closure... he didn't cc the list so I'm forwarding it: --- Brent Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > From: "Brent Bowman" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > Subject: RE: Re: [Flac-users] New to the list > Date: 16 Oct 2002 11:38:46 -0700 > > > Thanks all for your replies. It turns out that this is a false > alarm and the error is actually in my perl script that runs metaflac. > It is sending a bad sequenc of characters for each one of those > special chars. I'll have to look deeper when I get home from > work. > > Thanks, > > Brent > > > >--- Original Message --- > >From: Josh Coalson <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > >To: Brent Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]>, > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >Date: 10/16/02 5:35:32 AM > > > > >--- Brent Bowman <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> Anyway, I've been making my own tags with MetaFlac since > I didn't > >> find > >> any default ones (for Artist, Album, Track Title, etc.) I've > been > >> putting them in Vorbis Comments which seems to be the easiest > method > >> to > >> manipulate and retrieve the data with other scripts. > >> > >> I'm having an issue, however, with non-English CD's which > contain > >> characters with accents or other markings. These seem to > show up as > >> #'s > >> in the meta information. This is frustrating my archiving > efforts > >> since > >> the accuracy of file information is lost. > > > >When you tag with metaflac, it converts the comments from the > >local charset to UTF-8 (unless you use the --no-utf8-convert > >option). The problem could either be in the conversion > >process while tagging, or the displaying process; there's > >not enough info in your initial report to tell. First I > >should ask, where do the #s show up? In metaflac --list, in > >the plugin, in ... ? > > > >Also, if you are familiar with UTF-8 you should be able to > >tell if the problem is in the actual tagging like so: > > > >1. create flac file > >2. add a vorbis comment like 'test=zzz<funnychar>zzz' making > > sure <funnychar> is not ASCII > >3. use hexedit to edit the flac file. search for zzz and see > > what <funnychar> turned out to be; is it a '#' or the true > > UTF-8 code for <funnychar>? > > > >Josh
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