ID3v2.3 tags when migrating from WMP
Posted: Mon Feb 01, 2010 10:36 am
I am new to MM, having arrived as a refugee from WMP 12.
I imported 2600 mp3 files, which went very well. I have a few problems arising from WMP and MM implementing different sets of ID3v2.3 tags.
Not implemented in MM
TIT3 (Subtitle)
TLAN (Language)
I see there have been requests for TLAN and TIT3 going back to the early years of this millenium. I have also found a 2-year old Official Wishlist which makes no mention of additional tags. Am I safe in assuming that the current set of tags is not going to be extended? In which case, is my best course of action to move this data to Custom 1, Custom 2, etc?
Partially implemented
TPUB (Publisher (i.e. Record label)) and TOLY (Original lyricist). These are displayed in Track Properties, but not available as columns.
Is that an oversight or a policy decision? Is there any way to display this data? I notice that the choice of columns available as search criteria for advanced autoplaylists is longer, and that both Publisher and Original lyricist are there. So why not let them be displayed - at least for Gold users?
I have posted separately about some issues with TDAT, TYER and TORY.
Apart from these few gripes, I have to say that MM is a real pleasure to work with. The user interface is superb, and an enormous relief after the horrendously confusing and inflexible UI of version 12 of WMP.
Many thanks for any answers to these questions.
Robin
I imported 2600 mp3 files, which went very well. I have a few problems arising from WMP and MM implementing different sets of ID3v2.3 tags.
Not implemented in MM
TIT3 (Subtitle)
TLAN (Language)
I see there have been requests for TLAN and TIT3 going back to the early years of this millenium. I have also found a 2-year old Official Wishlist which makes no mention of additional tags. Am I safe in assuming that the current set of tags is not going to be extended? In which case, is my best course of action to move this data to Custom 1, Custom 2, etc?
Partially implemented
TPUB (Publisher (i.e. Record label)) and TOLY (Original lyricist). These are displayed in Track Properties, but not available as columns.
Is that an oversight or a policy decision? Is there any way to display this data? I notice that the choice of columns available as search criteria for advanced autoplaylists is longer, and that both Publisher and Original lyricist are there. So why not let them be displayed - at least for Gold users?
I have posted separately about some issues with TDAT, TYER and TORY.
Apart from these few gripes, I have to say that MM is a real pleasure to work with. The user interface is superb, and an enormous relief after the horrendously confusing and inflexible UI of version 12 of WMP.
Many thanks for any answers to these questions.
Robin