M4P to FLAC Album Artist Tag missing

[pierrejean75]

When I try to convert M4A (Itunes - apple loss less) files to FLAC the TAG ALBUM ARTIST disapear
I have try to force it using the ID Tag Processing and to put ALBUM ARTIST map to ALBUM ARTIST but same result the Album Artist Tag is empty in the Flac File
Somebody could help me ...?

[Spoon]

Re: M4P to FLAC Album Artist Tag missing

M4a not m4p? (we cannot convert m4p)

There is a utility codec called [Audio Info], install from codec central then convert the m4a file to Audio Info, enable the extra info option and post the results here please.

[pierrejean75]

Re: M4A to FLAC Album Artist Tag missing

Yes I wanted to speak about m4a files and not m4p files you are right
I have install your utility codec and here the screen

m4a file :


Flac converted file :


screen Windows Media Player 12 - Windows Seven
Files m4a have tag completed and flac files not any tag


screen Flac converted file in Windows Media Player 11 - Windows XP

http://pierrejean75.free.fr/Flac%20converted%20WMP11%20capture.jpg

and with MP3Tag
m4a file :


and in the flac file the Album Artist tag missing :



Thanks a lot for your help......Do you have an idea how to proceed to convert m4a into flac readable with Windows media player ?

[Spoon]

Re: M4A to FLAC Album Artist Tag missing

In your screenshot dBpoweramp is showing the flac file as containing an album artist tag, perhaps it is mp3tag which is not reading it...Open dBpoweramp Configuration >> Codecs >> Advanced

There are settings of how album artist is written in FLAC.

[pierrejean75]

Re: M4P to FLAC Album Artist Tag missing

Exact in you Tag editor all informations are present
I think that the problem is that WMP does not read your format of Tag
I have try to install WMPTagSupportExtender.1.4 on both computer I have (on running Win XP and Windows Media player 11 and the other Win 7 and Windows Media Player 12)
The file converted in Flac work with the 2 versions of WMP, the illustration appear but no information : artist, album, composer, album artist ...etc
As you see on the attached picture : the .m4a files are ok but the .flac files do not have any information...but work perfectly....



Thanks vey much for you help..

[Spoon]

Re: M4P to FLAC Album Artist Tag missing

Windows Media Player and Windows Explorer are two different things.

[pierrejean75]

Re: M4P to FLAC Album Artist Tag missing

Ok here the screen taken on WMP12 running on Windows 7 Home with WMPTagSupportExtender.1.4 and Win7codecs_v231 installed
The Flacs files converted with dbpowerAmp from .m4a files are working in WMP12 sound good but not any TAG information as you can see here



Same result in WMP11 on Windows XP

[Spoon]

Re: M4P to FLAC Album Artist Tag missing

Perhaps the tag extender is not working?

[SojiOkita]

Re: M4P to FLAC Album Artist Tag missing

Album Artist can be several types of tag...

The panel in mp3tag refers to the tag "BAND".
dbPowerAmp uses the tag BAND in mp3, and ALBUMARTIST (or ALBUM ARTIST i'm not sure what's the default, you can configure it) in FLACs.

In mp3 you can either add a line in the panel with the ALBUM ARTIST tag, or (that's what I did) create a mapping to show you the ALBUM ARTIST tag instead of the BAND tag for FLAC files.

If you have a doubt, right click on the file in mp3tag and select "Tag...", you'll see all the tags in your flac files.

[pierrejean75]

Re: M4P to FLAC Album Artist Tag missing

Thank you SojiOkita !!!!!

As you recommend me I have create in DbPowerAmp a map betwen Album Artist and Band and now I have the Album Artist Tag in my FLAC files when I try to read them with MP3TAG !!!

And all the other information appear also !!!!!!

GOOD !!!! AND MANY THANKS !!!!