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FLAC "comment" not working, HELP!

I just installed EAC, FLAC and AccurateRip on my new laptop and ALMOST everything is working OK, but like a dummy I forgot to keep a copy of the command line settings I had been using for encoding into FLAC via EAC.

The string I came up with is currently:

-8 -V -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -T comment="%e" -T "comment=EAC Secure_Lossless FLAC" %s

When I look at the comments field in either of 3 tag editors after completing a rip and encode into FLAC, it shows "Track #", where # = the track number instead of "EAC Secure_Lossless FLAC".

I've tried tweaking the comment section of my command line, but cannot seem to get it to work correctly, nor can I remember how I had written it before.

Can someone please help me out with this?  Almost 3 hours spent on this so far and my head hurts.

p.s.  I use -8 to keep the file size down.

Thanks!

FLAC "comment" not working, HELP!

Reply #2 –
I had it functioning perfectly prior to this, and the comment section showed what I wanted.  Really wish I would have made  a copy of that command line.  I know that I am really close, most likely just a tiny change needed but nothing I have tried has worked.

Any help?

FLAC "comment" not working, HELP!

Reply #3 –
Hi, why do you use %e?

-V8 -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -T "comment=EAC Secure Lossless FLAC" %s

FLAC "comment" not working, HELP!

Reply #4 –
Quote from: kjoonlee on
Hi, why do you use %e?

-V8 -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -T "comment=EAC Secure Lossless FLAC" %s

Actually if I knew what each of the items meant I most likely would not be having any trouble. 
I love using EAC and FLAC, but am not a programmer and can't write code or anything else close to it.

I found that command string after doing quite a number of searches here on the forum.  Since I could not recall what command line I was using to include the comments, I just tried the one from HERE.
I will give your submission a try, thanks!

FLAC "comment" not working, HELP!

Reply #5 –
Quote from: kjoonlee on
Hi, why do you use %e?
-V8 -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -T "comment=EAC Secure Lossless FLAC" %s

Works perfectly now, thanks!

FLAC "comment" not working, HELP!

Reply #7 –
His command line contains -T comment="%e". %e is the token for the comment specified in the Compression options "Offset" tab.

One of the options for this value is 'Write "Track <tracknumber>" into ID3 Tag comment field' (even though ID3 is not used in this instance).

I would assume that he previously  used 'Write following text into ID3 Tag comment field', with the static value 'EAC Secure Lossless FLAC', and the command line:

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-8 -V -T "artist=%a" -T "title=%t" -T "album=%g" -T "date=%y" -T "tracknumber=%n" -T "genre=%m" -T comment="%e" %s

I can only assume that, when using -T comment="%e" -T "comment=EAC Secure_Lossless FLAC", only the first switch is actioned.
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FLAC "comment" not working, HELP!

Reply #9 –
Synthetic Soul is correct.  Not sure what he said exactly, but I never use "ADD ID3 tag".

FLAC "comment" not working, HELP!

Reply #10 –


Just as the EAC token %a will return the Artist, %e will return the value of this box:

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