Discussion of dMC R13

[Porcus]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

Just curious on the pricing vs the licensing: Single computer? Many? Network?

Idea/suggestion:
- Individual non-commercial use: All computers in your home (you may impose anti-piracy measures like constraining to computers in the same Microsoft "home network") -- so that troublesome CDs may be attempted secure-ripped on every drive in every computer in the house
- Others: Per computer.

Also, as much as I usually ridicule "999.99" pricing, it is there for some reason: "$40" looks much more than "$39" I think, at least for an individual. You know your competition. On the other hand, was it $6 a year for the commercial metadata? That's an outright steal and a major selling point, even with the current PerfectMeta imperfections (worth every penny even with PerfectMeta turned off).

[Spoon]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

I am aiming for 2 weeks, might slip to 3.

[Wirrunna]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

Final pricing for R13 is up (http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showpost...8&postcount=23), when will it be available ?
I know I can buy R12 for $28 and upgrade for another $12 but my bank charges me a few dollars for every overseas transaction which I would rather avoid if it is only a week or so from release.

[Spoon]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

Run dbpoweramp Configuration >> Music Converter Tab >> 'Advanced' (next to Enable Popup information tips)

Under 'Extended (Reference)' enable MPEG Technical, Ok, Ok then hold the mouse over a R13 mp3 file, it should say:

MPEG Technical: Header: Lame [delay: 576 padding: 1764] Bits: Original

If it does, then the gapless information is in the header.

[ffm76600]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

Re

I have found a problem in the version 13 (the last one), my mp3 are not gapless, but yes with the version 12.4.

And other question :

When do you release the final version 13 ?

[Porcus]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

Here is the thread for PerfectMeta formatting suggestions:

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=16781

Ah, and I see you have already requested part of my suggestions. Sorry for messing up.

[EliC]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

Here is the thread for PerfectMeta formatting suggestions:

http://forum.dbpoweramp.com/showthread.php?t=16781

[EliC]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

I have started a perfectmeta thread for discussing perfectmeta issues. I agree. I have seen many cases where there is evidence that AMG is weighted to heavily in the algorithm. Simple spacing differences or [ vs ( are often the only difference between GD3 and MB. MB, IMHO seems to have the best data. AMG does not include alot of track subtitles. AMG does offer a lot of additional fields that the other providers do not.

[Porcus]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

Another PerfectMeta issue:

I just found a CD where AMG disagrees with GD and MusicBrainz, who mutually agree -- except for spacing in some (not all) fields. Then since AMG has highest priority, it was chosen for these fields and not for the others. AMG was clearly pointing to a different release too, so I got metadata mixed from two different CDs.

A more "intelligent" (right ...) algorithm could be
-> for the purposes of deciding which ones are wrong, first perform a comparison with spaces and dots and special characters stripped.
-> If two sources agree at that point, then AMG is outvoted
-> If this is the case for sufficiently many fields in one disc, then weight these two sources heavier for the rest.

Example -- disregard freedb here, assume we only use AMG, GD, MusicBrainz:
If GD and MusicBrainz agree that this is Performer 'Foo' Album 'Bar' and AMG says it is Performer 'Someone' Album 'Else', then GD and MusicBrainz have the upper hand. Now if GD writes a song title as 'What If ...' and MusicBrainz as 'What If...', then PerfectMeta would choose AMG's song title. A wiser choice would be to disregard the space and conclude that GD and MusicBrainz agree, and pick one of them.

If GD has 'Foo' and 'Bar!' while MusicBrainz has 'Foo?' and 'Bar' then likewise they should be considered in agreement, I think.


And, finally: Suppose that GD and MusicBrainz are considered to be in agreement on all tracks except the last one, which according to GD is 'Untitled' and MusicBrainz is 'Bonus Track'. Clearly, AMG's information is about a different album than the two others, so AMG should be scored down and either GD or MusicBrainz should be chosen.


Alternatively: If the differences are so significant that it is clear that AMG mentions a different album, then disregard it being outvoted and stick to it -- since AMG metadata can only be inserted upon ripping (while MusicBrainz can later, right?)

[Porcus]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

The below quoted bug is still there with today's version. No big issue though, rather a nuissance. With my naming pattern, all tracks get wrong titles, the last track gets an unknown artist, and for these particular CDs it is hard to tag from freedb. Solution: find, delete, re-rip with PerfectMeta turned off.

PerfectMeta does not handle HTOA correctly. Even though each of the metadata sources do, PerfectMeta will write it as (example with 8 tracks)

0 <Name of track 1>
1 <Name of track 2>
2 <Name of track 3>
3 <Name of track 4>
4 <Name of track 5>
5 <Name of track 6>
6 <Name of track 7>
6 <Name of track 8>
8 Track 8.


Error is consistent when I press Alt-m, and also when it tags and names the ripped files (the last track will be tagged and named as an Unknown artist).


Tried two discs and two drives, same result.

[Teknojnky]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

cdgrab > options > metadata > write album art to path > does not utilize [album].jpg mask to save the album art to the [name of the album].jpg.

I would expect it to use the same masks as the other tokens.

[LtData]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

Windows Explorer cannot read the meta-data in FLAC files, and as far as I know, there is no way to add this. It is a Microsoft issue and they would have to be the ones to fix it (not likely).

[modusmortis]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

Is it possible to add support in R13 for displaying album art in windows explorer for flac files that have the art embedded in the file?

I just tried R13 and it picks up the ID3 tag data just fine. If I right click on a flac file and do properties, then click on the "ID-Tag" tab, I can click on the view button to see the ablum art. So R13 is seeing it. However, when I view the flac files in windows explorer I just get the generic flac icon and not the album art. (I can see the art for all my mp3 files properly though.) Also, if I view by details, I don't see the columns filled in with the ID3 tag info, although the info is there if I right click/properties or mouse over the flac file.

My OS is 64 bit vista. I'm willing to test out any new builds that add in this feature.

Thanks,
MM

[Spoon]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

Confirmed bug.

[AndersHu]

Re: Discussion of dMC R13

My problem is not the button.
I do click the text for track 2 on MusicBrainz, but then my manual changes for track 1 are reverted.