Thanks for such speedy replies!

I must confess I'm a bit confused. For an experiment, I just used
mp3tag to update just the genre tag of track 2 in (the flac source
version of) my "4 non blondes" album. The whole album already existed
in MP3 form from previous runs of flac2mp3. It does seem (from the
debug output) to be doing the transcoding again for that track
("Superfly"):


Code:
--------------------
     Sun Feb 11 18:22:53 GMT 2007 - started  ./run_flac2mp3.sh
  Processing directory: /public/audio/lossless/music
  7146 flac files found. Sorting...done.
  srcfile: 4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, Better, Faster, More!/01 Train.flac
  destfile: /public/audio/MP3_from_lossless/music/4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, 
Better, Faster, More!/01 Train.mp3
  Tags from source file:
  $VAR1 = {
  'RELEASECOUNTRY' => 'US',
  'DATE' => '1992-00-00',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID' => '9154385d-5ea3-4dc6-b5bb-b7433ba32243',
  'ARTIST' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE' => 'album',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_SORTNAME' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMARTISTID' => 'efef848b-63e4-4323-8ef7-69a48fbdd51d',
  'GENRE' => 'Pop',
  'TRACKNUMBER' => '1',
  'ARTISTSORT' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ARTISTID' => 'efef848b-63e4-4323-8ef7-69a48fbdd51d',
  'VENDOR' => 'reference libFLAC 1.1.2 20050205',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_NONALBUM' => '0',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRMID' => '6e07e7de-9d7a-489f-afd5-1e543116bfef',
  'TRACKTOTAL' => '11',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMARTIST' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMARTISTSORTNAME' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID' => '524a2cff-add2-459e-a355-6f4912536b38',
  'TITLE' => 'Train',
  'ALBUM' => 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_VARIOUSARTISTS' => '0',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMSTATUS' => 'official'
  };
  Tags we know how to deal with from source file:
  $VAR1 = {
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID' => '9154385d-5ea3-4dc6-b5bb-b7433ba32243',
  'DATE' => '1992-00-00',
  'ARTIST' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE' => 'album',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_SORTNAME' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'ALBUM' => 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!',
  'TITLE' => 'Train',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID' => '524a2cff-add2-459e-a355-6f4912536b38',
  'GENRE' => 'Pop',
  'TRACKNUMBER' => '01',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ARTISTID' => 'efef848b-63e4-4323-8ef7-69a48fbdd51d',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMSTATUS' => 'official',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRMID' => '6e07e7de-9d7a-489f-afd5-1e543116bfef'
  };
  destfile exists: /public/audio/MP3_from_lossless/music/4 Non Blondes/1992 
Bigger, Better, Faster, More!/01 Train.mp3
  srcfile mtime:  1171217214
  destfile mtime: 1171217421
  Comparing tags
  $VAR1 = 'ParseData';
  $VAR2 = 'LastResort';
  pf_exists:    1
  pf_tags:      0
  pf_timestamp: 0
  Tags to be written if tags need updating
  $VAR1 = {
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID' => '9154385d-5ea3-4dc6-b5bb-b7433ba32243',
  'DATE' => '1992-00-00',
  'ARTIST' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE' => 'album',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_SORTNAME' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'ALBUM' => 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!',
  'TITLE' => 'Train',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID' => '524a2cff-add2-459e-a355-6f4912536b38',
  'GENRE' => 'Pop',
  'TRACKNUMBER' => '01',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ARTISTID' => 'efef848b-63e4-4323-8ef7-69a48fbdd51d',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMSTATUS' => 'official',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRMID' => '6e07e7de-9d7a-489f-afd5-1e543116bfef'
  };
  srcfile: 4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, Better, Faster, More!/02 Superfly.flac
  destfile: /public/audio/MP3_from_lossless/music/4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, 
Better, Faster, More!/02 Superfly.mp3
  Tags from source file:
  $VAR1 = {
  'RELEASECOUNTRY' => 'US',
  'DATE' => '1992-00-00',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID' => '9154385d-5ea3-4dc6-b5bb-b7433ba32243',
  'ARTIST' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE' => 'album',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_SORTNAME' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMARTISTID' => 'efef848b-63e4-4323-8ef7-69a48fbdd51d',
  'TRACKNUMBER' => '2',
  'GENRE' => 'Poptastic',
  'ARTISTSORT' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ARTISTID' => 'efef848b-63e4-4323-8ef7-69a48fbdd51d',
  'VENDOR' => 'reference libFLAC 1.1.2 20050205',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_NONALBUM' => '0',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRMID' => '864ea891-9bfb-43f1-8fc8-9ce31ee0ca21',
