Id3 Tags as windows command line tool?, Need taglib or id3lib as windows command line |
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Id3 Tags as windows command line tool?, Need taglib or id3lib as windows command line |
 Oct 18 2011, 18:08
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Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 18-October 11 Member No.: 94512  |
Hello
Im looking for something like tag.exe, but i found that tag.exe has some bugs or limitations. What i want to do is to copy the tags from one file (lets say an mp3) to a file in another format (acc, ogg, etc). Also want to be able to read and write the tags. As i have a large collection, i want to find a command line tool. Please, if possible, point me to the right direction. |
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Nov 8 2011, 16:06
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Group: Members Posts: 9 Joined: 12-February 09 Member No.: 66909 |
I am not sure why you would want a command line tool as the GUI ones will do this much easier/faster.
Try MP3Tag or TagScanner (using this one now and it's growing on me) |
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Nov 9 2011, 11:19
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Group: Super Moderator Posts: 4338 Joined: 23-June 06 Member No.: 32180 |
If an automated GUI solution is a possibility, consider this the inevitable mention of foobar2000; it can copy metadata fields between two sets of files, provided they are arranged in equivalent order in two playlists.
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Nov 9 2011, 11:56
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foobar2000.
This post has been edited by viktor: Nov 9 2011, 11:57 |
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Nov 9 2011, 13:17
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Group: Members Posts: 5 Joined: 18-October 11 Member No.: 94512 |
Thnaks for all your replies.
I am looking for a windows command line solution, if there is any. Why? Because i am a developer too and im planning to use it in a manager i am building for my own use. |
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Nov 9 2011, 20:14
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Group: Super Moderator Posts: 4338 Joined: 23-June 06 Member No.: 32180 |
Good to know. Unfortunately I can’t be of much help in that case. This question (both the general idea and the desire for something better than tag.exe) comes up quite frequently, but I don’t recall there being any program that decisively answers it. Hopefully that’s just my memory failing me!
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Nov 9 2011, 20:37
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 Group: Members (Donating) Posts: 762 Joined: 12-March 05 From: Kiel, Germany Member No.: 20561 |
I don't know in what language you are planning to write your manager, but a google search will probably give you some results on tagging libraries for popular languages. For example you could use mutagen (Python 2.3+) to read and write tags using Python. I didn't test it so far, but the library looks clean and easy to use, and you could set up your own Python command line tool in short time (if you know some Python).
EDIT: Typos. This post has been edited by Kohlrabi: Nov 9 2011, 20:39 -------------------- Audiophiles live in constant fear of jitter.
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Nov 9 2011, 20:58
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Group: Members Posts: 292 Joined: 17-November 06 Member No.: 37682 |
QUOTE (yenerich @ Nov 9 2011, 13:17)  Thnaks for all your replies. I am looking for a windows command line solution, if there is any. Why? Because i am a developer too and im planning to use it in a manager i am building for my own use. so what's your problem with id3lib? |
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Nov 9 2011, 21:18
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Group: Members (Donating) Posts: 762 Joined: 12-March 05 From: Kiel, Germany Member No.: 20561 |
QUOTE (viktor @ Nov 9 2011, 20:58) so what's your problem with id3lib? QUOTE (yenerich @ Oct 18 2011, 18:08) What i want to do is to copy the tags from one file (lets say an mp3) to a file in another format (acc, ogg, etc). Also want to be able to read and write the tags. -------------------- Audiophiles live in constant fear of jitter.
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Nov 9 2011, 21:19
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Group: Members Posts: 292 Joined: 17-November 06 Member No.: 37682 |
QUOTE (Kohlrabi @ Nov 9 2011, 21:18) QUOTE (viktor @ Nov 9 2011, 20:58) so what's your problem with id3lib? QUOTE (yenerich @ Oct 18 2011, 18:08) What i want to do is to copy the tags from one file (lets say an mp3) to a file in another format (acc, ogg, etc). Also want to be able to read and write the tags. yes, so obviously add all the other required format's libs? This post has been edited by viktor: Nov 9 2011, 21:19 |
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Nov 10 2011, 18:20
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Nov 12 2011, 17:38
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Group: Members Posts: 246 Joined: 14-February 07 From: EU-FIN Member No.: 40610 |
Long ago I did make a VBScript for this type usage (I had also feature which constructed music library based on tag information (create folders by artist/album etc.).
I couldn't find those scripts I made anymore but, still located the sources I got ideas from to start. http://www.motobit.com/tips/detpg_change-id3-tags-script/ http://www.motobit.com/tips/detpg_list-id3-tags-script/ Juha This post has been edited by Juha: Nov 12 2011, 17:39 |
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