# Off-Topic **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/off-topic/26.md?page=4 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 5 --- ## [GetMp3tagFormatStrings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getmp3tagformatstrings/10088)
**Author:** [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [October 25, 2020, 2:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getmp3tagformatstrings/10088 "2020-10-25T02:37:23Z")
I have created a simple tool - nothing fancy - just a quick release of an idea - maybe a one shot. This “Mp3tagGetFormatStrings” tool extracts user created format strings out of Mp3tag filter- and convert-dialogs and sa… --- ## [Total Commander plugin pdfview.wlx](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/total-commander-plugin-pdfview-wlx/50371)
**Author:** [@AVol](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/AVol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [October 4, 2020, 10:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/total-commander-plugin-pdfview-wlx/50371 "2020-10-04T22:30:37Z")
I discovered Total Commander (TC) Lister plugin by Florian H. on the mp3tag page. Is this plugin stll expected to work with Win7 and TC 9.x? The offered download files are quite old (2007). I also installed GhsotScript… --- ## [Suggestion: directory structure in foo\_run with hash (#)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-directory-structure-in-foo-run-with-hash/50186)
**Author:** [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [September 13, 2020, 10:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-directory-structure-in-foo-run-with-hash/50186 "2020-09-13T10:07:15Z")
Like it is implemented in Action Groups. (Other users' opinion?) --- ## [TagComplete - new tag auto completion service](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagcomplete-new-tag-auto-completion-service/49750)
**Author:** [@MP3Freak\_Peter](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MP3Freak_Peter)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [August 21, 2020, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagcomplete-new-tag-auto-completion-service/49750 "2020-08-21T19:18:47Z")
Hey@all, TagComplete is an software for the automatic completion of metadata against a database maintained by community. Community database rating system "learns" with every file scanned by you. Title recognition is … --- ## [Acoustics improvement of a room with riddled furniture \[integrated bass traps\]](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/acoustics-improvement-of-a-room-with-riddled-furniture-integrated-bass-traps/49609)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2020, 8:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/acoustics-improvement-of-a-room-with-riddled-furniture-integrated-bass-traps/49609 "2020-07-18T08:12:20Z")
Recently I renovated a room Right now it is almost empty and has flat surfaces and has no carpets and other materials that can absorb the sounds. As a result of that I have a profound echo- it even took my brain a… --- ## [WMP Tag Plus trick not working in Windows 10 2004 Upgrade](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-tag-plus-trick-not-working-in-windows-10-2004-upgrade/49574)
**Author:** [@Kusaywa](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Kusaywa)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2020, 8:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wmp-tag-plus-trick-not-working-in-windows-10-2004-upgrade/49574 "2020-07-09T08:42:49Z")
On previous versions of Windows 10, I did the WMP Tag Plus trick to get Windows Media Player to recognize my flac files. All worked well until my recent upgrade to v2004. The native WMP tag support (without WMP Tag Plus)… --- ## [Other, than tags, textual data in music files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/other-than-tags-textual-data-in-music-files/49300)
**Author:** [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [June 15, 2020, 12:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/other-than-tags-textual-data-in-music-files/49300 "2020-06-15T00:58:59Z")
I would like to know, if there is any personal information in a music file somewhere other, than the tags. I opened a FLAC in a simple text editor (EditPad), and could find the contents of the tags. But nothing else. Doe… --- ## [Intro and Poster Frame timecodes in MP4s](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/intro-and-poster-frame-timecodes-in-mp4s/48997)
**Author:** [@Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crissov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 25, 2020, 7:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/intro-and-poster-frame-timecodes-in-mp4s/48997 "2020-05-25T07:29:36Z")
Apple's QuickTime MOV format, which is the base of ISO's MP4 format, has the Movie Header Atom (or Box) mvhd inside either Movie moov or Track trak which allows, among other things, to specify the timecode to be used as … --- ## [Suggestion: $meta\_sep() function in Anytag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-meta-sep-function-in-anytag/48935)
**Author:** [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 13, 2020, 1:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-meta-sep-function-in-anytag/48935 "2020-05-13T13:21:11Z")
Even if there is no 64-bit anytag, i would sometimes like to switch to a 32-bit Total Commander, if there was a $meta\_sep() function in Anytag. --- ## [FRAME inspector Axone.jar Commandline args?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/frame-inspector-axone-jar-commandline-args/19211)
