mp3tag integration

[acolbrant]

Hello.
A question that goes about for some time;
In the future, will the multiple rename-tool provide in a way to write mp3-tag information from the file name?

I actually manage/rename my whole mp3 collection with TC.
All files are now named the way I like. However I would like now to work the other way round and write the id tags from my optimized filenames.

It's a pity now having to change to another prog (mp3tag) to accomplish that, while it would be of great help to have it integrated in TC.

I wonder why this isn't been done before? Is this that complicated? Will it be possible in the future?
I used to rename with 'magic file renamer'; but TCMRT is much faster, be it, it lacks that option.

[milo1012]

I see your point, but I don't think you understand the purpose of the MRT tool.
It renames files, nothing else. Writing metadata (ID tags are a form of metadata) with it would be way out of line, since it means to manipulate the file's content.
After all, TC is a file manager, not an editor.
It would be the same to ask for TC being able to modify Exif/IPTC fields of image files or changing file encoding of text files from ANSI to UTF or having a build-in RTF editor.
Sure, "magic file renamer" can edit tags, but can it manipulate e.g. the Exif field of images? Not that I'm aware of. For that purpose we have things like ExifTool.

It's a pity now having to change to another prog

Well, why does Mp3Tag exist? Because it's THE program for just that purpose.
You could say that for every program which is de facto standard in it's own way. Every user has other priorities or tasks he needs to accomplish.
Building functionalities from other programs into TC isn't a problem of course, but I'm sure there are dozens of more important features before ID3-Tag-editing gets a priority.
And again, I don't think that you would do this in the MRT.

In the meantime you can still make it yourself easier with TC,
e.g. launching your tag editor with certain parameters, which would be the files you have selected in TC and the necessary commands,
by creating a new button in the buttonbar for this.
Mp3Tag does have two command line functions for that, other tag editors might have even more for maybe even completely automating the process.
Let's say you want to manipulate all mp3s in a directory, create a button with command:

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Mp3tag.exe /fp:"%P"

Now go to that dir, select one mp3 file and strike the button.
Mp3Tag will start with all the mp3s from the dir already selected.

[white]

Hello.
A question that goes about for some time;
In the future, will the multiple rename-tool provide in a way to write mp3-tag information from the file name?

Not the multi rename-tool. But if you use a content plugin that can change attributes, then you can use the Change attributes function of Total Commander to change these attributes.

[darren1234]

Place button on vertical bar - assign path\Mp3tag.exe and use %P%N as parameters.
Now all you have to do is select music folder and click on new button, this will launch mp3tag with selected folder.
Which imo would be much better than editing the tags using TC.