# Support **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=352 [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 353 --- ## [Does M4A "aART" map to "BAND"?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-m4a-aart-map-to-band/8095)
**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 12:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-m4a-aart-map-to-band/8095 "2009-03-18T12:58:31Z")
I’m just checking out some tagging issues. My question: In Apple “.m4a” files, is the Album Artist “aART” mapped to “BAND” in Mp3tag (v2.42f)? (It appears to, but I’d like official confirmation :slight\_smile: --- ## [Problem with the size of characters in tag header](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-the-size-of-characters-in-tag-header/8094)
**Author:** [@altgr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/altgr)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-the-size-of-characters-in-tag-header/8094 "2009-03-18T08:06:23Z")
In program Mp3tag a problem with the size of characters in tag header! Here an example after tag editing in Mp3tag. \[:unsure:\] --- ## [Can't save tags for m4a files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-save-tags-for-m4a-files/8099)
**Author:** [@trueillusion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trueillusion)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 18, 2009, 2:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-save-tags-for-m4a-files/8099 "2009-03-18T02:51:33Z")
Hi, I keep getting this error message when I try to edit the tags (eg when adding artist or album details) of my m4a files: “File xxx.m4a cannot be opened for writing.” Can someone please help me? Thanks! --- ## [iTunes and MP3Tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-mp3tag/8089)
**Author:** [@flohh2001](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/flohh2001)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 9:13am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/itunes-and-mp3tag/8089 "2009-03-17T09:13:04Z")
Hi, Maybe it’s just an easy tag write/read option I missed… Tagged mp3s in MP3Tag (ID3v1, ID3v2.4 (UTF-8), APE) incl. Cover Imported them into iTunes Edited any tag info (e.g. change genre) within iTunes Imported same… --- ## [format album name](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-album-name/8088)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 3:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-album-name/8088 "2009-03-17T03:26:40Z")
i have got album name as this come with me-norah jones\[abc.com\] i want it to be like this come with me-norah jones how to get it? kindly give instructions. guess value-- i tried %album%-%album% %dummy% with drastic r… --- ## [eliminating the numbers at the begining of the filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eliminating-the-numbers-at-the-begining-of-the-filename/7893)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 17, 2009, 1:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eliminating-the-numbers-at-the-begining-of-the-filename/7893 "2009-03-17T01:15:48Z")
how can i eliminate the numbers that appear at the beginning of the filename? for example , i have filenames as “100 How to win”. now i want to remove the number at the beginning and want to get the filename only as"How … --- ## [Trimming YEAR field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trimming-year-field/8082)
**Author:** [@moley6knipe](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/moley6knipe)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2009, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/trimming-year-field/8082 "2009-03-16T21:25:38Z")
Sorry, tried searching and I’m a numpty with RegExp, so I’m gonna have to ask! How to I trim a value of eg 2009-12-12 T00:00:00Z in the YEAR field to just 2009 ? I know it’s obvious, but I can’t get eg LEFT function to… --- ## [format value](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-value/8078)
**Author:** [@maeda](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/maeda)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2009, 10:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/format-value/8078 "2009-03-16T10:00:44Z")
i changed to vista x64 and i imported all my setting, it might be vista issue or i just forgot how to do ti :slight\_smile: In action i had/have 2 format values: \_DIRECTORY:%artist% ‘\[’%year%’\]’ %album% \_FILENAME:%trac… --- ## [album name want to omit some part](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-name-want-to-omit-some-part/8057)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2009, 11:47pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-name-want-to-omit-some-part/8057 "2009-03-15T23:47:18Z")
i have album name as how can get the album name as i want to get the album name without the comment part starting with a dashsign. --- ## [Maximum Limits](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/maximum-limits/8079)
**Author:** [@Jimmy4559](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Jimmy4559)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2009, 5:06pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/maximum-limits/8079 "2009-03-15T17:06:32Z")
I have a folder that contains in excess of 17000 individual sound files grouped within their own subfolders and every time I try and open it Mp3tag crashes well before it’s reached the end. I take it there is an upper li… --- ## [I want to use the modified date of the file to populate a id3 tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-want-to-use-the-modified-date-of-the-file-to-populate-a-id3-tag/8081)
