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=== Tag Editor === <!--T:1-->


The built-in '''Tag Editor''' allows to show and change meta data of music files. To open the editor just right click on one or more selected songs either in the left or right pane, click on '''Edit Track Details''' and choose the "Tags" tab.
<!--T:2-->
The built-in ''Tag Editor'' allows to show and change meta data of music files. To open the editor just right-click on one or more selected songs, albums, or genres, in either your collection or your playlist, click on <menuchoice>Edit Track Details</menuchoice> and choose the <menuchoice>Tags</menuchoice> tab.


== Edit Tags Manually ==
==== Edit Tags Manually ==== <!--T:3-->


It is very easy to edit '''Tags''' manually. Just change the the proper line to the required value and click <menuchoice>Save & Close</menuchoice>. A click on <menuchoice>Cancel</menuchoice> discards all unsaved changes.
<!--T:4-->
Change the proper line to the required value and click <menuchoice>Save & Close</menuchoice>. Clicking <menuchoice>Cancel</menuchoice> discards all unsaved changes.


=== Tags ===
===== Tags ===== <!--T:5-->


Tags are meta data like the track number or the artist of the track at the beginning of the file. A very common kind of tags are '''ID3-Tags'''. <br />
<!--T:6-->
Here is a list of tags supported by Amarok:
Tags are metadata such as the track number or the artist of the track contained in the file. A very common kind of tag is the ''ID3 tag''.<br /><br />
Here is a list of tags supported by '''Amarok''':


==== Title ====
<!--T:7-->
{|<!--}-->
|-
! Tag
! Description</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:41-->
| <menuchoice>Title</menuchoice>
| The title of the track.</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:42-->
| <menuchoice>Artist</menuchoice>
| The artist or band of the track.</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:43-->
| <menuchoice>Composer</menuchoice>
| The composer of the track.</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:44-->
| <menuchoice>Album Artist</menuchoice>
| The artist or band of the album.</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:45-->
| <menuchoice>Album</menuchoice>
| The album title.</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:46-->
| <menuchoice>Disc Number</menuchoice>
| The disc number of the album; important in a multi-CD album.</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:47-->
| <menuchoice>Genre</menuchoice>
| The genre of the track. This can be a custom genre, but usually one of the predefined ones is used.</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:48-->
| <menuchoice>Beats Per Minute</menuchoice>
| The tempo of the track.</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:49-->
| <menuchoice>Track</menuchoice>
| The number of the track on the album.</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:50-->
| <menuchoice>Year</menuchoice>
| The year in which the track or album was published.</translate>
|-
<translate>
<!--T:51-->
| <menuchoice>Comment</menuchoice>
| A text comment for the track.
|}<!--{-->


The title of the track.
===== Edit Single Track ===== <!--T:8-->


==== Artist ====
<!--T:9-->
In this mode you can change all supported tags of the chosen file.


The artist or band of the track.
<!--T:10-->
[[File:Amarok2.4.1TagEditDialog.png|thumb|center|350px]]


==== Composer ====
===== Edit Several Tracks ===== <!--T:11-->


The composer of the track.
<!--T:12-->
Several tracks can be selected by clicking on the artist, album, or genre in the your collection or by selecting several tracks in the playlist using the <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> (non-sequential) or <keycap>Shift</keycap> (sequential) key.


==== Album Artist ====
===== All At Once ===== <!--T:13-->


The artist or band of the album.
<!--T:14-->
More general tags can be set for a group of tags at once. It works just like the single-track-mode, but the title and track number tags are locked.


==== Album ====
<!--T:15-->
[[File:Amarok2.4.1AlbumTagEditDialog.png|thumb|center|350px]]


The album title.
===== Track By Track ===== <!--T:16-->


==== Disc Number ====
<!--T:17-->
This mode is pretty similar to the single-track-mode, except for the ability to switch between the selected tracks using the <menuchoice>Next</menuchoice> and <menuchoice>Previous</menuchoice> buttons. It is activated by clicking on the checkbox <menuchoice>Per Track</menuchoice> on the bottom of the window. <br />


The disc number of the album; important in a multi-CD album.
<!--T:18-->
[[File:Amarok2.4.1AlbumTagEditPerTrackDialog.png|thumb|center|350px]]


