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A utility codec which updates ID Tags. Why update ID tags? perhaps all your mp3 files have an old ID3v1 tag and you want ID3v2 tags, ID Tag Update will read all existing tags and write new tags to the file (old ones removed) using tag creation settings from dBpoweramp Configuration.

Tags which can be manipulated based in set rules, processing the actual ID Tags.


ID Tags can be manipulated by:

Map

Copies a tag to another name, for example map Artist to Album Artist. The original tag is kept, use Deletion if needs removing.


Deletions

Remove All Tags, All Except, or delete a Single Tag value. In the example all ID Tags are removed except the 3 listed.


Manipulation

Capitalization: when using meta data sources such as freedb there is little consistency between discs, this option allows character capitalization to be set. The Smart Capitalization option would create a tag 'A tag and Another' from 'A TAG AND ANOTHER'.

Import & Export Album Art to / from files.

Specify a Maximum Art Size (pixel or KB size).

Force embedded Album Art to JPG  art could be PNG which certain players do not support.

Rule Based Manipulation  offers advanced programmable actions, such as:

IF Genre=[anyvalue]set if Genre if contains a value
SET Genre=Rock

IF Genre=set genre if contains nothing
SET Genre=Unknown

IF Genre=Alt Rockgenre matches Alt Rock, set to Rock
SET Genre=Rock

IF Album=Christmasexample showing setting a different tag
SET Genre=Christmas

IFCONTAINS Album=Best offor generic albums, add the artist name
SET Album=[album], [artist]

IF Album Artist=set album artist if empty (from artist)
SET Album Artist=[artist]

IF Artist=if no artist then set to unknown
SET Artist=Unknown Artist


Word / Character Replacement allows individual characters or whole words to be substituted with another character or word, or to be deleted when no substitution is specified.

Externally Script Tags runs an external script to alter ID Tags see full scripting details

Multiple Artist To 'Artist1; Artist2'  dBpoweramp follows standards set by tagging formats when it comes to handling multiple artists, each tag type is different. Problems arise when another programs do not follow these standards, a program might not read the 2nd Artist when stored in a multi artist tag. This option forces all artists into one artist, separated by '; '. Be aware, programs which follow the tagging conventions correctly will not detect 2 separate artists.

Multiple Artist From 'Artist; Artist2' does the opposite of above.

Remove Month & Day from Year takes a 1990 12 30 date and shortens to 1990.

Drop Track Count removes the count from a track number, example 4/12 becomes 4.

Drop Disc Count removes the count from a disc number, example 1/2 becomes 1.

CRC32 and MD5 can be calculated for the audio and embedded in the ID tags, note ID Tag Processing should be the last DSP effect, other effects might change the audio.


Additions

Add new tags, for example it is possible to add a Comment set to (c) Your Company.


The order of manipulations carried out are: Map, Deletions, Manipulation finally Additions.


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