# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=327 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 328 --- ## [Get year from file name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-year-from-file-name/10338)
**Author:** [@Stefanovic](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Stefanovic)\ **Replies:** 10\ **Last updated:** [May 4, 2010, 10:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/get-year-from-file-name/10338 "2010-05-04T10:29:47Z")
Hi, I´ve got a whole bunch of house livesets, all named artist @ title dd-mm-year.mp3, for example Armin van Buuren @ A State of Trance 322 01-04-2009. How do I convert the year to the year-tag? I’ve got artist and tit… --- ## [Convert](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert/10382)
**Author:** [@burdiemep](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/burdiemep)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert/10382 "2010-05-02T14:44:11Z")
Hi, how can i convert the bitratenumbers into the comment field? is there a possibility to do this in batch? But the original comment must be overwritten. Why do i want this? I have a player named BPM studio and i want… --- ## [Is it possible that files is bad influenced by playing music?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-that-files-is-bad-influenced-by-playing-music/10379)
**Author:** [@donghaerang](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/donghaerang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [May 2, 2010, 4:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-it-possible-that-files-is-bad-influenced-by-playing-music/10379 "2010-05-02T04:11:52Z")
Sometimes when I’m changing some tags many FLAC files or converting actions for many FLAC files, I found some FLAC file’s MD5 is changed. At that time, I was playing with AIMP2. I don’t know it’s true or not. So, whil… --- ## [Find album using scripts](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-album-using-scripts/10353)
**Author:** [@Morpheus](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Morpheus)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 2:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-album-using-scripts/10353 "2010-05-01T14:01:13Z")
First post here. I have been using MP3tag v2.46 for a few weeks now, just using the basic features, no scripts, or anything like that. My problem is that some of the music that I have does not have the correct Album inf… --- ## [new album art questions - windows 7](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-album-art-questions-windows-7/10374)
**Author:** [@cybmole](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cybmole)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [May 1, 2010, 7:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-album-art-questions-windows-7/10374 "2010-05-01T07:17:54Z")
tricky issue that I’d appreciate help with. I have a huge MP3 library which I have migrated from XP to Win 7. I keep this on 2 pcs, using synchromagic to copy changes frmo source to target PC & to delete target files no… --- ## [Some lengths are wrong?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-lengths-are-wrong/10372)
**Author:** [@English\_Bob](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/English_Bob)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 12:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/some-lengths-are-wrong/10372 "2010-04-30T12:51:42Z")
Some of the tracks in my library show the wrong length when I add that column, or when exporting to CSV. They are mostly encoded with LAME 3.97, according to EncSpot; but I have plenty of 3.97 encoded files which don’t … --- ## [contributing artist tag ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/contributing-artist-tag/10375)
**Author:** [@cybmole](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cybmole)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 5:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/contributing-artist-tag/10375 "2010-04-30T05:58:29Z")
MP3tag has “artist” & “album artist” tags but WMP12 has a “contributing artist” column. so does windows explorer. does this equate to “artist” in mp3tag ? also, does anyone have a simple method of mass copying artist … --- ## [Cannot write tags on some files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-write-tags-on-some-files/10319)
**Author:** [@krs](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/krs)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 30, 2010, 4:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cannot-write-tags-on-some-files/10319 "2010-04-30T04:14:38Z")
I have mp3s stored on a freenas server. A few, files, always longer tracks, I get error when trying to change the tag. An example: Two error boxes appear, first; “There is not enough space left on device \\Freenas\\120G… --- ## [Simple way to change all entries for single field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-way-to-change-all-entries-for-single-field/10369)
**Author:** [@Big\_Al51](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Big_Al51)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 10:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/simple-way-to-change-all-entries-for-single-field/10369 "2010-04-29T22:59:35Z")
Hi I’ve always used the convention of including the CD number in the album field for cd sets. Amazon provides the album name eg. My Album. I want to change the album field so that it becomes My Album - CD 1. Is there a … --- ## [How do I replace the third character in a string?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-replace-the-third-character-in-a-string/10357)
