# Latest **URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=99&state=muted [Latest](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md) · [Categories](https://community.mp3tag.de/categories.md) · [Tags](https://community.mp3tag.de/tags.md) **Page:** 100 --- ## ["Extract Cover" default directory](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-cover-default-directory/64110)
**Author:** [@astrohip](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/astrohip)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 16, 2024, 1:03pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/extract-cover-default-directory/64110 "2024-03-16T13:03:08Z")
Can I set a default directory for "Extract Cover"? I know I can set one for "Cover Art Directory", but I'd like to also be able to set one when I extract. Right now, it always puts it in the same folder as the file I'm … --- ## [How to make an album?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100)
**Author:** [@Dielis](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dielis)\ **Replies:** 12\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 6:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-make-an-album/64100 "2024-03-15T18:53:02Z")
I always try to make an album of various songs, and then put it as 1 album in my iPhone. But when I upload the album, all the songs are completely distributed in my library as individual songs. How can I fix this so that… --- ## [Error ‘Cannot Write File (file path)’ with AIF files](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-cannot-write-file-file-path-with-aif-files/64041)
**Author:** [@Automated9496](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Automated9496)\ **Replies:** 11\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 10:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/error-cannot-write-file-file-path-with-aif-files/64041 "2024-03-15T10:58:59Z")
Hello, I face a similar problem as the one described here: Error 'Cannot Write File (file path)' - Support - Mp3tag Community Except my files are \*.aif I have to spam the "Retry" button to save my changes. My OS: … --- ## [How to strip all performer:instrument entries?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-strip-all-performer-instrument-entries/64095)
**Author:** [@Dizza17](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dizza17)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 10:34am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-strip-all-performer-instrument-entries/64095 "2024-03-15T10:34:49Z")
Hi all, In my silly wisdom I added all involved people including performer: instrument to the “INVOLVED PEOPLE LIST”. I would like to strip all performer:instrument entries but keep the Involved people entries ie: Perso… --- ## [Creating an action plan to add role/name (;)](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-an-action-plan-to-add-role-name/14764)
**Author:** [@Beluna](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Beluna)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [May 29, 2013, 10:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/creating-an-action-plan-to-add-role-name/14764 "2013-05-29T22:43:59Z")
How to create an action plan to deterine role/name and add a ;. Discogs format under pone script looks as so (role/name): Bass, Vocals: Alex Malheiros Drums, Synthesizer \[Arp 2600\]: Ivan Conte (Mamão) Keyboards, Vocals… --- ## [Apostrophe vs. Accent aigu](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/apostrophe-vs-accent-aigu/49672)
**Author:** [@WolfSt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WolfSt)\ **Replies:** 17\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 4:08am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/apostrophe-vs-accent-aigu/49672 "2024-03-15T04:08:43Z")
I recently discovered that it is quite hard to discern an apostrophe (') from an accent aigu (´) in the default font. My sight is not the best, but this may also apply to others. However, this discrimination is important… --- ## [What Makes an Album the Greatest of All Time?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-makes-an-album-the-greatest-of-all-time/64083)
**Author:** [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)\ **Replies:** 9\ **Last updated:** [March 15, 2024, 1:26am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-makes-an-album-the-greatest-of-all-time/64083 "2024-03-15T01:26:44Z")
The Pudding analyzes how Rolling Stone's Top 500 album list changed over time: Great visual essay, putting in factors like popularity, streaming availability, and selection of judges. --- ## [Help me with a regex expression](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-me-with-a-regex-expression/64049)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 11:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/help-me-with-a-regex-expression/64049 "2024-03-14T23:22:02Z")
I am working on a regex expression for another medium and thought I could get some help here. I dont know if this is the proper place, but if the subject needs to get moved I apologize in advace. I wrote this regex to … --- ## [What size should the profile icon be](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-size-should-the-profile-icon-be/64064)
**Author:** [@trudge](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trudge)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 9:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/what-size-should-the-profile-icon-be/64064 "2024-03-14T21:12:01Z")
New member here, and wondering about changing the profile icon assigned to me. I have a .jpg I'd like to use and reduced the dimensions as much as I can but it still comes out wrong. Tried SVG but no joy there either. W… --- ## [Is there a way to format the file name by discnumber?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-way-to-format-the-file-name-by-discnumber/64059)
**Author:** [@scdhh](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/scdhh)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 14, 2024, 12:47am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-a-way-to-format-the-file-name-by-discnumber/64059 "2024-03-14T00:47:55Z")
Here is a piece of pseudo-code(I think that should help with understanding?) discs = set() for i in songs: cd.add(i.discnumber) if len(discs)\<=1: formatter='$num(%track%,2) - %title%' else: formatter=r'Dis… --- ## [Scripting Appreciation](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-appreciation/64062)
