# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=189 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 190 --- ## [Script not functioning in usual way, not sure why?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-not-functioning-in-usual-way-not-sure-why/42411)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 4:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/script-not-functioning-in-usual-way-not-sure-why/42411 "2018-07-21T16:17:49Z")
Hello there, I am trying to run a script which has worked perfectly on thousands of tracks but for some reason on a number of albums it is not working. Is it something to do with the use of " ' " in the folder names? If… --- ## [Mp3Tag V2.89a Track Number -\> Album Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-89a-track-number-album-artist/42418)
**Author:** [@chiurutu](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chiurutu)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 8:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-89a-track-number-album-artist/42418 "2018-07-21T08:39:42Z")
It appear that it save the number of title into album artist. Please check. Thanks Regards Stefano --- ## [Tag More Than 1000 tracks from source](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-more-than-1000-tracks-from-source/42416)
**Author:** [@SvenskNavi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SvenskNavi)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 21, 2018, 5:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-more-than-1000-tracks-from-source/42416 "2018-07-21T05:43:32Z")
Hello. I haven't been able to find an answer to this, so apologies if is has indeed been asked/answered before, but I'm wondering if/how I can increase the number of tracks that I get for tagging from a source, or how to… --- ## [MP4 Video File Listed Once for Each Chapter Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-video-file-listed-once-for-each-chapter-title/42399)
**Author:** [@JFord](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JFord)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 20, 2018, 6:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp4-video-file-listed-once-for-each-chapter-title/42399 "2018-07-20T06:58:18Z")
I have encountered something I have never seen before. I have an MP4 video file which has MP4 Nero tags. My problem is that this file appears in the main view on multiple lines, one for each chapter. Each of the chapters… --- ## [Remove parenthetical phrase from filename?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parenthetical-phrase-from-filename/2201)
**Author:** [@Praxis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Praxis)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 5:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parenthetical-phrase-from-filename/2201 "2018-07-17T17:30:44Z")
This is a great program, and one of a handfull of programs keeping me booting Windows on a regular basis. It beats Linux Easytag with a hammer. Anyway, I’m wondering what the best way to remove a phrase that is in pare… --- ## [Japanese characters in tags are gibberish](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/japanese-characters-in-tags-are-gibberish/42384)
**Author:** [@cheetahsweater](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cheetahsweater)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 5:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/japanese-characters-in-tags-are-gibberish/42384 "2018-07-19T17:16:11Z")
I'm attempting to convert a text file's tags into album info, as seen here: But when the files are tagged, this is what it shows: And this is how the tags display in Windows, too. How do I make the tags Japanese? … --- ## [Remove parenthetical "feat." from filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parenthetical-feat-from-filename/42498)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 19, 2018, 5:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-parenthetical-feat-from-filename/42498 "2018-07-19T05:20:38Z")
How about adapting this to prevent it being applied when the filename / title contains '(feat. )' regardless of the number of characters within parenthesis? How would this be done? --- ## [I copyed long time al lot of song with no tags i see now](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-copyed-long-time-al-lot-of-song-with-no-tags-i-see-now/42365)
**Author:** [@glda19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/glda19)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 9:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-copyed-long-time-al-lot-of-song-with-no-tags-i-see-now/42365 "2018-07-18T09:49:12Z")
I Found a usenet a long time ago -+ 800 song and many of them have no tags. How can i get them --- ## [Filtering by Cover Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-by-cover-art/42376)
**Author:** [@ajsjoe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ajsjoe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 7:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filtering-by-cover-art/42376 "2018-07-18T07:45:09Z")
Can anyone suggest how to filter a list by cover art. I have tried everything to no avail --- ## [Capitalize words without capitalized words](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitalize-words-without-capitalized-words/42372)
**Author:** [@MikeyMike75](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MikeyMike75)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 18, 2018, 5:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/capitalize-words-without-capitalized-words/42372 "2018-07-18T05:05:44Z")
Hello everybody, I am searching for a solution for my problem. Sometimes in a filename or tag there is a word (artist) (title) with 2 or more capitalized letters. When I use the action all the words will be replaced b… --- ## [Images not being saved in MP3 file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/images-not-being-saved-in-mp3-file/42369)
