Filename to Tag - proper placement

[dyet]

Hi

I am using the "Tag to Filename" feature but i seem to be having problems with the proper placement in the Tag. I tried a bunch of different combinations but no success.

Any suggestions

Thanks!

Filename;
XTC_English Settlement_Album 1 Track 3_Senses Working Overtime.mp3

Tag Recognition
[artist]_[album]_[track number]_[track]

ID Tag

Artist;XTC_English Settlement
Title;Senses Working Overtime
Album;Album 1 Track 3
Track;
..........................................

BUT

its works if I do this....

Filename;
XTC_English Settlement_Track 3_Senses Working Overtime.mp3

Tag Recognition
[artist]_[album]_[track number]_[track]

ID Tag

Artist;XTC
Title; English Settlement
Album; Senses Working Overtime
Track; Track 3

[ChristinaS]

Re: Filename to Tag - proper placement

The underscore character should not be used here as a separator since one of your tag fields already has it in as a regular character.

The separator should be a distinct character. You can use the hyphen in this case. Don't use the slashes (avoid both backslash and forward slash) since this is for folder creation or addressing.

[dyet]

Re: Filename to Tag - proper placement

Not sure if I understand you correctly?... I replaced the underscore with a hyphen but still getting the same thing in the ID Tag box.


Filename;
XTC-English Settlement-Album 1 Track 3-Senses Working Overtime.mp3

Tag Recognition
[artist]-[album]-[track number]-[track]

ID Tag

Artist;XTC-English Settlement
Title;Senses Working Overtime
Album;Album 1 Track 3
Track;
..........................................

[ChristinaS]

Re: Filename to Tag - proper placement

Are you trying to generate ID tags from the file name or change file names to refelct the ID tags? Those are 2 different actions.

If you're trying to geenrate ID tags from the file name whatever you specify as separator is used to break up the file name into ID tag fields, if that character is there.

If any of the pieces of file name happen to contain that same character then it's going to be broken right there. A bit of mnaul intervention is required to first rename the files properly so the ID tags can be etxracted from them with no ambiguity.

[dyet]

Re: Filename to Tag - proper placement

I am trying to generate ID tags from the file name

[ChristinaS]

Re: Filename to Tag - proper placement

A track number is harder to pick out from there since it needs to be be numeric whereas you have text.

[dyet]

Re: Filename to Tag - proper placement

Thanks for the help!....

I think I will just do it like this....
XTC_English Settlement Album 1_3_Senses Working Overtime.mp3

[ChristinaS]

Re: Filename to Tag - proper placement

Might try 03 for the track number.