Thread: EyeD3 and Renaming "Album" Field for song files

Hi again.

This is a different subject and warrants a new thread, as it is not really the same as the other thread requesting help for activepython.

I want to know how to automate the renaming of the "album" and "track" fields of my mp3 files. My Id3 tags are up to date, and all the information is provided in the tags, however in windows explorer, the fields are often left blank.

For example, "Tool - Vicarious.mp3" is from the album "10,000 days". In iTunes, the album is "10,000 days". In the Id3 tag, the album is "10,000 days". In windows explorer, the album is blank.

I have been using eyeD3 with python to edit my filenames, using the command:
pyhon c:\eyeD3\bin\eyeD3 --rename="%A - $t" "F:\My Music"
To rename the filenames,

Is there a similar script to edit the album field?

Thanks for your help.

Originally Posted by rascuache

Hi again.

This is a different subject and warrants a new thread, as it is not really the same as the other thread requesting help for activepython.

I want to know how to automate the renaming of the "album" and "track" fields of my mp3 files. My Id3 tags are up to date, and all the information is provided in the tags, however in windows explorer, the fields are often left blank.

For example, "Tool - Vicarious.mp3" is from the album "10,000 days". In iTunes, the album is "10,000 days". In the Id3 tag, the album is "10,000 days". In windows explorer, the album is blank.

I have been using eyeD3 with python to edit my filenames, using the command:
pyhon c:\eyeD3\bin\eyeD3 --rename="%A - $t" "F:\My Music"
To rename the filenames,

Is there a similar script to edit the album field?

Thanks for your help.

It sounds like your mp3's album is defined in the mp3's ID3 tag. What you're saying is it is not displaying in windows explorer? If this is true, windows explorer is probably having trouble reading the ID3 tags (which is no surprise as it was never meant to perform that function). I would do a test with just one of your mp3 files and use eyeD3 to check the version of ID3 tag that's being used.

Code:

 > python eyeD3 -v "Tool - Vicarious.mp3"

If it's not version 2.4, you could try converting it to the latest version like this:

Code:

 > python eyeD3 --to-v2.4 "Tool - Vicarious.mp3"

Now see if windows explorer is still having problems reading that specific mp3 file's ID3 tag.

I used to use JJ MP3 Renamer all the time.
It's excellent and lets you batch alter many files like eyed3.
Except it comes with a nice gui and lets you do much more, like see and change the id3 and id3v2 tags.
Not to mention change the file names to Artist - Song or whatever you setup.
Its worked well for me.

OK thanks guys. Yeah m Id3 tags are all up to date, I've used itunes. When XP uses list view for songs,l it displays album names, however it seems they are not related to the information given in the Id3 tag. I might try this JJ MP3 Renamer, but I'm still at odds as to why windows xp would have a different system for naming an album than using Id3 tags, if that makes sense.

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Originally Posted by rascuache

OK thanks guys. Yeah m Id3 tags are all up to date, I've used itunes. When XP uses list view for songs,l it displays album names, however it seems they are not related to the information given in the Id3 tag. I might try this JJ MP3 Renamer, but I'm still at odds as to why windows xp would have a different system for naming an album than using Id3 tags, if that makes sense.

You've made me boot up my windows partition, you! <shakes fist> My mp3 collection has perfect meta tags (id3 tags), and I can confirm that windows explorer is hit and miss with respect to reading them. I have used numerous media players like iTunes, Amarok, etc. and none have had problems. My presumption is that windows explorer suck like everything microsoft. I kid! (no I don't)

My advice to you is to stop trying to shoe horn your mp3's into windows explorer. Do you know how old windows explorer is? I'm sure the microsurfs at microsoft have hacked that code to death by now, and I can assure you that reading meta tags was just another among a long list of hacks made to that Frankenstein monster piece of software.

If you're dead set on doing it though, the only thing I can think of is to delete and recreate the tags with a microsoft friendly piece of software. And I don't know what that software might be.