**Author:** [@trudge](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/trudge)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 7:41pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/scripting-appreciation/64062 "2024-03-13T19:41:57Z")
Kudus and many thanks for this excellent ID3 editor. I run a Mac M1 with several thousand music files obtained variously. A JavaScript music player I found needed the files named sequentially as a number (1.mp3,2.mp3,3.m… --- ## [Fixed song time lengths with iTunes convert, now Album Artworks not showing in Music Player](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixed-song-time-lengths-with-itunes-convert-now-album-artworks-not-showing-in-music-player/64057)
**Author:** [@Dick\_Harpees](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dick_Harpees)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 4:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/fixed-song-time-lengths-with-itunes-convert-now-album-artworks-not-showing-in-music-player/64057 "2024-03-13T16:23:31Z")
Hi Last time I was here, was Feb 6 and I was having the problem of ALL the songs in my newly tagged mp3 collection of my 'Music' folder on my phone, reading with the wrong times in different programs, specifically my ph… --- ## [Does mp3tag offer conversions from FLAC to ALAC within the app?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-offer-conversions-from-flac-to-alac-within-the-app/64055)
**Author:** [@brave](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/brave)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [March 13, 2024, 11:57am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/does-mp3tag-offer-conversions-from-flac-to-alac-within-the-app/64055 "2024-03-13T11:57:40Z")
Wondering if it's possible to convert file formats within the mac app, is this feature available? If it isn't, is there any apps that offer this feature? --- ## [Anyone know of a MP3Tag-like program for managing metadata of pictures?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-know-of-a-mp3tag-like-program-for-managing-metadata-of-pictures/58009)
**Author:** [@esumsea](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/esumsea)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 1:00pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/anyone-know-of-a-mp3tag-like-program-for-managing-metadata-of-pictures/58009 "2022-10-26T13:00:54Z")
I have started this search many times but have never found a suitable program that would let me manage tags like I can in mp3tag. I would like to be able to copy tags from one place to another, like Date modified to Dat… --- ## [Is there an app that does this for pictures & photos?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-app-that-does-this-for-pictures-photos/51400)
**Author:** [@CollinH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/CollinH)\ **Replies:** 7\ **Last updated:** [October 26, 2022, 1:54pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/is-there-an-app-that-does-this-for-pictures-photos/51400 "2022-10-26T13:54:24Z")
Love this app and use it occasionally when making playlists for parties etc. But I have loads of jpeg & png files which also need tagging. Is there a similar app for them? --- ## [Remove the "-" from date](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-from-date/64043)
**Author:** [@TsiAwd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/TsiAwd)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 12, 2024, 7:58am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-the-from-date/64043 "2024-03-12T07:58:39Z")
$regexp($regexp(%\_file\_create\_date%,'(\\d+)\\.(\\d+)\\.(\\d+)','0000$3-00$2-00$1'),'0\*(\\d{4})-0\*(\\d{2})-0\*(\\d{2})','$1-$2-$3') How do I strip the "-" out of this string to output 20240311? --- ## [Parsing %\_file\_create\_datetime%](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parsing-file-create-datetime/15513)
**Author:** [@cdewitt](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/cdewitt)\ **Replies:** 2\ **Last updated:** [February 16, 2014, 9:18am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/parsing-file-create-datetime/15513 "2014-02-16T09:18:40Z")
Hi, I’m trying to rename podcast files with a date that will allow them to be sorted in order and be readable. I’ve been using the “Tag – Filename” converter with the following script %\_directory% $cutLeft(%\_file\_creat… --- ## [Tag column not editable](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-column-not-editable/64038)
**Author:** [@WRSMITH50](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/WRSMITH50)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 11, 2024, 5:23pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/tag-column-not-editable/64038 "2024-03-11T17:23:38Z")
I recently added 'Grouping' as a column to allow me to distinguish Music from Spoken Word files. MP3Tag lets me add the column but does not allow it to be entered. I can access it in iTunes if I add the file, but it seem… --- ## [How to move complete contents of a folder into separate genre folders](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-complete-contents-of-a-folder-into-separate-genre-folders/64027)
**Author:** [@FrozenGamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/FrozenGamer)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 8:12pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-move-complete-contents-of-a-folder-into-separate-genre-folders/64027 "2024-03-10T20:12:28Z")
I have a tremendous amount of folders (usually with just an album). I would like to just organize them in folders by genre without changing folder name and moving the entire folder and its contents.. Unchanged. End res… --- ## [Setting Cover Description](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-cover-description/64019)
**Author:** [@mista\_j](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mista_j)\ **Replies:** 5\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 8:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/setting-cover-description/64019 "2024-03-10T20:11:53Z")
Is there no way to use action groups to set the cover descriptions? I can filter files by %\_cover\_description% but if i try to format that value in an action a new field is created & data is not written to the actual co… --- ## [Action Group Export missing](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028)
