# \[X\] Mp3tag reads some Slovak chars incorrectly

**URL:** https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-reads-some-slovak-chars-incorrectly/2412
**Category:** No Bugs
**Created:** [October 25, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-reads-some-slovak-chars-incorrectly/2412 "2005-10-25T20:27:07Z")
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### Author: ![Dreamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dreamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dreamer)
#### Post date: [October 25, 2005, 8:27pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-reads-some-slovak-chars-incorrectly/2412/1 "2005-10-25T20:27:07Z")

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Mp3tag reads some special Slovak characters incorrectly (in ID3v2 tag only). When I want to change just one item (e.g. genre) it will replace also other items with incorrect characters.

Windows XP SP2, Mp3tag v2.33

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2005, 2:45am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-reads-some-slovak-chars-incorrectly/2412/2 "2005-10-26T02:45:46Z")

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> Mp3tag reads some special Slovak characters incorrectly (in ID3v2 tag only). When I want to change just one item (e.g. genre) it will replace also other items with incorrect characters.
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> Windows XP SP2, Mp3tag v2.33
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>

Screenshots please.

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### Author: ![Dreamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dreamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dreamer)
#### Post date: [October 26, 2005, 10:11pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-reads-some-slovak-chars-incorrectly/2412/3 "2005-10-26T22:11:55Z")

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> Screenshots please.
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>

OK, no problem:

![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/9/937903a5b2e9b04b3afb827821ee2e70c0f032ce.png)

![](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/2X/9/937903a5b2e9b04b3afb827821ee2e70c0f032ce.png)

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2005, 6:07am UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-reads-some-slovak-chars-incorrectly/2412/4 "2005-10-27T06:07:08Z")

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The tags are probably stored in a system codepage instead of Unicode or ISO-8859-1. To convert these tags from a specific codepage to Unicode, simply create a ![:mt_act:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/318aa654f7a0c7c178d869991f6e8680b214cfc0.png ":mt\_act:") new action Convert codepage, select the appropriate tag field and choose the codepage from the drop-down list.

Best regards,  
~ Florian

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### Author: ![Dreamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dreamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dreamer)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2005, 8:58pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-reads-some-slovak-chars-incorrectly/2412/5 "2005-10-27T20:58:01Z")

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> The tags are probably stored in a system codepage instead of Unicode or ISO-8859-1. To convert these tags from a specific codepage to Unicode, simply create a ![:mt_act:](https://community.mp3tag.de/uploads/default/original/1X/318aa654f7a0c7c178d869991f6e8680b214cfc0.png ":mt\_act:") new action Convert codepage, select the appropriate tag field and choose the codepage from the drop-down list.
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> Best regards,  
> ~ Florian
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Could you explainmore please? What exactly I have to type there? I'd like to "fix" all songs at once.

Would it be possible to add an option "automatically convert "that" when files are loaded"?

Thanks.

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### Author: ![dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/dano/32/6_2.png) [@dano](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/dano)
#### Post date: [October 27, 2005, 9:53pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-reads-some-slovak-chars-incorrectly/2412/6 "2005-10-27T21:53:09Z")

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If you convert your tags, then Winamp will probably not display the characters correctly anymore.  
I've explained the matter [here](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2235/3)

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### Author: ![Dreamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/d/6bbea6/32.png) [@Dreamer](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Dreamer)
#### Post date: [October 28, 2005, 8:51pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-reads-some-slovak-chars-incorrectly/2412/7 "2005-10-28T20:51:22Z")

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> If you convert your tags, then Winamp will probably not display the characters correctly anymore.  
> I've explained the matter [here](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/2235/3)
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> \<{POST\_SNAPBACK}\>

OK, I'll check new version soon...

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### Author: ![Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/user_avatar/community.mp3tag.de/florian/32/5759_2.png) [@Florian](https://community.mp3tag.de/u/Florian)
#### Post date: [December 28, 2018, 2:15pm UTC](https://community.mp3tag.de/t/x-mp3tag-reads-some-slovak-chars-incorrectly/2412/8 "2018-12-28T14:15:14Z")

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