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Support => Questions => Topic started by: Bizy on April 10, 2019, 11:03:19 PM
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Hello,
Long story short: I have many (thousands of) duplicates and would like to make sure they have the same tags - especially the ones I created myself.
Is there a way to 'automate' this?
And if not: what would be the quickest, most efficient way to do that?
Thanks for any possible answer,
b.
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I had to deal with a lot of this myself lately.
To do one track at a time, configure a hotkey for the more advanced copy command, the one that copies EVERYTHING. Then you can copy and paste quickly with the hot key.
With additional tagging & reporting tools you can copy tags in batches with the copy tags to clipboard and paste tags from clipboard commands. Theoretically pretty big batches, but I suggest an album or maybe an artist at a time to make sure that everything end up in the correct order, etc.
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Thanks psychoadept!
What I get up so far, is 'to do one track at a time' - I suppose you mean assigning a shortcut to 'Action: Edit: Copy Tags, Artwork, Play Counters and Rating'.
Seems to work fine!
What you mean with 'additional tagging & reporting tools' is a mystery to me though... ;-)
Would you be willing to elaborate a little bit?
Or post some links?
(still at the risk of me asking further questions... ;-) )
No pressure though.
This shortcut saves me lots of time already.
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I'm talking about this plugin, which is pretty much a necessity if you're going to do any kind of mass tagging with MusicBee: https://getmusicbee.com/forum/index.php?topic=3833.0
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Thanks again!
I'll look into that.
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Up so far, can't make much sense of it (in function of what I want to do).
Most useful seems to be: 'Compare tracks'.
I select two tracks, but then I got following error:
"MusicBee v3.3.7035.18101 (Win10.0), 11 Apr 2019 1:22:
System.ArgumentException: Parameter is not valid.
at System.Drawing.Bitmap..ctor(String filename)
at MusicBeePlugin.CompareTracksCommand..ctor(Plugin tagToolsPluginParam, String[] files)
at MusicBeePlugin.Plugin.compareTracksEventHandler(Object sender, EventArgs e)
at #=z1eT6kuPjeWd1qH6xiwWGttBsvt3$.#=z3xlml_E=(Object #=zyJ7yr7E=, EventArgs #=zThFWTfs=)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.RaiseEvent(Object key, EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem.OnClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleClick(EventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.HandleMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEventInteractive(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem.FireEvent(EventArgs e, ToolStripItemEventType met)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs mea)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WmMouseUp(Message& m, MouseButtons button, Int32 clicks)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStrip.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDown.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.OnMessage(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.Control.ControlNativeWindow.WndProc(Message& m)
at System.Windows.Forms.NativeWindow.Callback(IntPtr hWnd, Int32 msg, IntPtr wparam, IntPtr lparam)"
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I'm not sure about that error (report it on the plug-in thread if you want Boroda to look at it), but make sure you configure the plug-in with an entry in the context menu. I can just select tracks, right click, and pick Copy tags to clipboard out of the menu, then do the same with Paste tags from clipboard.
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@Bizy, i suggest that you haven't extracted *all* files from plugin zip.
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@Boroda: true, I did not put all files in the plugin folder - I tought the folders (ru/de...) were language folders, and that I wouldn't need them. Sorry for that...!
So yes: now I can 'compare'. But I can't select/copy/paste multiple tags... is that how it is supposed to be? Or am I overlooking something?
(I mean: the fields that appear when I use 'Compare tracks'.
'Copy tags to clipboard' works fine. And different 'tag sets', wow...!
Yet, it doesn't remember them - when I close and reopen MB, is that how it's supposed to be? (checking, if it's me, or the plugin))
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So yes: now I can 'compare'. But I can't select/copy/paste multiple tags... is that how it is supposed to be? Or am I overlooking something?
(I mean: the fields that appear when I use 'Compare tracks'.
haven't understood. post a screenshot.
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Don't know if this is gonna make it clear:
https://imgur.com/a/1PQrWAL (https://imgur.com/a/1PQrWAL)
I can only copy/paste one tag at a time.
I cannot select multiple tages, and then copy/paste them.
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Don't know if this is gonna make it clear:
https://imgur.com/a/1PQrWAL (https://imgur.com/a/1PQrWAL)
I can only copy/paste one tag at a time.
I cannot select multiple tages, and then copy/paste them.
That's not where you go to copy multiple tags. I'll post a screenshot when i get back to my computer, may be this evening.
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@Bizy, no, dont use 'compare tracks' command for your purposes. use 'copy tags to clipboard...' and 'paste tags from clipboard'.
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Okay. Close... ;-)
As you see, I haven't selected all tags (in let's say 'left' (L), as opposed to 'right' (R).
And as you see, L has tags that R hasn't.
And R has tags I want to keep.
So, that's the trick: I don't want to overwrite all tags in R.
And I don't see (yet) how to avoid that with 'copy to clipboard'.
Yes, I can choose the tags. But I don't know in advance which tags I want to paste/overwrite.
So then I would have to 'compare' the two tracks myself. Which would be more time consuming than 'compare tracks'.
Or am I missing something?
Thanks for following this up, guys.
(Well, I assume you are guys ;-) )
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you can ctrl-click on several cells to select multiple cells ('compare tracks' command), but only last selected will be copied anyway :\ i'll try to fix this tomorrow.
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Exactly: that was what I wanted to say.
Thanks for the possible fix!
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Here's the screenshot I promised. This is what I'm using. It's a submenu of the context menu, and the copy/paste commands are at the very bottom. When you select Copy to... it will ask you exactly which tags you want to copy, so you can just unselect any that you don't want to mess with.
(https://i.imgur.com/KB0xtxn.png)
Just be sure when you paste that you've selected the same tracks in the same order.
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Yes, thanks!
Yet here I (try to) explain why this doesn't (always) work for me:
So, that's the trick: I don't want to overwrite all tags in R (= right side of panel).
And I don't see (yet) how to avoid that with 'copy to clipboard'.
Yes, I can choose the tags. But I don't know in advance which tags I want to paste/overwrite.
So then I would have to 'compare' the two tracks myself. Which would be more time consuming than 'compare tracks'.
So if Boroda 'fixes' the plugin (and I can select/copy/paste multiple tags in the compare window), that would suit my needs more.
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its strange that i havent implemented this from the beginning.
http://www.mediafire.com/file/h2t08o9562efboi/mb_TagTools_latest.zip/file
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note: now you cant copy tag to different tag, you can only copy tags to the same tags of another track. it doesnt matter which row is current when you paste tags.
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Strange indeed... ;-) (and that nobody reported this...)
I'm glad I asked :-D
Euh, for feedback: it works, yet not (yet) when I include Artwork in the selection.
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To be more specific:
- When I include Artwork, it pastes the Artwork and everything that is above
- When I don't include Artwork, it works totally fine! Great!
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very stupid mistake. this bug is fixed. download link is the same.
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Works like a charm!
Thank you so much, really. So helpful.
b.