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rick.ca:

--- Quote from: Matt on October 26, 2011, 12:39:11 pm ---I mean you could make a list of tags to apply for each import folder.  For each tag in the list, you'd pick a field and type a value.
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I hope this would be completely flexible, allowing the use of expressions to assign any value to any field. As such, it wouldn't require that all the files in the folder be tagged exactly the same way. Anything in the full pathname, and possibly additional attributes obtained from analysis of the file (e.g., duration, compression, height), could used in expressions to set tags. Any fields set this way would override whatever Carnac or file analysis would otherwise do.

The purpose of this flexibility is not to make things unduly complicated. Obviously it's preferable if Carnac can get things right without any need for configuring things further. While the ability to set tags completely outside the scope of Carnac will be appreciated by some, the main purpose is to provide an effective solution for those situations in which Carnac is unable to do the tagging necessary.

This situation is a little odd, but a good example. I currently need to remove all [Media Sub Type]=[TV Show] (set by Carnac) while retaining it for my dummy series records. If such rules were available, I'd simply set [Media Sub Type]=If(IsEqual([File Type], log), TV Show, ). When circumstances change (as I'm sure they will), I'd simply remove the rule and let Carnac take over.

BTW, Carnac does his thing not only on import, but on Update Library (from tags). So this is not just a matter of Carnac failing to set tags which the user is going to review and change anyway. If Carnac doesn't set tags as required by the user, there must be a way to override it. Or have a separate Update Library (with Carnac) command.

JimH:
This feature may help:
http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=67307.msg451570

The build will be available in a few days.

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