Version 7 of idtagviewer

1. Purpose: The purpose is to (re)view or to edit/change id tags of MP3 files of the id tag standard v1.

It is possible to:

edit the id tags by changing directly in the entry fiels of the id tags area (see 3.)
extract the id tags by a scheme from the path of the MP3 file (directory and filename)
change the case of the id tags to the lower, upper case or to first char upper and the rest lower case
prepend the track number to and to strip it from the MP3 file
rename the MP3 file on the base of the id tags of the MP3 file

1.1 To view id tags of a file you simply have to start the idtagviewer with it:

    idtagviewer.tcl -file dummy.mp3

1.2 To scan a directory (with/without its subdirectories), start the idtagviewer with it:

    idtagviewer.tcl -directory /usr/mp3/rock/BonJovi
    idtagviewer.tcl -recursive true -directory /usr/mp3/rock/BonJovi

1.3 If no argument is given than the idtagviewer asks for a directory to scan after the startup.

1.4 If a not recursively scanned directory contains no files, the idtagviewer enables the recursive scan and rescans the directory

2. Scanned files:

This listbox contains all scanned files and is shown only if a directory is scanned. Filenames with a green background have the track number 1. Red ones don't have a track number.

The current scanned directory is shown above the list of files.

3. Id tags formular:

Above the formular the current filename is shown.

This formular contains:

checkbuttons to toggle id tags for modifications
one entry per id tag.

The topmost checkbutton toggles the state of all checkbuttons below.

With:

the <Down> and <Up> keys you manoeuvres from checkbutton to checkbutton or entry to entry.
the <Control-Down> and <Control-Up> keys you manoeuvres through the files shown left. The current file is always shown left
the <Tab> and <Shift-Tab> keys you move like normally through the formular

4. Possible actions:

scan: opens a dialog to choose the directory to be scanned
rescan: rescans the current directory
number: prepends the track number with the format "%ld." to the file name of the current MP3 file
number all: prepends the track number of each scanned file like number does
strip number: strips the track number (if present) from the file name of the current MP3 file
strip all numbers: strips the track number of each scanned file like 'strip number does
rename: renames the current MP3 file using the rename scheme from the options and the id tags of this MP3 file
rename all: renames all MP3 files like rename does
extract tags: extracts the toggled id tags from the current MP3 file using the extraction scheme from the options. Not recognized or extracted id tags won't be changed. If the convert tags checkbutton is enabled the case of the new id tag values are converted before shown in the id tags formular. Only id tag values are overwritten by extracted ones, if they are toggled for modification
extract tags all: extracts all toggled id tags from all MP3 files like extract tags does
save: saves the current shown id tag values to the current MP3 file. If the convert tags checkbutton is enabled the case of the id tag values are converted before shown in the id tags formular
save all: saves all id tag values of the all MP3 files like save does
close: closes the idtagviewer, like <Escape> does

5. Options:

recursive scan: toggles if a directory should be scanned recursively to get the contents of all subdirectories too
rename scheme: a scheme to describe how the file name of a MP3 file should be changed using the id tags. If a directory is specified by the rename scheme and currently not existing, than it will be created. Here the scheme replacements:

 %A = artist  (max. 30 chars)
 %a = album   (max. 30 chars)
 %y = year    (4 digits)
 %n = track   (1 digit, 0 <= %n <= 255)
 %t = title   (max. 30 chars)
 %g = genre   (a genre specification out of the current defined genre specifcations (see at the bottom)
 %c = comment (max. 28 chars)

extraction scheme: a scheme to describe how id tag values should be extracted from the path of a MP3 file
subtitle -> title: toggles to recognize a subtitle inside a title using the subartist/subtitle sepeartor. A recognized subtitle will be stored as title. Mostly only useful for compilations
subartist -> artist: toggles to recognize a subartist inside a title using the subartist/subtitle sepeartor. A recognized subartist will be stored as artist. Mostly only useful for compilations
dismiss braced text: toggles to dismiss any text between paranthesis

examples:

