# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=311 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 312 --- ## [Remove Artwork and filesize stays the same](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-artwork-and-filesize-stays-the-same/11670)
**Author:** [@jwgraves](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jwgraves)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2011, 7:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-artwork-and-filesize-stays-the-same/11670 "2011-03-05T19:18:16Z")
I have about 10,000 tracks in my collection and decided to add artwork into every mp3 file (previously it was just sitting in the folder as folder.jpg). Mp3tag made the experience totally painless…setup an action to ‘im… --- ## [How to export list by artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-list-by-artist/11666)
**Author:** [@gregthegirlgroupmast](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gregthegirlgroupmast)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 3:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-export-list-by-artist/11666 "2011-03-04T15:41:09Z")
Hello, I am trying to use the export feature to make a html list of my mp3’s When I export the list it is done by file name even thought on the screen I have the list sorted by artist. Am I missing something. I’d liked… --- ## [WikipediA search tool (help needed to trim wats instead closed brakets)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wikipedia-search-tool-help-needed-to-trim-wats-instead-closed-brakets/11662)
**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 6:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/wikipedia-search-tool-help-needed-to-trim-wats-instead-closed-brakets/11662 "2011-03-04T06:26:05Z")
I need a tool to right click and search wikipedia, The only problem is my album tag has the Catalog # in it I need to just search everything up until whatever is in closed brackets eg. Search I said EP Instead of … --- ## [File Errors](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-errors/11658)
**Author:** [@kwiebe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kwiebe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2011, 5:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-errors/11658 "2011-03-04T05:08:38Z")
I have a 3000-file library combination wma and mp3. With 2.48 on Windows 7 64-bit, I fairly often get this error: ‘File “filename.mp3” cannot be opened for writing.’ There is a thread on this issue having to do with n… --- ## [Replace every Album Artist with Album Name?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-every-album-artist-with-album-name/11659)
**Author:** [@FLX](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FLX)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 2, 2011, 9:57pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-every-album-artist-with-album-name/11659 "2011-03-02T21:57:34Z")
Hello, I’d like to replace every Album Artist with Album Name, how can I accomplish this? Many thanks, Dennis --- ## [format "featuring" putting it before (remix/clean/dirty/version)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-featuring-putting-it-before-remix-clean-dirty-version/11652)
**Author:** [@WDPK837](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WDPK837)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 4:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-featuring-putting-it-before-remix-clean-dirty-version/11652 "2011-03-01T16:06:51Z")
So I’ve greatly appreciated everyone’s help getting my “featuring/feat/ft” converted to “feat.” and moving it to the end of the title. Now I’d like to create a regex that can distinguish when the title already has “(remi… --- ## [Quirks of Regular Expressions in Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quirks-of-regular-expressions-in-mp3tag/11650)
**Author:** [@Doug\_Mackie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Doug_Mackie)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 2:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quirks-of-regular-expressions-in-mp3tag/11650 "2011-03-01T14:21:31Z")
Hello folks, Could someone please help me to understand the single quote marks (’) sometimes used in regular expressions posted here? For example, here is one from Dano for extracting parenthesized years from file name… --- ## [Video Description in iTunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/video-description-in-itunes/11651)
**Author:** [@fuzzbass45](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fuzzbass45)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 12:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/video-description-in-itunes/11651 "2011-03-01T12:54:43Z")
The answer is probably staring me in the face but I cannot find the right tag to change the Video Description in iTunes. Can anyone help? Many thanks Steve 45 --- ## [I can't play files from mp3tag since I have 2.48 version](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-cant-play-files-from-mp3tag-since-i-have-2-48-version/11536)
**Author:** [@chusval](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chusval)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2011, 10:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-cant-play-files-from-mp3tag-since-i-have-2-48-version/11536 "2011-03-01T10:57:20Z")
Since I installed in my PC the last version of MP3TAG (2.48) I’m not able to play any file in wiamp. Every time I try to do it from Mp3Tag, the next message is displayed: “Cannot open file … for playing” “The operating s… --- ## [Problems in Capitalization](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-in-capitalization/11648)
**Author:** [@Lord13](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lord13)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2011, 10:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problems-in-capitalization/11648 "2011-02-28T22:51:59Z")
Hello there, first of all congratulations to Florian and the rest of the gang for providing the greatest mp3 tag editor, I ve been using it for a while and I’m generally very satisfied from that. Having the compulsion o… --- ## [Need help exporting in this format if possible](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-exporting-in-this-format-if-possible/11645)