**Author:** [@Black\_Milk](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Black_Milk)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 12:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-i-replace-the-third-character-in-a-string/10357 "2010-04-29T12:05:02Z")
Hi, I want to replace the third character in \_Filename with ’ '. How do I do it? Thanks a lot, David --- ## [Comprehensive List of All Tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comprehensive-list-of-all-tags/10368)
**Author:** [@someguyxiii](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/someguyxiii)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 29, 2010, 3:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/comprehensive-list-of-all-tags/10368 "2010-04-29T03:49:10Z")
Is there a comprehensive list of all tags/variables (ie. $left, $mid, $len) and what they do? I’ve done a search but could not find any. Thanks! --- ## [Compilation albums](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compilation-albums/10364)
**Author:** [@Big\_Al51](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Big_Al51)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 28, 2010, 11:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/compilation-albums/10364 "2010-04-28T23:00:20Z")
Hi I’m a newbie so please forgive me if I’m posting in the wrong area or the answer has already been posted (I did try but I couldn’t find it). I have tags where the title field shows the artist followed by a hyphen fo… --- ## [Replace illegal WIndows characters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-illegal-windows-characters/10362)
**Author:** [@wallagh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wallagh)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/replace-illegal-windows-characters/10362 "2010-04-27T18:18:11Z")
Hallo, I have bene playing around with regular expressions, and browsing, but can’t seem to get this working: I wnat to remove ALL illega characters form all TAGS, filename etc that are present in my music collection. … --- ## [Title tag contains length after importing tags - how to remove](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-tag-contains-length-after-importing-tags-how-to-remove/10359)
**Author:** [@larhof](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/larhof)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 3:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/title-tag-contains-length-after-importing-tags-how-to-remove/10359 "2010-04-27T15:26:23Z")
When I change/update tags through import sources - freedb, Amazon, etc., the title tag contains the track name and the length of the track in parentheses. I would prefer that this tag only contain the track title since t… --- ## [Vista UAC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vista-uac/10355)
**Author:** [@ianpollington](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ianpollington)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/vista-uac/10355 "2010-04-27T12:26:47Z")
Hi, Is there a way of getting Vista to recognise MP3tag so that the annoying UAC dialogue doesn’t pop up everytime? I don’t want to switch UAC off. (tried searching for related topics but couldn’t find anything, which… --- ## [rename filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-filename/10349)
**Author:** [@pavlos](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pavlos)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 8:28am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rename-filename/10349 "2010-04-27T08:28:04Z")
Hi all, I have numerous files with filenames as follows: 1989 Feb 3 Name.mp3 2000 Oct 12 Name.mp3 … How can I do batch conversion of the filenames to the following format: 1989-02-03 Name.mp3 2000-10-12 Name.mp3 … --- ## [Customising tags for podcasts in iTunes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customising-tags-for-podcasts-in-itunes/10352)
**Author:** [@lowbatt65](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lowbatt65)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 27, 2010, 7:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/customising-tags-for-podcasts-in-itunes/10352 "2010-04-27T07:06:21Z")
First of all, thanks to the creator of this software. I use it frequently and I have made a donation to say thank you. This query relates to podcasts in itunes. I have a load of mp3 documentaries which I want to acces… --- ## [Appending \[xyz\] does not work (Actions)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/appending-xyz-does-not-work-actions/10351)
**Author:** [@jimfaker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/jimfaker)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 1:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/appending-xyz-does-not-work-actions/10351 "2010-04-26T13:19:00Z")
Hi! Just tryng to do this to some files: http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopi…&#entry4109 Seems “\[” and “\]” are reserved words. Tried \[ and also didnt work. Any way to do this: Title -\> Title \[\*\] For example? --- ## [Saving tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-tags/10348)
**Author:** [@kingair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kingair)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 26, 2010, 6:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/saving-tags/10348 "2010-04-26T06:57:36Z")
When I add directory and rename tags, how do I get my music folder back on my computer? I notice that after I am done taging and I delete the music files from MP3tag the music is gone on my computer. --- ## [Batch Remove ID3 Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-id3-tags/10347)
**Author:** [@fphredd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fphredd)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 25, 2010, 6:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/batch-remove-id3-tags/10347 "2010-04-25T18:41:16Z")
I am using Squeezebox Server for my music with \>50,000 track files. Sometimes, my music sows up with a ripped CD showing a separate time in my listings for each track, i.e. a CD with 8 tracks will show up as 8 CD’s of t… --- ## [Help with importing file name into Track Number tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-importing-file-name-into-track-number-tag/10344)
