Tag&Rename 3.3 User Manual
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1. System options e Integrate Tag amp Rename into shell Determines whether the Tag amp Rename Explorer context menu is enabled or not e Don t close tag editor window on error If Tag amp Rename can t update a file tag it will show an error message and won t close the editor window so you can try to save changes again e Don t change file timestamp on saving tags Enable this option if you dont want to change the modified file s timestamp while editing tags e Check for Tag amp Rename updates automatically Tag amp Rename will inform you when a new version has been released e Also check for beta versions with this option enabled you will also get info about new beta releases e Capitalize options Specify symbols after which the program capitalizes the next letter when the capitalize function is activated To set up a default symbols string click the Set default button e Interface font Set the Tag amp Rename interface font here see also Unicode notes Default start folder Specify whether Tag amp Rename should open the last accessed folder or some other fixed folder when the program starts File List Files selection e Autoselect files when its folder selected If this option enabled and Tag amp Rename file list have folders in it then folder selection will automatically select all files and folders in it e Use check boxes to select files When this option is disabled file selection in2. Actions select action from list 1 Add action Various Remove Action Action properties Action name Main A File name mask 6 M2 Folder name mask 261 54 263 Mask Editar gt Replace spaces with underscores Manage Actions window Press Add Action button to add new action Select this action and set Action name File name mask and Folder name mask in it if you only want to rename files you dont need to check and set Folder name mask Note in rename actions masks you can t create sub folders while renaming i e you cant use W in rename masks Manage Actions Actions select action from list CON Add Action Remove Action Action properties Action name Main V File name mask 26 2 bask Editor 7 Folder name mask 61 564 263 Mask Editor Replace spaces with underscores Manage Actions window with one action In Manage Actions window you can add as many actions as you need Press OK button after you added all actions After this you will see buttons in Rename Actions toolbar corresponding to every created action Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 26 Manage Actions g Main Rename Actions toolbar with button Main corresponding to Main Action To run an action you need to select files in Tag amp Rename file list and press action button in Rename Actions toolbar Ex Tag amp Rename 3 5 Eile Edit Miew Playlist Tools Option
3. Save to File URL MPEG 1 layer 3 Encoded by CRO no Copyright no Remove Copy from ID3v1 Tag save and Pres Cancel Remove Tag Save and ext Tag amp Rename Manual Tag Editor window Under the Multi File Tag Editor Ctri F4 tab you can easily write create or remove tags from selected files Click on the white boxes to the left of the tag field names that you want to edit fill in the appropriate information and click the Save Tags button You may also enable one of the case functions which will convert all tag fields to your case preference je Rename Files F4 2 Multi File Tag Editor Ctri F4 Get Tags from File Name Shift F4 VW Artist Bruce Springsteen L Only checked field of tag will be changed Z Before using Sawe tags and Remove tags functions Alburn Working On A Dream vou need to select Le check the files EF Gr 3 To edit comment copy right art and other fields press ini 2003 G Rack W Year jak re Edit all supported tag frames button Comment E Case sens OrmoeTags lower Capitalize First Letter UPPER Capitalize first word Copy from Focused File Edit Al Supported Tag Fields Tag amp Rename Multi File Tag Editor options tab Note To edit all additional supported tag fields in selected files click on the Edit All Supported Tag Fields button in the Multi File Tag Editor Ctri F4 or use the Ctri F5 hotkey
4. u d Hint Select album fram list and press Get Info button P Get info 23027 bytes loaded Load Album Titles from Amazon window with search results Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 17 7 Sort files and titles using the move file Up and move file Down functions or drag and drop 8 Select the information you want to save 9 Click the Write Tags button Ex Album Information in Ti pees ON RE te re FT Select All LJ Select Mone A Up vw Down gt Play TT Remowe File Title 01 Outlaw Petemps Outlaw Pete En T E dl m O2 Mt Lucky Liane rr Myr Lucky Day 03 Working On 4 Dream mps Working Ona Dream 04 Queen Of The Supermarket mp3 Queen of the Supermarket 05 What Love Can Do mps What Lowe Can Do 06 This Life mps This Life OF Good Eve mpi Good Eye SIS EIS SSS Lena wes Hint You can sort filesftrack tithes by using drag and drop D Track numbers Picture 360 x 360 31 7 KB Artist Bruce Springsteen 2009 album by one of the finest Album Working on a Dream Working on a Dream was recorded with MW Year 7009 the E Street Band and features 12 new Springsteen compositions plus a bonus W Genre Rock track The Wrestler It is the fourth ae Cainka collaboration between Springsteen and American songwriters of his generation Compilation CO song title information is in Title Artist E Comment C Save cover art into file tac songs titles in Title Or
5. Editor button Rename Variables Sol Artist od Title 63 Albur od Year vod Ger Also you may not contain tz use k Exarne Prewir Tip You can sort saved masks in the Mask Editor by pressing Alt and using the Up or Down keys Mask Editor Saved masks File name mask Sob yd Variables Artist ol Title 624 Albur a Year rod Genre aj Track F 336 File name Ki File number 56 Comment 59 Bitrate 0 Play time ot EF En Composer cp AL Artist aa Conductor co Disc A Release Time ort Mood rid Label lb Remixed by orb Result example Track gt Title gt mp3 Insert Folder into Mask Tag amp Rename Mask Editor voll Hod vob 1 Mod Add Current Mask Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 30 Notes about Unicode support Tag amp Rename fully supports Unicode tags file names drag and drop etc on Windows 2000 XP 2003 and Vista systems All tag standards except ID3v1 ID3v2 and APEv1 always save data in Unicode ID3v1 and APEvi tags don t support Unicode at all ID3v2 tags can optionally save Unicode data If you have problems with saving Unicode data into mp3 ID3v2 tags files please check the Write Unicode data into ID3v2 tags option This option must be checked to save this way Program Options File List Columns Playlists File Renarne Strings Tag LEVEL rite Unicode data into ID3v2 tags Calculate padding size automati
6. Light Boogie mp i if Total files 192 selected files 1 Result of filters usage Total time 14 41 38 Help Bi RENE AE SIRER KR Bob Marley zde Wail Bob Marley amp The Wailers Bob Marley amp The Wailers Bob Marley amp The Wailers Connie Francis Connie Francis George Thorogood amp T George Thorogood amp T George Thorogood amp T George Thorogood amp T King Crimson King Crimson Taj Mahal Taj Mahal Taj Mahal Taj Mahal Taj Mahal Taj Mahal ua DM onfrontation Confrontation Confrontation Confrontation Rock And Roll Legends Rock And Roll Legends Anthology Anthology Anthology Anthology Larks Tongues In Aspic Larks Tongues In Sspic Ho Roots Mo Roots Mo Roots Dancing The Blues Dancing The Blues Dancing The Blues selected time 04 18 Show Options Bar Fa PE AV 68 8A amp A take 2 Title Buffalo Soldier Blackman Redemption Buffala Soldier Baby Roo Bad To The Bone Bottom T The Sea LIM Born To Be Bad Book Of saturday Blackjack Davey Big Marna Blue s Ain t Nothin Blue Light Boogie Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 25 Using rename actions With rename actions you can rename music files and it folder in one mouse click At first you need to create new rename action by clicking Manage Actions button in Rename Actions toolbar After this you will see Manage Actions window Manage Actions
