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More => Old Versions => JRiver Media Center 19 for Windows => Topic started by: deuceadam on May 02, 2014, 11:53:22 am

Title: Different format files same artist
Post by: deuceadam on May 02, 2014, 11:53:22 am
Has anyone had the problem with different formats of the same artist/album showing up in the same file? I have some artist in dsf and flac files same album but different format. But when i select that album or Cd all the files show up in the library together. Also these are stored on HD in different folders.

Example : Pat Methany:

1) we live here  dsf
1) we live here  Flac

Is there a way to organize library by file type:

I know this may sound stupid, but I would treasure the knowledge if it out their. 
Title: Re: Different format files same artist
Post by: MrC on May 02, 2014, 12:23:11 pm
This question gets asked fairly often.  Since you have multiple formats, there are several ways to accomplish the splitting of the albums.  Which one you choose depends on how you'd like to work.  You can:

    - Include the format designator in the Album name*
    - Customize the view to add a new category, the format designator
    - Change the view's grouping so that each album / format is shown separately

If you can describe what you'd like, more help will arrive.

* there are some drawbacks to this approach, like external cover art and album info look-ups.  There are some strengths to this approach, like correct volume leveling / format.

ps. great album choice.
Title: Re: Re: Different format files same artist
Post by: connersw on May 02, 2014, 05:16:16 pm
There is also Stacks:  http://wiki.jriver.com/index.php/Stacks
Title: Re: Different format files same artist
Post by: 6233638 on May 02, 2014, 05:53:50 pm
This may not be exactly what you want, but you could try creating a new view and a calculated library field.
 
Categories View:
 
Tools → Options → Library & Folders → Manage Library Fields → Add New Field → Calculated Data → Expression Editor
 
Code: ( Calculated Library Field ) [Select]
<font size="10" alpha="0" color="ffffff">
[Year] FormatDate([Date (Release),0],yyyyMMdd) [Channels] [Disc #]
<//font>
Delimit([Year],/]/ ,/[)[Album]Delimit(FixCase([File Type],3),/),/ /()Delimit(If(IsRange([Channels],1-2),,/ ‒/ Multichannel))
In your view, group by the new Calculated Library Field.
You might want to give this a name that begins with an underscore to push it to the top of the list.