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## [Genres löschen?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genres-loschen/19482)

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**Author:** [@Merowinger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Merowinger)\
**Replies:** 13\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 12:16pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/genres-loschen/19482 "2018-03-24T12:16:58Z")

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Hallo! Ist es möglich auch Genres aus der Dropdown-Liste zu ENTFERNEN? Der Grund ist simpel: seit dem letzten Update sind neue dazugekommen was an sich ja gut ist. Leider ist jetzt “Electro” dabei was nicht hilfreich we…

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## [Links to external pages in new window](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/links-to-external-pages-in-new-window/41024)

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**Author:** [@ohrenkino](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/ohrenkino)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 10:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/links-to-external-pages-in-new-window/41024 "2018-03-24T10:40:29Z")

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Links to external pages like in this thread: open the link in the same window as the forum. I would prefer that such a link would open a new tab folder or a new browser window so that it would not be necessary to use…

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## [Create a new ARTIST field from ALBUMARTIST?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-a-new-artist-field-from-albumartist/41185)

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**Author:** [@Phixion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Phixion)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 9:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/create-a-new-artist-field-from-albumartist/41185 "2018-03-24T09:34:26Z")

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Hello, I'm using multiple ARTIST fields per track and I'm trying to send an artist from ALBUMARTIST to the front of the other ARTIST tags. I've tried a few methods posted here, including Tag - Tag, but it doesn't retai…

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## [List all tag data in column view](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/list-all-tag-data-in-column-view/41156)

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**Author:** [@hypersucker](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hypersucker)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 2:52am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/list-all-tag-data-in-column-view/41156 "2018-03-24T02:52:25Z")

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I know it’s been asked before and there are scripts/actions/xport/whathaveyou to get close to this but I’ll ask again, if only to raise awareness some more. Wouldnt it be nice (and really, really helpful) to have column…

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## [SoX with special filenames problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sox-with-special-filenames-problem/41186)

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**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 24, 2018, 1:06am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/sox-with-special-filenames-problem/41186 "2018-03-24T01:06:25Z")

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If anyone here uses SoX which is a CMD utility, I'd appreciate it, if you might know how to fix it with special filenames. Link to page: http://sox.sourceforge.net/sox.html Download link: https://www.videohelp.com/soft…

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## [Append multiple %artist% fields to end of %title%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-multiple-artist-fields-to-end-of-title/41135)

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**Author:** [@Phixion](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Phixion)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 8:59pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/append-multiple-artist-fields-to-end-of-title/41135 "2018-03-23T20:59:21Z")

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Hello! I have a bunch of tracks that use multiple %artist% fields. Although this is the recommended format for FLAC tagging I would like to change it up a little and send all %artist% fields to the end of %title%, like …

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## [Suggestion - Disabling actions within a group?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-disabling-actions-within-a-group/9689)

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**Author:** [@Tarc](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Tarc)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 7:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/suggestion-disabling-actions-within-a-group/9689 "2018-03-23T19:53:17Z")

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Hi, I’m just wondering if it sounds a reasonable suggestion: Just as we have checkboxes in the Action Groups for each action group, it would be handy to have such checkboxes INSIDE an action group for all the listed act…

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## [Intermittent performance with NAS when under 16 titles in list](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/intermittent-performance-with-nas-when-under-16-titles-in-list/41166)

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**Author:** [@Lidar-man](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Lidar-man)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 7:44pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/intermittent-performance-with-nas-when-under-16-titles-in-list/41166 "2018-03-23T19:44:53Z")

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Just testing MP3TAG for vinyl to mp3 project. The music archive is on a NAS drive (personal network cloud). Whenever there are \<16 mp3's in a list and I try to add a cover picture and/or some info details to all mp3's, i…

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## [Spaltenbreite automatisch anpassen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/spaltenbreite-automatisch-anpassen/13563)

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**Author:** [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 3:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/spaltenbreite-automatisch-anpassen/13563 "2018-03-23T15:48:43Z")

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In der Listenansicht kann man mit \[Strg\]+\[Doppelklick\] die Breite eine Spalte automatisch nach der Länge bzw. Breite des Inhalts der Datenzelle ausrichten, die die maximale Breite hat, bezogen auf den aktuell angezeigten…

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## [Titelabfrage bei Musicbrainz bei Doppelalben fehlerhaft](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/titelabfrage-bei-musicbrainz-bei-doppelalben-fehlerhaft/41179)

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**Author:** [@Merowinger](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Merowinger)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 12:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/titelabfrage-bei-musicbrainz-bei-doppelalben-fehlerhaft/41179 "2018-03-23T12:23:15Z")

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Hallo! Ich nutze gerne Musicbrainz um meine Alben zu taggen. Leider gibt es dabei Probleme wenn es sich dabei um Alben mit mehr als einem Datenträger handelt. Denn bei MB werden zwar beide angezeigt aber übertragen wird…