==== Genre ====
==== Get Tags from MusicBrainz ==== <!--T:19-->


The genre of the track. This can be a custom genre, but usually one of the predefined ones is used.
<!--T:20-->
'''Amarok''' 2.8 has the ability to guess tags from the '''MusicBrainz''' database. Click the <menuchoice>Get Tags from MusicBrainz</menuchoice>, wait a moment for the database to be searched for matches, and then <menuchoice>Update Tags</menuchoice>, or <menuchoice>Cancel</menuchoice>.<br /><br />
If you have the packages ''libofa'' and ''ffmpeg'' installed, and '''Amarok''' is compiled with them, '''Musicbrainz''' will be able to use "fingerprinting" (the ''MusicDNS'' service) to search for albums and tracks without good filenames or existing tags.


==== Beats Per Minute ====
<!--T:21-->
[[File:Amarok2.4MusicBrainzTagger.png|center|thumb|350px|MusicBrainz Tagger dialog]]


The tempo of the track.
==== Guess Tags From Filename ==== <!--T:22-->


==== Track ====
<!--T:23-->
It is also possible to tag tracks using information in the filename. This is a very convenient feature when dealing with lots of files with a consistent naming scheme. <br /><br />
Some tracks need to be edited manually, because special characters like single quotes are omitted in file names. A preview helps to create the correct pattern.


The number of the track on the album.
===== Options ===== <!--T:24-->


==== Year ====
<!--T:25-->
There are also several options to format the result. These are self-explanatory.


The year the track or album was published.
<!--T:26-->
[[File:Amarok2.4.1FilenameLayoutChooserOptions.png|thumb|center|250px]]


==== Comment ====
===== Basic ===== <!--T:27-->


A text comment for the track.
<!--T:28-->
In the basic view you get a drag-and-drop menu to create the pattern in the filename.


=== Edit Single Track ===
<!--T:29-->
[[File:Tagedit_fromfile_basic.png|thumb|center|400px]]


In this mode you can change all supported tags of the chosen file. <br />
===== Example ===== <!--T:30-->
[[File:Tagedit_single.png]]


=== Edit Several Tracks ===
<!--T:31-->
Filename: 01-The Beatles-Hey Jude.mp3 <br />
Tracknumber: 01 <br />
Artist: The Beatles <br />
Title: Hey Jude <br />


Several tracks can be selected by clicking on the artist or album on the left pane or by selecting several tracks on the right pane using the <keycap>Ctrl</keycap> (non-sequential) or <keycap>Shift</keycap> (sequential) key.
<!--T:32-->
[[File:Tagedit_fromfile_basic_example.png|thumb|center|400px]]


==== All At Once ====
===== Advanced ===== <!--T:33-->


More general tags can be set for a group of tags at once. It works just like the single-track-mode, but the title- and tracknumber-tags are locked. <br />
<!--T:34-->
[[File:Tagedit_group_all.png]]
In the advanced view you can create a pattern using markers in a string. <br />
 
==== Track By Track ====
 
This mode is pretty similar to the single-track-mode, except for the ability to switch between the selected tracks using the <menuchoice>Next</menuchoice> and <menuchoice>Previous</menuchoice> buttons. It is activated by clicking on the checkbox <menuchoice>Per Track</menuchoice> on the bottom of the window. <br />
[[File:Tagedit_group_pertrack.png]]
 
== Guess Tags From Filename ==


It is also possible to tag tracks using information in the filename. This is a very convenient feature when dealing with lots of files with the same pattern in the filename. <br />
<!--T:35-->
Some tracks need to be edited manually, because special characters like a single quote are omitted in file names. A preview helps to create the correct pattern.
[[File:Tagedit_fromfile_advanced.png|thumb|center|400px]]


=== Options ===
===== Example ===== <!--T:36-->


There are also several options to format the result. These are self-explanatory. <br />
<!--T:37-->
[[File:Tagedit_fromfile_options.png]]
Filename: 01-The Beatles-Hey Jude.mp3 <br />
Tracknumber: 01 <br />
Artist: The Beatles <br />
Title: Hey Jude <br />


