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InflatableMouse

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Replacing Mp3 with Flacs
« on: April 21, 2012, 06:33:12 am »

Hey,

When I rip a CD I get the option to replace already existing files, so coverart, ratings etc are all kept on the new files.

Is there a similar way for importing files? Say I have some Mp3's and I want to replace them with Flacs?

Tx.
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Re: Replacing Mp3 with Flacs
« Reply #1 on: June 19, 2012, 03:43:35 pm »

I would like to do this too. I want to re-rip all my CD's into FLAC or APE (currently MP3), but don't want to lose the ratings and other tag changes I have accumulated over the past few years...
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Re: Replacing Mp3 with Flacs
« Reply #2 on: June 19, 2012, 04:46:27 pm »

+1, that would be a nice feature.
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Re: Replacing Mp3 with Flacs
« Reply #3 on: June 19, 2012, 05:15:14 pm »

I have recently been doing this quite a bit and I use
Rename, Move, & Copy Files
Update database to point to new location...
find what: .mp3
replace with: .flac

This keeps the tags in the library a few need to be changed [file type] for instance so I use "update library (from tags)" to take care of that.

Not automated and a bit clunky but it works well.
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Re: Replacing Mp3 with Flacs
« Reply #4 on: June 19, 2012, 06:53:13 pm »

This is a recurring discussion, including the idea it would be nice to have a function that would do this automatically. We can now copy & paste tags, but that doesn't address this common need. Various workarounds have been suggested. This is the method I prefer.
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Re: Replacing Mp3 with Flacs
« Reply #5 on: June 20, 2012, 02:25:28 am »

Hm I think that would work for me as well, I'll play around some.

Thanks Rick.
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Re: Replacing Mp3 with Flacs
« Reply #6 on: June 20, 2012, 03:49:51 am »

I really hope that such a way of importing and replacing files will be supported one day. Just a semi-automatic way by adding two lists side-by-side, one with old content in library, and one with new files not yet imported, and the ability to drag and drop and a few more options would go a long way of simplifying todays replace operations very much.

I still have tons of albums that's in the process of being replaced, and this would make the job 1/3 of what it is now.
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Re: Replacing Mp3 with Flacs
« Reply #7 on: June 20, 2012, 10:57:08 am »

This is a recurring discussion, including the idea it would be nice to have a function that would do this automatically.

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Re: Replacing Mp3 with Flacs
« Reply #8 on: June 20, 2012, 02:49:23 pm »

I think everyone knows we're in favour of recurring discussion. ;D
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