Note that the Mp3tag converter (Filename - Tag) doesn't have access to the path, only the filename. You could parse the path using a 'Guess Values' action, but the easier way to accomplish this is with the simpler 'Format Value' action.
In Mp3tag you can create an action group consisting of several actions. I would suggest doing this. It's not only very powerful, but it lets you save the operation to be easily used again in the future. Say you want to place the name of the folder into the ALBUM field, and the folder above that into the ARTIST field. Create an action group with two Format Value actions. -Action type:- *Format value* -Field:- *ALBUM* -Format string:- *%_directory%* -Action type:- *Format value* -Field:- *ARTIST* -Format string:- *%_parent_directory%* See this 'Mp3tag help page' (http://help.mp3tag.de/main_converter.html) for the names of placeholders that are available. They can refer to internal tag fields (%artist%, %title%, "%track%, etc.) or to file and system properties. The latter are prefixed by an underscore (_) to distinguish them from tagging fields. If you have additional info in the filename, such as track number and title, you can use a 'Guess Values' action to parse the information into values that can be saved in the tags. For instance, if the file were named using a 'TRACK. TITLE.flac' convention, you can use a Guess Values action like: -Action type:- *Guess values* -Source format:- *%_filename%* -Guessing pattern:- *%track%. %title%* That action could saved as part of the same action group, if you like. Note that it's not necessary to use all of the parts that you parse out of the source format string. Say you already had the TITLE in all of your tracks, but just wanted to get the track number, use the placeholder %dummy% to ignore any pieces of the string that you don't want. -Action type:- *Guess values* -Source format:- *%_filename%* -Guessing pattern:- *%track%. %dummy%* ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=101164 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/ripping
