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  • Iven

    • Oct 2013
    • 3

    Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an album

    Hello,
    I often find albums without titles in database and I am willing to add it.
    To avoid errors (and stupid work) I want to copy and paste titles from i.e. amazon or original artist site:

    1. titlenumber 1
    2. song number two
    3. ...
    ...
    15. Last song

    How to import it in dBpoweramp CDRipper?

    Thank you
    Iven.
  • Spoon
    Administrator
    • Apr 2002
    • 44509

    #2
    Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

    You would have to copy and paste each line individually into CD Ripper, select a track and press F2 to edit the title.
    Spoon
    www.dbpoweramp.com

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    • Iven

      • Oct 2013
      • 3

      #3
      Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

      thank you Spoon, but that is exactly what I do NOT want to do!
      ;-)
      Because I have dozens of txt-files from my backed up CDROMs like the covereditor in burning-program.
      If this dbPA is a professional tool there should be Import possibilities too.

      Iven

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      • mville
        dBpoweramp Guru

        • Dec 2008
        • 4021

        #4
        Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

        Originally posted by Iven
        Because I have dozens of txt-files from my backed up CDROMs like the covereditor in burning-program.
        If this dbPA is a professional tool there should be Import possibilities too
        I discussed the issue of using text files as a PerfectMeta import option back in 2010. The only option available then, was to import from the Win95/98/XP cdplayer.ini file and I suspect that does not work anymore in the latest CDRipper. For me, importing from another source, such as a text file, is a necessary option but I doubt we will ever see it implemented.

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        • BrodyBoy
          dBpoweramp Guru

          • Sep 2011
          • 777

          #5
          Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

          The easiest solution is to use a tag editor. Mp3tag, for example, can import metadata via text files.

          How to import it in dBpoweramp CDRipper?
          CD Ripper wouldn't really be an applicable program here. Adding metadata to existing files is an editing task, and like everything else, using the right tool for the job will make it a lot easier. This one's best handled with a dedicated tag editor.

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          • mville
            dBpoweramp Guru

            • Dec 2008
            • 4021

            #6
            Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

            Originally posted by BrodyBoy
            CD Ripper wouldn't really be an applicable program here. Adding metadata to existing files is an editing task, and like everything else, using the right tool for the job will make it a lot easier.
            But it is the option of importing data into CDRipper prior to ripping and not relying on the metadata sources that is being requested here as often the metadata provided sucks.

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            • atul

              • Feb 2018
              • 4

              #7
              Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

              Originally posted by mville
              But it is the option of importing data into CDRipper prior to ripping and not relying on the metadata sources that is being requested here as often the metadata provided sucks.
              Mville,
              I strongly second your feature request. As I rip my CD library, I'm coming across many CD's for which dbpa is not able to find metadata. I find it very tedious entering the metadata on the CD-ripper user interface. It would make things a lot easier if I was able to import metadata from an Excel file or a plain-text file. People have had mixed luck with importing metadata from cdplayer.ini.

              Spoon,
              Could we please make this a high priority feature request?

              Having ripped over a hundred CD's, I find dbpa to be an excellent ripping tool. It has been able to recover from errors on numerous CD's. The only painful part of using dbpa has been the lack of ability to import metadata from a file when it can't find the metadata online.

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              • left4deadinclt

                • Jun 2018
                • 5

                #8
                Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

                Originally posted by atul
                Mville,
                I strongly second your feature request. As I rip my CD library, I'm coming across many CD's for which dbpa is not able to find metadata. I find it very tedious entering the metadata on the CD-ripper user interface. It would make things a lot easier if I was able to import metadata from an Excel file or a plain-text file. People have had mixed luck with importing metadata from cdplayer.ini.

                Spoon,
                Could we please make this a high priority feature request?

                Having ripped over a hundred CD's, I find dbpa to be an excellent ripping tool. It has been able to recover from errors on numerous CD's. The only painful part of using dbpa has been the lack of ability to import metadata from a file when it can't find the metadata online.
                As I sit here re-ripping several of Dave's Picks I whole-heartedly agree. Even something as simple as "paste all titles from clipboard", and if there aren't the right number of lines, then error.

                for example this in the clipboard:

                Ramble On Rose
                Big Boss Man
                Mexicali Blues
                Brown-Eyed Women
                Me and My Uncle
                Smokestack Lightning
                Deal
                Truckin'
                Not Fade Away
                Going Down the Road Feelin' Bad
                Not Fade Away
                One More Saturday Night

                and hit a keystroke (say &*8984; + &*8679; + V or the windows equivalent).
                Last edited by left4deadinclt; July 01, 2018, 12:58 PM.

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                • Spoon
                  Administrator
                  • Apr 2002
                  • 44509

                  #9
                  Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

                  R16 does have this ability, right click on a track in CD Ripper >> Copy Track Names to Clipboard

                  then look at the format, and you can paste back.
                  Spoon
                  www.dbpoweramp.com

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                  • knees

                    • Sep 2018
                    • 1

                    #10
                    Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

                    Originally posted by Spoon
                    R16 does have this ability, right click on a track in CD Ripper >> Copy Track Names to Clipboard

                    then look at the format, and you can paste back.
                    I upgraded from 14 to R16 entirely based on this feature you mention (it's been a complete pain for years to retype or cut & paste titles one at a time from another window), but I can't get it to work. How does one "paste back"? Thanks for your assistance!

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                    • mville
                      dBpoweramp Guru

                      • Dec 2008
                      • 4021

                      #11
                      Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

                      Originally posted by knees
                      I upgraded from 14 to R16 entirely based on this feature you mention (it's been a complete pain for years to retype or cut & paste titles one at a time from another window), but I can't get it to work. How does one "paste back"?
                      First copy titles to the clipboard, where each line copied to the clipboard represents each title on the CD.

                      So, if the CD has 9 tracks, copy 9 lines to the clipboard, example:
                      Wanna Be Startin' Somethin'
                      Baby Be Mine
                      The Girl Is Mine
                      Thriller
                      Beat It
                      Billie Jean
                      Human Nature
                      P.Y.T. (Pretty Young Thing)
                      The Lady In My Life

                      Then in CD Ripper, right click on a track and choose Paste Track Titles from clipboard from the context menu.

                      Done.
                      Last edited by mville; September 09, 2018, 06:49 PM. Reason: added example data

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                      • pete_l

                        • Nov 2011
                        • 7

                        #12
                        Re: Import txt-file or exce - How to copy and paste a complete list of titles of an a

                        The above copy & paste howto seems to work only for normal non-compilation albums.

                        But how can I bulk paste track & artist (per track) information for Various Artist CDs?

                        Very best wishes
                        Pete

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