Hi, the only options I have under the tag menu are ID3V1 and ID3v2. I checked them both, and tried to autotag a file. It found the artist and title, and I selected okay, but it didn't apply the tag. I closed the file in winamp and tried playing it again, and there was no info in the tag.
http://www.theanimalrescuesite.com/clickToGive/home.faces?siteId=3 email and MSN: [EMAIL PROTECTED] -----Original Message----- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] Behalf Of Steve Matzura Sent: Tuesday, May 27, 2008 6:09 AM To: PC Audio Discussion List Subject: Re: using the winamp auto tagger? I didn't see any reply to this, so here goes. On Wed, 21 May 2008 21:42:35 -0500, you wrote: >I am trying to auto tag some files with winamp to retrieve artist and song >title info, and it finds it with the auto tag feature, but when I hit okay, >and then go to replay the track, the information isn't there. Is there a way >to have it saved so that after you auto tag a file that information will be >there? Also it says to auto tag many tracks at once use the send to option >and choose auto tagger, but that option isn't there. Is there a way to tag >several tracks at once? First things first. Know ye at the outset that the autotagger is not perfect, nor does it purport to be. There have been many occasions where I've had a 50's track come up analyzed as being by the Rolling Stoens! Impossible! The interesting thing about your problem is that the default in Winamp is to tag a file with all three kinds of tags--ID3 V1 and 2, and APF2. You can check to see if all three of these tag types are enabled for your file by opening the tag editor window (Alt+3), shift-TAB back to the row of tabs and pressing right-arrow until you hear "ID3V1," "ID3V2" or APF2". The first field in each one of these tabs is a checkbox that should be checked. This determines whether the associated tag type will appear in the file. After you make sure all three of these are checked, press ENTER. To tag many files at once, load them via the playlist editor (Alt+E), select everything, then right-click on any entry in the list. Select Send To from the drop-down menu, then right-arrow to that menu and go up three times to "Send to autotagger". You'll then get a dialog with appropriate action buttons, plus a list of the same songs in the playlist that you can examine individually and check/uncheck individually as well to determine whether Winamp has gotten valid information to put into your files' tags. Notice that the screen is divided into two halves, before the file lookup, and after. You can examine this information with a mouse-movable cursor (JAWSCursor or W.E. mouse cursor) to determine the accuracy of the data found, then decide whether to apply the change to that file by leaving it checked (the default condition and action), or press the space bar to uncheck that file and have it passed over when you press the update button later on. A note here that may confuse you a bit, that being that if the filename is too long, you won't hear the status of the checkbox and may have to rely on the graphic number as spoken by JAWS to determine if the item is checked or unchecked. Your mileage may vary, but on my system, graphic 642 means checked, graphic 40 means un. There are also "Check All" and "Uncheck All" buttons at the bottom of the dialog. One caution: Do not check files whose both artist and publisher fields are empty. If you do, it crashes the autotagger and Winamp and you lose any unmade changes after that entry. Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Audio List Help, Guidelines, Archives and more... http://www.pc-audio.org To unsubscribe from this list, send a blank email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
