Re: [Easytag-mailing] Help using EasyTag

[Marius Scurtescu <marius scurtescu gmail com>]

Thanks for all the help.

On 8/29/05, Jérôme COUDERC <easytag gmail com> wrote:
> Indeed, there is an option at the bottom of the "scanner" tab in the
> preferences window : "Overwrite fields when scanning tag". In your case
> it would be better to activate it.
> 
> At the present time, after changing path and filename, the new values
> are only showned in the entry at the top of the browser, and the entry
> in the file frame
> 
> Regards,
> Jerome
> 
> Marius Scurtescu wrote, the 29.08.2005 19:22 :
> 
> >On 8/28/05, Jérôme COUDERC <easytag gmail com> wrote:
> >
> >
> >>Hi Marius,
> >>
> >>Indeed, the "Fill Tag" scanner is done for that... If in your case you have a file name like this:
> >>
> >>    Various - MOBY - Hotel (2005) - 01 - Hotel Intro.mp3
> >>a pattern like this should work:
> >>     %i - %a - %b (%y) - %n - %t
> >>
> >>Then to save the *selected* files/tags, just use the menu "File" ->
> >>"Save file(s)" in the main windows...
> >>
> >>
> >
> >Well, this is what I was doing, more or less. And still, nothing was
> >changes/saved.
> >
> >I finally figured what the problem was. As I mentioned all the songs
> >had a dummy author set to "Various" and it seems that the scanner will
> >not change any tag that has a value already set (maybe there is a
> >setting for this). I had to first clear the tags I was trying to set
> >and then the scanner will set values as expected.
> >
> >Another small issue with the "Rename File and Directory" scanner. It
> >did rename all the song file names as expected, but the browser window
> >did not reflect this until I saved the changes. It would help to see
> >the new names before you save.
> >
> >Thanks,
> >Marius
> >
> >
> >
> >>Hope this will help you.
> >>
> >>Regards,
> >>Jerome
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>Marius Scurtescu wrote, the 29.08.2005 07:59 :
> >>
> >>
> >>
> >>>Hi all,
> >>>
> >>>I tried to use EasyTag for the first time and I cannot figure how it
> >>>works for the life of me.
> >>>
> >>>I have a folder with ogg files, the songs from a CD I ripped with
> >>>Sound Juicer. The problem with the existing tags is that authors and
> >>>the year are not set properly. This is a compilation and for each song
> >>>the author tag is set to "Various". The author is part of the title
> >>>(and file name).
> >>>
> >>>I figured that the first step would be to use the "Fill Tag" scanner
> >>>to set the tags right. The next step would be to use "Rename File and
> >>>Directory". Right?
> >>>
> >>>For the first step I got the format string right (I can see that it
> >>>parses the file name properly). How to I write the tags now? If I
> >>>click the "Scan File(s)" button nothing happens (all the files are
> >>>selected). No tag is changed.
> >>>
> >>>Any clues?
> >>>
> >>>Are there any tutorials on EasyTag out there?
> >>>
> >>>Thanks,
> >>>Marius
> >>>
> >>>
> >>>
> 
> --
> EasyTAG - Tag editor for MP3 and Ogg Vorbis files
> http://easytag.sourceforge.net
> --
> Jerome COUDERC <easytag gmail com>
> 
> 
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