**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 7, 2020, 1:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/frame-inspector-axone-jar-commandline-args/19211 "2020-05-07T13:08:19Z")
Anyone know how to get this ID3 Frame inspector Axone.jar to run via the cmd.exe or if you know of any other I could check out? e.g. “C:\\Users\\stevehero\\Desktop\\Axone.jar” “’%\_path%’” HOMEPAGE: http://flying.guy.chez-a… --- ## [How to send and drag & drop files to an audio editor? -OR- Problems with running as (not) administrator on Windows 10](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-send-and-drag-drop-files-to-an-audio-editor-or-problems-with-running-as-not-administrator-on-windows-10/46386)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2020, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-send-and-drag-drop-files-to-an-audio-editor-or-problems-with-running-as-not-administrator-on-windows-10/46386 "2020-03-16T21:01:13Z")
I recently went from Windows 7 to Windows 10. And I have this problem: I can no longer drag and drop files from Mp3tag to Sony Sound Forge audio editor and I also cannot send them to it from via the Mp3tag File \> Options… --- ## [How to make a list of files not using Mp3tag - and add a datestamp to it?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-a-list-of-files-not-using-mp3tag-and-add-a-datestamp-to-it/47100)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2020, 4:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-a-list-of-files-not-using-mp3tag-and-add-a-datestamp-to-it/47100 "2020-03-15T16:20:29Z")
I need to make a list of all of the files for ma folder that has many sub-folders- in which there are many files With a BAT like this tree P:\\YouTube /f \> "C:\\Archive\\File List.txt" I get a File List.txt in fold… --- ## [ID3v2.5 or ID3v3](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-5-or-id3v3/47940)
**Author:** [@Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crissov)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2020, 11:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-5-or-id3v3/47940 "2020-03-06T11:39:56Z")
The development of the ID3 tag format seems to have stalled if not ceased altogether, not least because most new downloads and rips use other container formats than MP3, notably ISO MPEG 4 part 14 (MP4/MOV) and Matroska … --- ## [Foo\_run environment variable](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/foo-run-environment-variable/47933)
**Author:** [@dieme](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dieme)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2020, 5:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/foo-run-environment-variable/47933 "2020-02-21T05:58:31Z")
Do it is possible to add support for envinronment variabile (f.e. %temp%) to foo\_run addon? "%ProgramFiles(x86)%\\Mp3tag\\Mp3tag.exe" "$directory\_path(%path%)" or "'%'ProgramFiles(x86)'%'\\Mp3tag\\Mp3tag.exe" "$directory\_… --- ## [Albums in ZIP or single MP4 or alternative](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-in-zip-or-single-mp4-or-alternative/47711)
**Author:** [@Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crissov)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 12, 2020, 7:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/albums-in-zip-or-single-mp4-or-alternative/47711 "2020-02-12T19:06:09Z")
I have an external USB HDD that mostly contains MP4 videos, about 100 MB to 2 GB each. To store and retrieve those more efficiently, I formatted the drive with a rather large cluster size – 4 MiB if I remember correctly.… --- ## [Windows 10 File Explorer columns for MP4 tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-10-file-explorer-columns-for-mp4-tags/47264)
**Author:** [@Crissov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Crissov)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [December 10, 2019, 9:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/windows-10-file-explorer-columns-for-mp4-tags/47264 "2019-12-10T21:10:53Z")
When you browse media files in Windows Explorerʼs details view, you can choose from many columns to be displayed. Some sensible ones are automatically activated if the folder (or its parent) is set as containing audio, v… --- ## [Disc defrag order](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disc-defrag-order/19251)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disc-defrag-order/19251 "2019-11-25T21:17:42Z")
I’m looking for a software that will let me defragment my disc but with setting the order of folders- so that a I can put most accessed data where it will be read faster. Does anyone know of such? I am already using Ult… --- ## [How do we call MIDI and non-MIDI files?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-we-call-midi-and-non-midi-files/19795)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [November 25, 2019, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-we-call-midi-and-non-midi-files/19795 "2019-11-25T18:58:02Z")
So in graphic editing we can group file format in two main categories: vector and raster By that comparison, MIDI are “vectors” and non-MIDI are “rasters”. Do such two audio groups have names? --- ## [Does your music taste change with time?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-your-music-taste-change-with-time/19148)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [November 10, 2019, 7:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-your-music-taste-change-with-time/19148 "2019-11-10T19:05:14Z")
For the 3rd time in my life I am evaluating all of my music. And it is somewhat peculiar to me why something that I know for 20-30 years still holds up, while some after 2-3 years bores me to death. Or the other way arou… --- ## [ReplayGain 2 on Linux: Introducing loudgain](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaygain-2-on-linux-introducing-loudgain/46581)
**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replaygain-2-on-linux-introducing-loudgain/46581 "2019-10-31T19:20:28Z")
There were never many native Linux tools for replaygaining, so I decided to take over the development of loudgain, a free and open source ReplayGain 2.0 loudness tagger, based on the EBU R128/ITU BS.1770 standard (-18 LU… --- ## [Export window -OR- How to exclude Mp3tag from an AutoHotkey script?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-window-or-how-to-exclude-mp3tag-from-an-autohotkey-script/46163)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 31, 2019, 6:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-window-or-how-to-exclude-mp3tag-from-an-autohotkey-script/46163 "2019-10-31T18:16:23Z")