**Author:** [@godzillajoe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/godzillajoe)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 27, 2011, 11:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help-exporting-in-this-format-if-possible/11645 "2011-02-27T11:31:10Z")
Can’t quite get the hang of looping. What I want to do is export everything like this: ARTIST ALBUM (YEAR) track 01 track 02 ARTIST 2 ALBUM (YEAR) track 01 track 02 for example TORI AMOS UNDER THE PINK (1991) … --- ## [2 Directories..](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-directories/11644)
**Author:** [@Jatolo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jatolo)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 8:38pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2-directories/11644 "2011-02-26T20:38:16Z")
Hi …I’m using a search program called “everything” (Very Helpful), so I find on 2 Externals HHD some mp3 issues, so I highlighted them and right click to open them with mp3 tag…but guess what… it just load one hhd (one d… --- ## [Quick Way to Change Track Numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quick-way-to-change-track-numbers/11640)
**Author:** [@Sleeslag](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Sleeslag)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 7:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/quick-way-to-change-track-numbers/11640 "2011-02-26T19:01:10Z")
Ok I am a total newbie here. I tried using this program but I don’t see an easy way to do this… Here is what I am trying to achieve. I have 100+ tracks of mp3 that have their tracks labeled as 001,002,…010…099,101 etc… --- ## [I've stuffed up](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ive-stuffed-up/11627)
**Author:** [@Gen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gen)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 11:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ive-stuffed-up/11627 "2011-02-26T11:51:56Z")
I edited an existing .mte file which I had downloaded (can’t find which one!) $filename(Folder Album List.txt)Folder Album name list $loop(%\_folderpath%) $if($eql($folderdepth(%\_folderpath%),$folderdepth(%\_workingpat… --- ## [RegExp wont extract parts from filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-wont-extract-parts-from-filename/11637)
**Author:** [@max\_124\_cOre](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/max_124_cOre)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [February 26, 2011, 8:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-wont-extract-parts-from-filename/11637 "2011-02-26T08:14:43Z")
Hi there, i have a small problem to extract parts from my filenames via RegExp. May anyone has a suitable solution? I have 2 types of filenames looks like this a1\_artist\_-title.mp3 and a1\_artist-title(remixer).mp3 … --- ## [Moving part of a string to another field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-part-of-a-string-to-another-field/11633)
**Author:** [@Harakiri](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Harakiri)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [February 25, 2011, 10:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-part-of-a-string-to-another-field/11633 "2011-02-25T22:08:35Z")
First off, i deeply apologize for not figuring this out on my own. I’ve read several related topics including the FAQs but something is missing me. I have: \[Halo 02\] Pretty Hate Machine \[Halo 03\] Head Like A Hole (US) … --- ## [Problem with Mp3tag Help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-mp3tag-help/11628)
**Author:** [@aharpur](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aharpur)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-mp3tag-help/11628 "2011-02-23T22:45:43Z")
I have been using Mp3tag successfully for a few years. Now I have encountered this problem. When I click on Help/Contents I do not get the Help page, but instead another program opens. This is Notepad++, a text editor I… --- ## [How to edit unwanted extra year tag info](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-edit-unwanted-extra-year-tag-info/11629)
**Author:** [@gebak](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/gebak)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 23, 2011, 5:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-edit-unwanted-extra-year-tag-info/11629 "2011-02-23T17:43:59Z")
Hello everybody, I retagged thousand of files by year, artist, title. However, the format of the tag was e.g. 1867\[cd\]\[mv\] Wiener Philharmonic Orchestra - An Der Schönen Blauen Donau How to delete the characters behin… --- ## [In Regular Expression (\\w\*|\\W\*) works but (.\*) doesn't](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-regular-expression-w-w-works-but-doesnt/11611)
**Author:** [@bacoms](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bacoms)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 22, 2011, 12:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/in-regular-expression-w-w-works-but-doesnt/11611 "2011-02-22T12:08:50Z")
Hi all, I've searched the FAQs for the solution to this but to no avail so hopefully someone can throw some light on why the obvious solution doesn't work in MP3Tag. All I'm trying to do is add the composer, found at th… --- ## [Batch Copying/Moving a Field from id3v1 to idv32](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-copying-moving-a-field-from-id3v1-to-idv32/11597)
**Author:** [@TheMaddMP3tagger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TheMaddMP3tagger)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 8:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-copying-moving-a-field-from-id3v1-to-idv32/11597 "2011-02-21T20:22:33Z")
I’m trying to figure out how to batch copy the comments field of a group of mp3’s, copying the the id3v1 comments tags of the files to overwrite the id3v2 tags. The reason behind this is while I normally have good, cons… --- ## [eg. (date=0112) (year=2008) NEED RESULT (year 2008-01-12)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eg-date-0112-year-2008-need-result-year-2008-01-12/11621)
