# Support

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/c/support/19.md?page=359

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## [Help with using the % symbol](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-using-the-symbol/7377)

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**Author:** [@ken\_harvey](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ken_harvey)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 10:25am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-using-the-symbol/7377 "2008-10-26T10:25:43Z")

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New user of mp3tag here. Found it when I was searching for an easy way to copy tags from one set of MP3s to another. Google gave me hits which all pointed (ultimately) to MP3TAG. I was going great guns with exporting th…

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## ["Album Column"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-column/7375)

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**Author:** [@wdjacobson](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wdjacobson)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 7:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-column/7375 "2008-10-26T07:34:52Z")

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Hello, I’m using 2.42 and I have lost my “Album” column. This occurred sometime in the distant past with a earlier version. I have done the “customize columns” thing and checked album, but it still doesn’t show. Anyb…

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## [Need help](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help/7376)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 26, 2008, 1:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/need-help/7376 "2008-10-26T01:24:21Z")

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let me begin by saying this program is amazing i use it alongside mediamonkey and it is fulfills all my tagging needs. my issue is that i cannot find this feature, if there is one you see, in my early days of tagging i…

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## [An usefull script for rename tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/an-usefull-script-for-rename-tags/7359)

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**Author:** [@Rigobert](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Rigobert)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 23, 2008, 5:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/an-usefull-script-for-rename-tags/7359 "2008-10-23T17:00:56Z")

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Here is in archives a small script realized for the preparation of tracks to deposit on Radio Campus Lille’s numeric system (North of France). The system being used by 87 different presenters, the protocol of naming is …

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## [How can I save JPGs as album art in tags ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-save-jpgs-as-album-art-in-tags/7360)

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**Author:** [@RussellRay](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RussellRay)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 22, 2008, 4:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-can-i-save-jpgs-as-album-art-in-tags/7360 "2008-10-22T16:55:34Z")

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Hello all I have tried the Amazon and MusicBrainz scripts and these are fine for all the better known albums. However, I have renamed a number of classical albums for my own convenience and these are of course not li…

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## [Remove Album from Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-album-from-title/7357)

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**Author:** [@invise](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/invise)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 21, 2008, 7:39am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-album-from-title/7357 "2008-10-21T07:39:28Z")

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How do you remove the value of one field from another field? If the title of a song is “Red” and the album name is “Blue”, then the format of the title is Blue Red ALBUM TITLE %album% %title% I have tried the Action…

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## [Case conversion help needed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/case-conversion-help-needed/7341)

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**Author:** [@pillshovel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pillshovel)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 3:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/case-conversion-help-needed/7341 "2008-10-19T15:11:45Z")

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I have read all the RegEx stuff and tried a few things but nothing has worked but then again I have no idea what I am doing. What I want is: the first letter of every word (tags, filenames, folder structure) to be cap…

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## [Reading XML File Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reading-xml-file-tags/7334)

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**Author:** [@mAirListUser](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mAirListUser)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 19, 2008, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/reading-xml-file-tags/7334 "2008-10-19T13:03:28Z")

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I’m trying to get MP3Tag v2.41 to read XML file tags within an MP3 file - I’m told this is possible but cannot find a way to import them into my browser columns. The tags have been created in a radio playout program cal…

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## [Automatically tag multiple mp3s with cover](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-tag-multiple-mp3s-with-cover/7332)

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**Author:** [@LilaQ](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LilaQ)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 2:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatically-tag-multiple-mp3s-with-cover/7332 "2008-10-18T14:29:46Z")

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Hi guys, I searched the web but didn’t find an answer. I have multiple mp3s I’d like to tag with a cover picture. The are all from different artists. Is there a way mp3tag can automatically tag all these mp3s with the …

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## [export files script](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-files-script/7342)

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**Author:** [@rtomakov](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/rtomakov)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 18, 2008, 10:14am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-files-script/7342 "2008-10-18T10:14:53Z")

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Is it possible to make a script that will export all files in (mp3tag) loaded directory to another one with folder configuration like: Artist\\Album? So, this script should copy (or move) all mp3 files from loaded folder…

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## [convert all ID3V1 tags to ID3V2 tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-all-id3v1-tags-to-id3v2-tags/7346)

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**Author:** [@qt4eva](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/qt4eva)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 5:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-all-id3v1-tags-to-id3v2-tags/7346 "2008-10-17T17:51:15Z")