7. OO RB BAF RA mir E amp Filter by Filter ShowAll Id gt 00 E De P amp Galella E Er News gt Refresh X File Name Artist Album AC DC Dirty Deeds Done D AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir AC ADC Dirty Deeds Done Dir AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir AC ADC Dirty Deeds Done Dir AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir ACDC Dirty Deeds Done Dir AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir AC DC 1980 Back In Black d ack AC DC Back In Black di ACDC 1976 Dirty Deeds Do Bruce Springsteen Working on a Drean di Bruce Springsteen 2009 Wir Dire Straits Money For Nothing 4 mr j l k Total files 44 Selected files 45 Total time 05 58 51 Selected time 03 24 19 Je Je de Je de After Main action applied all selected files and folders renamed Actions also can be used in freedb org and amazon com import you can set what action must be applied to album files after album data will be written to files tags Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 Program file list 28 In the examples below you can see additional information about the Tag amp Rename file list Folder with Music files File Mare 4 ACDC 1980 Back In Black 01 Hells Bells mp3 02 Shoot To Thrill mp3 Selected file File with low bitrate File without IDsv1 tag A Ed 5 06 Back In Black mp3 J Ld Ld EI Not select
8. Tag amp Rename main menu Then select View gt Toolbars You can filter files by most tag frames information tag existence file name and Low bitrate see also Low bitrate settings in File list topic Filters toolbar Filter Show All To filter files select the field you want to Filter by from the list Artist in the example enter text to find a to find all artists starting with a and click the Filter button This will hide all files which don t comply with the filter condition To show all the hidden filtered files click the Show All button Here is some filter usage examples a find all texts starting with a text find all texts containing text text find all texts ending with text ta Tag amp i Rename 3 5 File Edit gt g Ali Address u Ci Music File Ma View Playlist Tools Options Na Marley amp The Wailer a Confronta m U Buffalo Soldier mp3 d 06 Blackman Redemption mps 11 Buffalo Soldier mp3 4 d Connie Francis 2008 Rock 4nd Rall Legends i 15 Baby Roo rnps A m George Thorogood amp The Destroyers 2000 d 08 Bad To The Bone mpi d 14 Bottom Of The Sea Live mp3 17 Born To Be Bad mp3 A ji King Crimson 1973 Larks Tongues in Aspic d U Book of Saturday mp3 p Taj Mahal 1974 Mo Roots d U Blackjack Davey mps 03 Big Mama mpi A d Taj Mahal 1483 Dancing The Blues 01 Blue s Ain t Mothin mp3 06 Blue
9. a folder containing your music files select it in the Tag amp Rename folders tree Now you are ready to begin renaming your favorite music files Note The following functions are driven by pre existing tag information If files do not contain tag data you cannot rename them with the Rename file option Instead you may use the Filename to tag option to generate tag data based on the file name See How to get tags from file name for more information Otherwise you may manually enter the ID3 tag information using the multi file or manual ID3 tag editor using freedb or Get album title from amazon com if you have the full album Rename files options F Rename Files F9 ETL Multi File Tag Editor Ctrl F4 Get Tags from File Name Shift F4 Rename variables File name mask ah ved v Mask Editor 961 Artist ef Track t Play time Result preview oe Title Sor File name ob BP Sod Album Soo File number ot Disc F Track gt Title smpi Sod Year 60 Comment saa Album Artist Soo Genre oll Bitrate eco Conductor Mu a Eel Also you may use any text Example kol 3 641 If file does Case not contain tag it can t be renamed To create folder structure lower Capitalize First Letter use 4 Example TU UPPER Capitalize first word Preview gf Rename Tag amp Rename Rename Files tab File name mask This is the main rena
10. server to file tags all Amazon servers supported amazon com amazon co uk amazon de amazon fr amazon ca and amazon jp e Text case conversion functions Convert case or capitalize the first letter of each word within file names or tags e Tags synchronization wizard Synchronize between ID3v1 and ID3v2 tag data e Export wizard Export your music information into any format csv xml html and tab delimited text e Full Unicode support Supported on Windows NT 2000 XP 2003 Vista e Rename music files folder Rename according to tag information e Full support for file drag and drop Drag and drop file just like in Windows Explorer e M3u play lists Create m3u playlists or m3u8 UT8 encoded Unicode playlists using the unique Quick Save Playlist feature e Play music files Listen to your music files using your favorite music player e Windows Explorer shell extensions Add Tag amp Rename to the context menu of MS Explorer so that you can access it faster right click mouse from the MS File Manager Tag amp Rename is very easy to use and highly configurable In addition it has helpful notes and descriptions of menu commands built into the interface to help speed up your understanding and use of the program Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 What s new in this version Tag amp Rename v3 5 25 02 2009 e minor bugs fixed Tag amp Rename v3 5 rc 3 18 02 2009 e fixed bug in mp4 parser e minor bugs fix
11. then click the Get Titles button Now click the Write Tags button once the song titles appear Note The freedb uses a CD s original song order and track time as two parameters among others to retrieve song information Tag amp Rename attempts to emulate these parameters to get the song information from the freedb server If ANY changes were made to the leading or trailing silence of MP3 track times with a MP3 sound editor for example then the album CANNOT be found using freedb Note you can also setup what rename actions must be applied after album information will be written to tags See also Using rename actions chapter Tip If every full album is stored in it s own folder then you may use Get folder album titles from freedb function in file list folders popup menu This will save a lot of time Don t forget to enable Search subfolders option in the Main Menu gt View Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 f di Bob Marley amp The Wailers 1977 Exodus Bob Marley amp The Wail Exodus gt di Bob Marley amp The Wailers 1983 Confronta Bob Marley amp The Wail Confrontation p Bruce Springsteen 2009 Working On 4 tise i Edit File Folder Marne Open This Folder 01 Outlaw Pete mip Fo Pl 02 My Lucky Day PD 03 Working On 4 Drearn mp3 Drea icine Ge Play Files in Folde rl Alt P PA 05 What Love Can Do mp3 fe Get Folder Album Titles from Freedb Ctrl F f Po 06 This Life mp
12. want to export 2 Click Export Wizard 3 Choose the wizard options you want and click the Go button Export Wizard options Export templates Select the export format Export information Select the tags and file information you want to export These options are disabled when you export to html Export file name Choose a name for the file you will export to Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 20 ID3v2 tags tips Tag amp Rename provides full support for ID3v2 tags including support for ID3v2 2 ID3v2 3 and ID3v2 4 ANSI Unicode and Unicode UTF8 encoded tags Tag amp Rename always writes ID3v2 3 tags because of compatibility with other software hardware ID3v2 tags benefits No string length limitations Ability to add custom Genre fields Cover art Ability to save Unicode information into ID3v2 tags see Program options gt Tags For more information about ID3v2 tags go to http www id3 org Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 21 Tag amp Rename tool bar The following functions can be located on the toolbar When you place your mouse pointer on a menu command the status bar at the bottom of Tag amp Rename displays a description of what that command does Note you can cofigurate Tag amp Rename toolbar to your needs by using Castomize Toolbar function from program main menu gt Options SO PSE an PBo no Pi AV CORA BA mi E eA Address DAEvgenyiMusic E
