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[drosoph]

Using the TiVo spec for PC2TiVo transfers at: http://customersupport.tivo.com/knowbase/root/public/tv251080.htm
Is there a way to create a filter in MC that would allow me to identify all TiVo-Compatible Video files in my library?
I want to make a calculated field based on a certain text field (like Genre) that all have the same character string at the beginning (say "Rock - HARD", "Rock - Hair Band", "Rock - 80s") ..

I would like a Calculated Field that only shows HARD, Hair Band, and 80s ... dynamically.
I know this is simple, but I can't remember how to do it .... forgive the lapse.
REQUEST:  Can you put in an options tab into the Library Server to push CERTAIN fields (like removing my BIOS, LYRICS, MD5 hashes, and other huge files) I could GREATLY reduce the library size -- I've found ways to do it manually, but nothing auto!I've found it interesting that there are so many diff types of tags in my media files (people have used diff plugins of Kings Sparta, aTagger, etc) and there are a LOT of different tags in there ...Is there a way to determine ALL of the tag types and see what tags I might want to add to my library?  I recently had to rebuild my entire library/PC from scratch and all the custom fields I had ut in there are unknown to me, and scanning 131k files of diff formats for diff fields would be tedious to say the least!I think I'm having a lapse in thought.  I have a huge directory of files that I want to organize by [Artist], but I first want to put them into directories according to First Letter  --
All ACE OF BASE in directory "{A}", and BUSH in "{B}" and so on ....
How?How do I put the Filename (Path) back into the View Scheme to have drill-down capability into drive C or D or G, etc .... is this gone?

[KingSparta]

I think I'm having a lapse in thought.  I have a huge directory of files that I want to organize by [Artist], but I first want to put them into directories according to First Letter  --
All ACE OF BASE in directory "{A}", and BUSH in "{B}" and so on ....
How?

I Use This In Rename Under Path

Mid([Artist], 0, 1)\[Artist]\[album]\

And Rule:

[Artist] - [Name]

it will result in moving the file to this folder And Renaming It

C:\My Music\B\Beatles\White Album\Beatles - Help.mp3

[KingSparta]

REQUEST:  Can you put in an options tab into the Library Server to push CERTAIN fields (like removing my BIOS, LYRICS, MD5 hashes, and other huge files) I could GREATLY reduce the library size -- I've found ways to do it manually, but nothing auto!

Well If You Want To Remove Tags You Can Use

Select File
Right Click On It
Tools
Remove Tags
All Tags

That Will Remove Them For You, Not that you really want to do that.

[drosoph]

Well If You Want To Remove Tags You Can Use

Select File
Right Click On It
Tools
Remove Tags
All Tags

That Will Remove Them For You, Not that you really want to do that.

Nah, not trying to remove the tags, just remove that data from being sent via the library server ... some of your data tags can get quite hefty, King

[Alex B]

I Use This In Rename Under Path

Mid([Artist], 0, 1)\[Artist]\[album]\

And Rule:

[Artist] - [Name]

it will result in moving the file to this folder And Renaming It

C:\My Music\B\Beatles\White Album\Beatles - Help.mp3

I would use this rule instead: Mid([Album Artist (auto)], 0, 1)\[Album Artist (auto)]\[album]\
I have a few hundred Various Artists albums and I have given them appropriate Album Artist tags.

How do I put the Filename (Path) back into the View Scheme to have drill-down capability into drive C or D or G, etc .... is this gone?

View > Customize Current View

- If you have MC11.1 this doesn't work with the Album, Artist, etc thumbnail display. Select first a file list view.

[hit_ny]

... some of your data tags can get quite hefty, King

Heh.. so hefty (lyrics, bios) that he had to split his collection into libraries of 50k files each just to maintain a good response time with MC.

Maybe they tackle that in the next ver, but i cant see this not increasing the min reqmts to use MC.

[Alex B]

I've found it interesting that there are so many diff types of tags in my media files (people have used diff plugins of Kings Sparta, aTagger, etc) and there are a LOT of different tags in there ...Is there a way to determine ALL of the tag types and see what tags I might want to add to my library?  I recently had to rebuild my entire library/PC from scratch and all the custom fields I had ut in there are unknown to me, and scanning 131k files of diff formats for diff fields would be tedious to say the least!

So you have 131000 files and you didn't make any library backups?

All custom fields are included in a library backup. If you have a library backup file just restore it and make the custom fields visible in Customize Current View. After that the fields will remain and you can remove or import files if they are different now.

[drosoph]

So you have 131000 files and you didn't make any library backups?

My local laptop backups were lost when the HDD Failed.  The network backups were lost when my equipment was stolen!!!  Unfortunately, these two events occured within a week of each other.

[KingSparta]

Dang, I worry about that sometimes.