**Author:** [@HHH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HHH)\ **Replies:** 6\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 7:21pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/action-group-export-missing/64028 "2024-03-10T19:21:23Z")
I don't have that option --- ## [Remove "Converted\_" from the filename of my converted MP4 songs](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-converted-from-the-filename-of-my-converted-mp4-songs/64022)
**Author:** [@Willboyd](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Willboyd)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 2:43pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/remove-converted-from-the-filename-of-my-converted-mp4-songs/64022 "2024-03-10T14:43:42Z")
My enormous karaoke collection was paired MP3+ and CDG files. Couldn't get them to work. All the online sites said "the new thing is MP4!" I used Kanto Karaoke to convert them all to MP4. Unfortunately the output fil… --- ## [Verzeichnis im Explorer öffnen](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/verzeichnis-im-explorer-offnen/64013)
**Author:** [@juergenz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/juergenz)\ **Replies:** 8\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 12:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/verzeichnis-im-explorer-offnen/64013 "2024-03-10T12:50:02Z")
Hallo Forum, bis vor einiger Zeit konnte ich im Explorer per Rechtsklick auf ein Verzeichnis das Kommando "mp3tag" auswählen, und alle mp3-Dateien des Vereichnisses wurden in mp3tag angezeigt. Seit einiger Zeit (wie lan… --- ## [Import Cover Art: File cannot be accessed](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-cover-art-file-cannot-be-accessed/64007)
**Author:** [@mistercabdriver](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/mistercabdriver)\ **Replies:** 16\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 7:03am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/import-cover-art-file-cannot-be-accessed/64007 "2024-03-10T07:03:12Z")
getting this error message when batch editing cover art: Import cover from file "%artist% %title%.jpg" (Front Cover): File \\\\?\\D:\\Music\\Beck\\Midnite Vultures\\Beck Hollywood Freaks.jpg cannot be accessed. anyone else g… --- ## [Location of user actions](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/location-of-user-actions/64018)
**Author:** [@HHH](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/HHH)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 10, 2024, 6:31am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/location-of-user-actions/64018 "2024-03-10T06:31:36Z")
Do you know on Mac Os where are the Actions Stored? I'm trying to back up the ones I created --- ## [Where are user defined actions stored?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-user-defined-actions-stored/11540)
**Author:** [@Michiel](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Michiel)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [February 4, 2011, 6:20pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/where-are-user-defined-actions-stored/11540 "2011-02-04T18:20:49Z")
I had to format my c drive and reinstalled Window. Before doing so I saved the MP#tag map on an other drive, afraid to lose all (nearly 80) actions I made. Now I can’t find a file where the actions are stored. Where does… --- ## [Audacity-created FLAC files corrupt when adding cover](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audacity-created-flac-files-corrupt-when-adding-cover/63951)
**Author:** [@haliburton324](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/haliburton324)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 9, 2024, 9:40am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/audacity-created-flac-files-corrupt-when-adding-cover/63951 "2024-03-09T09:40:29Z")
I am ripping some LPs to my library. For several reasons I keep each files in BOTH MP3 and FLAC forms. I have had no other issues with using MP3Tag to add cover art to flac files. It is often able to do this when othe… --- ## [How to format Filename from "20171130 191142-6A4A3E01.mp4" to TITLE "2017-11-30.mp4"?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-format-filename-from-20171130-191142-6a4a3e01-mp4-to-title-2017-11-30-mp4/64003)
**Author:** [@legohund](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/legohund)\ **Replies:** 1\ **Last updated:** [March 8, 2024, 4:50pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/how-to-format-filename-from-20171130-191142-6a4a3e01-mp4-to-title-2017-11-30-mp4/64003 "2024-03-08T16:50:10Z")
This is an old topic, but I have a question about something quite similar. I have some personal sound recordings downloaded from the icloud that all start with the date in the file name. The file was recorded on the 30… --- ## [Removing a certain number of characters from left or right of Filename using Replace with Regular Expression](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-certain-number-of-characters-from-left-or-right-of-filename-using-replace-with-regular-expression/41404)
**Author:** [@Toonz](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Toonz)\ **Replies:** 4\ **Last updated:** [April 11, 2018, 2:40pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/removing-a-certain-number-of-characters-from-left-or-right-of-filename-using-replace-with-regular-expression/41404 "2018-04-11T14:40:55Z")
I would like the ask the community on how to remove X(or N, whichever works) amount of ANY TYPE OF characters from a filename From the left side and then the expression that removes characters from the right side of the… --- ## [Meine Genre und Subgenre Liste für Musicbee - Verbesserungsvorschläge?](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/meine-genre-und-subgenre-liste-fur-musicbee-verbesserungsvorschlage/63996)
**Author:** [@Gregorianfan](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Gregorianfan)\ **Replies:** 3\ **Last updated:** [March 7, 2024, 12:56pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/meine-genre-und-subgenre-liste-fur-musicbee-verbesserungsvorschlage/63996 "2024-03-07T12:56:32Z")
Moin :slight\_smile: Ich bin aktuell dabei mir eine Liste aus meinen Genres und Subgenres zu erstellen und wollte mal weitere Meinungen zur Aufteilung einholen. Vielleicht habt ihr ja noch Tipps ob bestimmte Genres doch … [Previous page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=98&state=muted) [Next page](https://community.mp3tag.de/latest.md?page=100&state=muted)