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[drc]

How can I map tag data to a Field in MC?

The field ("Mix artist") is located as a standard field in MC, but the information will not show.  I've created a new (Mix artist) field with no success.

Based on what i've read some tags have to be mapped (new area for me but it makes sense).  I've created modified a script, which work.  I can download the Mix artist data into the Tag Editor, but it's something I'm missing that doesn't allow the data to show in MC's Mix artist, the standard or the one I created...  Any ideas...

Last, when I create the new field in MC, is there something specific I'm to add in the Calculated or Acceptable Value field.  That seems to be the bottom-line problem, the new field doesn't map to anything in Tag...even if it's the wrong information.   

[Alex B]

but the information will not show

What information? Is it in the file tag? What is the file format? How did you create the tag?

Can you see the tag when you select a file and in Action Window > Tag press the topmost line to show "detailed format information" aka a "tag dump"?

Some info about the "tag dump":
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=57111.msg387329#msg387329
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=52473.msg358677#msg358677
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=51814.msg353678#msg353678
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=51094.msg348787#msg348787

If you can see your tag there please paste the contents to your reply.

[drc]

What information? Mixartist... is the data I'm trying to tag.
Is it in the file tag? Yes and No.  This is part of the problem.  I'll explain in a second.
What is the file format? MP3
How did you create the tag?  Using MP3 Tag Editor.  The script is written for ID3v2.4 UTF-8...


The Field I Created is Mixartist.  Here's how it looks in MP3 Tag Editor:


Title:  Rock 'N' Roll Jelly
Artist: Stanley Clarke
Album:  I Want to Play For You
Year: 1979
Genre: Jazz
Comments:

Credits: Arranged By, Composed By, Producer, Lyrics By - Stanley Clarke, etc....
Mixartist: Drums - Darryl Brown; Electric Bass, Organ - Stanley Clarke;Bob Malach; Synthesizer [Oberheim]
Lyrics:


Here's what I found using the Tag Dump.

MPEG-1 Layer 3
192 Kbit CBR
44.1 Khz Joint stereo

Copyrighted: No
Original: No
Protected by CRC: No
Encoder: <unknown>
Gapless: No

ID3v1 Tag: (128 bytes)
   Name: Rock 'N' Roll Jelly
   Artist: Stanley Clarke
   Album: I Wanna Play For You
   Year: 1979
   Comment: 40AP 1198~9, K22 35680
   Track #: 1
   Genre:  (255)

ID3v2.3 Tag: (348160 bytes)
  TALB (Album): I Wanna Play For You
  TPE1 (Artist): Stanley Clarke
  TPE2 (Album Artist): Stanley Clarke
  COMM (Comment): 40AP 1198~9, K22 35680
  TCOM (Composer): Stanley Clarke
  TCON (Genre): Jazz Funk
  TPE4: <too large to display>
  POPM (Rating): 4
  TPUB (Publisher): CBS/Sony, Nemperor Records
  TIT2 (Name): Rock 'N' Roll Jelly
  TRCK (Track #): 1
  TYER (Year): 1979
  TXXX (Album Artist): Stanley Clarke
  TXXX (Catalog #): 40AP 1198~9, K22 35680
  TXXX (Country): Japan
  TXXX (Discogs_Mediatype): 2 x Vinyl, LP
  TXXX (Discogs_Release_ID): 1933379
  TXXX (Tool Name): Media Center
  TXXX (Tool Version): 14.0.162
  TXXX (Track Temp): A1
  WXXX: <unknown data type>
  TXXX (CREDITS): <too large to display>
  APIC (Picture) (Cover): <too large to display>


However, I downloaded the Hex Editor you mentioned in one of your links...  I can see the data (Mixartist Field) information.


It Reads:

Hex Data:           D.r.u.m.s.
                    D.a.r.r.y.
                  1.B.r.o.w.n.
                  E.L.E.C.T.R.I.C.
                  B.A.S.S.

Any Idea where I went wrong.     
 

[Alex B]

Mp3tag writes "Mixartist" to the TPE4 frame. MC isn't programmed to support it.

As a workaround you could create some other tag. Mp3tag can copy values from a tag field to another tag field.

"Performers" would be a fitting tag name for your example.

Mp3tag would save it to the "TXXX (Performers)" frame and MC would be able to read it after you have created a "Performers" library field.

[drc]

It's working perfectly... Thanks