**Author:** [@brian\_pletcher](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brian_pletcher)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2009, 6:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/i-want-to-use-the-modified-date-of-the-file-to-populate-a-id3-tag/8081 "2009-03-14T06:17:30Z")
I have a digital recorder and would like to preserve the file modified date as this indicates when the recording was made. The recorder itself (Roland Edirol) doesn’t add id3 tags to the files. I would like to use mp3tag… --- ## [MP3tag crashes](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-crashes/7170)
**Author:** [@dglenn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dglenn)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-crashes/7170 "2009-03-13T10:12:11Z")
hello! i was wondering why do i get this problem. … whenever i open MP3tag, i will get a crash at the startup. I’ve tried reinstalling but to no avail. --- ## [Filenames suitable for mobile phones](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filenames-suitable-for-mobile-phones/8074)
**Author:** [@bflya](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bflya)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2009, 10:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filenames-suitable-for-mobile-phones/8074 "2009-03-11T10:12:42Z")
My mobile phone is not reading the file names of the tracks loaded on to my SD card. I have converted all of my files so that the tag reads ID3v2.3 (ID3v1 ID3v2.3). When I drag the files onto my SD card it only reads s… --- ## [Mixmeister BPM Analyzer Tags always UTF-16 but ahown as ISO-8859-1](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mixmeister-bpm-analyzer-tags-always-utf-16-but-ahown-as-iso-8859-1/7290)
**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 7:35pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mixmeister-bpm-analyzer-tags-always-utf-16-but-ahown-as-iso-8859-1/7290 "2009-03-10T19:35:06Z")
I just diagnosed some problems someone had using the »Mixmeister BPM Analyzer« and found that it always stores the ID3v2.3 TBPM tag in UTF-16 format—even in a file that otherwise uses ISO-8859-1. Sadly enough, if the TPB… --- ## [Folder.jpg](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-jpg/8070)
**Author:** [@auldyin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/auldyin)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2009, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/folder-jpg/8070 "2009-03-10T18:30:12Z")
I am really just beginning to realise how powerful a tool MP3Tag is so many thanks to developers, testers etc. for a truly excellent piece of software!!! All my album art is embedded into a variety of MP3, M4A and MP4 f… --- ## [TRACK TEMP tag added to flac files by Discogs Web Service](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-temp-tag-added-to-flac-files-by-discogs-web-service/8031)
**Author:** [@tavidal](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tavidal)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2009, 4:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-temp-tag-added-to-flac-files-by-discogs-web-service/8031 "2009-03-09T16:44:33Z")
Hi all, I recently started using MP3Tag to enrich the tags of my flac files ripped by EAC/Flac. I am very happy with the program’s flexibility, especially the Tag Sources by means of Web Services. I used Discogs Web Se… --- ## [Eliminate caracters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eliminate-caracters/7797)
**Author:** [@Airazor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Airazor)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2009, 10:33pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/eliminate-caracters/7797 "2009-03-08T22:33:40Z")
Hi everyone. Sorry if this has been posted before. What I need is simple. I have a song name: For\_those\_about\_to\_rock\_(We\_Salute\_You) And I want to see like this: For those about to rock (We salute You) I mean, repl… --- ## [Drag & Drop/Add directory...](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-drop-add-directory/7734)
**Author:** [@ptha](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ptha)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2009, 6:18pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/drag-drop-add-directory/7734 "2009-03-08T18:18:09Z")
First of all, I love the program, excellent job. My question is, is there any way to drag (several directory folders) and drop onto mp3tag and not have it wipe out the existing files in mp3tag. To put it another way I'd… --- ## [Access to ID3v1 tag information](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/access-to-id3v1-tag-information/8058)
**Author:** [@roebidoebi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/roebidoebi)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2009, 11:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/access-to-id3v1-tag-information/8058 "2009-03-08T11:17:00Z")
Hi, I’m just starting to use MP3TAG and must say it offers a lot of functionality. One thing I’m strugling with is the ID3v1 comment tag information I have in my files which is not copied in the ID3v2.3 tag. So I was … --- ## [rearrange the tracknumers on the filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rearrange-the-tracknumers-on-the-filename/7892)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2009, 1:42am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/rearrange-the-tracknumers-on-the-filename/7892 "2009-03-08T01:42:22Z")
i have got some mp3 files.it is in different folders as volumes . the first volume have the filenames start with numbers from 101 to 110 . the second volume have the filenames start with numbers from 201 to 210 . And t… --- ## [filename to filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-filename/8056)
