Random Fields Missing After Conversion

[bjast]

I'm using Music Converter to convert some hires AIFF files to 16-44. The process goes fine, except that some of the metadata is randomly missing on various tracks: some Cover Art appears, others does not, some Album Titles are missing, others are not, and so on ...

Many of these files were originally FLAC files that were converted to AIFF, but all of their metadata shows up fine in iTunes, just disappears after I convert them using Music Converter.

Hmm

[Spoon]

Re: Random Fields Missing After Conversion

For one of the AIFF files which has missing field(s), the original file, select it >> right click >> edit ID Tags

does it show the missing information?

[bjast]

Re: Random Fields Missing After Conversion

For one of the AIFF files which has missing field(s), the original file, select it >> right click >> edit ID Tags

does it show the missing information?

That option does not seem to appear in Mac version of iTunes 10.2.1. Or am I missing something? We are talking about doing this in iTunes, aren't we?

[Spoon]

Re: Random Fields Missing After Conversion

The option is from dBpoweramp, it installs its self into Windows Explorer, so if you browse in Windows File Explorer and right click on an audio track.

[bjast]

Re: Random Fields Missing After Conversion

The option is from dBpoweramp, it installs its self into Windows Explorer, so if you browse in Windows File Explorer and right click on an audio track.

Thanks, I found it Windows Explorer, which has helped me to discover the problem.

Apparently, the program I've been using to convert purchased Hi-Res FLAC files to AIFF, has been stripping out all of the metadata except the title. (ugly) So, I have had to manually put back in the metadata in iTunes. But, of course, that data is not in the native file - only in iTunes. So when I export it to a lower resolution file using Music Converter the metadata is, again, no longer present.

Lesson learned: Use Music Converter for all of my conversions!

Thanks for your assistance. You've helped me discover ways to use Music Converter - in Window's Explorer options - that I didn't know existed.