# Latest **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=579&state=muted [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 580 --- ## [Tagging standards](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-standards/12963)
**Author:** [@Captain\_kachiiing](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Captain_kachiiing)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tagging-standards/12963 "2012-01-19T17:48:31Z")
Hello! I have a couple of nagging questions concerning tag fields and file types but before I put forth these questions I would like to point out that I HAVE read the help section about tag fields and found nothing of v… --- ## [Removing prefix of mp3 filename](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-prefix-of-mp3-filename/12959)
**Author:** [@Aluminari](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Aluminari)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-prefix-of-mp3-filename/12959 "2012-01-19T12:02:31Z")
Hi there, I’m hoping someone can help me. Recently I mistakenly tagged my whole mp3 collection with a software that inserts the BPM at the beginning of the filename. My mistake, should’ve tested it on one file first, bu… --- ## [How to get the right tag format](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-right-tag-format/12952)
**Author:** [@bobbydriver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/bobbydriver)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 10:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-get-the-right-tag-format/12952 "2012-01-19T10:08:44Z")
I have discovered that quite a lot of my mp3’s have been hiding away APE tags when I thought I had cleaned them all up. Looks like mp3tag was not showing me APE tags, but I’m getting confused as to how to do a proper cl… --- ## [Update Delete My Export File!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-delete-my-export-file/12961)
**Author:** [@Punko](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Punko)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 5:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/update-delete-my-export-file/12961 "2012-01-19T05:54:36Z")
Hi Mates! Today i update my Mp3tag to v2.49b, and now i dont have my export files. i dont remember how to make it works again, coz i copy-paste some lines that i got from the forum… so, can you plz help to figure out … --- ## [Help with Action](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-action/12960)
**Author:** [@mumdigau](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mumdigau)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 19, 2012, 12:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-with-action/12960 "2012-01-19T00:26:37Z")
Hi, I’ve got a compilation with tags as follows: title --\> ARTIST / TITLE artist --\> Various I tried to define a new action which should give title --\> TITLE artist --\> ARTIST for all tracks, but I failed. Any hel… --- ## [Portable install method](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-method/12958)
**Author:** [@chrisjj](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjj)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 7:19pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-install-method/12958 "2012-01-18T19:19:52Z")
Since answers to my question at to http://forums.mp3tag.de/index.php?showtopi…amp;#entry60930 have been prohibited by a someone for unspecified reasons, I repeat the question here: Has anyone else tried this method and … --- ## [Portable installation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680)
**Author:** [@Logan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Logan)\ **Replies:** 28\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 6:49pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/portable-installation/1680 "2012-01-18T18:49:28Z")
Was wondering if there were any plans to create a portable installation of Mp3tag. I keep my collection on a portable drive that I take to work with me, and it would be nice to have my favorite editor with me (installin… --- ## [Newbie question - including artwork in batch tagging.](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-including-artwork-in-batch-tagging/12956)
**Author:** [@softfoot](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/softfoot)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 3:13pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/newbie-question-including-artwork-in-batch-tagging/12956 "2012-01-18T15:13:44Z")
Hi, I have a search through the FAQs and forum but could find nothing that seemed to answer this. I keep my music in a directory structure that has the form genre\\artist\\album and then I have a jpg in some directories c… --- ## [\[F\] "invalid data full line expected"](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-invalid-data-full-line-expected/12950)
**Author:** [@Komaro](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Komaro)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 2:07pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/f-invalid-data-full-line-expected/12950 "2012-01-18T14:07:56Z")
i have this problem when i am start tags (discogs) "invalid data full line expected" --- ## [generate random playlist based on metadata](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-random-playlist-based-on-metadata/12955)
**Author:** [@vpl](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vpl)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 11:11am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/generate-random-playlist-based-on-metadata/12955 "2012-01-18T11:11:46Z")
Hi, I would like to generate random playlist based on genre, Artist or Album metadata. Is their a way, through API or scripting capabilities of Mp3Tag to do that ? Thanks for your support and this great tool which pro… --- ## [\[X\] regular expressions not working correctly](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-regular-expressions-not-working-correctly/12298)
