I ripped some collection CDs into a library I use to store my newly ripped music files using MC 11.1.183 and Flac format. Since I was already using the Album tag for the name of the work, I added the "Collection Name" field to the library as an extended field to be stored in the music file if possible. I used this custom tag to describe the entire album. I added the Collection name to the DVD drive file list view and other views.
This seemed to work fine. I typed in the values and they appeared in the view as expected. However, when I imported this library into my permanent library, I didn't see the Collection Name at all. I added the Collection Name to the field list for the permanen t library and tried to import the files again. (I used cut and paste to copy the field name from one library to the other so that I would not misspell it. I added the Collecion Name to various views. I didn't see any Collection Name info. Next I tried selecting the music files which had a Collection Name tag and then executing the "Update Library from Tags" command. Still no Collection name info.
I looked at a few of the files with the MP3Tag program and verified that the "COLLECTION NAME" tag was present in those files. Since there was a difference in Capitalization, I delection the "Collection Name" field and added one named "COLLECTION NAME". (I delected the Collection name field from vaious views and added it back after I had changed the library field. I still don't see any Collection name values in MC 11.
I don't see why this doesn't work and I don't know what to try next.
Bill
--- system info
Media Center Registered 11.1.183 -- C:\Program Files\J River\Media Center 11\
Microsoft Windows XP 5.1 Service Pack 2 (Build 2600)
Intel Pentium 4 2787 MHz MMX / Memory: Total - 490 MB, Free - 196 MB
Internet Explorer: 6.0.2900.2180 / ComCtl32.dll: 5.82.2900 / Shlwapi.dll: 6.0.2900 / Shell32.dll: 6.0.2900 / wnaspi32.dll: N/A
Ripping / Drive D: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2412 Mode:ModeSecure Type:Auto Speed:Max
Drive Q: LITE-ON SOHW-1673SU Mode:ModeSecure Type:Auto Speed:Max
Digital playback: Yes / Use YADB: No / Get cover art: No / Calc replay gain: No / Copy volume: 32767
Eject after ripping: Yes / Play sound after ripping: Yes Soundfile: chord.wav
Burning / Drive D: TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-R2412 Addr: 1:0:0 Speed:24 MaxSpeed:24 BurnProof:Yes
Drive Q: LITE-ON SOHW-1673SU Addr: 2:0:0 Speed:48 MaxSpeed:48 BurnProof:Yes
Test mode: No / Eject after writing: Yes / Direct decoding: Yes / Write CD-Text: Yes
Use playback settings: No /