Over at FileForum today, we can see that the very popular Mp3tag is updated with some significant changes. In case you have not heard of this software, here is the publishers description from FileForum: "Mp3tag can rename files based on the tag information, replace characters or words from tags and filenames, import/export tag information, create playlists, and more. It supports online freedb database lookups for selected files, allowing you to automatically gather proper tag information for select files or CDs."
What's new in this version:
Option 'ID3v2.4 UTF-8' at 'Options > Tags > Mpeg'
ID3v2.4 frames MUSICIANCREDITS (TMCL), TAGGINGTIME (TDTG) and RELEASETIME (TDRL)
'Optimize MP4' feature at context menu of MP4 files
UNSYNCEDLYRICS for MP4 tags
action type 'Export cover to file'
asterisks entered at POPULARIMETER are translated to corresponding numeric value
auto-complete at drop down lists of action dialogs
binary APEv2 are now preserved on tag updates
completely rewritten APEv2 tagging module
completely rewritten ID3v2 tagging module with support for ID3v2.4 tags
dialog 'Filename - Filename' is vertical resizable now
dialog 'Filename - Tag' is vertical resizable now
dialog 'Tag - Filename' is vertical resizable now
dialog 'Taglist-File - Tag' is vertical resizable now
display of common data in tag panel on multiple selection (instead of )
display of track length on local freedb queries
display total count of files loaded on status bar if the file view contains filter results
keyboard shortcut Shift+Del to remove format strings which are not longer needed from drop-down lists
keyboard shortcut Shift+Enter to navigate to previous file while editing in the file view
log window after exporting multiple files
option 'Display grid lines at file view' at 'Options > General'
optional second parameter encoding for $filename(name,enc) at Export with possible values ansi, utf-8 and utf-16
options to display an icon in the notification area
placeholder %_covers% for number of embedded cover art images in the file
placeholder %_filename% for filename without extension at columns in file view
placeholder %parent_directory% throughout the program
scripting function $folderdepth(x)
scripting function $reverse(x)
scripting function $trim(x)
sorting of entries at freedb selection dialog
sorting via column click in web source result dialog
sorting via drag&drop in web source result dialog
NEsupport for tracknumbers in x/xx format for MP4 tags
support for user-defined and extended tag fields at the tag panel (see 'Options > Tag Panel')
CHG: TEMPO now BPM for MP4 tags
CHG: converted 'Filename - Filename' matched whole filename on non matching format string
CHG: cover art is not longer preserved at 'Edit > Undo'
CHG: dialog 'Add directory' starts at directory last added (per session)
CHG: disabled redrawing of file list when reading directories
CHG: faster redrawing and sorting in file list
CHG: faster writing of ID3v2 tags for files > 16MB
CHG: files folder.jpg, cover.jpg, folder.png and cover.png are prefered at cover display of extended tag dialog
CHG: filter is now case sensitive
CHG: further code-, performance and size optimizations
CHG: information about used encoder for ogg vorbis files is now available via %_tool% (like with FLAC- and MP4-files)
CHG: invalid characters in filenames are removed by default now
CHG: removed Mp3tag Quick Pick
CHG: removed option 'Case settings of tag item keys'
CHG: removed option 'Decode ISO-8859-1 tags using system codepage' (is done by default now)
CHG: removed options 'Don't load tags at directory change' and 'Load tags when using arrow-keys/single mouse click'
CHG: removed support for old export configuration format
CHG: removing of ID3v2 tags now enabled by default for APE,MPC,... files
CHG: restart is no longer needed when adding/removing user-defined fields on the tag panel
CHG: updated Amazon web source
CHG: updated Amazon web sources
CHG: updated Discogs web source
CHG: updated freedb web search
Bug Fixes:
$right returned undefined results on empty
strings
TEMPO not visible in iTunes after being saved by Mp3tag
cancel button wasn't displayed at progress dialog when reading large directories after startup
double dollar sign $$ was replaced with single dollar sign at direct editing in the file view
field selection at convert codepage action was disabled sometimes
help file wasn't displayed with Mozilla Firefox if help file path contains blanks (since v2.35)
hidden file attribute was lost on rewrite of ID3v2 tags of large files (> 16MB)
inconsistency when opening the extended tag dialog while direct editing in the file view
infrequent deadlock when confirming actions with erroneous or incomplete input parameters
keyboard mnemonics didn't work in context menu of file list
minor rounding errors on track lengths
option for save mode at the extended tag dialog wasn't displayed correctly
runtime error when reading APEv1 tags
runtime error when reading some VBRI headers
runtime error with ID3v2 tags with invalid ID3v2.4 extended headers
runtime error with modified dates before 1970-01-01 at files
tag field contents which exceed the width of an user-defined field on the tag panel were not fully displayed
various fixes for bugs introduced with the last Development Builds
while editing in the file view, tab key sometimes jumped to previous field instead of next field
$fmtNum() truncated large numbers
In case you want to snag the latest version, or even find a link to visit the authors homepage, head on over to BetaNews to take a closer look at this great freeware program!