**Author:** [@chrizoo](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrizoo)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 9:24am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-regular-expressions-not-working-correctly/12298 "2012-01-18T09:24:18Z")
It seems character classes \[…\] are not working in MP3Tag’s implementation of regular expressions, as $regexp(%\_tag%,(ID3\\w\*).,$1) matches ID3v1 but $regexp(%\_tag%,(ID3\[\\w\]).,$1) only matches ID3 (should match ID3v1) $… --- ## [Crash on exit](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/crash-on-exit/12953)
**Author:** [@chrisjpopp](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chrisjpopp)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 7:21am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/crash-on-exit/12953 "2012-01-18T07:21:29Z")
For a while now (at least 2 years?) when I exit out of MP3Tag, I get a message that an unexpected error has occurred and would I like to send a file to notify you of the error. I’ve sent the file once or twice but never… --- ## [Everything selected option](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/everything-selected-option/10586)
**Author:** [@Pegleg](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Pegleg)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 6:56am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/everything-selected-option/10586 "2012-01-18T06:56:07Z")
When ever I have a new mp3 folder I want to apply the set of standard actions to all the mp3s in the folder. Could we please have an option under general, When adding files, automatically mark selected Save having to … --- ## [Standalone-Version zum Download](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/standalone-version-zum-download/12948)
**Author:** [@kher6](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kher6)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [January 18, 2012, 6:51am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/standalone-version-zum-download/12948 "2012-01-18T06:51:24Z")
Würde, glaube ich, nicht nur mich erfreuen. --- ## [Filme für iTunes vorbereiten](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filme-fur-itunes-vorbereiten/12951)
**Author:** [@KRider92](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/KRider92)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 17, 2012, 2:55pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/filme-fur-itunes-vorbereiten/12951 "2012-01-17T14:55:05Z")
Sooooo, mein erster Eintrag… Servus, Ich hab mir meine Filmesammlung in MP4-Dateien konvertiert, die iTunes auch lesen kann. Jetzt möchte ich diese einzelnen Dateien mit den richtigen Tags versehen, aber ich komme ni… --- ## [Problem with appending COMMENT field with letters](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-appending-comment-field-with-letters/12916)
**Author:** [@stevehero](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/stevehero)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 6:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/problem-with-appending-comment-field-with-letters/12916 "2012-01-16T18:58:38Z")
I’m having problems when I have letters in the COMMENT field and I want to append the INITIALKEY field into it. If the COMMENT field contains numbers it works fine but with letters it deletes them. What i have is: Bef… --- ## [New Music Releases](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-music-releases/12934)
**Author:** [@chevellejnj72](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/chevellejnj72)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 2:28pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-music-releases/12934 "2012-01-16T14:28:55Z")
Well I know this has nothing to do with MP3Tag but really couldn’t think of another place to ask it. I am looking for a site like IMDB but for music. I cannot keep up with my favorite artist anymore and want to subscribe… --- ## [Hilfe bei Ersetzen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hilfe-bei-ersetzen/12949)
**Author:** [@johnny7](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/johnny7)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 10:12am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/hilfe-bei-ersetzen/12949 "2012-01-16T10:12:22Z")
Hallo, ich bin beeindruckt davon, welche umfangreichen Aktionen bei mp3tag mithilfe weniger Klicks möglich sind, kriege auch manches selbst hin, aber bräuchte hier Hilfe: Ich möchte bei Dateinamen in der Form “Streichq… --- ## [Open multiple instances of MP3TAG](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-multiple-instances-of-mp3tag/12947)
**Author:** [@Darr247](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Darr247)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 16, 2012, 6:46am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/open-multiple-instances-of-mp3tag/12947 "2012-01-16T06:46:50Z")
I want to open 2 or more instances of MP3TAG on the same computer at the same time. Any way to do that? When I try to open a 2nd copy, it just gives focus to the copy already running. Thanks. --- ## [Searching filename to generate %title% from multiple hyphens](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/searching-filename-to-generate-title-from-multiple-hyphens/12942)
**Author:** [@kittmaster](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/kittmaster)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 9:17pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/searching-filename-to-generate-title-from-multiple-hyphens/12942 "2012-01-15T21:17:14Z")
I have these files that have all hyphens and I’m having a hard time to figuring out a regular expression with a proper guess pattern to populate the Title tag. Here is an example: 61-Oh-Yeah-1Bar-61.2bpm.mp3 So the ti… --- ## [Tag-Panel mit Auswahlmenü?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-panel-mit-auswahlmenu/12943)
