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+--Forum: Mp3/Tag Studio Support and Bug Reports
+---Topic: help rearranging tags started by jah3000
Posted by: jah3000 on Oct. 13 2003,11:42
i recently bought an ipod, which relies heavily on tags for organization. I have a lot of files where the artist field also includes the featured artist as well. I want to move all the "featuring" info to the title. Because "2pac" and "2pac ft. the outlawz" are seen as 2 different artists. Any ideas on how to overcome this issue? Thanks in advance.
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Oct. 13 2003,14:48
I would use the following two-step technique:
1.
First use the "Create custom lists" tool (in the "File tools" toolset) to create a list with the following template:
<Filepath absolute> ; <Title> ; <Artist>
Also, set the filter to only process files containing "feat" or "ft." (or any other "feature words") in the artist field.
2.
Use the "Tag/Rename from list" tool (in tag mode) with the following (advanced mode) template, taking input from the list you just created:
<Target file AP> ; <Title-1[|]> ; <Artist> feat <Title-2[ ft.|]>
Where the "feat" string is the one that is really used inside the artist field of the files. If there are different such "featuring words", you might want to repeat it once for each of these words to make sure it's right.
This will also have the nice side-effect of having the same "featuring word" (like "ft.", "feat.", "featuring") on all the files after the process. This is the word that is inside the "Title-2" tag, in the case of this example "ft.".
Please read more about "multi part fields" in the program help file if you don't understand what just happended.
Posted by: jah3000 on Oct. 16 2003,18:34
Wow...that's deep, but I'll play around with these directions and see where it takes me. But I appreciate the help and the program. You will definitely save me hours of time. I'll spread the word about your program.
Posted by: Magnus Brading on Oct. 16 2003,19:35
Thanks for recommending the program to other people, I'm glad you like it.
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