I have a lot of FLAC files that have a DESCRIPTION tag and when loaded into mp3tag I cannot see this value. When I convert the FLAC file to ALAC (using the XLD app) what was the DESCRIPTION tag now becomes the COMMENT tag in the new ALAC file which I can then see in mp3tag. Is the DESCRIPTION tag in…

You could create a mapping for VorbisComments (Flac) and the DESCRIPTION like this: [grafik] (please look only at the line with "Description")

That is awesome. I wish I could do something like that for TOTALTRACKS and TOTALDISCS but use one of those perl like methods to grab what comes after "/" So something like map: substr(%track%, '/') to TOTALTRACKS (Not claiming that my "substr" is even correct but you get the idea of what I wish I …

I am not sure what you want to do or achieve ... MP3tag takes care of the format "1/2" in TRACK and splits it - if standard compliant - to TRACK =1, TOTALTRACKS = 2. No mapping would be required. (The same applies to DISC and TOTALDISCS.)

So, are you saying that if I convert my FLAC files to ALAC - all I have to do is open the ALAC files in mp3tag and then save the entire fileset in mp3tag? I am trying to figure this out right now....I just converted a set of FLAC files to ALAC and I now load the ALAC files in mp3tag and TOTALTRACKS …

As I see it, it is the converter that messes up the metadata. An easy way to transfer the tags from one file to another would be copy&paste (not field by field but file by file - or even: if the source files and the target files are in the same order, then you could select all source files, use Edi…

I am looking at a FLAC file right now, before it is converted to ALAC, and there are no extended tags: TOTALTRACKS and TOTALDISCS - just starting mp3tag and viewing extended tags I do not see them. I also added these two fields to appear on the left column. I do think the following two actions migh…

[image] raymondjiii: just starting mp3tag and viewing extended tags I do not see them [image] raymondjiii: Now after applying these two actions to the FLAC file and then convert to ALAC - the two fields TOTALDISCS and TOTALTRACKS do remain in the new ALAC file This information conflict…

They do not exist in my FLAC files. But, using the two Actions I posted it creates them from the discs and tracks. For example, song1 has a track number of 1/12, the action above grabs the 12 and creates the TOTALTRACKS tag for song1. The DISC is listed as 1/1 and using the 2nd action it pulls the …

[image] raymondjiii: I do think the following two actions might work to populate these two fields INTO the FLAC file (I did not write these) You could use "Import tag fields" Source: %track% Target pattern: %track%/%totaltracks% and Source: %discnumber% Target pattern: %discnumber%/%tota…

Perhaps a screenshot of the Extended Tags window for your FLAC file "before" any changes would be helpful here. Mod - This separate Track and Disc Total topic should be split as it does not apply to the OP request about mapping Description to Comment.

What's the equivalent on the Mac version ? (I don't see "Import tag fields" - I see "Convert tag - tag") but I'm not sure that is the same because that's not allowing you to change multiple patterns...I think.

DESCRIPTION vs COMMENT

Mac

ohrenkino May 2, 2026, 10:55am 13

Thas IS the Mac version of that action:

The Windows equivalent would be "Guess values".

"Import tag fields" is an action, no convert function.