Changes Made to TAG.EXE, Tags from text file & OptimFrog support Options

[Synthetic Soul]

2006-02-08 11:53 :
2.0.45 released. As well as --tocue, --tocuen and --tocuea, I have now added the --paranoid switch which will cause warnings and non-critical errors to return a non-zero return code, so that this can be picked up in a script. Thanks to R Hannes Beinert for the suggestion and patch.

2005-12-08 13:24 :
2.0.45b9: Added code to fix memory leak. Report and code kindly provided by Steve Vibert.

2005-12-08 13:24 :
2.0.45b8: Added --tocue, --tocuen and --tocuea. libVorbis 1.1.2 & libOgg 1.1.3.

2005-04-21 22:00 BST:
If you downloaded Tag 2.0.43 before 19:30 BST you may want to download it again.

See this post for more info.

2005-04-21:

a small bug report for 2.0.42. View APE 3.98 and higher files' tags and the details field is incorrect, for example: "Details: 24 Hz, playtime 42274:53:30". The 24 Hz part is always constant.

Version 2.0.43 has been uploaded.

v3.98+ APE files are now detailed correctly. Also, the 10KB limit when using the -f switch has been removed.

Update: wapet has also been updated now, so that the 10KB limit no longer applies. wapet 0.5 available here.

2005-02-07:
I thought I may as well record on forum that I have updated Case's Tag with libFLAC 1.1.2. You can get it here.

It now uses libFLAC 1.1.2, libOgg 1.1.2 and libVorbis 1.1.0 - all the most recent releases.

I see from the FLAC changelog that there have been some changes relevant to VORBIS tagging, so I thought I may as well.

Original Post:
This topic explains the history of this amendment

EAC+MAC+TAG+PAR2

There is a little information, and all the downloads here:

http://synthetic-soul.co.uk/tag/

I hope someone else finds this useful as well.

wapet is also now available, with the additional -f switch.

This post has been edited by Synthetic Soul: Feb 8 2006, 12:59

[Synthetic Soul]

Much of the story I can't explain. I am a relative noob to this forum.

My small part of the story is detailed in this thread. In essence, I wanted to embed a cuesheet in my Monkey's Audio files as part of an automated archive process. I asked Case whether he would add the functionality to set the tag from the contents of a text file and he replied that he had no interest in updating Tag. So, I took it upon myself to add the functionality. I never intended to do anything else with Tag, but although the application was popular, no-one else seemed interested in updating it further, so as libraries that Tag uses were updated I have updated my mods of Tag, in case they are relevant. I have made a few other minor amendments as and when people have requested.

I have always been confused why a competent C(++) programmer has not taken on the role.

I tend to get one or two emails a week regarding Tag. Many ask me when I will add ID3v2 tagging. Sadly, I have to tell them that I simply don't have the skills to implement such a thing. That said, Case didn't add ID3v2 tagging for a reason. He must surely have the skills to utilise the ID3lib library, so I figure that ID3v2 was never meant to be. I have always been concerned about corrupting Tag's good name, and, stupid or not, it seems to me that adding ID3v2 tagging to Tag would be sacrilegious in some way.

I know many people on the forum seem to have a low opinion of ID3v2, stating that it is a poor standard and can result in corrupted files. I can only assume Case subscribed to this thinking.

I for one would like to hear Case's story more. He was posting infrequently when I joined the forum, and seems not to post at all now (hopefully the two events were no related). On checking he was last active two days ago, but hasn't posted for six months.