=== Basic ===
<!--T:38-->
[[File:Tagedit_fromfile_advanced_example.png|thumb|center|400px]]


In the basic view you get a drag-and-drop menu to create the pattern in the filename. <br />
[[File:Tagedit_fromfile_basic.png]]


==== Example ====
<!--T:39-->
 
{{Prevnext2
Filename: 03-social_distortion-dont_take_me_for_granted.mp3 <br />
| prevpage=Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/Organization/CoverManager | nextpage=Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual/Organization/Transcoding
Tracknumber: 03 <br />
| prevtext=Cover Manager | nexttext=Transcoding
Artist: Social Distortion <br />
| index=Special:myLanguage/Amarok/Manual | indextext=Back to Menu
Title: Don't Take Me For Granted <br />
}}
[[File:Tagedit_fromfile_basic_example.png]]
 
=== Advanced ===
 
In the advanced view you can create a pattern using markers in a string. <br />
[[File:Tagedit_fromfile_advanced.png]]


==== Example ====
<!--T:40-->
[[Category:Amarok2.8]]
[[Category:Multimedia]]
[[Category:Tutorials]]


Filename: 03-social_distortion-dont_take_me_for_granted.mp3 <br />
</translate>
Tracknumber: 03 <br />
Artist: Social Distortion <br />
Title: Don't Take Me For Granted <br />
[[File:Tagedit_fromfile_advanced_example.png‎]]

Latest revision as of 15:20, 1 July 2013

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Tag Editor

The built-in Tag Editor allows to show and change meta data of music files. To open the editor just right-click on one or more selected songs, albums, or genres, in either your collection or your playlist, click on Edit Track Details and choose the Tags tab.

Edit Tags Manually

Change the proper line to the required value and click Save & Close. Clicking Cancel discards all unsaved changes.

Tags

Tags are metadata such as the track number or the artist of the track contained in the file. A very common kind of tag is the ID3 tag.

Here is a list of tags supported by Amarok:

Tag Description
Title The title of the track.
Artist The artist or band of the track.
Composer The composer of the track.
Album Artist The artist or band of the album.
Album The album title.
Disc Number The disc number of the album; important in a multi-CD album.
Genre The genre of the track. This can be a custom genre, but usually one of the predefined ones is used.
Beats Per Minute The tempo of the track.
Track The number of the track on the album.
Year The year in which the track or album was published.
Comment A text comment for the track.
Edit Single Track

In this mode you can change all supported tags of the chosen file.

Edit Several Tracks

Several tracks can be selected by clicking on the artist, album, or genre in the your collection or by selecting several tracks in the playlist using the Ctrl (non-sequential) or Shift (sequential) key.

All At Once

More general tags can be set for a group of tags at once. It works just like the single-track-mode, but the title and track number tags are locked.

Track By Track

This mode is pretty similar to the single-track-mode, except for the ability to switch between the selected tracks using the Next and Previous buttons. It is activated by clicking on the checkbox Per Track on the bottom of the window.

Get Tags from MusicBrainz

Amarok 2.8 has the ability to guess tags from the MusicBrainz database. Click the Get Tags from MusicBrainz, wait a moment for the database to be searched for matches, and then Update Tags, or Cancel.

If you have the packages libofa and ffmpeg installed, and Amarok is compiled with them, Musicbrainz will be able to use "fingerprinting" (the MusicDNS service) to search for albums and tracks without good filenames or existing tags.

MusicBrainz Tagger dialog

Guess Tags From Filename

It is also possible to tag tracks using information in the filename. This is a very convenient feature when dealing with lots of files with a consistent naming scheme.

Some tracks need to be edited manually, because special characters like single quotes are omitted in file names. A preview helps to create the correct pattern.

Options

There are also several options to format the result. These are self-explanatory.

Basic

In the basic view you get a drag-and-drop menu to create the pattern in the filename.

Example

Filename: 01-The Beatles-Hey Jude.mp3
Tracknumber: 01
Artist: The Beatles
Title: Hey Jude

Advanced

In the advanced view you can create a pattern using markers in a string.

Example

Filename: 01-The Beatles-Hey Jude.mp3
Tracknumber: 01
Artist: The Beatles
Title: Hey Jude


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