13. 9 Three Little Birds mp3 Fa 10 One LovePeople Get Readymp3 Tag amp Rename file list with selected files from one album 4 Click Get album titles from freedb 5 If Tag amp Rename finds the album usually in a manner of seconds the album s information should appear in the Get Album Songs window Now you need to select an album in that window and click the Get Titles button This will load the selected album track titles so they appear in the Songs titles window If they do click the Write Tags button to transfer and save information to the files tag Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 13 EX Get Album Songs Click on album name and press Get Titles Bob Marley amp The Male qq dl Bob tvare Bob Marley amp The Wailers Exodus regqaet fal clla Eob Ma Ethel zle Exodus reqqae didbtlla songs titles Natural Mystic sa Much Things to Say Guiltiness The Heathen Exodus Jamming Waiting in Wain Turn Your Lights Down Low Three Little Bird song titles V Track numbers Wl rtist Bob Marley amp The Wailers z Year 1477 Album Exodus Genre Reggae L Compilation CD Do a Unicode UTFS request imay give incorrect results for national alburns W Sophy Rename fi ie CD mpilation cD E E T ET Apply Rename Action af bytes loaded r SSE Album titles loaded from freedb Note Should information only appear in the top window click on the information and
14. Ba l da Get Folder Album Titles from Amazon TrackType org rl F10 BM 07 Good Ere mpi PI 08 Tomorrow Never Knows mp3 Delete PAT 09 Life Itself mp3 De Bruce Springsteen Working On A Dream Kingdom Of Bruce springsteen Working On amp Dream Surprise Surp Bruce Springsteen Working On amp Dream Last Carnival PO 10 Kingdom Of Days mp ji 11 Surprise Surprise Fig PT 12 Last Carnival mp3 Tag amp Rename file list with folder popup menu Keep in mind that freedb will only retrieve the album artist song and track number information Tip If you do not know the song order of an album you may use Get album information from amazon com Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 15 How to get album information from amazon com If you have full albums without tags and you know the album title and author you can use amazon com to get the tag information you need You must connect to the Internet for this function to work properly 1 Connect your PC to the Internet 2 Select files from one album DAV 09684842 Mage Actions e id gt D B M Filter Show File Marne gt d Bob Marley amp The Wailers 1977 Exodus di Bob la 8 Gt The Wailers 1983 Confronta di Bruce d gsteen 2009 Working On 4 Dre F j 01 Outlaw Pete mp3 An 02 M Luc y Daympi Pl 03 Working On 4 Dream mpi Po 04 Queen Of The Supermarket mp3 NU 05 What Love Can Born p 3 06 This Life mp3 U
15. Manage Actions a Main i Various Filter by Title Filter Showy All Moe Ul Dl FR a 4 E Tag amp Rename main toolbars Select all files selects all files in the files list Select none selects no files in the files list Invert selection inverts the selection of files in the fileslist 0 Select highlighted files selects all highlighted files in the files list work only when Use check boxes to select files is enabled Deselect highlighted files selects no highlighted files in the files list work only when Use check boxes to select files is enabled Refresh refreshes the Tag amp Rename file list Find opens a standard find dialog to search for files in which tag information or the file name contains text you specify Search subfolders searches subfolders for music files in the file list you will see the folder structure Flat file list the program file list shows only files and hides the actual folders structure Expand all folders expands all folders in the file list only enabled when folders exist in the file list Collapse all folders collapses all folders in file list only enabled when folders exist in the file list Edit file tag edit a tag in a file focused in the program file list Edit file name change a file name manually in the Edit file name pop up window Tag amp Rename automatically adds the extension to the file name Rename curren
16. Me All Ni O8 Hawt Drink On Me Artist ACIDE ACIDE AC DC ACDC ACDC ACDC ACDC ACDC ACDC ACDC ACDC ACDC Album Dirty Deed Back In Bla Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Working o Title Hells Bells shoot To Thrill What Do You Given The Dog Let Me Put M Back In Black You Shook Me Have Drink shake Leg Rack And Roll Tag amp Rename file list with Use check boxes to select files option enabled All Tag amp Rename file list features can be controlled in the File list and File list columns art in it s tag Year 1976 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 1980 2009 File without cover art in its tag EJ lf KE m RE RRR F Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 Mask editor 29 Use the Mask Editor to easily create preview and manage file and folder name masks Click the Mask Editor button to the right of the File name mask box EA Tag amp Rename 3 5 File Edt Mie Playlist Tools Options Help a Rename Files F4 Multi File Tag Editor Ctrl F4 4 Get Tags from File Marne Shifts File name mask 66 od Mask Editor ie Result preview Track gt lt Title gt mp3 Replace spaces with underscores E Case lower Capitalize First Letter LIPPER Capitalize first word et Mask
17. N Unselect highlighted files in file list only if Use check boxes to select files option enabled Ctrl O Open new folder Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 a em Delete Delete file s folder s Shift Ctrl C Copy tag from current file to clipboard 34 Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 File list shortcuts with highlighted folder Shift Ins Select all files in current folder only if Use check boxes to select files option enabled Ctrl Ins Select no files in current folder only if Use check boxes to select files option enabled Ctrl Alt F Open highlighted folder in file list Ctrl Alt P Play files from highlighted folder Ctrl F9 Get album titles from freedb for files in highlighted folder Ctrl F10 Get album titles from amazon com for files in highlighted folder File list shortcuts with highlighted file Delete Delete file Enter Edit Editfiletag Editfiletag Space Space Select current file only if Use check boxes to select files option enabled Insert Select file and insert next one only if Use check boxes to select files option enabled Ctrl Alt W Play current file in Winamp Winamp2 x should be running Ctrl Alt Y Add current file to Winamp play list Winamp2 x should be running 35 Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 36 Tag amp Rename configuration options General
18. Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual Softpointer Inc 2009 Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 3 Overview Have you joined in the fun and excitement of downloading music files from the Internet Have you collected hundreds of music files If so the big question is How much of your precious time will you spend organizing those music files The answer is very little time with the award winning file management tool Tag amp Rename Tag amp Rename is a handy management utility designed for mp3 wma ogg mp4 m4a m4p and many other music files With Tag amp Rename you can quickly and easily rename your music collection using the embedded tag data within music files write new or edit existing tag information create tags based on file names get song information from the freedb server or import it from the amazon com Tag amp Rename supports all popular tag standards used by software and hardware players This program is a very useful playlist editor with recursive subfolder support and a unique file list which show all your files in a real folder structure Tag amp Rename is the only music organizer and tag editor which supports all popular file formats e mp3 ID3v1 ID3v1 1 ID3v2 2 ID3v2 3 and ID3v2 4 tags e wma asf and wmv Windows Media Windows Media tags mda m4b Apple iTunes aac and lossless audio files m4p protected files from Apple Music Sto
19. Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 E Case lower Capitalize First Letter LIPPER Capitalize first word Tag Editor 14 File s General Additional Moredsdditional Title Outlaw Pete Artist Album Bruce springsteen Working On 4 Dream Year 2009 Genre Rock E F Comment Composer F Orig Artist E Copyright E URL F Encoded by C E Case lower Capitalize First Letter LIPPER Capitalize first word Track E 01 14 Disc 1 Rating E Unrated Mood D BPM O E Part of a compilation Cancel Tag amp Rename All Supported Tag Fields in the Multi File Tag Editor Multi File Tag Editor buttons Save Tags Save changes to selected files Remove Tags Remove tag information from selected files This operation cannot be undone Copy from Focused File Click this button to copy tag information from the file with the focus to Multi File Tag Editor fields Edit All Supported Tag Fields Edit all tag fields supported by Tag amp Rename Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 10 How to get tags from file names If you have files without tags you can get them from file names containing information about the artist title etc Under the Get Tags from File Name Shift F4 tab configure the file name to the tag options and click the Write Tags button File name to tag options I gt Rename Files F4 aL Multi File Ta
20. ask 1 3 2 Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 Replace underscores with spaces Check this box to convert underscores to spaces Case Enables case functions from which you may select one Get tags from file names buttons Preview Allows you to preview tag changes before committing to the write tags process Write Tags Click to write the tags of selected files 11 Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 12 How to get song information using freedb If you have full albums as music files without tags and you know in which order the tracks appear on the original CD you may use the freedb functions You must connect to the Internet for this function to work properly 1 Connect your PC to the Internet 2 Select or check if the Use check boxes to select files is enabled files from a single album only 3 Sort selected files in the order they appear on the CD using the Move file up and Move file down functions hotkeys Alt Up Alt Down or drag and drop You can also use the Sort by file creation time function in the View menu PRI AVY OB rez Manage Actions e i i e 0 B bl amp Filter Sho FileName a di Bob Mar ky l The Wailers 1977 Exodus 01 Natural kdes mpi U2 o Much Things To say mps 3 Guiltiness mp3 J4 The Heathen mp FN 05 Exodus mg PY 06 Jarmrning rnp3 J7 Waiting In ain Mmps 0 Turn Your Lights Down Low mp3 U
21. ate playlist names like Artist Album m3u Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 41 License and warranty License agreement You should carefully read the following terms and conditions before using this software Registered version One registered copy of Tag amp Rename may either be used by a single person who uses the software personally on one or more computers or installed on a single workstation used non simultaneously by multiple people but not both Evaluation and registration This is not free software Subject to the terms below you are hereby licensed to use this software for evaluation purposes without charge for a period of 30 days If you use this software after the 30 day evaluation period a registration fee of 29 95 is required When payment is received you will be sent an unlock key for the latest version of Tag amp Rename Unregistered use of Tag amp Rename after the 30 day evaluation period is in violation of U S and international copyright laws Disclaimer of warranty THIS SOFTWARE AND THE ACCOMPANYING FILES ARE SOLD AS IS AND WITHOUT WARRANTIES AS TO PERFORMANCE OR MERCHANTABILITY OR ANY OTHER WARRANTIES WHETHER EXPRESSED OR IMPLIED Distribution of evaluation version Provided that you verify that you are distributing the evaluation version select About from the Tag amp Rename main menu to verify you are hereby licensed to make as many copies of the evaluation version of this softwar
22. cally Dawe tag Hadding size KE l da W Auto copy Artist data into Alburn Artist tag field if itis clear set Album Artist to Warlous Artists when Part of a compilation ch Tag amp Rename Tags options If you can t see Unicode data in the Tag amp Rename file list then be sure that the font currently being used by Tag amp Rename supports Unicode data You may need to change the Tag amp Rename font in Program Options gt General Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 Program Options System options Integrate Tag amp Rename into shell Don t close tag editor window on error Don t change file timestamp on saving tags Check for Taqg amp Rename updates automatically Also check for beta versions Capitalize options amp 1234567890 Set Default Interface font segoe U Default start folder Folder from previous session Specific folder Cancel Tag amp Rename General options 31 Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 32 Running Tag amp Rename on Virtual PC Tag amp Rename uses a third party protection system which does not allow it to run normally on a Mac using Virtual PC Note that the following instructions are from the protection system developers Tag amp Rename developers do not have access to a Mac and Virtual PC and cannot verify this If you have problems with saving Unicode data into mp3 ID3v2 tags files please check the Write Unic
23. d change it to a font which supports this language If you have MS Office installed then change it to Arial Unicode MS This font has support for most languages I changed tags in my mp3 m4a files using Tag amp Rename but it seems that iTunes doesn t support these changes In iTunes I still see old information Why e iTunes has its own database and looks into file tags only when you add it to iTunes and play this file so it will update tag changes while playing Optionally you can do the following 1 In iTunes select all your files 2 Right click on them and select Get Info This will open iTunes multi file tag editor 3 Dont check any checkboxes or change anything just click the Ok button and iTunes will reread tags from selected files Why is it that when I change the MP3 tags they don t change in Windows Media Player e You need to update Media Player s Media Library 1 Go to Media Player main menu gt Tools gt Search for media files 2 In search options select a folder with your music files and Never files and all existing files in library 3 Click the Search button I renamed some songs in Tag amp Rename but it changed their names back after a few minutes of playing them through my media player How I can keep the new names for this files e Most likely your files were renamed by your media player e For Windows Media Player go to the Media Player main menu gt Tools gt Options gt M
24. different player by clicking the button with the gray folder and browsing for the new player in the pop up window When you have located the player double click it and then click Open The Winamp field is used to play mp3s from the Winamp control toolbar You will then see the directory path of your new player in the field next to the appropriate player If you want to resume using your default player simply clear the player field data Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 38 Web Import Freedb connection settings e Freedb server Host address of the freedb server e Get servers list Click this button to get a valid list of freedb servers e Your e mail You must fill in your e mail address to use freedb Amazon com import View file name options for cover art and review that you can save when importing information from amazon com Proxy server If you are using a proxy server for your Internet connection select its settings here Miscellaneous e Save track information from freedb and amazon com in xx xx format Adds the total songs number to the tag track number field while importing e Copy Artist data into Album Artist tag field while importing This option is strongly recommended if you are using Windows Media Player or Windows Media Center Edition because of the widespread use of the Album Artist field in its Media Library see screen shot E Windows Media Player Library M
