aac & m4a Tags problem

[GALANT]

Hello! This is an old problem that still have not been solved (http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=15998)

I have mp3 files that i want to convert to m4a with Nero AAC encoder

For example here is audio properties of mp3 that dbpoweramp gives

Artist Dj Guy Salama Feat. Astrix - TOA CD2
Title Session 07
Album BPM FM Trance On Air CD2 Live @ Radio 99ESC
Track 7
Disc 
Genre Psychedelic
Year 2005
Rating 
Composer 
Size 8,07 MB  (87% Compressed)
Original Size 59,27 MB
Length 5 minutes 52 seconds
Channels 2  (stereo)
Sample Rate 44,1 KHz{CR}
Sample Size 16 bit
Bit Rate 192 kbps
Encoder LAME 3.96r
Encoder Settings Constant Bit Rate 192 kbps
Audio Quality High  (Lossy)
Contains ReplayGain, ID Tag [APEv2 & ID3v2.3 (ANSI) & ID3v1.1]
Channel Mapping Left, Right
File Dj Guy Salama Feat. Astrix - TOA CD2 - Session 07
Type Winamp media file    [.mp3]

When i convert it to m4a (Nero) all tags lost... dbpoweramp says that there is no tags in that file... winamp says the same

When i convert it to aac (Nero) i have tags, as it configurated in "dbPowerAmp Configuration" page, id3v1 or id3v2 or ape.
But if i set id3v2.3 ANSI and try to convert mp3 file that have russian symbols i have an error in the end of conversion (after that i have an aac file but without any kind of tags).
By the way it'll be better if in configuration I can chose not only ape or id3v2 or id3v1 tags, but all of them together


But major problem is that m4a files have no tags... I tried to change all kind of settings in "m4a / m4p ID Tagging" but there is no results... still have no tags.

Version of dBpoweramp is 13.2 Reference with latest codecs. I think the problem is in Nero AAC encoder, because in version of dMC r11.5 all was normally, tags are written correctly, but since version 12.3 (and in 13.2 too) you use neroAacEnc.exe to encode files to aac and m4a.
In r11.5 version there is an *.dll encoder of nero aac and all was normal

Any ideas?

[doctordogalog]

Re: aac & m4a Tags problem

I convert from mp3 to m4a and m4b using dBpowerAmp, and you are correct - there are no tags in the resulting files. However, all you have to do is put them back in using mp3Tag - a great, free program, which you can find easily using Google.

[GALANT]

Re: aac & m4a Tags problem

I know that I can put tags back manually, but imagine what if I converted 250 files... It's very hard to put back tags to all of them

I prefer automatic . Anyway I am using version 11.5 at present...

[Spoon]

Re: aac & m4a Tags problem

Email 1 mp3 file and one created m4a file please:

http://www.dbpoweramp.com/email.htm

[GALANT]

Re: aac & m4a Tags problem

Email 1 mp3 file and one created m4a file please

I've just send it to you, check your email

[Spoon]

Re: aac & m4a Tags problem

The mp3 converts fine to m4a and the tags are present (I have the same version of Nero encoder also).

Enable dBpoweramp Debug (Start >> Programs >> dBpoweramp Music Converter >> Configuration >> dBpoweramp Configuration). Then Music Converter Tab >> enable the debug option. Then try to convert mp3 to m4a, after complete, post the log file here please.

[GALANT]

Re: aac & m4a Tags problem

and the tags are present

Presents where? In m4a?