**Author:** [@SFL](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/SFL)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-panel-mit-auswahlmenu/12943 "2012-01-15T21:08:30Z")
Das Thema um das Tag Panel “Genre“ hat mich auf eine Idee gebracht, die ich nun aber leider mal wieder nicht umsetzen kann. Ich würde mir ein Panel “Zustand“ anlegen wollen, die mir eine Übersicht meiner digitalisierten … --- ## [File deactivated if a previous one is deleted plus other questions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-deactivated-if-a-previous-one-is-deleted-plus-other-questions/12946)
**Author:** [@tdog](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/tdog)\ **Replies:** 0\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 8:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/file-deactivated-if-a-previous-one-is-deleted-plus-other-questions/12946 "2012-01-15T20:56:39Z")
Hi! If I delete a file from a hard disk from ionside of MP3Tag (right click/delete), then the next file in the directory does not get automatically selected. Then what happens is that the next file’s tag becomes visible… --- ## [Conversion from title to composer](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conversion-from-title-to-composer/12944)
**Author:** [@vorticity](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/vorticity)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 6:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/conversion-from-title-to-composer/12944 "2012-01-15T18:30:33Z")
Dear all, I handle my mp3 collection with the SONOS Android app. This supports tag composer which I did not set consequently (as it is no ‘primary’ tag) but which I have available as first substring (followed by ’ ’ bla… --- ## [mp3tag behaving crazy suddenly!](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-behaving-crazy-suddenly/12860)
**Author:** [@fairuza](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/fairuza)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 15, 2012, 8:29am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/mp3tag-behaving-crazy-suddenly/12860 "2012-01-15T08:29:55Z")
i have been using mp3tag for years and never had any problems. but recently i suddenly lost the ability to tag the “year” and “track” fields on my pc (winxp). when i save to any field in mp3tag they get erased. even if … --- ## [Can't rename directories in vm](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-rename-directories-in-vm/12833)
**Author:** [@Digitaldesi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Digitaldesi)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 5:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/cant-rename-directories-in-vm/12833 "2012-01-14T17:54:29Z")
I have been using mp3tag for a long time on windows without any problems. I have recently switched to Mac and I'm using VmWare fusion to run windows xp to run mp3tag. So far everything works, except the directory name ch… --- ## [Liste aller Tags erstellen durch markieren der MP3Sammlung](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/liste-aller-tags-erstellen-durch-markieren-der-mp3sammlung/12940)
**Author:** [@DJ\_Mucke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Mucke)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 5:36pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/liste-aller-tags-erstellen-durch-markieren-der-mp3sammlung/12940 "2012-01-14T17:36:10Z")
Das auffinden meiner doppelten Dateien ist an einen Punkt gelangt, wo ich mal eure Hilfe benötige Struktur: diverse Partitionen fast oder meistens gleiche Ordnerstruktur Nun ist mir aber aufgefallen das verschiedene "… --- ## [Fehler quittieren](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fehler-quittieren/12938)
**Author:** [@papi](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/papi)\ **Replies:** 15\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 5:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fehler-quittieren/12938 "2012-01-14T17:21:33Z")
Nachdem ich nun zum 6000. Mal die Meldung quittiert habe, dass die Datei nicht erstellt werden kann, da sie bereits vorhanden ist, stelle ich mir allmählich die Frage, ob man die Meldungen nicht irgendwie umgehen kann. G… --- ## [New Functionality ?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-functionality/12939)
**Author:** [@mccake](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mccake)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 4:25pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/new-functionality/12939 "2012-01-14T16:25:16Z")
Hi I was wondering if you were ever planning on building some sort of audio track recognition, i.e. somthing like Shazam in the way that you could provide a list of audio tracks that your mp3 tag app would play each, fo… --- ## [einzelnen Track per Aktion kopieren ohne kompletten Ordner mitzunehmen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/einzelnen-track-per-aktion-kopieren-ohne-kompletten-ordner-mitzunehmen/12927)
**Author:** [@DJ\_Mucke](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DJ_Mucke)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 3:31pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/einzelnen-track-per-aktion-kopieren-ohne-kompletten-ordner-mitzunehmen/12927 "2012-01-14T15:31:25Z")
einzelnen Track per Aktion kopieren ohne kompletten Ordner mitzunehmen, wie hier abgebildet z.b. Aktion: Tagfeld formatieren Feld:\_DIRECTORY Formatstring:x:\\x\\ARTIST\\INT\\NEW%ARTIST%%ALBUM% Mein Interesse gilt einzel… --- ## [Frage eines Anfängers](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/frage-eines-anfangers/12937)
**Author:** [@MarcoHL](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/MarcoHL)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [January 14, 2012, 9:53am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/frage-eines-anfangers/12937 "2012-01-14T09:53:06Z")
Grüße, erst einmal möchte ich um Verständnis bitten. Ich habe diverse Beiträge hier in den Foren durchgelesen, sehe aber den Wald vor lauter Bäumen nicht. Wahrscheinlich wird mein Problem schon in einem Thread behande… [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=578&state=muted) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=580&state=muted)