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renaming files and id3 tags in bulk

  • 18-01-2009 11:32pm
    #1
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭


    Right, I've got a folder full of music. Each file is named
    artist - song title.mp3

    The ID3 tags on them all are complete nonsense and messed up. I'd like to clear all the ID3 tags and replace the artist and song title bits in the ID3 tags with the bits from the file name.

    That's all I want to do, it sounds so simple .. but to do it manually will kill me.

    Any ideas? Thanks


Comments

  • #2
    JDxtra
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 5,967 ✭✭✭JDxtra


    Take a look at Media Monkey. Should do exactly what you need and more.


  • #3
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    mp3tag


  • #4
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    kaimera wrote: »
    mp3tag
    That looks like it could do the job but all I can find is a way to change the file names based on the tags. I want to change the tags based on the filename.

    Have you done it yourself? Can you help out?

    Thanks


  • #5
    Random
    Closed Accounts Posts: 19,080 ✭✭✭✭Random


    Actually scrap that, found it. Bloody heck this is a sweet program!

    Thanks for your suggestion too JDxtra but I'm gonna go with mp3tag.


  • #6
    kaimera
    Closed Accounts Posts: 16,396 ✭✭✭✭kaimera


    you can batch rename as well..select all yer files then right click and 'filename to tag' or something I think.

    it auto saves the tag when it moves to the next file. handy indeed.


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  • #7
    vibe666
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 13,016 ✭✭✭✭vibe666


    imho you just can't beat mp3 tag&rename, but unfortunately it's shareware, but one of the few apps out there actually worth paying for if you have a large disorganised mp3 collection and it's free to try for 30 days or something like that.

    custom file to tag </> ta to file and every combination thereof you can think of as well as searching and bulk renaming for album and track names via online music resources like amazon and others is a really handy feature too which can speed things up no end and will have you renaming and tagging most albums in a few seconds.


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