**Author:** [@glenn3095](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/glenn3095)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 12:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/images-not-being-saved-in-mp3-file/42369 "2018-07-17T12:20:11Z")
I have been using the Actions/Actions (Quick)/Import Cover from file but the image only appears when the MP3 file is shown in MP3TAG and nowhere else like File Explorer or on my Android phone. Any ideas about what I'm d… --- ## [Tag on old mp3 palyer not show correctly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-on-old-mp3-palyer-not-show-correctly/42364)
**Author:** [@glda19](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/glda19)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 17, 2018, 8:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-on-old-mp3-palyer-not-show-correctly/42364 "2018-07-17T08:59:54Z")
i see many song like dis ÿbS ÿbS ÿbS What is wrong ? --- ## [Encoding "foreign" character metadata (FLAC files)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/encoding-foreign-character-metadata-flac-files/42264)
**Author:** [@d2b](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/d2b)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 9:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/encoding-foreign-character-metadata-flac-files/42264 "2018-07-16T21:50:03Z")
Using Windows 10 and mp3tag for adding metadata to FLAC files. Since my keyboard does not directly support foreign characters, such as those found in Celtic music and other non-USA English music forms, I've been using C… --- ## [Discogs pone (edit the script)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-pone-edit-the-script/42357)
**Author:** [@uviol](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/uviol)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 16, 2018, 7:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-pone-edit-the-script/42357 "2018-07-16T19:07:11Z")
Hi everyone! First, sorry for my bad english! Second, i want to change the script, i want to write the "composed by", the "written by" and "written-by" fields to the Composer, or the Artist field (if the current releas… --- ## [Conditional delete](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditional-delete/42345)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditional-delete/42345 "2018-07-15T17:28:07Z")
Hello there, I have noticed a number of singles albums in my collection and I have decided I don't want them. I would imagine it is possible to run an action to deal with this? I need to check if total number of tracks… --- ## [Copy Cover and paste into Windows 8.1?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-cover-and-paste-into-windows-8-1/42348)
**Author:** [@Automanic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Automanic)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 1:32pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-cover-and-paste-into-windows-8-1/42348 "2018-07-15T13:32:52Z")
Just wondering if this is possible or if it can be made possible? Within mp3tag I can copy the cover, but every so often I would like to copy the cover using Windows's clipboard. --- ## [Default Extended Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-extended-tags/42295)
**Author:** [@izzyforeal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/izzyforeal)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [July 15, 2018, 3:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/default-extended-tags/42295 "2018-07-15T03:37:31Z")
Hello All, I would like to know if there is a way to place information in the default "extended tag" box? For example, when I select a song, select extended tag, a box appears with "Artist, Album and Title" along with s… --- ## [How to sort genre (multiple tags) alfabetical?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-sort-genre-multiple-tags-alfabetical/42342)
**Author:** [@bascurtiz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bascurtiz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 2:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-sort-genre-multiple-tags-alfabetical/42342 "2018-07-14T14:48:32Z")
Someone made me a script in Python to grab Style description of Discogs.com based on Artist - Title as input. This STYLE tag then gets written to the GENRE tag of the MP3 or FLAC. So far, so good.... But, I want those… --- ## [\_TAG tag function?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-tag-function/42339)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 7:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-tag-function/42339 "2018-07-14T07:10:35Z")
Hello there, I am looking through some code and don't know where mp3tag is pulling the data from for \_TAG? For example: T=4 ! Title Case Conversion \[3\] (Articles, Conjunctions & Short Prepositions to Lower-Case, Except… --- ## [MP3TAG won't connect to Discogs or MusicBrainz](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-wont-connect-to-discogs-or-musicbrainz/42256)
**Author:** [@coop371](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/coop371)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 7:04am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-wont-connect-to-discogs-or-musicbrainz/42256 "2018-07-14T07:04:53Z")
WHen I try to access either Discogs or MusicBrainz I receive an error message. Discogs says failed to authenticate using Oauth (1) and MusicBrainz just keeps coming up with says Sorry, no entries are matching your searc… --- ## [Latest update bug](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/latest-update-bug/42335)
