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[mcj008]

Hi, I'm still using another program to organize my audio files, It continiously scan for changes in the main "Artists" folder...here's the way I make the settings for auto organize funtion in the program...


main dir: Z:\Music Collection\Club Music\Artists\

sub maps: <Albumartist>\<year>\<Album>

filename: $if(<disc#>,CD<disc#> - )Tr.<track#:2> - <Titel>


The filename code is the one I would like in mediacenter, it searches for a disc# and if it finds none then it will make my filenames look like:  Tr.00 - <title>
this is done for single files, the ones that don't need disc#... If it is a full CD with 10 tracks, then it outputs Tr.01 - <title> ---> Tr.10 - <title>
If it is a double disc with 10 tracks on each disc, then it makes filename CD1 - Tr.01 - <title> ---> CD1 - Tr.10 - <title> and CD2 - Tr.01 - <title> ---> CD2 - Tr.10 - <title>.

Normally when I have new files I select them all, edit tags like Album,Publisher,year,grouping or w/e, and when I'm content I move them all in the directorie "Artists" and then the program takes care of it, I would like mediacenter to do the same thing...

cheers

[JimH]

Investigate the Library Tool called "Rename, Move, and Copy".  It can move your files, according to the tags.  Experiment a little before you do very many files.

[mcj008]

yep I got it thanks!

[mcj008]

Is there a way to have the image the same year as the audio file that is in the same folder? i'm talking about 1500 images that actually belong to the audio files but are not moved with them because they lack year tag AND WHEN I DO "SAVE IMAGE TO FOLDER" then it make the year tag not the same as the audio file??? , how stupid is this??? Yes call me stupid for not taking some causion, but this is stupid not to move the image with the files...and have the same date, because it was extracted from the audio file!!!

[MrC]

You probably want then to create a maintenance view which you use for doing renames that involve renaming folders.  See this thread for the idea:

   http://yabb.jriver.com/interact/index.php?topic=76421.msg518510#msg518510

Ask if you have specific questions on tailoring the idea to your needs.

[mcj008]

ok thanks, but is there a way to copy the audio file date to the image if i set image to "AUDIO" type? this would solve my problem...I already looked in the expression language wiki but I just fail to understand it all, but I already did a nice job for organizing my files alphabetically and by year (i'm talking about moving, copy folders), but there's the problem with the image , they lack the "year" tag info, so they are not placed correctly like the audio files...

[MrC]

No need to change the Image type.  Rather, change the View by modifying the Set rules for file display to include Images.  Note, these must be Imported for MC to show them in any view (other than the Explorer area).

If your images are imported, it is easy enough to grab the year from your folder name, and assign the year to all the selected image files.

Select your audio image files in MC, in the Tag Action Window, click to edit the Date field and add the value:

=filefolder(,1)

You can Undo after if this isn't what you want.

[mcj008]

sorry "Set rules for file display" were to find that?

[MrC]

Customize the view.  View > Customize View, and look at the middle section, under Included Files.