Create SFV or MD5 & M3U while renaming files Options

[blm07]

I've done searches on the forum and the internet, but I can't find a plugin or way to do this. Basically what I want to do is rename files and create a SFV (or MD5) and M3U at the same time, all within foobar. It's time to get a new tagger, and foobar is great for tagging and renaming files. The thing that isn't so quick or easy to do is create a verification and playlist while doing so. I move files from hard drive to hard drive, and I want to make sure none of them become corrupt in the move, so I check them before re-tagging them, or just to check them.

I think it would be great if foobar could create those files. And when you re-tag the album, check the sfv for errors, then re-create them according to how you've renamed the files. Does that make sense?

[kwanbis]

I was just thinking something like that.

Actually, it would be useful if fb2k would give the option of creating/updating a SHA1 or MD5 of the files when renaming, changing tags, or encoding a new file.

Obviously it would be great if it verifies them, optionally, before playing and or tagging/renaming.

This post has been edited by kwanbis: Nov 16 2011, 07:33

[mudlord]

I suppose you want a RAR plugin, with PAR2 generation too! Lets not forget NFO generation too!

[kwanbis]

Are you trying to be sarcastic?

[mudlord]

No, because it seems pretty clear to me that all those features add up to foo_usenet or foo_bittorrent.

[Tigermess]

There are cases when even normal people need to verify the integrity of their music collection. E.g. in cases like this. Or when they play their music on a computer, where is an application which writes tags into music files without their awareness. However I admire mudlord's status as donating developer, refusing abovementioned functionality on the basis that some sort of people using sfv/md5/m3u is illegally sharing is weak. Audio CD burn support could be refused with the same logic, yet there's official foobar2000 component for that. Finally, as I have read here on forums few times, foobar2000 tries to be a player for everyone. For beginners the same as for experts. There was no mention about excluding people using playlists and integrity verification.

I can understand that there are probably more important goals than adding automatic playlist/CRC update support. And that such component will develop only someone who is interested. I just wanted to express support for functionality suggested by kwanbis:

Actually, it would be useful if fb2k would give the option of creating/updating a SHA1 or MD5 of the files when renaming, changing tags [...]

Great idea!! +1. I'd love such feature! (And I can assure you that I've never used usenet, bittorrent or p2p in my life and that it will be used only for my sake and not sharing with anyone else.)

[blm07]

In reality, I'd like to be able to rename the directory, log file, m3u, sfv, ect so I don't have to do it manually. I use sfvs to verify that the backup is still complete, like if I backed up my music to a DVD-r, and that media became corrupted, I'd at least know which files are corrupt. And every time I'd change a tag, it could update the sfv automatically.

Ah yes, I want those features so I can upload files to usenet of course, that's exactly why I want them.

[mudlord]

In reality, I'd like to be able to rename the directory, log file, m3u, sfv, ect so I don't have to do it manually. I use sfvs to verify that the backup is still complete, like if I backed up my music to a DVD-r, and that media became corrupted, I'd at least know which files are corrupt. And every time I'd change a tag, it could update the sfv automatically.

Ah yes, I want those features so I can upload files to usenet of course, that's exactly why I want them.

A hasher plugin is doable indeed.
I am wondering more on the renaming though. Isn't it possible already to do the renaming?

And what hashes would you want? SHA-256, Whirlpool, MD4? CRC32 would be useless as they can be spoofed.

This post has been edited by mudlord: Dec 1 2011, 06:49