https://github.com/Logitech/slimserver/pull/305
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The MP3 format module already does this and makes assumptions about
which date is preferred. (Though, and my perl may be rusty, I think the
comment is incorrect.)
Great find!
So, if my understanding of the code is correct than, if present, the
first thing used for the year would be "'Original
mherger wrote:
>
> And don't forget that you'd have to do the same for all kinds of file
> formats supporting various date tags.
>
The MP3 format module already does this and makes assumptions about
which date is preferred. (Though, and my perl may be rusty, I think the
comment is
The non technical discussion would unboubtedly end up with different
people having different interpretations and different requirements.
The whole question of year of release goes right back to when records
were first produced in mass market format.
My copy of Sgt. Peppers quite clearly says
So should there be a configuration option? Is this something that can be
turned into a plugin?
I believe technically this could be wrapped in a plugin. But it would be
a bit of a hack, reaching out far into existing code.
And don't forget that you'd have to do the same for all kinds of file
mherger wrote:
> > when it picks up new music so things like reissues appear to be
> newer
> > than they actually are.
>
> I guess that's more of a point of view than a given fact... Topic for a
> non-technical discussion. I bet if we changed the behaviour many would
> shout out to ask for
Looks like I just need to add a new -tagMapping- to *FLAC.pm*:
Code:
'ORIGINALYEAR' => 'YEAR',
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when it picks up new music so things like reissues appear to be newer
than they actually are.
I guess that's more of a point of view than a given fact... Topic for a
non-technical discussion. I bet if we changed the behaviour many would
shout out to ask for the current behaviour again.
I've recently started using Musicbrainz Picard to clean up my audio
tags. Any new music I rip is encode in FLAC and there are tags for
Code:
Date
,
Code:
Original Release Date
and
Code:
