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+--Forum: Mp3/Tag Studio Suggestions
+---Topic: Folder Creation When Renaming From Tags started by BenignVanilla
Posted by: BenignVanilla on Aug. 27 2004,20:07
My MP3 library is organized in folder 0-9, and A-Z, with the artist on under each folder, and then albums under artist, etc.
MP3 Tag Studio is great, but the one thing I can't figure out is how to get it to move files into
\mp3\A\Artist\Album\Song
instead of
\mp3\Artist\Album\Song
Any thoughts?
BV.
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Aug. 27 2004,22:54
Sure, you can use the "Direct rename files" tool for this. If you show me the current format of your directory structure I can give you an example of a template that should do what you want.
Posted by: BenignVanilla on Aug. 31 2004,16:02
For some reason, my reply did not come thru, I'll try again.
All of my MP3's are stored in a folder called c:\mp3\library. Under library I have folders: A, B, C, etc. Under those folders I have folder for the artist, and then for each album.
For example
C:\MP3\library\A\Aerosmith
C:\MP3\library\B\Bon Jovi
Etc.
When I put new MP3's into the library, I dump them on my drive, use MP3 Tag Studio to clean them up, and the rename them. Currently I can only get them into the following format:
c:\mp3<\>library<\><Artist><\>Album<\><TrackNr> - <Artist> - <Title>.mp3
And I want to have the <Artist> folders under an alphabetic folder, IE A for Aerosmith. I like the Mass set tags, Mass set filename. So I'd like a Mass operation to do this as well.
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Aug. 31 2004,23:41
Sure, it will just take a little special trick, but if you create a macro for it, it will be just as easy anyway.
You just need to organize the files into the structure you mention first (i.e. with the Rename from tags tool):
C:\SomeTempDir<\><Artist><\><Album><\><TrackNr> - <Artist> - <Title>.mp3
After this, simply use the Direct Rename tool with the following templates, and it will be done:
Input:
<Artist><\><Custom1:1><Custom2><\><Custom3>.mp3
Output:
c:\mp3<\>library<\><Custom1><\><Custom1><Custom2><\><Album><\><Custom3>.mp3
Bam, done, and when you create a macro of it, the entire operation will be done with the single click of a button. Neeto, huh?
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