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Questions tagged [id3]

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How can I *completely* wipe an MP3's metadata?

I'm using "beets" to organize my mp3s. One album I bought from Amazon as mp3s is incorrectly marked as NOT a compilation when indeed it IS a compilation. I organize my files differently based on whether or not an album is a compilation. No matter…
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command line tool to remove selected tags from mp3 files

Using MP3 Diags to clean up my mp3 collection, I've discovered that in addition to the ID3v2 tag, some files also have a Lyrics3, ID3v1, and some an APE tag. Are there command line tools out there to remove all but the ID3v2 tag?
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Mass .flac --> .mp3 transcoding: How to write a shell script that preserves ID3 tag information?

In recent weeks I've gone from a fairly 'hands-on' approach to .flac --> .mp3 transcoding, to one that's far more 'set & forget'. The first step was to stop using a GUI front end (Audacity with a LAME plug-in) and instead use the method I outlined…
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Mass ID3 tag editor like vorbistagedit?

My favorite tool for batch editing of vorbis comments is vorbistagedit. I can do vorbistagedit *.ogg and it lets me edit the metadata in all my ogg files at once in my favorite editor (emacs). I'm wondering if there is a tool that works in a similar…
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Utility for copying ID3v2 tags to ID3v1?

I'm looking for a utility which will copy existing ID3v2 tags to ID3v1 counterparts alongside the original metadata in MP3 files. I have some legacy hardware that I'm not giving up any time soon and it is incompatible with ID3v2, so I need both…
Naftuli Kay
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Replace CD number in MP3 ID3 tag

I have a library of MP3 files where in some files the "CD number" tag (TPOS) contains "CDx" values, e.g. "CD1" or "CD2". The ID3 spec says that TPOS values shall be numerical strings. Processing these files breaks some tag editors, specifically…
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Encoding of a zip file

When I extract some file (mp3) with japanese or korean characters within its filename on Windows, they appear normally, but when I extract it on Linux (Ubuntu/Mint) they appear as something like this 5thƒAƒ‹ƒoƒ€w1“x “¡“c–ƒˆßŽq 03 ‘²‹Æ ????? The…
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How to rename file and folder of mp3 based on ID3 tag

How to rename music files based on ID3 tag with format: number. title where the number doesn't exists on the id3tag but exists on the file name? And how to rename folders based on ID3 tag with format artist - album? I've tried id3ren but it gives…
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Copy FLAC tags to MP3 files?

I have a number of FLAC files that I'm converting into MP3 files with the following: flac -cd file.flac | lame ... - file.mp3 Is there a utility which will copy Vorbis (FLAC and OGG) metadata, convert it to appropriate ID3 tags, and tag an MP3 with…
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abcde writes wrong play times to MP3 files

I don't know any solution to my problem. I don't even know the cause and have a hard time trying to find it. I am ripping my Audio CDs using abcde, which is, basically, working well. It is configured to create both FLAC and MP3 output files as I…
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Scripting id3 tags with id3v2 and sed

I am trying to write a script to automatically add track and title info to an mp3 file's id3 tag. At this point, I have sed grabbing the info from the filename and formatting it to fit the id3v2 command, but upon hitting a multi-word title, I get…
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What libraries are there for reading/editing ID3s of mp3?

I need a library to allow me to read and edit ID3 Tags from C++ in Linux. Suggestions?
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ffmpeg not copying FRONT_COVER image metadata during conversion

When doing an mp3 → mp3 (or flac → mp3) conversion, -map_metadata can be used to copy metadata from the input file to the output file: ffmpeg -hide_banner -loglevel warning -nostats -i "${source}" -map_metadata 0 -vn -ar 44100 -b:a 256k -f mp3…
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Bad ID3 tags when transferring mp3 to another device

I created mp3 files in Linux with the mp3wrap application and then I applied ID3 tags on it as follows: $ for i in *.mp3; do mp3info -t ${i%.*} -l yes1 -a yes $i; done When I look at a particular mp3 file (e.g. ddi.mp3) it looks as follows: $…
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mid3v2 Error on Attempt to Set Picture Tag

When trying to set picture tag for MP3 file using mid3v2, I get the following error message: mid3v2 [OPTION] [FILE]... mid3v2: error: no such option: --picture Yet, the documentation states this is a valid option. Any ideas on what the problem may…
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