25. e e Save tag Comment and Encoded by fields Save these fields upon exiting Tag amp Rename e Save focused field on Save and next When enabled if you edit a file tag and click the Save and next button Tag amp Rename will show the tag of the next file and place the cursor in the last edited field Otherwise the cursor will be placed in the Title field e DJ style tag editor window Exchange URL and Encoded by with Label and Remixed by in editor s first tab e Show file list tree lines e Don t show splash screen on program startup e Use Vista style files selection in files list With this option enabled selected files and mechanism of files selection looks like in Windows Vista Explorer e Mark cover art as Cover front in ID3v2 tags e Delete ID3v1 tag when deleting ID3v2 tag Automatically delete ID3v1 tag on ID3v2 tag deletion e On saving ID3v2 tag Select what to do with an ID3v1 tag while changing an ID3v2 tag e On saving APE tag Select what to do an with ID3v1 tag while changing an APE tag e Don t update comment field when auto updating ID3v1 tags Dont update an ID3v1 comment field when Auto updating an ID3v1 tag after changing an ID3v2 or APE tag Playlists e Save playlists in m3u8 UTF8 encoded format Save all playlists in m3u8 format instead of m3u format Quick save playlist e Case Setup playlist name case options e Replace spaces by underscores Select to gener
26. e options You may use any text and or variables listed at the bottom of the window e Playlist folder Specify a folder where Tag amp Rename will save all your playlists e Show save message See the Play list saved confirmation pop up window each time you do a Quick save playlist File Rename Strings Word replacements Specify the words or letters that will be automatically replaced during file renaming Note The Word replacements function is not case sensitive Always keep case of these words Fill this table with words whose case must remain as you specify here Note This option works only if you use Case in the Capitalize First Letter or Capitalize first word mode Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 40 Tags Tags options e Write Unicode data into ID3v2 tags Note that some software does not support Unicode data in ID3v2 tags some versions of Winamp for example e Calculate padding size automatically When Tag amp Rename creates an ID3v2 tag it will calculate the padding automatically recommended e ID3v2 tag padding size in kb Set the padding size for all files only recommended for advanced users e Auto copy Artist data into Album Artist tag field if it is clear Enable if you are using Windows Media Player e Set Album Artist to Various Artists when Part of a compilation checked Enable if you are using Windows Media Player Advanced User interfac
27. e Straits Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing J Dire Straits 1988 Money Fo 4 T Total files 12 Selected files 12 Total tirne 01 06 25 Selected time 01 06 25 Main window after we press Main action button both files and folder renamed according to action settings Actions can be also applied to multiple folders Here is an example Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 27 EX Tag amp Rename 3 5 i Eile Edit View Playlist Tools Options Help SEEN EE RD S g FE GO FPO ni Pi AV OBB ABA mtr FE SEE Filter ShowAll i K PBD PO Folders E M Mew Refresh X File Mame Artist Album ACIDC Dirty Deeds Done D TV 01mp2 AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir M 02 mp3 AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir 03 mp3 AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir 1 O4 mp3 AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir RENTE AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir Home AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir 07 mp3 AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir 1 08 mp3 AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir 09 mp AC DC Dirty Deeds Done Dir AC DC Back In Black Bruce Springsteen Working on a Drean Dire Straits Money For Nothing CH ms nes t Total files 84 Total time 05 54 51 selected time 03 24 19 Before Main action applied ER Tag amp Rename 3 5 File Edit iew Playlist Tools Options Help show Options Bar F8 S g AE GO Po b D G FAV
28. e and documentation as you wish give exact copies of the original evaluation version to anyone and distribute the evaluation version of the software and documentation in its unmodified form via electronic means There is no charge for any of the above You are specifically prohibited from charging or requesting donations for any such copies however made and from distributing the software and or documentation with other products commercial or otherwise without prior written permission Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 4 Order Tag amp Rename Trial versions of Tag amp Rename have limitations a nag screen and 30 day trial period If you decide to keep Tag amp Rename thereafter you must register and pay the registration fee of 29 95 Registration benefits are no nag screen at startup FREE upgrades to all new 3 x versions and product notification by e mail How to order You can order your copy of Tag amp Rename for only 29 95 using one of the following 1 Through the World Wide Web This is the fastest and easiest way The ordering page is on a secure Netscape Commerce Server ensuring that your information remains confidential For details on ordering Tag amp Rename through the Web please go to the Tag amp Rename register page at http www softpointer com tr_purchase htm and follow the link Order the Fully Licensed version of Tag amp Rename After completing the order you will receive registration informa
29. e file list Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 19 Export wizard With the Export Wizard you can export your music library information to html xml csv or text and then print it or export it to any database To use the Export Wizard Export Wizard Export templates Export information for same templates 4 File information Tag information ag information more Basic HTML UT FS s ja Cav Print HTML UTFS Tab delirmeted text SIS SSIS EEE File Path File Name SIZE Bitrate Hz Time Encoder Channels SIS EIS SEES ESE SESE Artist Alburn Title Year Genre Comment Track Composer Orig Artist Copyright URL Encoded by BPI Cover Art Lyrics Compilation SA SISIS SIS SSS SSS 888 Rating Mood Disc Album Artist Conductor Lyricist Orig Lyricist Label Radio Name File Page Artist Page source Page Radio Page Buy Page ISRC Catalog Remixed by Tag information even more Grouping Subtitle Release Time Podcast iw Podcast Category Podcast Description W PodcastID WI Podcast URL Music Video Kind Show Title Episode ID Season Number Episode Number Export file name DA Evgeny Musici Musicxml Export Wizard options 1 Select the files you
30. ed Tag amp Rename v3 5 beta 3 18 08 2008 added new tags frames support Grouping Subtitle Release Time Podcast Podcast Category Podcast Description Podcast ID Podcast URL Music Video Kind Show Title Episode ID Season Number Episode Number added Lyricist Mood Label and Remixed by variables in rename file name to tag functions minor bugs fixed fixed bug in 32 bit shell extension Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 Tag amp Rename v3 5 beta 2 08 08 2008 e minor bugs fixed Tag amp Rename v3 5 beta 1 06 08 2008 e music files reading speed improved in many times e many speed improvements e main window toolbars redesigned e tolbars and shortcuts can be customized now e full Windows Vista support including program dialogs messages etc e groups of files titles in Amazon Album Information window can be moved dragged now e improved drag and drop operations in main files list e shell extion now work in 64 bit OS e cover art can be drag and droped from Firefox 3 window e alot of changes and fixes For full program history see the Whatsnew txt file in the Tag amp Rename folder Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 6 Renaming files With Tag amp Rename you can quickly and easily rename your music files according to their tag information It s as simple as 1 2 3 Just open the folder containing files to rename configure the rename options and click the Rename button To open