**Author:** [@evergreen1](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/evergreen1)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 10:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filename-to-filename/8056 "2009-03-07T22:46:51Z")
i have a file name as ABCDEF@www.kbs.blogspotcom now i want to get the filename as how to get it done? --- ## [Can't open Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-open-mp3tag/8019)
**Author:** [@NAD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/NAD)\ **Replies:** 14\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 4:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-open-mp3tag/8019 "2009-03-07T16:08:18Z")
Sorry if if this has already been brought up, I couldn’t find anything with the search. When I try launching Mp3 tag I get the working-in-background cursor for a second and then nothing. No new process in the task manag… --- ## [Can Mp3tag create an albums directory based on tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-mp3tag-create-an-albums-directory-based-on-tags/8053)
**Author:** [@johnhardyiv](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/johnhardyiv)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2009, 8:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/can-mp3tag-create-an-albums-directory-based-on-tags/8053 "2009-03-07T08:06:57Z")
I have a directory for my \*.wma files, let’s say: c:\\music\\Depeche Mode\\Music for the Masses \[extra uneeded info blah\] Can Mp3tag rename that directory based on the year and album title tags of the songs within to yiel… --- ## [No Tags when MP3's imported to PC DJ using vers 2.42](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-tags-when-mp3s-imported-to-pc-dj-using-vers-2-42/8049)
**Author:** [@ChrisReardon](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ChrisReardon)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 6, 2009, 8:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/no-tags-when-mp3s-imported-to-pc-dj-using-vers-2-42/8049 "2009-03-06T08:46:11Z")
I can’t get version 2.42 working with PC DJ.It say’s it has tagged the files, and within the program it does look like it has - yet when I import them into pc dj all I get is 3 strange symbols for each track & artist.I w… --- ## [Track numbers won't save](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-numbers-wont-save/8036)
**Author:** [@luin](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/luin)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 5, 2009, 6:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/track-numbers-wont-save/8036 "2009-03-05T18:19:25Z")
Hello, I love MP3tag and have used it a long time, but have recently come across a problem with the track field. I try to auto-number, and still see the track fields blank. When I do it manually still the track numbers… --- ## [ID3 output mask - extending](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-output-mask-extending/4794)
**Author:** [@dayslipper](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dayslipper)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-output-mask-extending/4794 "2009-03-04T20:49:07Z")
How to add next items to ID3 output mask. I think left menu on this picture --- ## [TLEN](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tlen/8008)
**Author:** [@westcoastirl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/westcoastirl)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 4, 2009, 9:20am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tlen/8008 "2009-03-04T09:20:23Z")
i need to get mp3tag to add the track length as a tag. My ripping program adds a id3v2 ‘TLEN’ tag . Is there a way to get mp3tag to add this to the mp3? It knows the track length anyway but i cant find how to save that… --- ## [Download just the Art not the metadata](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/download-just-the-art-not-the-metadata/7995)
**Author:** [@wangstra](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wangstra)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 3, 2009, 5:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/download-just-the-art-not-the-metadata/7995 "2009-03-03T05:24:14Z")
I might be missing something very obvious but I can’t seem to find it xD Basically most of my collection has already been tagged correctly but now I want to use the Zune backend to get the high rez album art, so I downl… --- ## [HOW TO re-tag your collection now that Musicbrainz have changed ALBUM ARTIST](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-re-tag-your-collection-now-that-musicbrainz-have-changed-album-artist/7787)
**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 1, 2009, 5:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-re-tag-your-collection-now-that-musicbrainz-have-changed-album-artist/7787 "2009-03-01T17:08:07Z")
MusicBrainz have lately changed how the »Album Artist« is stored in the tags by their Picard Tagger: ID3v2: TPE2 (“BAND”) Vorbis Comment (FLAC, OGG): ALBUMARTIST APEv2: Album Artist iTunes MP4: aART Windows Media (WMA):… --- ## [Copy 'filename' to 'title' ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title/8012)
**Author:** [@Skuz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Skuz)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 28, 2009, 7:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-filename-to-title/8012 "2009-02-28T07:39:09Z")
I have some albums where the tag is there 01 - song.mp3 but to the left where ‘title’ - ‘artist’ - ‘album’ they are empty.I hate to have to copy/paste every single one, one by one. Can it be auto done somehow? [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=351) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=353)