**Author:** [@SamS](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SamS)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 5:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-importing-file-name-into-track-number-tag/10344 "2010-04-24T17:26:42Z")
Hello, I’m a long-time user of MP3tag, but ran into a serious problem. I ran a program called CUETools through my entire 2000 album library, and somehow lost just the Track tag info. I’m not blaming CUETools, because … --- ## [Find and Replace in tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-and-replace-in-tag/10343)
**Author:** [@Billman](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Billman)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 2:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/find-and-replace-in-tag/10343 "2010-04-24T14:47:53Z")
I’ve been annotating the Comments field in iTunes with extensive metadata. Occassionally I’ll change my mind about a metadata field within the comments field and want to change it. For example, I may have the line: Ra… --- ## [Online database tag based on filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/online-database-tag-based-on-filename/10336)
**Author:** [@redchat](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/redchat)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 6:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/online-database-tag-based-on-filename/10336 "2010-04-24T06:00:36Z")
Hi, it’s possible to automatically search thru the web database not with the album title but directly from the filename? --- ## [Moving Data from One Tag to Another](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-data-from-one-tag-to-another/10333)
**Author:** [@mps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mps)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 24, 2010, 5:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/moving-data-from-one-tag-to-another/10333 "2010-04-24T05:57:13Z")
I often want to copy data from one tag to another (E.g., movement info to title or conductor to artist, or deal with imported data that lists the composer as the artist). Is there a way to do this in MP3Tag? What I’d rea… --- ## [Does not work with flac files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-not-work-with-flac-files/10337)
**Author:** [@petersorrell](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/petersorrell)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 10:05pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-not-work-with-flac-files/10337 "2010-04-23T22:05:01Z")
I have just downloaded MP3TAG, having previously used “Stamp” for mp3 and flac files, but finding it a little buggy and prone to crashing. MP3TAG seems to operate correctly with mp3 files, but will not recognise flac fi… --- ## [Setting font size](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-font-size/10334)
**Author:** [@mps](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mps)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 3:24pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-font-size/10334 "2010-04-23T15:24:53Z")
Thanks for a great tool. How do I change the font size in mp3tag? I’d like to fit as much as possible on the screen. Thanks, Mike --- ## [Tags and Windows Media Player](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-and-windows-media-player/10323)
**Author:** [@aslaksen](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/aslaksen)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 4:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tags-and-windows-media-player/10323 "2010-04-23T04:03:48Z")
Hi, I’m a newbie, so sorry about asking naive questions. For various reasons, I use WMP 12 for organizing my library under Windows 7. I know that I have to delete from and add to library in order to activate changes, bu… --- ## [Support VBR please](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-vbr-please/10330)
**Author:** [@donghaerang](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/donghaerang)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [April 23, 2010, 1:37am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/support-vbr-please/10330 "2010-04-23T01:37:24Z")
I can’t check VBR of MP3. In other words, I don’t know it’s V0 VBR or V2 VBR or etc… Of course, I can guess with bitrate. but it’s not exact. Support VBR please. --- ## [Convert filename to tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-to-tag/10327)
**Author:** [@kurulananfok](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kurulananfok)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 12:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-filename-to-tag/10327 "2010-04-22T12:48:09Z")
Hello, Can we get album artists from the filename and put it in the tags? I don’t seem to find the correct tag. (%albumartist%, %album artist% etc. don’t work) Thanks in advance! --- ## [How to import a batch of covers to mp4 files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-batch-of-covers-to-mp4-files/10310)
**Author:** [@vvcepheus7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vvcepheus7)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [April 22, 2010, 9:43am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-import-a-batch-of-covers-to-mp4-files/10310 "2010-04-22T09:43:04Z")
Hello everyone, I would like to import a batch of cover files to mp4 using the action “Import cover from file.” The problem I have is that the photo files have a name which I would like to ignore the last 5 characters.… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=326) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=328)