31. ed Tag amp Rename v3 5 rc 2 13 02 2009 e added Use check boxes to select files option improved check box files selection function added Don t show splash screen on program startup in advanced options added Use Vista style files selection in files list in advanced options added support of big sized cover art in wma asf files improved Album Artist tag frame support in ogg flac and ape files improved writing speed of wma asf files Part of a compilation data can be exported to cvs xml now minor interface improvements fixed minor bug in shell extension fixed bug in wav tags writing minor bugs fixed Tag amp Rename v3 5 rc 1 21 10 2008 added Replace spaces with underscores option in rename actions Lyricist and File Extension columns added to main files list in Amazon import added support for song titles in Title Orig Artist format speedup reading files information improved drag amp drop support improved mp4 files parser minor bugs fixed Tag amp Rename v3 5 beta 5 30 08 2008 added option Set Album Artist to Various Artists when Part of a compilation checked Add folder jpg to Files Tag and Extract folder jpg from Files Tag can be moved to toolbars now minor improvements minor bugs fixed Tag amp Rename v3 5 beta 4 20 08 2008 e folders in file list now also sorted according to sort column e new columns add to main files list Grouping Subtitle Release Time e minor bugs fix
32. ed file File without Idsv2 tag File name longer di ACDC 1976 Dirty Deeds Done 03 What Do You Do For Mo 05 Let Me Put My Lowe Into Of You shook Me All Night 08 Have 4rink On Me mp3 than Joliet CD R standard Artist ACIDE AC DC AC DC AC DC AC DC AC DC ACDC AC DC AC DC AL ADC AC DC AC DC Albur Dirty Deed Back In Bla Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Back In Black Working 0 Title Hells Bells Shoot To Thrill What Do You Gren The Dog Let MMe Put My Back In Black You shook Me Have 4 Drink shake Leg Rock And Rall Year 1976 1980 1960 1960 1980 1960 1980 1960 1960 1960 1960 1980 Ge a ME laa la laa m HORRA File without cover Tag amp Rename file list with Use check boxes to select files option disabled File Marie Folder with Music files Tar ACDC 1980 Back In Black Pij 01 Hells Bells rnp3 02 shoot To Thrllmp3 Selected file File with low bitrate File without ID3v1 tag Mot selected file Fi A d J 06 Back In Black mp3 EJ Br File without Id3ve tag File name longer than Joliet CD R standard ip 1 ACDC 1976 Dirty Deeds D U3 What Do You Do For 05 Let Me Put My Love L Of You Shook
33. edia Library gt Automatic media information updates for files gt Rename and rearrange music using media information checkbox and uncheck it if it is checked Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 46 e For iTunes go to the main menu gt Edit gt Preferences gt Advanced gt Keep iTunes music folder organized checkbox and uncheck it if it is checked When I try to use amazon com or freedb I get the following message Cannot resolve host error 2 It happens even when I m online What can I do e There may be two reasons 1 If you are using firewall software be sure that it allows Tag amp Rename to go to the Internet 2 If you are using a proxy server you may need to set it up in Program options gt Web import gt Proxy server Each time I tag an album my disk space is reduced by the size of the album as if it was copied or doubled or something I want to erase those temp files How can I do it e Most likely this problem occurs because you have enabled Windows XP System Restore functions on the drive with your mp3 files When you add ID3v2 tags to mp3 files the first time Tag amp Rename needs to rewrite all file data since an ID3v2 tag is placed at the beginning of the file While doing this Tag amp Rename writes to a temporary file and overwrites the original file with it A System Restore enabled Windows machine does not delete these files it just moves them into the System Vo
34. f Good Eve mp Py 08 Tomorrow Never Knows mp3 PAR 09 Life Itself mp3 J 10 Kingdom Of Days mp3 Py 11 Surprise Surprise mp3 PA 12 Last Carnival mp3 M 13 Wrestler mp3 A 14 Might With The Jersey Devil mp3 Tag amp Rename file list with selected files from one album 3 Click Get album titles from amazon com 4 In the window that opens fill in the Artist and Album fields if not filled automatically and select the amazon mirror you want to Search in Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 16 5 Click the Search Button Do the classical music search album name TT oto amazon amazon de amazon amazanfr amazon ca Ca amazon amazan cojp tracktype org org Track Li Amazon Get info Load Album Titles from Amazon window 6 After Tag amp Rename has found the albums you requested select an album from the list and click the Get info button Ex Load Album Titles from Amazon Tracklype org ad Artist Bruce Springsteen Load Next Ten Results Album Working On A Dream Do the classical music search albur name me search in amazon com amazon ca amazon co uk amazon amazonde amazon amazonfr amazanca ca amazon amazon co jp_ tracktype org org Track Bruce Springsteen Working on a Dream 2009 Total 13 tracks a 9 i Buy this CD for 4 aring n aT I r T4o E OU i n
35. g Editor Ctrl F4 Gee Get Tags from File Name Shift Fd File name variables File name mask el 2 Mask Editor S61 Artist 65 Genre cot Disc File name previews Moe Title ob Track FF aa Albur Artist aa Album 0 Comment co Conductor Artist gt lt Tithe mp3 Sd Year Seb BPI cp Composer 4 i Pe See ONHETS ANE VARN ARACE Tf you want skip some part of the file name you may use this Case variable Sod File extension will be removed automatically lower Capitalize First Letter Example 6 ol Mod UPPER Capitalize first word P Preview T4 Write Tags Tag amp Rename get tags from file name options tab File name mask In this field you must provide the file mask variables For instance if your files are similar to the below examples 01 Artist Title mp3 02 Artist Title mp3 03 Artist Title mp3 You may want to type in this file name mask 6 1 2 Rename files options File name variables Vol Artist 2 Title 3 Album 4 Year 5 Genre 6 Track 9 Comment b BPM cp Composer aa Album Artist oco Conductor Y Disc Yort Release Time md Mood olb Label orb Remixed by d Skip part of the file name Note If the folder name contains some track information you may use the symbol in the file name mask For example if your files are located in a folder with an Artist Album name you may use this file name m
36. ig Artist format Save reviews to text file iw Save cover art to jpg CET mene JD om 2956 bytes loaded Album Information window with loaded albums Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 Tags synchronization wizard With the Tags Synchronization Wizard you can synchronize mp3 file information between ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags To synchronize tag information Mp3 Tags Synchronization Wizard Wizard Options This wizard update tag information in all selected files Choose wizard options and press Go Wizard mode Copy into from 1 to Dave tags 0 Copy into from 2 to 10341 tags If tag already exists I Don t write tag J Overwrite only blank fields Overwrite all fields Case lower a Capitalize First Letter LIPPER Capitalize first word Chem Go Cancel Tags synchronization Wizard window 1 Select files that you want to update 2 Click the Tags Synchronization Wizard button in the Tag amp Rename toolbar 3 Choose wizard options and click the Go button Tags Synchronization Wizard options Wizard mode Select the tag type that contains the correct information and which tag you want to update If tag already exists Choose the option you prefer if an updated tag already exists in the file Case Check the Case box if you want to use case options Note In the unregistered version of Tag amp Rename this wizard processes only the first 10 selected files in th
37. iles selection option settings in the Tag amp Rename file list for which you want to do some Tools operation Then all the functions will be enabled automatically When I run Tag amp Rename it shows a splash screen and then closes without showing any error message What can I do e Tag amp Rename cannot run on Windows XP SP2 2003 systems with enabled DEP Data Execution Protection and processors with hardware DEP support To run Tag amp Rename on such systems you first need to disable DEP After I edit mp3 file tags with Tag amp Rename some programs can t show this tag at all or show it incorrectly Tag amp Rename shows tag data ok What can I do e Most likely these programs can t read Unicode tags See Tag amp Rename options gt Tags gt Write Unicode data into ID3v2 tags and uncheck this option To resave tags without Unicode select files in the Tag amp Rename file list and click the Save tags button on the Multi file tag editor tab This will rewrite tags and remove Unicode data from them See also the Notes about Unicode support topic in program help I try to use Tag amp Rename with files which contain Unicode data in file names and tags However when I looked at this files Tag amp Rename only displays the pipe symbol e g LT ITT mp3 Any suggestions e The font used in Tag amp Rename doesn t have characters for this language so go to Program options gt General gt Interface font an
