# Transform rating stars into values and vice versa

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transform-rating-stars-into-values-and-vice-versa/63069
**Category:** Support
**Created:** [December 12, 2023, 6:38am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transform-rating-stars-into-values-and-vice-versa/63069 "2023-12-12T06:38:33Z")
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### Author: ![LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/l/c6cbf5/32.png) [@LyricsLover](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/LyricsLover)
#### Post date: [December 15, 2023, 3:30pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/transform-rating-stars-into-values-and-vice-versa/63069/27 "2023-12-15T15:30:12Z")

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> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> I don't know what Musicbee calls it.

POPM (in the song itself with the Addition `MusicBee`).  
Foobar is adding `Windows Media Player 9 Series` to POPM in the song itself.

To illustrate

> [@ohrenkino](#):
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> MP3tag will transform that string of stars or number to a value that complies with the format for the POPM field.

@rama could read this topic with screenshots:

> [@Set rating for import in VirtualDJ](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/set-rating-for-import-in-virtualdj/60352/14):
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> Addendum, 13.03.2023, 16.30 Uhr: There is an additional way to apply the star rating using "[Custom list values](https://docs.mp3tag.de/customization/tag-panel/#editing-fields)" for the Field POPULARIMETER that let you choose your own unicode stars like ★ from a drop-down-box in the Tag Panel. All you need is to add a new field to your Tag Panel like this (you can name it as you like, in this example it's called POPM): This allows you to choose the stars for your selected tracks from the POPM drop down box in the Tag Panel: […

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