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## [Invoke Mediainfo with Tools](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/invoke-mediainfo-with-tools/41177)

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**Author:** [@poster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/poster)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 23, 2018, 10:05am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/invoke-mediainfo-with-tools/41177 "2018-03-23T10:05:16Z")

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Has someone successfully configured Mp3Tags tools-menue to invoke Mediainfo (GUI)? (Mediainfo) I am asking because I wasn't successful and would like to be able to invoke it out of MP3Tag.:disappointed:

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## [Show mulitple genres in column list?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-mulitple-genres-in-column-list/3518)

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**Author:** [@monkie](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/monkie)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 8:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/show-mulitple-genres-in-column-list/3518 "2018-03-22T20:49:13Z")

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I use the mulitple genres for my mp3’s: GENRE=Latin GENRE=Jazz I use the \\ trick (Latin\\Jazz) to enter this information via the tag panel. Is it possible to get both genres to show in the main column list?

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## [ID3 Orgs Info on Genres Confusing Me](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-orgs-info-on-genres-confusing-me/41009)

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**Author:** [@Poorman65](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Poorman65)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 7:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/id3-orgs-info-on-genres-confusing-me/41009 "2018-03-22T19:55:43Z")

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I am struggling to get my 20,000 song collection under control in a way that the Harman Kardon in my car will actually be able to handle it. It would be fairly easy if there was Multiple Genre support, but the informati…

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## [Programm um nur bestimmte Tags zu suchen und zu speichern](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/programm-um-nur-bestimmte-tags-zu-suchen-und-zu-speichern/41022)

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**Author:** [@Markus2310](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Markus2310)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 3:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/programm-um-nur-bestimmte-tags-zu-suchen-und-zu-speichern/41022 "2018-03-22T15:02:54Z")

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Moin, Weiß jemand zufällig eine Programm mit dem ich nur bestimmte Tags suchen kann? Hintergrund ist der: Ich habe einige Ordner, wo ziemlich viele Titel eines Jahrzehnts drin sind (70er, 80er, 90er ect). Die Jahresza…

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## [\[X\] File could not be opened for writing on macOS High Sierra](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-file-could-not-be-opened-for-writing-on-macos-high-sierra/41173)

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**Author:** [@chalpina](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chalpina)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 11:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-file-could-not-be-opened-for-writing-on-macos-high-sierra/41173 "2018-03-22T11:57:00Z")

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I do not know if the problem comes from mp3tag but I can not write the information in some files (mp3 and / or m4a). I have an error message of the style "the file could not be opened for writing" while the properties ar…

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## [Disknummer schreiben wenn Track 3stellig](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disknummer-schreiben-wenn-track-3stellig/41004)

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**Author:** [@Markus2310](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Markus2310)\
**Replies:** 5\
**Last updated:** [March 10, 2018, 11:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/disknummer-schreiben-wenn-track-3stellig/41004 "2018-03-10T23:13:01Z")

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Moin, irgendiwe komme ich nicht klar damit, wie genau man diese Aktionengruppen erstellt. Wie sähe denn eine Aktion aus, wenn ich möchte, dass mp3tag bei Tracks die z.b 101, 102..... 201, 202,... ect haben jeweils "1" …

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## [\[X\] Slow selection using mouse](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-slow-selection-using-mouse/41163)

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**Author:** [@pyxelr](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/pyxelr)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 22, 2018, 8:49am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-slow-selection-using-mouse/41163 "2018-03-22T08:49:40Z")

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Hi, I have a problem when I want to select multiple songs to edit in the main Mp3tag window. I am always working on two monitors and the problem usually occurs just on my additional monitor, which operates on lower res…

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## [\[REQUEST\] FLAC auto-depadding once artwork's removed in Mp3tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-flac-auto-depadding-once-artworks-removed-in-mp3tag/41164)

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**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\
**Replies:** 0\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 10:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/request-flac-auto-depadding-once-artworks-removed-in-mp3tag/41164 "2018-03-21T22:17:35Z")

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Florian, It would be nice for mp3tag to remove any excess padding based on a size option in the preferences once embedded artwork is removed from FLACs all inside mp3tag without the need to use metaflac.exe. Thanks.