38. lbum 01 Title mp3 c mp3 Artist Album 02 Title mp3 Rename files buttons Test Allows you to preview file name changes in a before amp after split window before committing to the rename process Rename Will rename selected files according to the selected options Undo Will undo the last renaming process Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 8 Editing tags There are two ways to edit tags manually or multi file To edit a tag manually double click a file in the file list and edit the tag in the pop up window The pop up window shows file information bitrate play time etc and allows you to perform the following commands e Save changes of selected files e Cancel command e Remove tag from selected file e Save changes to selected file and edit next or previous file Tag Editor DS Evgeny Music Bruce Springsteen 2008 Working On A Dream 05 What Love Can Do mp3 General Lyrics Additional More Additional File qWiMusic Bruce Springsteen 2009 Working On A Dream 05 What Love Can Do mp3 Title What Love Can Do Track 05 14 Artist Bruce Springsteen Disc F Album Working On Dream Rating Unrated Year 2009 Genre Mood Comment EPM Part of a compilation File information Composer Duration 02 57 Picture 500 x 500 45 2 KB Bitrate 178 kbps VBR Orig Artist Channels joint stereo Add sarmiplerate 44100 Copyright Encoder LAME 3 98
39. lume Information folder You can disable System Restore functions in Control Panel gt System gt System Restore tab
40. mation see the Playlists topic in Customize Tag amp Rename Delete files delete selected files Tag amp Rename sends the files to the Recycle Bin Use the Restore feature of the Recycle Bin if you accidentally delete files Options see Customize Tag amp Rename section Get album titles from freedb see How to get songs information using freedb section Get album titles from www amazon com see How to get album information from amazon com section Tags synchronization wizard see Tags synchronization wizard section Export wizard see Export wizard section Copy tag copies a tag from a highlighted file so you can paste it into another file or group of files Paste tag paste a tag into a highlighted file Paste tag to all selected files paste a tag to all selected checked files Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 z View help view the Tag amp Rename help file About Tag amp Rename view the About box Format track numbers to x m e Format track numbers to 0x ee AE 111 Format track numbers to 00x ot 1A HI H vad Format track numbers to xx xx me ee Format track numbers to xx atata U k je 111 Auto fill track numbers 23 Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 24 Using filters By using filters you can show hide files in the Tag amp Rename file list according to its tag contents To show the filter toolbar select Filters in the
41. me option where you may fully configure filenames using variables and or any text For example if you key in the 1 3 2 variables in that order in the File rename mask box it will produce filenames with Artist Album Title mp3 You will find the following Rename variables listed on the user interface for your convenience Rename variables Vol Artist 2 Title 3 Album 4 Year 5 Genre 6 Track 7 File name 8 File number 9 Comment 0 Bitrate ot Play time ob BPM cp Composer aa Album Artist Cco Conductor Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 7 Y Disc Yort Release Time md Mood olb Label rb Remixed by Note For easy typing your rename mask variables you may use the Mask Editor Click the button next to the file name mask list to open it With the Mask Editor you can easily create preview and save your masks for future use Result preview Here you can see real time preview results of the rename mask you defined Replace spaces by underscores Check this box to generate file names like Artist Title mp3 Case Checking this box enables the UPPERCASE lowercase Capitalize First Letter of each word or Capitalize first word functions Note Keep in mind that you may substitute variables for any text you choose If you want to create a folder structure you may use in the rename mask as in the example below Rename mask 1 2 8 2 Result c mp3 Artist A
42. ode data into ID3v2 tags option This option must be checked to save this way VPC from Microsoft is a Virtual PC on an Apple Macintosh Using version 6 1 or greater on top of OS X you need to do some things before installing or using Tag amp Rename because VPC precompiles code to make the PC session run faster This is not compatible with Tag amp Rename To allow Tag amp Rename to run correctly you need to do the following Start the Virtual PC session as normal In the Mac Finder navigate to the Documents folder in your Home folder Open the Virtual PC Scripts folder Open the Toggle Compatibility Mode script by double clicking it The script opens in Script Editor Click the Run button at the top of the script window Click OK to the informational dialog that appears Click Enable in the next dialog Return to the PC session which is now running in compatibility mode and will be slower and run Tag amp Rename as normal When complete close the program and return the Virtual PC to normal mode by re running the script above and selecting Disable at the appropriate time Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 Tag amp Rename keyboard shortcuts Main window shortcuts a oo me ee eee Ctrl I Invert files selection Ctrl Alt A Select all highlighted files in file list only if Use check boxes to select files option enabled Ctrl Alt
43. ore Info Library Options Now Pla Title Drag items here to EE Hits Eurythmics My Baby Left Me Ma S Hot Rocks 1964 1971 The Rolling SI ne ie of items to 2 Indestructible Rancid a z play Don t Be Cruel 2 Instruments of Terror Laika amp the Ci EEE Legend Deluxe Edition All Shook Up Legend Bob Marley amp The Wailers Let Me Be Your Teddy Be Let s Go Rancid One Might Magnolia Original Soundtrack Aime Jailhouse Rock Motorcade of Generosity Cake Jen Me fice oo T on Ss Naughty Little Parpi Iggy Fop TEE 2 So Far Crosby Stills Mash amp Young Temi ihla Soundtrack Total Time 0 m Add to Library 2 Estimated Time 47 20 66 22 MB Start Sync Windows Media Player with Media Library albums view You can see album artist in this view only if file tags have the Album Artist field filled RR i E Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 39 Playlists Options e Default playlist name Default file name that appears in the Save files to playlist dialog box when using the save all or save selected files to playlist commands e Add EXTINF information into playlist Check to create extended m3u playlists if you use Winamp or other player that supports EXTINF e Save full file path into playlist Quick save playlist e Selected and all playlist name Select and type in a name for the playlist Quick sav
44. re mp4 iTunes tags e 0gg flac and spx Vorbis Comments e mpc MusePack ape Monkey s Audio ofr Optim Frog wv Wav Pack and tta True Audio APEv1 and APEv2 tags e wav ID3v2 tag in id3 RIFF chank e Tag amp Rename provides full support for the following tag frames in all supported music formats Artist Album Title Year Genre Comment Composer Original Artist Copyright URL Encoded by Track Disc Rating Mood BPM Part of a compilation Cover art Lyrics Album Artist Conductor Lyricist Original Lyricist Label Remixed by Radio station name Audio file information web page Artist web page Audio source web page Radio station web page Buy CD web page ISRC Catalog Key features e Rename music files according to tag information Easily rename files using templates individually or whole directories at a time preview changes before renaming or undo the last renaming process rename the folder including subfolders containing your music files and manually edit files and folders names e Multi file or manual tag editors Edit tags for multiple or single files add cover art to all album files with a few clicks and fill in tag fields using the file name e Freedb support Get tag information for full music albums automatically in seconds using the freedb Internet server e Amazon tracktype org support Search and import album information and cover art from the amazon com or tracktype org
