# General Discussion **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=78 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 79 --- ## [FLAC metadata corruption](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-metadata-corruption/13436)
**Author:** [@ginjaninja](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ginjaninja)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [May 18, 2012, 5:41am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/flac-metadata-corruption/13436 "2012-05-18T05:41:23Z")
just upgraded to 2.51. had 3 instances where flac tags have been erased (never title, sometimex artist, album artist and genre). anyone else seen --- ## [Excluding files during tagging and auto matching track names](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/excluding-files-during-tagging-and-auto-matching-track-names/13425)
**Author:** [@CraZed](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CraZed)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 14, 2012, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/excluding-files-during-tagging-and-auto-matching-track-names/13425 "2012-05-14T16:46:40Z")
Is there a way to exclude a file during a tagging operation? For instance if I have several tracks already tagged on a particular album and 1 or more tracks is incorrectly tagged to that album is there a way to exclude t… --- ## [filter duplicates files in same directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-duplicates-files-in-same-directory/13406)
**Author:** [@cordobaweb](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cordobaweb)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [May 11, 2012, 5:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filter-duplicates-files-in-same-directory/13406 "2012-05-11T05:19:48Z")
How Can I filter files with same title tag and directory? So I will can delete duplicates --- ## [whs - windows home server](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whs-windows-home-server/13399)
**Author:** [@michaelDK](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/michaelDK)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [May 6, 2012, 7:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/whs-windows-home-server/13399 "2012-05-06T19:02:30Z")
Hello I got a Ava rs3 which runs whs and I would like to install mp3tag on it - if it works. Another solution is to install it on a pc and connect to share on server. Any thoughs on whats smartest. kind regards Mich… --- ## [just want cover art added](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/just-want-cover-art-added/13380)
**Author:** [@dvaut](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dvaut)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2012, 4:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/just-want-cover-art-added/13380 "2012-05-02T04:55:01Z")
adding tags works great. however adding cover art is almost impossible. i have a really hard time because the process replaces my title information with erronious titles. you see i capture from records edit and usuall… --- ## [Need help with embedding album art issues](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-embedding-album-art-issues/13357)
**Author:** [@SableWolfAngel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SableWolfAngel)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2012, 6:33am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-embedding-album-art-issues/13357 "2012-04-30T06:33:16Z")
It’s just as it sounds. I’m in the process of embedding several album covers into individual tracks of a sort of “self-made” album (I didn’t make the music, but encoded all the album info myself). I figured out how to ad… --- ## [Can you get extended information?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-you-get-extended-information/13369)
**Author:** [@ManOmusic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ManOmusic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2012, 4:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-you-get-extended-information/13369 "2012-04-29T16:58:25Z")
Hey guys, I have been using this app for quite awhile and it has always worked great for me. What I am having issue with is extended tagging information such as, Label, producer…etc. I know there are ways to add certai… --- ## [Need help with advanced filename to tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-advanced-filename-to-tags/13359)
**Author:** [@Aeon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aeon)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2012, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-with-advanced-filename-to-tags/13359 "2012-04-27T15:38:06Z")
Hi, my filenames are in format like: %artist% - %title% (%remixer%) \[%track%\] {%album%} My problem is that not always each tag is in the filename, for example sometimes there’s no remixer, then my filename looks like t… --- ## [how to sort out the titles which is more than 25 characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-sort-out-the-titles-which-is-more-than-25-characters/13334)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 10:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-sort-out-the-titles-which-is-more-than-25-characters/13334 "2012-04-23T22:18:00Z")
suppose there are some two hundred files in a folder. i open them in mp3tag. some of the titles have more than 25 characters. i want to sort them. is it possible to find out those titles which have more than 25 character… --- ## [how to get the first letter of the first word UPPER](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-first-letter-of-the-first-word-upper/13351)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2012, 10:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-first-letter-of-the-first-word-upper/13351 "2012-04-23T22:14:29Z")
