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More => Old Versions => Media Center 17 => Topic started by: Bubblefish on March 24, 2012, 06:45:22 pm
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Hi,
thank you for this fine piece of code! This is the only solution i know, that is working, mostly correctly, easy and in expected manner.
i'm ripping my music with the flac-encoder in dbPoweramp. After importing music files into JRiver (newest version) sometimes date is lost in the tags (data-formats area "2005 05 22" or only "2005"). Even if these flac-files are converted to AAC with date displayed corrctly in the OS-explorer, the information is lost in JR.
Any idea?
Thanks,
Martin
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Let's see what the actual tags are.
1. Select a track.
2. Open the Tag Action Window (lower left in Standard view).
3. Click the area shown in the attached image.
4. Copy/Paste the tags in a reply here.
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Here are the results of one track tested a few days ago:
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Free Lossless Audio Codec (FLAC)
44,1 kHz Sample Rate
16 Bits Per Sample
2 Channels
Min Block Size = 4608
Max Block Size = 4608
Min Frame Size = 16
Max Frame Size = 15165
Padding Block = 472344 bytes
# of Pictures = 1
Type 3 (50953 bytes)
Vorbis Comment Block (985 bytes):
Vendor String =
AccurateRipResult = AccurateRip: Accurate (confidence 19) [1E870B3F]
AccurateRipDiscID = 014-0023c662-017f60d2-c610790e-1
CRC = 69AE3F4E
Artist Sort = Naidoo, Xavier
Composer = Xavier Naidoo
ComposerSort = Naidoo, Xavier
Organization = Naidoo Records
UPC = 693723660929
Style = Urban
Style = Adult Alternative Pop/Rock
Style = Alternative/Indie Rock
Artist = Xavier Naidoo
Catalog # = 66092
Album Artist Sort = Naidoo, Xavier
MBID = f076188c-c0f9-40f3-804b-07ac506213f2
Title = Und
Album = Telegramm für X
Genre = Rock
Date = 2005 11 25
Profile = Accurate
Source = CD (Lossless)
Length = 261880
CDTOC = <Too Long To Display>
CDDB Disc ID = C610790E
Encoded By = dBpoweramp Release 14.2
Encoder = FLAC 1.2.1
Encoder Settings = -compression-level-5 -verify
ALBUMARTIST = Xavier Naidoo
TRACKNUMBER = 1
TOTALTRACKS = 14
DISCNUMBER = 1
TOTALDISCS = 1
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I quickly checked other tracks and most of them don't have any "Date=" tag like this here. Besides all tracks checked have allways a condition displayed like "<Too Long To Display> on different tags.
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Ok, I see.
According to the Voribis Comment spec (http://wiki.xiph.org/VorbisComment#Date_and_time), the tag is not a valid DATE tag.
Date and time
The goal is to specify one standard format for describing date and/or time.
ISO proposal
The date format for any field describing a date must follow the ISO scheme: YYYY-MM-DD, shortened to just YYYY-MM or simply YYYY.
We have been recommending this usage with the DATE tag for some time. It is proposed that the spec be amended to include this information for machinability.
The time format for any field except track duration must be specified with leading T and ending with a time zone. Schemas with and without dates:
YYYY-MM-DDTHH:MM:SS+TS
THH:MM+TZ
I've been able to create a file like this, but can't get MC to recognize or read this tag. Probably either the FLAC input plug-in doesn't accept the tag as valid, or MC discards it because it isn't a valid DATE value. In either case, I can't get MC to provide the value.
Perhaps you can have one of the other utilities modify the DATE tag to produce the date in the acceptable formats (mentioned above).
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Thanks,
i have to try ...
Bubblefish