martinbrewer;529705 Wrote: > Daverz, snarlydwarf, thanks for responding, All the XP-based tagging > programs I've seen so far seem to have the tag names set in stone on > the forms, with no facility for adding custom tags. I usually use > EasyTag, but this evening have downloaded 'The Godfather', TagRename > and mmt, I even looked at Microsoft Media Player! If a lunux solution > is available then thats OK. > I've used Mp3Tag and foobar but I'm pretty sure some of the other tools you mention also support it. Usually it might be hidden in an advanced menu, in Mp3Tag you right click and select "Extended tags..." and then you can either add a tag from a predefined list or write your own tag name which will result in a TXXXX tag.
martinbrewer;529705 Wrote: > > The problem with using 'spare' tag, or a suitably formatted 'comments' > tag, is getting the custom scanner to map WORK to SPARETAG1, or even > worse to parse the contents of the comments tag. Worst case I can look > to FLAC though I will loose portability and disk space, though gain in > quality, and I'll still have to find a 'custom tag' tagger. > If you like to use the COMMENT tag with a specific format you can use the "Tag mapping" feature of the Custom Tag scanning module in Custom Scan plugin to map them into WORK and similar tags. The "Tag mapping" future is able to catch strings from a standard tag using regular expressions. martinbrewer;529705 Wrote: > > It looks like my question is reducing to: 'can someone recommend a > (cheap or free) mass tagger that is capable of adding custom (user > defined) tags to MP3 files, that will run on XP > As mentioned above Mp3Tag can do it and it's free. martinbrewer;529705 Wrote: > > Once I can figure out how to add a custom tag, the next problem will > be, 'am I stuck with 'TXXX' as a name or can I name the tag, is XXX > variable or is TXXX the datatype and I can specify a name'. After that > I can get back to listening to music. I have been googling for 'custom > tags', but 'user defined tags' has opened up some more possibilities, > so I'll carry on digging. Any more hints greatfully received > TXXX is just a type of tag, the tag name will be what you write, for example WORK. -- erland Erland Isaksson 'My homepage' (http://erland.isaksson.info) (Install my plugins through Extension Downloader) (Developer of 'TrackStat, SQLPlayList, DynamicPlayList, Custom Browse, Custom Scan, Custom Skip, Multi Library, Title Switcher and Database Query plugins' (http://wiki.erland.isaksson.info/index.php/Category:SlimServer)) ------------------------------------------------------------------------ erland's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3124 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=76720 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