action case conversion i want the first letter of the first word in the title in the upper case and others in lower case. i tried all the option in the case conversion but failed. i have titles with leading digits. the… --- ## [\[new feature suggestion\] Auto format uppercase/lowercase for some words in tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-feature-suggestion-auto-format-uppercase-lowercase-for-some-words-in-tags/13344)
**Author:** [@amidaobscura](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/amidaobscura)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2012, 6:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-feature-suggestion-auto-format-uppercase-lowercase-for-some-words-in-tags/13344 "2012-04-22T18:25:12Z")
Hello, I couldn’t find anything about this, I’ll explain with some examples : Some people like to have all words first letter capitalized for titles, band names, etc. Example: "Dimension Of The Blackest Dark" Others (l… --- ## [how to make the filenames shorter in length?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-the-filenames-shorter-in-length/13324)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [April 17, 2012, 10:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-the-filenames-shorter-in-length/13324 "2012-04-17T22:27:09Z")
how to make the filenames shorter? i have long filenames. i want to make the length of the filenames to 25 characters including the spaces between words. how is it possible? --- ## [how to eliminte space before a fullstop ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-eliminte-space-before-a-fullstop/13331)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 10:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-eliminte-space-before-a-fullstop/13331 "2012-04-16T22:44:06Z")
i have a few filenames which have spaces before a fullstop. i want to eliminate those spaces. how can i accomplish that? example filename\>pari malar .mp3 want to get\> pari malar.mp3 --- ## [request: auto-size columns](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-auto-size-columns/13301)
**Author:** [@jistme](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jistme)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 16, 2012, 6:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-auto-size-columns/13301 "2012-04-16T06:24:49Z")
Considering how many columns there are possible with MP3tag, an auto-size option for columns would be extremely useful. --- ## [Text field should still have focus after switching applications](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-field-should-still-have-focus-after-switching-applications/13318)
**Author:** [@OlaDunk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/OlaDunk)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 13, 2012, 12:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-field-should-still-have-focus-after-switching-applications/13318 "2012-04-13T12:13:19Z")
Hi. I’m currently using version 2.50 in XP sp3. Sometimes I need to get the tags from web sites or any other sources that let me copy text. What bugs me is that if I stay in the Artist coloum (this applies to any coll… --- ## [what happens with ratings 1.0 and 5.0 in MP3tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-happens-with-ratings-1-0-and-5-0-in-mp3tag/13304)
**Author:** [@jistme](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jistme)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 7, 2012, 7:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-happens-with-ratings-1-0-and-5-0-in-mp3tag/13304 "2012-04-07T19:00:38Z")
This one is also interesting and got me confused. In both MusicBee and MediaMonkey, ratings seems logical and coherent, but when opened in MP3Tag very strange things happen with ratings 1.0 and 5.0 ? Please enlighten… --- ## [User Rec.: Meta-Query, Func(MBz) Return Attr\[x,y,…\]](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-rec-meta-query-func-mbz-return-attr-x-y/13288)
**Author:** [@stanley.tweedle](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stanley.tweedle)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 3, 2012, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/user-rec-meta-query-func-mbz-return-attr-x-y/13288 "2012-04-03T17:23:39Z")
Top o’ the mornin’ to ye. Greetings. G’day sir/ ma’am; & all that jazzy jazzed-up jazz!… Require: let FLAC = “Free Lossless Audio Codec” And, so the story goes: I wore the clothes; said the things to make it seem impro… --- ## [the dummy field name missing in the drop down list](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-dummy-field-name-missing-in-the-drop-down-list/13279)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 2, 2012, 5:55am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/the-dummy-field-name-missing-in-the-drop-down-list/13279 "2012-04-02T05:55:59Z")
i am using the 2.50 version of mp3tag. i have a title like this. 49 parimalar kulir-inh100514448 i want to omit the last word from it. i tried tag-filename conversion. format string-%title%-%dummy% but it is not giv… --- ## [how to carry forward the saved actions to new version?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-carry-forward-the-saved-actions-to-new-version/13273)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 1, 2012, 11:19am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-carry-forward-the-saved-actions-to-new-version/13273 "2012-04-01T11:19:16Z")
suppose i have created some actions and saved them. when we install new versions of mp3tag the saved actions will be lost. to avoid this how can i carry forward the saved actions to the new version of mp3tag? something r… --- ## [DLNA Thumbnail Compatibility](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dlna-thumbnail-compatibility/13263)
**Author:** [@gvm](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gvm)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 29, 2012, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/dlna-thumbnail-compatibility/13263 "2012-03-29T18:28:02Z")
Does anyone have any technical information on the DLNA standards, particularly relating to “thumbnail” images in MP3 tags? I’ve been tagging my music collection with large (up to 1000x1000) cover art images (obtained fr… --- ## [Different Dates](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-dates/13226)