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## [What I like and hate most in MP3TAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-i-like-and-hate-most-in-mp3tag/15634)

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**Author:** [@wquatan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wquatan)\
**Replies:** 18\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 8:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-i-like-and-hate-most-in-mp3tag/15634 "2018-03-21T20:34:17Z")

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No misunderstanding, MP3TAG is great, powerful, no doubt about that. But, what I use at most are the Convert actions with very complex actions, an example : ..\\%artist%\\%artist%$if($eql(%year%,),, - %year%)$if($eql(%al…

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## [Help renaming filenames to 001 in album](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-renaming-filenames-to-001-in-album/41138)

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**Author:** [@Funkyprotein](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Funkyprotein)\
**Replies:** 10\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 7:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-renaming-filenames-to-001-in-album/41138 "2018-03-21T19:48:13Z")

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Hi all I have a cheap chinese car unit that only plays tracks in alphabetical order, regardless of what folder they are in. I renamed tracks in one album to 01 trackname.mp3 and then 02 trackname.mp3 etc. And then did …

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## [New to Forum & MP3 Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-to-forum-mp3-tags/41157)

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**Author:** [@Smokes](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Smokes)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 7:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-to-forum-mp3-tags/41157 "2018-03-21T19:43:02Z")

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Hello I have just came accross MP3TAG software and forum. I have a number of MP3 albums I would like to change tags instead of just having track number 1. I have tried editing but everytime just when I think Ive done i…

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## [Ford Sync 3 Media Player Album Art](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ford-sync-3-media-player-album-art/41161)

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**Author:** [@2labs](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/2labs)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 7:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/ford-sync-3-media-player-album-art/41161 "2018-03-21T19:28:13Z")

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Hi Just joined the forum and looking for help, my music is tagged and works correctly in Itunes but when playing via USB in my car on ford sync 3 the album art is either incorrect or generic, can anyone advise please

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## [Extracting year regardless of date format](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-year-regardless-of-date-format/16517)

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**Author:** [@Quisquose](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Quisquose)\
**Replies:** 14\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 7:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extracting-year-regardless-of-date-format/16517 "2018-03-21T19:20:39Z")

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I’ve been using Format String: $left(%year%,4) to clean up my Year field, but is there a better action that could locate 4 consecutive digits in the YEAR tag (regardless of where they are located within the string) and t…

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## [Mp3 music to mp3 audiobook](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-music-to-mp3-audiobook/41159)

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**Author:** [@lennyjn](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/lennyjn)\
**Replies:** 1\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-music-to-mp3-audiobook/41159 "2018-03-21T18:53:21Z")

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When i Transfer to fire tablet file goes into music Library, not audiobook library. How can I use mp3tag to correct this problem?

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## [Scripting Problem](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-problem/41152)

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**Author:** [@wquatan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/wquatan)\
**Replies:** 9\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 1:34pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-problem/41152 "2018-03-21T13:34:00Z")

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I'm trying to use the special-chars () in $regexp. As far I understood the single-quote has to be used for escaping () That seems to work in other functions, but not in $regexp I'm using $regexp(%comment%,')',,0) and …

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## [How do you auto edit the "Track" field with custom numbers?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-auto-edit-the-track-field-with-custom-numbers/41146)

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**Author:** [@JoeSpeaksEnglish](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/JoeSpeaksEnglish)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 21, 2018, 3:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-do-you-auto-edit-the-track-field-with-custom-numbers/41146 "2018-03-21T03:46:27Z")

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Hello Everyone :slight\_smile: How do I edit the track number in the "Track" field that looks like this: example: 1/20, 2/20, 3/20 I want it to look like this: example: 01, 02, 03 Is there a script or an auto function …

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## [Can't get full browser HTML source for IMDB titles](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-get-full-browser-html-source-for-imdb-titles/41140)

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**Author:** [@chuck](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chuck)\
**Replies:** 8\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 9:52pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-get-full-browser-html-source-for-imdb-titles/41140 "2018-03-20T21:52:37Z")

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Hello, I have an IMDB sources script to scrape movie metadata for my library. A few months ago it appears the structure of the returned HTML changed significantly. I am now working to fix the script. I have noticed t…

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## [Mp3 gapless tag](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-gapless-tag/41143)

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**Author:** [@hipehope](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/hipehope)\
**Replies:** 4\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 9:01pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3-gapless-tag/41143 "2018-03-20T21:01:30Z")

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Hello, I have downloaded 2 mp3 albums, and I notice that the files are not gapless. There's a gap between the tracks although certains ones are bound. I always use foobar2000 or deadbeef to read my files so the issue i…

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## [Datum in mp4 Dateien](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/datum-in-mp4-dateien/40876)

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**Author:** [@OttoKerner](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/OttoKerner)\
**Replies:** 3\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 8:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/datum-in-mp4-dateien/40876 "2018-03-20T20:02:38Z")

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in MP4 Dateien existieren 3 verschiedene Datumsfelder: Recorded date Encoded date Tagged date mp3tag zeigt das Recorded date an, die beiden anderen aber nicht. Nicht mal im "erweiterten" Tag Menü. Kann man die beiden …

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## [Discogs script not selecting the right track](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-script-not-selecting-the-right-track/41147)

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**Author:** [@duncand](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/duncand)\
**Replies:** 2\
**Last updated:** [March 20, 2018, 11:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/discogs-script-not-selecting-the-right-track/41147 "2018-03-20T11:07:43Z")

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Hi, I've tried all the discogs scripts available here and they all don't fill in the correct Title field. When the window opens to with the discogs release info, I select track 2 and it copies track 1 info. Couple of …

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