45. s Help Show Options Bar Fo S O LBB 60 F FF OR OG gt Rr AV OBAAABA tnt HB r Address d DATMPNO4 l gt Manage Actions E Main Filter by Filter Show All Id gt 00 E bl ie amp amp g ME E Er News Refresh X File Name a Artist Albur Dire Straits Money For Nothing Dire Straits Money For Nothing Dire Straits Money For Nothing Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Strarts Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Money For Nothing Total time 01 06 25 Selected time 01 06 25 B Tag kRename 3 5 File Edit View Playlist Tools Options Help Show Options Bar Fa ZOP IE co P BEDOBO UPFAV COR AF BA mae Address p DS TMIP Dire Straits 1988 Money For Nothing Manage Actions se Main Filter by Filter ShowAl Id amp 00 D bl me PO amp P Pe Be News Refresh X File Name Artist Album E 01 Sultans OF Sang rrmp Dire straits Money For Nothing Fi 02 Down To The Waterline mp3 Dire Straits Money For Nothing Fi 03 Portobello Belle Live mp3 Dire straits Money For Nothing Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dire Straits Dir
46. t folder rename the current folder in the Folder rename pop up window according to a file tag within the directory Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 22 2 e e li amp i E km Al o p Tip Rename current folder is handy if you have a full music album in a folder and the tags already include the artist and album information Play file plays a music file on your default music player Play selected files generates a temporary playlist from selected files and plays it on your default music player Move file down move a file down in files list Move file up move a file up in files list Save selected files to m3u playlist name and save the playlist of selected files to the directory of your choice Ouick save playlist selected files save the playlist of selected files no naming option provided Save all files to m3u playlist name and save the playlist of all files to the directory of your choice Ouick save playlist all files save the playlist of all files no naming option provided Tip for Quick save playlist options Tag amp Rename can save playlists to the current directory with a default file name of the artist and album using the highlighted or first such item within the directory music file tag information Select the Configuration option to change the default settings of the playlist name artist amp album for all or selected files For more infor
47. ta into Album Artist tag field if it is clear in Program options gt Tags Can I convert ID3v2 tags in my files to Unicode with Tag amp Rename e Yes See the Program options gt Tags gt Write Unicode data into ID3v2 tags option To convert existing tags to Unicode or to plain text select the file s in the Tag amp Rename file list and click the Save Tags button in Multi files tag editor tab with all its checkboxes unchecked This will resave tags without changing their data according to the Write Unicode data into ID3v2 tags option settings Why can t I submit CD information to freedb in Tag amp Rename e Since Tag amp Rename loads freedb information without an original CD it calculates the freedb disc id from music files The calculated id is only an approximation which is close enough for finding album info For submission you need to have the original audio CD so you should use software audio CD players or CD rippers for freedb submissions What is portable mode e In portable mode Tag amp Rename store all settings in it folder and don t use system registry So you can run portable Tag amp Rename from flash drive on different computers without installing it Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 45 Problems I ran Tag amp Rename but none of the Tools program features are functioning They re all grayed How do I enable them e First select files according to Use easy f
48. the Tag amp Rename file list works like in most programs highlighted files selected files When this option is enabled Tag amp Rename shows checkboxes near file folder names and only checked files are selected After open new folder Specify what Tag amp Rename should do after it opens a folder e Auto expand all folders Check this box if you want Tag amp Rename to expand all subfolders in the playlist e Files selection Specify which files will be automatically selected after a folder is opened e Use colors Check this option to see a colored file list Remember to select colors that you like e Color files with names longer than joliet standard Check this box to see colored files with names longer than 64 characters limitation of joliet CDR CDRW standard e Show lines Enable disable lines in file list Lines give the list a table like appearance e Color files with low bitrate Check this box to see colored files with a low bitrate e Show ID3v1 tag is not present indicator Show small red circle near file without ID3v1 tag for mp3 and ape files only Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 37 File List Columns Columns Specify which informational columns Tag amp Rename shows in file list Check the column s that you would like to be visible Players If you don t want to use your default music player when playing files from Tag amp Rename you can change the default to a
49. tion immediately 2 If you don t have convenient Web access you may order Tag amp Rename by fax also using a credit card or phone toll free In addition you can use cheque or money order The order form fax and phone numbers and mailing address are in the file OrderForm txt included with Tag amp Rename Upon payment approval usually one or two business days we will send you the registration key which will remove all limitations of the unregistered version such as nag screens and 30 day trial period Your registration will be valid for all future 3 x versions of Tag amp Rename Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 43 Technical support Before you contact us please do the following Be sure that you have followed procedures as described We all make mistakes sometimes Recheck what you have done or tried Look at the Help file It may already contain an answer to your question Visit the Tag amp Rename home page at http www softpointer com tr htm You may find a newer version of Tag amp Rename there If a serious bug has been found in the program but the new version is not ready yet we may make a quick fix for it If you still have a problem with Tag amp Rename please contact technical support via e mail at tag rename softpointer com Please provide us with the following Tag amp Rename version from the About menu item dialog Tag amp Rename serial number if you re a registered user Windo
50. ws version including service packs and other fixes installed Computer information CPU type and speed installed memory Description of your problem as much information as possible to help us reproduce the problem Tag amp Rename 3 5 User Manual March 1 2009 44 Tag amp Rename FAQ Functionality Is it possible to add a graphics file to more than one file e Yes You need to select the files in the Tag amp Rename file list according to Use easy files selection option settings and click the Edit all supported tag fields button in Multi file tag editor tab In the opened window you can change any tag frame including cover in this group of files Can Tag amp Rename tag files Artist Album Title based on the file path For example I have the following folders structure lt ARTIST gt lt ALBUM gt lt Track Title gt e Yes Using your example lt ARTIST gt lt ALBUM gt lt Track Title gt you need to use this file name mask 1 3 6 2 In Windows Media Player 10 there is a tag called Album Artist This tag is very vital when you are using Windows XP Media Center 2005 You can set the tag in WMP10 but I cannot find it in Tag amp Rename Where is it e You can find this tag field in the Tag amp Rename Tag Editor window s Additional tab Also see the Copy Artist data into Album Artist tag field while importing option in Program options gt Web Import and the Auto copy Artist da
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