Bug 2041 – Add option to ignore ID3 v1 tags

Bug 2041 - Add option to ignore ID3 v1 tags

Summary:

Add option to ignore ID3 v1 tags

Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX

Product:	Logitech Media Server
Classification:	Unclassified
Component:	Database
Version:	6.2.0
Platform:	All All

Importance:	P2 enhancement (vote)
Target Milestone:	---
Assigned To:	Dan Sully

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Reported:	2005-08-29 22:06 UTC by narya
Modified:	2009-03-23 12:59 UTC (History)
CC List:	1 user (show)

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Description narya 2005-08-29 22:06:14 UTC

I have all my mp3 files tagged with ID3 v2 tags using iTunes, which might leave existing ID3 v1 tags in 
an inconsistend state. For example if I delete the genre tag in iTunes the mp3 file will still have the 
"old" genre in its v1 tag although the v2 tag is empty.

Now SlimServer seems to read and use this v1 tag when it can't find a non-empty v2 entry, so this 
deleted genre will reappear in SlimServer, which is a bit annoying.

I'd like to see an option in SlimServer like "Ignore ID3 v1 tags and use only ID3 v2" to circumvent this 
problem.

Thanks,
Alexander.

Comment 1 Ben Sandee 2005-08-31 10:45:20 UTC

wouldn't it be easier to just delete the id3v1 tags from your files?  something
like:

find . -name *.mp3 -print0 | xargs -0 id3v2 -s

should do the trick on a Unix machine if you have it available.

Comment 2 Dan Sully 2005-08-31 11:36:47 UTC

This would break a lot of existing behavior that people rely on.

It's best if you update your tags to remove the ID3v1

Comment 3 Chris Johnson 2009-03-23 12:59:09 UTC

*** Bug 10626 has been marked as a duplicate of this bug. ***