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newHAPPYuser2015

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M4A Ratings
« on: October 30, 2015, 06:55:35 am »
Hi,

I noticed that on Android I can't see ratings of m4a songs. So I checked a few of my m4a files with MP3Tag and it shows that they have rating 2 times higher than what I have assigned in my library in MC. For example, for songs that have rating 1 in MC MP3Tag will show that they have rating 2 and so on. I wonder where the problem lies?

Thanks
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Hendrik

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Re: M4A Ratings
« Reply #1 on: October 30, 2015, 07:36:37 am »
Does it show the ratings in MC itself? Thats what our Android apps would show.
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newHAPPYuser2015

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Re: M4A Ratings
« Reply #2 on: October 30, 2015, 08:22:38 am »
Quote from: Hendrik on October 30, 2015, 07:36:37 am
Does it show the ratings in MC itself? Thats what our Android apps would show.
Yes, all songs are rated in MC.

I noticed that in MP3Tag I can't see ratings of mp3 files at all, however they are rated in MC and android player that I use can see their ratings as well.

So maybe android music app I use can't read ratings from m4a files and MP3Tag doesn't show accurate info? Can anyone recommend another free tool so I can double check rating tags?
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blgentry

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Re: M4A Ratings
« Reply #3 on: October 30, 2015, 08:26:36 am »
Are you sure you have MC set to write tags back to your files?

Setting: Tools > Options > General > Importing & Tagging > Update Tags when file info changes

Force tags to be written to individual files on demand:  (select some files) > Library Tools > Update Tags (from library)

Brian.
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newHAPPYuser2015

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Re: M4A Ratings
« Reply #4 on: October 30, 2015, 08:41:32 am »
Quote from: blgentry on October 30, 2015, 08:26:36 am
Are you sure you have MC set to write tags back to your files?

Setting: Tools > Options > General > Importing & Tagging > Update Tags when file info changes

Force tags to be written to individual files on demand:  (select some files) > Library Tools > Update Tags (from library)

Brian.
Yes, this tick box is checked.

I also selected one mp3 album in MC and 'updated tags from library', but still I can't see ratings for these songs in MP3Tag, however I can see them in android music app - both before and after updating tags, so tags were written already.

To sum up:
1) MP3 - can't see ratings in MP3Tag, but they are showing correctly in andoid music app
2) M4A - ratings in MP3Tag are shown as 2 times higher than what I have in MC, android music player can't see them
3) FLAC - ratings are shown correctly both in MP3Tag and on Android
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newHAPPYuser2015

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Re: M4A Ratings
« Reply #5 on: November 01, 2015, 05:26:22 am »
Quote from: newuser2015 on October 30, 2015, 08:22:38 am
So maybe android music app I use can't read ratings from m4a files and MP3Tag doesn't show accurate info? Can anyone recommend another free tool so I can double check rating tags?

That is it. I installed the trial version of dbpoweramp and all ratings appear to be in order - just like they are in my library in MC.
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