- subtitle/subartist recognition with "_-" as seperators:

 file: 1. Starvue _ Bodyfusion.mp3
 =>
 title     = Starvue _ Bodyfusion
 subtitle  = Bodyfusion
 subartist = Starvue

- braced text dismission:

 file: Come On Everybody (Get Down).mp3
 =>
 title = Come On Everybody

6. Conversions:

Following actions will take care for the conversion options:

number: all file names to be numbered will be converted if the convert filenames option is enabled
strip number: all file names to contain no prepended number will be converted if the convert filenames option is enabled
rename: all file names to be renamed will be converted if the convert filenames option is enabled
extract: all extracted values will be converted if the convert tags option is enabled
save: all id tag values will be converted before saving if the convert tags option is enabled

If the convert tags option is enabled and a scanned file will be selected, than the the id tag values will be converted.

Only id tag values will be converted if it is toggled for modifications!

7. Sorting:

8. Download:

   http://195.241.128.75/hup/idtagviwer10.tar.gz
   http://195.241.128.75/hup/idtagviwer10.zip

9. Currently defined genres:

Blues
Classic Rock
Country
Dance
Disco
Funk
Grunge
Hip-Hop
Jazz
Metal
1. New Age
2. Oldies
3. Other
4. Pop
5. R&B
6. Rap
7. Reggae
8. Rock
9. Techno
10. Industrial
11. Alternative
12. Ska
13. Death Metal
14. Pranks
15. Soundtrack
16. Euro-Techno
17. Ambient
18. Trip-Hop
19. Vocal
20. Jazz+Funk
21. Fusion
22. Trance
23. Classical
24. Instrumental
25. Acid
26. House
27. Game
28. Sound Clip
29. Gospel
30. Noise
31. Alternative Rock
32. Bass
33. Punk
34. Space
35. Meditative
36. Instrumental Pop
37. Instrumental Rock
38. Ethnic
39. Gothic
40. Darkwave
41. Techno-Industrial
42. Electronic
43. Pop-Folk
44. Eurodance
45. Dream
46. Southern Rock
47. Comedy
48. Cult
49. Gangsta
50. Top 40
51. Christian Rap
52. Pop/Funk
53. Jungle
54. Native US
55. Cabaret
56. New Wave
57. Psychadelic
58. Rave
59. Showtunes
60. Trailer
61. Lo-Fi
62. Tribal
63. Acid Punk
64. Acid Jazz
65. Polka
66. Retro
67. Musical
68. Rock & Roll
69. Hard Rock
70. Folk
71. Folk-Rock
72. National Folk
73. Swing
74. Fast Fusion
75. Bebob
76. Latin
77. Revival
78. Celtic
79. Bluegrass
80. Avantgarde
81. Gothic Rock
82. Progressive Rock
83. Psychedelic Rock
84. Symphonic Rock
85. Slow Rock
86. Big Band
87. Chorus
88. Easy Listening
89. Acoustic 100 Humour
  1. Speech
  2. Chanson
  3. Opera
  4. Chamber Music
  5. Sonata
  6. Symphony
  7. Booty Bass
  8. Primus
  9. Porn Groove
  10. Satire
  11. Slow Jam
  12. Club
  13. Tango
  14. Samba
  15. Folklore
  16. Ballad
  17. Power Ballad
  18. Rhytmic Soul
  19. Freestyle
  20. Duet
  21. Punk Rock
  22. Drum Solo
  23. Acapella
  24. Euro-House
  25. Dance Hall
  26. Goa
  27. Drum & Bass
  28. Club-House
  29. Hardcore
  30. Terror
  31. Indie
  32. BritPop
  33. Negerpunk
  34. Polsk Punk
  35. Beat
  36. Christian Gangsta
  37. Heavy Metal
  38. Black Metal
  39. Crossover
  40. Contemporary C
  41. Christian Rock
  42. Merengue
  43. Salsa
  44. Thrash Metal
  45. Anime
  46. JPop
  47. SynthPop