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How can I find my Lossy Encoded Files?
« on: January 07, 2009, 02:27:41 pm »

I'd like to get a list of all Artists / Albums in my Library I have that are NOT WMA Lossless - any ideas if there is such an expression?  I can do it by file type (eg easy to seperate my WMA from FLAC from MP3 but how do I seperate out my WMA Lossless from WMA?)
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Re: How can I find my Lossy Encoded Files?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2009, 03:33:46 pm »

-[Compression]=[VBR Quality 100 /(WMA 9.2 Lossless/)] [File Type]=[wma]

The above search works with recent WMA Lossless files. Check the values in the Compression field.

EDIT

This might work with all WMA Lossless versions:

-[Compression]=[VBR Quality 100" [File Type]=[wma]
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Re: How can I find my Lossy Encoded Files?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2009, 03:50:56 pm »

really dumb q - I've never run an expression, how do I do it?
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Re: How can I find my Lossy Encoded Files?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2009, 03:53:32 pm »

Hi Alex - thanks but follow up - I think I need the opposite as I'm after a list of all file that are NOT WMA Lossless
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Re: How can I find my Lossy Encoded Files?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2009, 03:59:56 pm »

really dumb q - I've never run an expression, how do I do it?

Paste the string in the search box
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paste the string in the smartlist editor's Import/Export box (press the Import/Export button to open it)
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create a new view scheme and add the rule to Advanced > Set rules for file display > Import/Export
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just add a new smartlist and use the editor (aka wizard). Add new rules for the Compression and the File Type fields.

Hi Alex - thanks but follow up - I think I need the opposite as I'm after a list of all file that are NOT WMA Lossless

The minus sign in the beginning means "is not".

For instance,  -[Compression]=[VBR Quality 100" [File Type]=[wma]    means:
The value of the Compression field does not start with VBR Quality 100 and the value of the File Type field is wma.
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Re: How can I find my Lossy Encoded Files?
« Reply #5 on: January 07, 2009, 04:15:38 pm »

Thanks Alex!  I've got what I need.
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