**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 5:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eg-date-0112-year-2008-need-result-year-2008-01-12/11621 "2011-02-21T17:28:36Z")
Hi all, Its probably very simple when you know how but I’ve tried for hours to get this to work. Basically I have two tags: Year:2008 Date:0112 The result I am looking for is: Year:2008-01-12 Date:0112 So all in … --- ## [Regexp to find triple+ repeated characters e.g. aaa, bbb, ...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-to-find-triple-repeated-characters-e-g-aaa-bbb/11613)
**Author:** [@thursday](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thursday)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/regexp-to-find-triple-repeated-characters-e-g-aaa-bbb/11613 "2011-02-21T16:55:29Z")
Hi guys, I'm trying to find an elegant regular expression to search for occurrences of strings formed by 3 or more repeated characters and replace these with double occurrences. e.g. "ooooooh I just need a friend" woul… --- ## [Action Groups](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-groups/11619)
**Author:** [@DJ\_Crazy\_Sounds](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Crazy_Sounds)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 21, 2011, 3:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-groups/11619 "2011-02-21T15:47:13Z")
Hello There. I was wondering if anyone could tell me how I can transfer my action groups I created on one computer to another computer? Thank you William --- ## [Conditional Export Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditional-export-action/11615)
**Author:** [@thursday](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/thursday)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 6:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conditional-export-action/11615 "2011-02-20T18:02:44Z")
Is it possible to create an action which conditionally exports files as determined by a given export configuration? i.e. an action which exports using exportconfiguration.mte if and only if a given regular expression is … --- ## [Getting Traktor to see Foobar Ratings](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-traktor-to-see-foobar-ratings/11610)
**Author:** [@derpotheman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/derpotheman)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [February 20, 2011, 4:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/getting-traktor-to-see-foobar-ratings/11610 "2011-02-20T16:43:40Z")
Hello, I’m having trouble getting traktor to see my foobar ratings. I am trying to use this code that I found on the forum: $if($eql(%RATING%,5),traktor@native-instruments.de|255|0, $if($eql(%RATING%,4),traktor@native… --- ## [Move part of album field to comments](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-part-of-album-field-to-comments/11608)
**Author:** [@pudsey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pudsey)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 4:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/move-part-of-album-field-to-comments/11608 "2011-02-18T16:00:11Z")
1) Currently my album fields are tagged like: (year) (album) (album edition) so for example: (1973) The Dark Side of the Moon (Japan Harvest CP35-3017) I’d like to move the album edition (in this case, (Japan Harvest… --- ## [Tracks being skipped over](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tracks-being-skipped-over/11605)
**Author:** [@stevenduda](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevenduda)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 3:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tracks-being-skipped-over/11605 "2011-02-18T15:15:28Z")
I’ve searched and havent found anything—I’m hoping I’m not wasting your time… Goal: Change file names based on tags Action: Used Tag\>File Name Converter Current Condition: Files won’t play on ipod, itunes, Mediamon… --- ## [automate tags based on filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automate-tags-based-on-filename/11609)
**Author:** [@yoniekai](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yoniekai)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automate-tags-based-on-filename/11609 "2011-02-18T13:03:22Z")
I would like to know the method, if its possible, to automate the input of tag entries basing from filename. Sometimes I handle up to 100 files at a time and example of filenames I get are 06 Title - Artist.mp3. Would be… --- ## [Automatically Remove Leading Track Numbers?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-remove-leading-track-numbers/11606)
**Author:** [@siouxdax](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/siouxdax)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [February 18, 2011, 8:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-remove-leading-track-numbers/11606 "2011-02-18T08:38:17Z")
Frequently I use MP3TAG to create m3u files and do some general tag cleanup, but I’m having real difficulty with tags that feature the track number before the song title. Is there a way to automatically remove these with… --- ## [Need to know the reg exp for following](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-to-know-the-reg-exp-for-following/11604)
**Author:** [@cdtinguria](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cdtinguria)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [February 17, 2011, 8:10pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-to-know-the-reg-exp-for-following/11604 "2011-02-17T20:10:42Z")
I want to convert my filename from ‘Nothing Else Matters’ to ‘NothingElseMatters’. What regular exp should i use to achive this? thanks [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=310) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=312)