\[I do not now if this is a bug or on the contrary - something that should be even in the Off-Topic section, but here it goes\] Long story short: I had the same problem with Explorer from Microsoft as it is described in t… --- ## [Listening youtube with replay gain?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/listening-youtube-with-replay-gain/46866)
**Author:** [@incifinci](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/incifinci)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [October 27, 2019, 7:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/listening-youtube-with-replay-gain/46866 "2019-10-27T07:51:05Z")
Does anybody know a solution? --- ## [Hey is there a tool out there that can generate and checksum the audio file excluding id3 tag?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hey-is-there-a-tool-out-there-that-can-generate-and-checksum-the-audio-file-excluding-id3-tag/46865)
**Author:** [@suta](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/suta)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2019, 8:22am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hey-is-there-a-tool-out-there-that-can-generate-and-checksum-the-audio-file-excluding-id3-tag/46865 "2019-10-26T08:22:26Z")
hey is there a tool out there that can generate and checksum the audio file excluding id3 tag? --- ## [MP3: Remove Lyrics3 tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-remove-lyrics3-tags/46783)
**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [October 19, 2019, 7:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-remove-lyrics3-tags/46783 "2019-10-19T19:03:35Z")
Removing the (nowadays more or less obsolete) Lyrics3 tags from MP3 files still seems an issue in 2019. Although they can be cleanly removed using Mp3tag by setting your tagging options correctly, removing all tags and … --- ## [Achieving silence - how to turn off hard disk on Windows 10?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/achieving-silence-how-to-turn-off-hard-disk-on-windows-10/45914)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [October 16, 2019, 3:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/achieving-silence-how-to-turn-off-hard-disk-on-windows-10/45914 "2019-10-16T15:00:07Z")
I recently moved to a clean installation of Windows 10 from Windows 7. And I need to turn off a SATA HDD, so that I will have silence coming out from using SDDs and passive-inaudible within my PC On Windows 7 I used… --- ## [Off topic: sw to sync iPod Classic](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/off-topic-sw-to-sync-ipod-classic/46584)
**Author:** [@balma01](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/balma01)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [September 29, 2019, 5:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/off-topic-sw-to-sync-ipod-classic/46584 "2019-09-29T17:34:17Z")
Sorry to be off topic. I’m looking for a simple sw to sync music files from win7 pc to an iPod Classic. An iTunes alternative. Do you have anu suggestion? --- ## [Sending files to FileDate Changer does not work - AND - Mp3tag overrides fonts system settings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sending-files-to-filedate-changer-does-not-work-and-mp3tag-overrides-fonts-system-settings/46261)
**Author:** [@Zerow](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Zerow)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [August 28, 2019, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sending-files-to-filedate-changer-does-not-work-and-mp3tag-overrides-fonts-system-settings/46261 "2019-08-28T20:10:06Z")
There is this freeware software by NirSoft called FileDate Changer. It allows for tampering with 3 kinds of dates of files The problem is that I am unable to send filed to it from Mp3tag via the File \> Options \> T… --- ## [Lost Connection to files and tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-connection-to-files-and-tags/46230)
**Author:** [@ngz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ngz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [August 25, 2019, 7:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/lost-connection-to-files-and-tags/46230 "2019-08-25T07:10:24Z")
I have been using mp3tag to edit tags in Vault2i (rip and store) device. I was able to access the files via a network connection to my computer (creating a network-based Z: drive on the computer). Today that drive disa… --- ## [Special characters in Traktor Collection](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/special-characters-in-traktor-collection/45594)
**Author:** [@Patch](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Patch)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [June 2, 2019, 7:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/special-characters-in-traktor-collection/45594 "2019-06-02T07:18:24Z")
--- ## [Joining MP3 tracks automatically](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/joining-mp3-tracks-automatically/45233)
**Author:** [@modernideas](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/modernideas)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2019, 6:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/joining-mp3-tracks-automatically/45233 "2019-04-27T18:21:45Z")
Hi, I have a number of tracks I'd like to join. There is this audiobook that Comes with very short one-minute Segments, and this really messes up my car's Music Player (it usually starts somewhere in the middle, with the… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/off-topic/26.md?page=3) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/off-topic/26.md?page=5)