**Author:** [@Michiel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Michiel)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 21, 2012, 8:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-dates/13226 "2012-03-21T08:49:07Z")
Date of ACQUISITION is date I added a mp3 to my collection. %\_file\_mod\_datetime% etc. are inappropriate placeholders because they changes with changing a tag. %\_file\_create\_date% and its variants seem to be appropriate… --- ## [Easy format string help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easy-format-string-help/13233)
**Author:** [@RoronoaDSanji](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RoronoaDSanji)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/easy-format-string-help/13233 "2012-03-19T19:05:43Z")
Hi i couldnt find this after some searching, so ill just throw it here, it should be easy I want to rename my folder structure base on the tag and here is what i come up with so far: %artist%’\[’%date%’\]’ %album%$num(%t… --- ## [Filename - Tag, assign same value to multiple tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-assign-same-value-to-multiple-tags/13234)
**Author:** [@redstang](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/redstang)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 19, 2012, 5:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-tag-assign-same-value-to-multiple-tags/13234 "2012-03-19T05:22:51Z")
I’d like to know if there is a format syntax to apply the same part of the file name to multiple tags. Take for example %artist% and %albumartist%. For the podcasts I am trying to tag, the artist value only appears onc… --- ## [Support for CUE in UTF-8](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-cue-in-utf-8/13209)
**Author:** [@Hamstersex](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Hamstersex)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 11:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-for-cue-in-utf-8/13209 "2012-03-18T23:11:33Z")
how about CUE sheet? can you please add function to save edited CUE in UTF-8? --- ## [Feature Request - Select Next Track](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-select-next-track/13232)
**Author:** [@quimbo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/quimbo)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2012, 1:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-select-next-track/13232 "2012-03-18T13:41:33Z")
Here is how I typically use MP3Tag: Select All Tracks Fill in Artist, Album, Year, Genre, Comment, Click Save Select all the tracks for each disc, enter disc number, Click Save, repeat for each disc For each track I… --- ## [Edit tag panel layout](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-tag-panel-layout/13169)
**Author:** [@TOGETOGE](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TOGETOGE)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2012, 2:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/edit-tag-panel-layout/13169 "2012-03-12T14:50:26Z")
I like this application and I'm very satisfied. :laughing: But I cannot edit tag panel layout. :frowning: :slight\_smile: --- ## [Function for urlencode?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/function-for-urlencode/13204)
**Author:** [@Flashin\_39\_95](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Flashin_39_95)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2012, 4:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/function-for-urlencode/13204 "2012-03-11T16:22:21Z")
Hi, I want to pass Text to a URL that fills a form on a website. To build the URL I need to urlencode the text. Is there a function for it? If not, why not? It’s 2012, people do stuff online :wink: I found this topic h… --- ## [Remedy to unwanted \\\\ field split, please](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remedy-to-unwanted-field-split-please/13139)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2012, 8:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remedy-to-unwanted-field-split-please/13139 "2012-02-28T20:26:24Z")
If on V2.49 I edit a field containing “\\” in the mail panel, Mp3tag changes “\\” to ", " and ALT+T shows the field has been split. This is HIGHLY UNDESIRABLE e.g. causes this: http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopi…… --- ## [Links in forum email notifications](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/links-in-forum-email-notifications/13146)
**Author:** [@JJ\_Johnson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JJ_Johnson)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2012, 6:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/links-in-forum-email-notifications/13146 "2012-02-26T18:43:47Z")
Is there any chance that the email notification messages that are sent out by the forum software could have the link to the post placed at the top? Unlike notifications from other forum packages, these messages quote the… --- ## [Export to csv problem with multiple entries in tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-csv-problem-with-multiple-entries-in-tags/13127)
**Author:** [@m4rk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/m4rk)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2012, 11:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-to-csv-problem-with-multiple-entries-in-tags/13127 "2012-02-22T11:54:19Z")
Hi, I am successfully exporting my collection details to csv and can bring it into excel. I use | as a deliminator. (The default ; didn’t work because too many titles have that too). Some of my tags have multiple entrie… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=77) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/general/20.md?page=79)