Bugzilla – Bug 6271
Slimserver can no longer read my library tags
Last modified: 2007-12-07 20:15:31 UTC
Slimserver Version v6.3.1. used to support the following tag format. <Artist> - <Album>\## - <Trackartist> - <Title> This was compatible with Winamp (Think its Winamp default). The latest Slimserver release no longer supports this 'optional' tag format so Slimserver cannot read my library correctly (Every song appears as an album, and nothing will play anymore) Can you put the format back in? I am not sure how to 'retag' my library. Thanks.
If you are referring to guessing tags form filename, this is a setting that you enter yourself. settings->formatting->guess tags ARTIST - ALBUM\TRACKNUM - TITLE This was never a default format for support: 'guessFileFormats' => [ '(ARTIST - ALBUM) TRACKNUM - TITLE', '/ARTIST/ALBUM/TRACKNUM - TITLE', '/ARTIST/ALBUM/TRACKNUM TITLE', '/ARTIST/ALBUM/TRACKNUM. TITLE' ], This is not the best way to collect metadata. You should look into using Tag & Rename to properly create the tags in the file headers. The Guess Tags feature is not intended to provide a default matching format for every custom filenaming.
For new Default skin in 7.0, it's settings->advanced->formatting. for tagging, see also: http://wiki.slimdevices.com/index.cgi?BeginnersGuideToTagging there are many options for auto-tagging from a file name.
Hmmm! I just used what Winamp defaulted to during the rip and it worked with squeezebox so assumed everything was good. I am not comfortable with 'retagging'. But I will look into it. I successfully reloaded Slimserver Version v6.3.1. so squeezebox is working again (as long as it does not try to update its firmware). Perhaps I will just leave it at that. If I do try to 'retag' my library. Is there a common standard format? Thanks.
From the sound of it, your files are not tagged at all, since you only speak about the file naming and folder structure. Tags are highly recommended. Tag & rename would be able to use your existing filenames with a simple "get tags from file ame" setting of: "%aa - %3\%6 - %1 - %2" Since you also mention that they cannot play, it would be worth attaching a sample file to this report (be sure to also give us the file name and folder name where this file would be in your music folder. Someone in support/qa can try to replicate your problem.
Well. I downloaded mp3tag, Learned about tags and 'metadata'. Long story short. My files were a mess. various file types. Some in folders, some not. Some with 'metadata', some not etc. I had purchased Winamp Pro some time ago and was (very) pleased to discover it had a 'format converter' built in (for those files that needed it) and then used MP3TAG to sort out the tagging stuff (those that needed it). I then installed Slimserver version 6.5.4. And it all WORKS! Thank you all very very much.