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Hi, I have all my music tagged using ID3V1, is there a quick way to convert all files to have ID3V2 so I can add cover art? Thanks

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## [HDCD](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hdcd/7319)

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**Author:** [@Thg6276](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Thg6276)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 17, 2008, 5:17am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hdcd/7319 "2008-10-17T05:17:59Z")

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Good day, I would like to know is there is a possibility to have the sample size in the customize colums as per sample rate for exemple (%\_samplerate% Hz). In fact it is for the HDCD cds ripped & I would like to know whi…

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## [Feature Request: Show (non-standard) MP3 Stream Editor Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-show-non-standard-mp3-stream-editor-tags/7291)

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**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 5:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-show-non-standard-mp3-stream-editor-tags/7291 "2008-10-16T17:56:12Z")

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Florian, could you find the heart to implement the non-standard MP3 tags that 3delite’s MP3 Stream Editor writes into the files? Mp3 Stream Editor is a very good piece of software for diagnosis and editing of MP3 Strea…

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## [Copy TAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag/2479)

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**Author:** [@daveatwinterpegca](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/daveatwinterpegca)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 16, 2008, 10:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/copy-tag/2479 "2008-10-16T10:06:30Z")

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I would like to copy the BPM field to the fBPM field in my Mp3s via batch, As the fBPM is a custom field provided by Traktor DJ studio and the entry is wrong… Is there a way to copy the BPM field overtop if this fBPM fi…

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## [Convert - Actions -](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-actions/7333)

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**Author:** [@RussellRay](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RussellRay)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 7:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/convert-actions/7333 "2008-10-15T19:22:29Z")

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Hello all In my collection of classical music path, filename, and tags are not completely consistent; including, for example, “C min”, “C-min” (Mol for German readers). Convert - Actions - Replace \_ALL: min -\> -min …

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## [text export please](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-export-please/7331)

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**Author:** [@smile66](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/smile66)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 15, 2008, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/text-export-please/7331 "2008-10-15T16:23:30Z")

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export form (model) Artist - Album (Year) Track - Artist - Title example Simone - On Simone (2008) Simone - 01 - Music For Lovers feat - Nina Simone Simone - 02 - Gal From Joe’s Simone - 03 - Go To Hell Simone -…

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## [MP3 VB length tag issue](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-vb-length-tag-issue/7283)

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**Author:** [@beaksdale](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/beaksdale)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 5:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-vb-length-tag-issue/7283 "2008-10-14T17:52:38Z")

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Hi, I’m having a problem with the length tag for my variable bitrate MP3 files. Basically for some of my files the length tag is missing (either no value or 0). In trying to fix this I noticed that if MP3tag is set up …

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## [MP3s: Are XSOP (ID3v2.3) and TSOP (ID3v2.4) handled?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3s-are-xsop-id3v2-3-and-tsop-id3v2-4-handled/7323)

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**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3s-are-xsop-id3v2-3-and-tsop-id3v2-4-handled/7323 "2008-10-14T17:23:15Z")

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A technical question: Apart from »Album Artist Sort Order« (TXXX:ALBUMARTISTSORT), I would need an »Artist Sort Order« which is specified in ID3v2.3 as XSOP, in ID3v2.4 as TSOP (Vorbis Comment: ARTISTSORT, APEv2: ARTIST…

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## [Export CSV](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-csv/7330)

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**Author:** [@RussellRay](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RussellRay)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 14, 2008, 9:15am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-csv/7330 "2008-10-14T09:15:11Z")

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Hello all I’m a relative newbie - so please bear with me. I wanted to export all my collection to a CSV file but with the order modified to %genre%;%artist%;%year%;%album%;%track%;%title%; etc. So I went to and …

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## [Actions - Case conversion - Sentence - preceding numbers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-case-conversion-sentence-preceding-numbers/7322)

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**Author:** [@RussellRay](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/RussellRay)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 4:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/actions-case-conversion-sentence-preceding-numbers/7322 "2008-10-13T16:59:53Z")

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Hello all I’ve only just started using MP3tag and I’m very enthusiastic. My files are all APE (APEv2) and MP3 (ID3v2.3) My folder structure : E:\\Music\<artist\>\<year\> \<track\> MP3tag recognizes all this perfectly. So…

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## [Feature Request: Unicode Support for Export to Batch Files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-unicode-support-for-export-to-batch-files/7321)

