-Brading Software Message Board
+--Forum: Mp3/Tag Studio Suggestions
+---Topic: Support in Rename from Tag for Masks / ID3v1 Field started by eriji
Posted by: eriji on Jan. 10 2008,11:09
It would be helpful to be able to rename a file using a mask on the id fields.
The usage is that I have many files (sound effects) with very long (over 64char) Titles. An example is:
CHINA, AIRPORT BEIJING, CHINA: AIRPORT TERMINAL: INT: GENERAL AMBIENCE: CLOSE AND DISTANT VOICES, LUGGAGE CARTS, P.A. IN BACKGROUND, SUITCASE, FOREIGN
It is helpful in searching to have some info in the file name, but not practical to have it all (some problems with file name or path length).
If you could specify for the Rename from Tag something like:
<Title:25>
which would take only the first 25 chars of the Title, that would be a flexible solution.
Another solution I thought of when trying to solve my problem is to use the ID3v1 Title (limited to 30 chars), but there was no way to specify to use the v1 title only. The choice was <Title> or <V2_Title> which both take the V2 title if there.
At this time I don't have a solution, but I may try some sort of extract/copy of tag fields or from a file list to get what I need.
For now its: Track01.mp3 (Ugly!
Thanks!
--eric
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Jan. 10 2008,13:38
First of all, simply use the global settings (from the menu) to be able to use ID3v1 tags only.
Secondly, parse templates (contrary to the string building templates used when e.g. renaming files) do have this type of fixed size fields with custom size, so if you make a macro that first exports the tag contents to a temp list, and then rename the files form this list, you will be able to control it exactly the way you want, and have it done in just one mouse click.
Posted by: eriji on Jan. 10 2008,18:35
I should have thought of using a list that way. Thanks!
I had thought about using the ID3v1 tags, but I didn't remember a setting that allowed that.
Actually I did think of using a list.file that I already had and then editing the list to just use the first 20 chars and then putting the shortened title in another field (comments) and using that for the rename, I just hadn't tried it yet.
I STILL think the enhancement for the string support in rename would be a GOOD Enhancement!
Posted by: eriji on Jan. 10 2008,18:38
. . . AND being able to select the V1 tags separately without changing your settings would be good idea too!
Unless, of course, we can get the world to stop using the V1 tagging. But maybe we will get world peace first...
--eric
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