ID3 tag Edior

[juggleboy711]

Hey, I've been searching over the internet for an id3 tag editor patch and wondered if it could be done in rockbox (especially for the e200s) Thanks

[bluebrother]

There is a plugin in the tracker that allows editing of id3v1 tags. But that patch is rather old (so I guess it won't compile with current svn) plus it only allows id3v1 -- so not only missing id3v2 but also all other tag types. Besides, I find editing tags much more convenient on the PC by having a real keyboard ...

[DancemasterGlenn]

I think a built-in editor would be great if it isn't a huge chore for someone to code (I wish I knew more about programming...). It even seems like there's a good way to implement it... a press of long select in the WPS brings you to the WPS context menu, selecting "show track info" and from there you could possibly do a long select on a given field to open it up for editing. Or perhaps simpler still, a basic "edit track info" option below "show track info". If it's too much trouble to code it's understandable, but it could be a useful feature. A situation I could see it being useful in is the current one I keep having where a file I've tagged continues to show up as untagged (http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=14560.0). Since the files keep showing up as untagged no matter how many times I seem to rip them and put them back on my player (ipod video, 80 gig, 5.5g), it would be pretty satisfying to just retag them on the player itself and be done with it. Of course, if that really is a bug in Rockbox, and it gets fixed, there's less of a necessity for this feature (on my part, at least).

Sorry if that was a longwinded post, I tend to go off once I get started writing.

[Strife89]

Whatever the case, the "untagged" problem shows up on my Sansa as well. I use the Linux program "Audio Tag Tool" (very good app, by the way) for all my tagging purposes. All tags are fine on my Palm (viewed in RealOne Player). In my Sansa (original firmware), some songs aren't presented with their tagged song name (the file name, extension included, is displayed instead). In Rockbox, all but 6 of the song names are fine, but there are several songs with "missing" album tags.

Glenn's idea sounds excellent, but I can't code to save my life.

(If a certain someone comes and asks what my point is in the first paragraph, it's to show that the problem affects several kinds of players, but it could also be due in part to problems in the transfer of the files, or the programs that create the tags; it might be interesting to look into this and experiment.)

EDIT: Related thread, regarding tag- reading problems:
http://forums.rockbox.org/index.php?topic=14560.0

[DancemasterGlenn]

Haha, I just linked to that topic in my post.

[mschneider]

I've taken a look at the old patch. It does not seem too complicated, but it does not make much sense to sync it unless it can edit v2. I'll have to do some research but I will give it a shot.

[Strife89]

Haha, I just linked to that topic in my post.

[slaps forehead] Sorry, didn't see that....

I'll have to do some research but I will give it a shot.

Excellent. I eagerly await implementation. Good luck to you!

[DancemasterGlenn]

I've taken a look at the old patch. It does not seem too complicated, but it does not make much sense to sync it unless it can edit v2. I'll have to do some research but I will give it a shot.

Thanks very much for taking the time to check it out.

[Llorean]

It doesn't actually make sense to sync it unless it supports all the tagging formats Rockbox does, really. Or rather, unless you intend to add that support.

[DancemasterGlenn]

Well, not necessarily. I mean, there's the old plugin for just the one format in the first place, so since lots of features are implemented and then subsequently improved... I dunno. Seems to me like it's not such a crazy idea. Of course, you'd know way more than me about such things, but I just thought I'd throw it out there.

[Llorean]

Generally speaking, for a feature to be committed it needs to be usable on all targets. The old plugin was back when MP3 was the only format, I believe.

It should be improved first, then committed, not the other way around.

[DancemasterGlenn]

Yeah, you're right. Well, if it ever does reach that level of completion I'm sure people would use it. Until then, I'm sure most people won't even think twice about it not being a feature. Hope to possibly see this in the not-too-distant future, but I won't hold my breath.