**Author:** [@sogalitno](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sogalitno)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 14, 2018, 2:59am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/latest-update-bug/42335 "2018-07-14T02:59:43Z")
Each time i open the latest version it tells me there is a new version ( i have the latest version... ) a little annoying --- ## [Disc number into Directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disc-number-into-directory/42324)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 13, 2018, 7:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disc-number-into-directory/42324 "2018-07-13T07:54:35Z")
Hello there, I have a number of albums which are filed as follows: Artist\>Album\>Disc 01 Arist\>Album\>Disc 02 etc The data is correct in the Discnumber tag. Could someone please tell me how would I go about getting th… --- ## [Action to Extract Year From Album Field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-extract-year-from-album-field/42318)
**Author:** [@djrichiep](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/djrichiep)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 3:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-extract-year-from-album-field/42318 "2018-07-12T15:46:18Z")
Hello, I want to create an action that will pull the Year out of the Album field. The "albums" I am working with all follow the same naming pattern: XXXX YEAR-00-00 XXXXXX XXXXXXXXX How do I set the action to pull ju… --- ## [Conditional Formatting for Artist based on Album Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditional-formatting-for-artist-based-on-album-artist/42230)
**Author:** [@sheepdisease](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/sheepdisease)\ **Replies:** 36\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 3:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditional-formatting-for-artist-based-on-album-artist/42230 "2018-07-12T15:36:29Z")
I have a number of albums which contain multiple artists for individual songs. Because the album is by a particular artist, even if another artist is featured, I want the artist to be that of the album (files are stored… --- ## [How to split a playlist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-split-a-playlist/42305)
**Author:** [@mosterry](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mosterry)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 11:50am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-split-a-playlist/42305 "2018-07-12T11:50:32Z")
How can I simply split a playlist into "n" sub-playlists? In other words: is there a way to split a playlist of 1000 songs into 100 playlists of 10 songs, grouping the first 10 songs, the second 10 songs, the third 10 so… --- ## [Composers & Label](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/composers-label/42309)
**Author:** [@Lula](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lula)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [July 12, 2018, 5:09am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/composers-label/42309 "2018-07-12T05:09:42Z")
Good night, how can I add Composers & Label info, and export them to Excell? thanks Lula --- ## [Not pulling in Featured Artist information from Discogs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-pulling-in-featured-artist-information-from-discogs/42272)
**Author:** [@WVRN](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WVRN)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 1:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/not-pulling-in-featured-artist-information-from-discogs/42272 "2018-07-10T13:27:33Z")
For years, I've used MP3Tag for editing MP3 tags. I did not want to get too detailed with the tag information but I also wanted some consistency. The consistency that I decided on was Title (containing track title), Arti… --- ## [Merge genres to a common value](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/merge-genres-to-a-common-value/42268)
**Author:** [@musicfx](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/musicfx)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 12:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/merge-genres-to-a-common-value/42268 "2018-07-10T12:46:52Z")
Hi All, I have 20 mp3 files with three different genres (Ex: RnB, Pop, Rock). I would like to format the genre to be most available to be the value of all 20 mp3 of those files. Is there a way to do this? Thank You. --- ## [MP3Tag v2.88a Kopiere Interpret nach Album-Interpret - Fehler](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-88a-kopiere-interpret-nach-album-interpret-fehler/42235)
**Author:** [@horkol](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/horkol)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [July 10, 2018, 10:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-v2-88a-kopiere-interpret-nach-album-interpret-fehler/42235 "2018-07-10T10:45:15Z")
Hallo, ich wollte den Inhalt von Interpret nach Album-Interpret per "Tag - Tag" kopieren - siehe nachfolgend Nach Ausführung des Befehls waren die Daten in der Quelle weg, aber im Ziel nicht angekommen - siehe nachfo… --- ## [M3U playlists being created using ANSI instead of UTF-8](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m3u-playlists-being-created-using-ansi-instead-of-utf-8/42247)
**Author:** [@kimsalang99](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kimsalang99)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [July 9, 2018, 9:14pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/m3u-playlists-being-created-using-ansi-instead-of-utf-8/42247 "2018-07-09T21:14:28Z")
I'm trying to create a M3U playlist for an album, and the playlist winds up not working as the song filenames are in Japanese. The M3U is being encoded as ANSI instead of Unicode, and this results in Japanese characters … [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=188) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=190)