# Codec

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/codec/17780
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [March 21, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/codec/17780 "2016-03-21T11:32:44Z")
**Posts on this page:** 4
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### Author: ![faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2016, 11:32am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/codec/17780/1 "2016-03-21T11:32:44Z")

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Hi everyone

I create a Column name as CODEC

How can i see in

WMA instead Of Windows Media Audio  
FLAC instead of Free Lossless Audio  
MP3 instead of MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3

etc

thank you

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### Author: ![DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/detlevd/32/123_2.png) [@DetlevD](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/DetlevD)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2016, 11:54am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/codec/17780/2 "2016-03-21T11:54:50Z")

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> [@faisdlair](#):
>
> ... I create a Column name as CODEC  
> How can i see in  
> WMA instead Of Windows Media Audio  
> FLAC instead of Free Lossless Audio  
> MP3 instead of MPEG-1/2 Audio Layer 3  
> etc thank you

Just a proposal ...

**Mp3tag Column Definition Name : Codec (Tool) Value: %\_codec%[$if2(' ('%\_tool%')',)] ... or ... Value: $replace(%\_codec%[' ('$if2(%\_tool%,)')'],'()',) ... or ... Value: $replace(%\_codec%[' ('$if($eql(%\_tool%,'%\_tool%'),,%\_tool%)')'],'()',) Name : Codec Value: %\_codec% ... or ... Value: $replace(%\_codec%,'Windows Media Audio','WMA','Free Lossless Audio Codec','FLAC','MPEG 1 Layer III','MP3') ... or ... Value: $regexp(%\_codec%,'[\U\D]',) ... or ... Value: $replace($regexp(%\_codec%,'[\U\D]',),'LIII','L3','LII','L2','LI','L1')**

See also ...  
[Regarding new Bit-Depth Information field](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/17484/8)

DD.20160321.1423.CET, DD.20160321.1640.CET

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### Author: ![faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/f/c4cdca/32.png) [@faisdlair](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/faisdlair)
#### Post date: [March 21, 2016, 1:22pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/codec/17780/3 "2016-03-21T13:22:56Z")

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Thank you again

martin

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### Author: ![system](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/c/ce7035d426cb755a7916793326d23b465222a407.png) [@system](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/system)
#### Post date: [February 9, 2026, 12:26pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/codec/17780/4 "2026-02-09T12:26:09Z")

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