  'TRACKTOTAL' => '11',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMARTIST' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMARTISTSORTNAME' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'TITLE' => 'Superfly',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID' => 'dfa56e68-123a-461f-a59d-5d0ae4e7d5de',
  'ALBUM' => 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_VARIOUSARTISTS' => '0',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMSTATUS' => 'official'
  };
  Tags we know how to deal with from source file:
  $VAR1 = {
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID' => '9154385d-5ea3-4dc6-b5bb-b7433ba32243',
  'DATE' => '1992-00-00',
  'ARTIST' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE' => 'album',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_SORTNAME' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'ALBUM' => 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID' => 'dfa56e68-123a-461f-a59d-5d0ae4e7d5de',
  'TITLE' => 'Superfly',
  'GENRE' => 'Poptastic',
  'TRACKNUMBER' => '02',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ARTISTID' => 'efef848b-63e4-4323-8ef7-69a48fbdd51d',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMSTATUS' => 'official',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRMID' => '864ea891-9bfb-43f1-8fc8-9ce31ee0ca21'
  };
  destfile exists: /public/audio/MP3_from_lossless/music/4 Non Blondes/1992 
Bigger, Better, Faster, More!/02 Superfly.mp3
  srcfile mtime:  1171218159
  destfile mtime: 1171218039
  pf_exists:    1
  pf_tags:      0
  pf_timestamp: 1
  Tags to be written if tags need updating
  $VAR1 = {
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID' => '9154385d-5ea3-4dc6-b5bb-b7433ba32243',
  'DATE' => '1992-00-00',
  'ARTIST' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE' => 'album',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_SORTNAME' => '4 Non Blondes',
  'ALBUM' => 'Bigger, Better, Faster, More!',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID' => 'dfa56e68-123a-461f-a59d-5d0ae4e7d5de',
  'TITLE' => 'Superfly',
  'GENRE' => 'Poptastic',
  'TRACKNUMBER' => '02',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ARTISTID' => 'efef848b-63e4-4323-8ef7-69a48fbdd51d',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMSTATUS' => 'official',
  'MUSICBRAINZ_TRMID' => '864ea891-9bfb-43f1-8fc8-9ce31ee0ca21'
  };
  Processing "4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, Better, Faster, More!/02 Superfly.flac"
  flac --decode --stdout --silent "4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, Better, Faster, 
More!/02 Superfly.flac"| lame -V 2 --vbr-new --noreplaygai --quiet - 
"/public/audio/MP3_from_lossless/music/4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, Better, 
Faster, More!/02 Superfly.mp3"
  Converting "4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, Better, Faster, More!/02 Superfly.flac"
  Exit value from convert command: 0
  Tagging    "4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, Better, Faster, More!/02 Superfly.flac"
  changedframe is MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID
  method is TXXX
  Setting MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMID = 9154385d-5ea3-4dc6-b5bb-b7433ba32243
  changedframe is DATE
  method is TYER
  Setting DATE = 1992-00-00
  changedframe is ARTIST
  method is TPE1
  Setting ARTIST = 4 Non Blondes
  changedframe is MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE
  method is TXXX
  Setting MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE = album
  changedframe is MUSICBRAINZ_SORTNAME
  method is TXXX
  Setting MUSICBRAINZ_SORTNAME = 4 Non Blondes
  changedframe is ALBUM
  method is TALB
  Setting ALBUM = Bigger, Better, Faster, More!
  changedframe is MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID
  method is UFID
  Setting MUSICBRAINZ_TRACKID = dfa56e68-123a-461f-a59d-5d0ae4e7d5de
  changedframe is TITLE
  method is TIT2
  Setting TITLE = Superfly
  changedframe is GENRE
  method is TCON
  Setting GENRE = Poptastic
  changedframe is TRACKNUMBER
  method is TRCK
  Setting TRACKNUMBER = 02
  changedframe is MUSICBRAINZ_ARTISTID
  method is TXXX
  Setting MUSICBRAINZ_ARTISTID = efef848b-63e4-4323-8ef7-69a48fbdd51d
  changedframe is MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMSTATUS
  method is TXXX
  Setting MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMSTATUS = official
  changedframe is MUSICBRAINZ_TRMID
  method is TXXX
  Setting MUSICBRAINZ_TRMID = 864ea891-9bfb-43f1-8fc8-9ce31ee0ca21
  srcfile: 4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, Better, Faster, More!/03 What's Up.flac
  destfile: /public/audio/MP3_from_lossless/music/4 Non Blondes/1992 Bigger, 
Better, Faster, More!/03 What's Up.mp3
  Tags from source file:
  
--------------------


Probably not relevant, but my music server (and where I run flac2mp3)
is on Fedora FC5 Linux, and I run mp3tag on an XP machine (on a samba
share from the music server).

Any ideas?

Cheers,

Richard


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