, 7:48am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-change-tag-version/14774 "2013-06-09T07:48:03Z")
I want to change Flac(Flac ID3v2) to Flac(Flac) to make my ak100 able to read it --- ## [Removing leading numbers from TITLE field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-leading-numbers-from-title-field/14786)
**Author:** [@c141heaven](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/c141heaven)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [June 7, 2013, 3:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-leading-numbers-from-title-field/14786 "2013-06-07T03:18:48Z")
I’ve followed every example in the forum and support discussions. No matter what I do I can’t get a regex to work on the TITLE field of an MP3 track. I’m running on 64 bit Win 7. There are TITLE names such as 01 A D… --- ## [Finding unsynced ID3v1 and v2 tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-unsynced-id3v1-and-v2-tags/14784)
**Author:** [@roylefamily](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/roylefamily)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 6, 2013, 6:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/finding-unsynced-id3v1-and-v2-tags/14784 "2013-06-06T06:15:32Z")
Hi, XBMC is showing both v1 and v2 tags. I have some unsynced tags. This causes dual listings in the DB. Is there a way to scan for unsynced tags? --- ## [Export RSS for Podcast.xml file?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-rss-for-podcast-xml-file/14384)
**Author:** [@kirkdickinson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kirkdickinson)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 5, 2013, 5:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-rss-for-podcast-xml-file/14384 "2013-06-05T17:38:13Z")
Trying to figure out how to use Mp3tag to create the proper xml file for a podcast. I know how to alter the export template. I frequently use it for creating a web index of mp3’s. I looked for a podcast.xml template an… --- ## [Default folder location with adding cover art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-folder-location-with-adding-cover-art/14726)
**Author:** [@MosoKaiser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MosoKaiser)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 4, 2013, 1:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-folder-location-with-adding-cover-art/14726 "2013-06-04T13:01:43Z")
Hi, First of all, thanks for making and offering this great software free of charge! Now to my question. I’ve been using MP3tag for quite a while now and noticed a sligth discrepancy in the way MP3tag works when adding… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=70) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=72)