Anyway here is debug information

Splitting Command Line:Done
->->  [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
<-<-  [dBCoreConverter::ReaddBCommandFile]
->->  [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
    Checking Decoder 'C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\decoder\mp3.dll' for extension '.mp3'
Decodes  [clDecoder::Get]
  <<< Match, using decoder
  Using Registry Cached Decoder: C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\decoder\mp3.dll
<-<-  [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
BatchID  [clDecoder::Set]
->->  [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
  Loading Encoder 'C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC).DLL'
<-<-  [cldBCodecHandler::LoadEncoder]
BatchID  [clEncoder::Set]
->->  [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
<-<-  [dBCoreConverter::StripCoreConverterCmds]
SendRawUnCompressed  [clEncoder::Get]
Communicate  [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate  [clEncoder::Get]
NeedHQAudio  [clEncoder::Get]
Decode As  [clDecoder::Set]
->->  [clDecoder::Open]
  Opening file 'F:\Morcheeba - Hemphasis.mp3' for read access: Opened
  ->->  [clDecoder::ReadIDTags]
    Reading Tag: APE contained 4 tags:
			MP3GAIN_MINMAX: 137,254
			MP3GAIN_UNDO: +001,+001,N
			REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_GAIN: -3.295000 dB
			REPLAYGAIN_TRACK_PEAK: 0.798729
    Reading Tag: ID3v2 contained 9 tags:
			Album: Dive Deep
			Artist: Morcheeba
			Album Artist: Morcheeba
			Disc: 1/1
			Title: Hemphasis
			Track: 10/13
			Year: 2007
			PZTagEditor Info: This tag done with PZ TagEditor at 25.05.2009 16:34:41. Version 5.0.603.21
			Comment: GALANT's Music Collection
    Reading Tag: ID3v1 contained 6 tags:
			Title: Hemphasis
			Artist: Morcheeba
			Album: Dive Deep
			Year: 2007
			Comment: GALANT's Music Collection
			Track: 10
  <-<-  [clDecoder::ReadIDTags]
  ->->  [clsMAD::Init]
    mpeg data stream begins at byte position: 2210
  <-<-  [clsMAD::Init]
  ->->  [clDecoder::FillAudioProps]
	Audio Quality: Very High  (Lossy)
	Encoder: LAME 3.97 
	Encoder Settings: Variable Bit Rate  -V 0  (Extreme)
	Channel Mapping: Left, Right
	Channel Coupling: Joint-Stereo  (Mid Side)
	Sample Count: 5*blooper*528*blooper*964
	MPEG Version: MPEG 1 Layer III
	MPEG Technical: Header: Lame [delay: 576 padding: 1212]   Bits: Original
	ID Tag: APEv2 & ID3v2.3 (UTF16) & ID3v1.1
	Contains: ReplayGain, ID Tag [APEv2 & ID3v2.3 (UTF16) & ID3v1.1]
	Gapless: Yes
  <-<-  [clDecoder::FillAudioProps]
  ->->  [clDecoder::FillAudioInfo]
    Uncompressed WFX (sent to db): Format Tag: 3  Channels: 2  Bits per Sample: 32  Samples Per Second: 44100  Bytes Per Second: 352800  Block Align: 8  CB Size: 0
    Audio Length: 125373 mili-seconds  3830357 bytes  244 kbps
  <-<-  [clDecoder::FillAudioInfo]
  Creating Decode Buffer: Created
<-<-  [clDecoder::Open]
Setting Priority: idle  [dBCoreConverter::SetConversionPriority]
Priority  [clEncoder::Set]
SendOverReplayGainTags  [clEncoder::Get]
->->  [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
  Converting to 'F:\Morcheeba - Hemphasis.m4a' encoder settings ' -cli_encoder="C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC)\neroAacEnc.exe" -cli_cmd="-cbr 96000 -ignorelength -if - -of {qt}[outfile]{qt}" -selection="2,7,0"'
  Using Encoder 'C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC)\neroAacEnc.exe'
  Command Line '-cbr 96000 -ignorelength -if - -of "F:\MORCHE~2.M4A"'
  Input Wave Format:Format Tag: 3  Channels: 2  Bits per Sample: 32  Samples Per Second: 44100  Bytes Per Second: 352800  Block Align: 8  CB Size: 0
  Output Wave Format:Format Tag: 3  Channels: 2  Bits per Sample: 32  Samples Per Second: 44100  Bytes Per Second: 352800  Block Align: 8  CB Size: 0
  Passing Wave Header: Yes
  Using StdInput Pipe: Yes
  dBpoweramp Writing Tags: Yes
<-<-  [clEncoder::BeginConversion]
Communicate  [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate  [clEncoder::Get]
Encoding To: m4a Nero (AAC)
Encoder Cmd Line:  -cli_encoder="C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC)\neroAacEnc.exe" -cli_cmd="-cbr 96000 -ignorelength -if - -of {qt}[outfile]{qt}" -selection="2,7,0"
============= CONVERSION BEGIN =============
============= CONVERSION END =============
Communicate  [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate  [clEncoder::Get]
->->  [dBCoreConverter::CloseDecoder]
->->  [clDecoder::Close]
<-<-  [clDecoder::Close]
->->  [clEncoder::EndConversion]
  Running program after conversion 'C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\encoder\m4a Nero (AAC)\' Command Line: 
  Program completed
<-<-  [clEncoder::EndConversion]
  ->->  [dBCoreConverter::IDTagWriter]
    ->->  [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
        Checking Decoder 'C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\decoder\DirectShow.dll' for extension '.m4a'
Decodes  [clDecoder::Get]
Decodes  [clDecoder::Get]
Decodes  [clDecoder::Get]
      <<< Match, using decoder
      Using Registry Cached Decoder: C:\Program Files\Illustrate\dBpowerAMP\decoder\DirectShow.dll
->->  [clDecoder::Close]
<-<-  [clDecoder::Close]
    <-<-  [cldBCodecHandler::FindDecoder]
IDTags  [clDecoder::Set]
->->  [clDecoder::Close]
<-<-  [clDecoder::Close]
Communicate  [clDecoder::Get]
Communicate  [clEncoder::Get]
    Conversion completed in 14 seconds x9,0 realtime encoding

[Spoon]

Re: aac & m4a Tags problem

The problem is you have added .m4a to the directshow decoder, this cannot tag, remove it from there.

[GALANT]

Re: aac & m4a Tags problem

mmm... sorry, but i don't know how... can you help me? where i can remove it?

[GALANT]

Re: aac & m4a Tags problem

oh. i've already found how to remove

%appdata%\dbpoweramp

I'll try to remove it and convert mp3 to m4a again to see if there will be tags


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IT'S WORKING !!! Thank you very much! Finally i can use 13.2

[doctordogalog]

Re: aac & m4a Tags problem

It works for me too!! I'm very glad I found this thread - even though I made a fool of myself by posting a dumb, unthinking response earlier in the thread.