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**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\
**Replies:** 7\
**Last updated:** [October 13, 2008, 4:46pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-unicode-support-for-export-to-batch-files/7321 "2008-10-13T16:46:44Z")

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Could we please have a $filename(“path”,unicode) export encoding? When creating Batch Files, neither ansi nor utf-8 or utf-16 work when exporting a file path, like in: $filename(“test.bat”)$loop(%\_path%)echo “%\_path%” …

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## [Feature Request: Disable "DOS Box" while running a "Tool"?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-disable-dos-box-while-running-a-tool/7313)

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**Author:** [@Moonbase](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Moonbase)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 5:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/feature-request-disable-dos-box-while-running-a-tool/7313 "2008-10-10T17:15:39Z")

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I just had to update MusicIP Mixer's database with BPM values and used a command-line exe as "tool" inside MP3Tag for this. I ran it on a sample 4,255 files and have the following feature requests: Is it somehow possib…

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## [Automatic Album Art Tagging?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-album-art-tagging/7315)

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**Author:** [@lion2](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lion2)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [October 10, 2008, 4:29pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/automatic-album-art-tagging/7315 "2008-10-10T16:29:13Z")

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Is there any way I can have the program just tag the album art from amazon automatically. I want it to go through my entire media collection and just add album art. I do not want it to change anything else. Also if th…

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## [Album Artist](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist/7301)

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**Author:** [@ForeColor](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ForeColor)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/album-artist/7301 "2008-10-08T21:01:10Z")

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iTunes fucks up all my music tags. Could I get some common Tags that aren’t included in mp3tag, such as Album Artist, and Composer. I need the Value and Field. Thanks

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## [action to add tag and cover art to files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-add-tag-and-cover-art-to-files/7302)

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**Author:** [@dannykka](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dannykka)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 8, 2008, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-to-add-tag-and-cover-art-to-files/7302 "2008-10-08T17:54:22Z")

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Maybe I dont understand how mp3tag works, tried with few different actions -\> no luck. Files are in format artist\\year - album\\tracknr - title.mp3 tried with %artist%%year% -%album%%track% - %title% and second option i…

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## [Append Album Name at the beginning of the Title](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-album-name-at-the-beginning-of-the-title/7299)

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**Author:** [@yma981](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/yma981)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 7, 2008, 11:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-album-name-at-the-beginning-of-the-title/7299 "2008-10-07T11:45:04Z")

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Hello Guys How can I Append the Album Name to the title, this needs to be on a batch of mp3 that the album name differ from a file to another? Example Original File: Title: Track01 Album: xxxxx Output File: Title:…

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## [Export in rtf - file](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-in-rtf-file/7293)

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**Author:** [@Bado](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Bado)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [October 6, 2008, 2:10am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/export-in-rtf-file/7293 "2008-10-06T02:10:33Z")

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Hi, I want to list my music in a database. For years I srcibed it most, but now I think I’m able to do it more easyly by export function. First I had to list all informationtion in one line ( it’s much more easyly to p…

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## [ID3V2.3 tags?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-3-tags/7292)

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**Author:** [@Phixion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Phixion)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [October 5, 2008, 5:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3v2-3-tags/7292 "2008-10-05T17:12:21Z")

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As title says, I notice that whenever you edit an mp3 with ID3V2.4 tags in mp3tag it changes the tag to ID3V2.3. Is there anything I can do to keep them at ID3V2.4? Why is it changing them to an older version? Cheers

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## [Different Album Art for Tracks from the Same Album?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-album-art-for-tracks-from-the-same-album/7262)

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**Author:** [@crutchie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/crutchie)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [October 4, 2008, 11:00am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/different-album-art-for-tracks-from-the-same-album/7262 "2008-10-04T11:00:56Z")

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So, I don’t know if this is actually possible to do this the way I want to but I thought I would give it a shot by posting here… I have a CD that I am trying to rip to my Creative Zen Vision:M 30 gb using EAC/Lame and t…

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## [Empty "Comment" tag (flac) removed when saving](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/empty-comment-tag-flac-removed-when-saving/7213)

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**Author:** [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)\
**Replies:** 12\
**Last updated:** [October 3, 2008, 12:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/empty-comment-tag-flac-removed-when-saving/7213 "2008-10-03T12:19:40Z")

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Empty “Comment” tag (flac) removed when saving. Is the program really designed to remove empty tags when saving? Because it’s not consistent right now. Only the default (not removable) tags which are shown in the tag pan…

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