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J-J
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 Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 5:40 pm Post subject: Problem swapping parts of MP3 files |
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Hi,
I found a great application that searches online for Id3Tag's for MP3's (TagRunner). Problem is that my filenames have a bad construction. Tagrunner can only search for information when the artist name is clearly separated in the filename (Artist - Title.mp3) and not for exemple 'Artist ft. 2ndArtist - Title.mp3'. The program will say that the artist wasn't found.
By searching the net I came on his wonderful app. I tried to learn how to construct a search string for my problem but I can't get to manage it. So if anyone can help me.
So what I want to do is the following:
4 GROUPS:
| Code: | Group 1: Artist
Group 2: ft. 2ndArtist or ft. 2ndArtist & 3ndArtist or 2ndArtist, 3rdArtist & 4thArtist
Group 3: Title
Group 4: (radio edit) or (original mix) (Tiesto mix)
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Examples:
Artist ft. 2ndArtist - Title (radio mix 2010).mp3 -----> Artist - Title ft. 2ndArtist (radio mix 2010).mp3
Artist ft. 2ndArtist & 3rdArtist - Title (radio edit).mp3 -----> Artist - Title ft. 2ndArtist & 3rdArtist (radio edit).mp3
Artist ft. 2ndArtist, 3rdArtist & 4thArtist,...... - Title (Tiesto's mix).mp3 -----> Artist - Title ft. 2ndArtist, 3rdArtist & 4thArtist,...... (Tiesto's mix).mp3
So I just want to swap the 4 groups.
All groups can contain Alphanumeric characters and also 'dash' & 'comma'.
I really hope someone can help me.
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 6:23 pm Post subject: |
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Nothing like starting off with a challenge on Saturday morning.
Try this:
1)
Copy the following into the custom renaming creator (do not copy the single quotes)
Row: 1
Search: '(?iE)(^.*?)(ft\.)(.*)-(.*?)(\(.*?\))'
Replace: '\1 - \4 - zzzabc \3 \5'
Row: 2
Search: '(?iE)(^.*?)(ft.*)-(.*)'
Replace: '\1- \3 - \2'
Row: 3
Search: 'zzzabc'
Replace: 'ft.'
2)
Press the scan button.
Hope that helps.
Peter. |
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J-J
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 9:48 pm Post subject: |
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| admin wrote: | Nothing like starting off with a challenge on Saturday morning.
Try this:
1)
Copy the following into the custom renaming creator (do not copy the single quotes)
Row: 1
Search: '(?iE)(^.*?)(ft\.)(.*)-(.*?)(\(.*?\))'
Replace: '\1 - \4 - zzzabc \3 \5'
Row: 2
Search: '(?iE)(^.*?)(ft.*)-(.*)'
Replace: '\1- \3 - \2'
Row: 3
Search: 'zzzabc'
Replace: 'ft.'
2)
Press the scan button.
Hope that helps.
Peter. |
Good morning!  Thanks for the quick reply. It works fine, except for names that contain 'ft' (like Daft Punk or Driftwood).
It cuts the Names in two, while those files shouldn't be in the search query because they're already correct.
Example
Driftwood - Freeloader (Lasgo remix).mp3 -----> Dri - Freeloader (Lasgo remix) - ftwood .mp3
Daft Punk - Harder Better Faster Stronger (Alive 2007).mp3 -----> Da - Harder Better Faster Stronger (Alive 2007) - ft Punk .mp3
For the rest everything looks fine and I know how to remove extra dashes and spaces.
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admin
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 10:48 pm Post subject: |
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Sorry - had one little mistake.
In the Row 2 search string, change:
(ft.*)
to
(ft\..*)
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J-J
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| Posted: Sat Aug 28, 2010 11:36 pm Post subject: |
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Ok, that's solved.
I'm sorry for asking again for your help, apparently the program also includes file names like the example here:
Aaliyah - I Miss You (remix ft. Jay-Z).mp3 -----> Aaliyah - I Miss You (remix - Z) - ft. Jay.mp3
I think it's because of the bracket in the 2nd artist's name. I have the same problems with names like Ne-Yo, Tra-Knox,...
And would it maybe also be possible to put the part: ft. 2ndArtist between brackets? "(...) " Like this:
Milk Inc. - I Don't Care (ft. Silvy) (radio edit).mp3
I tried to put brackets in the strings, but I can't get them on the right place in the file name.
Sorry again for bothering you, I really appreciate it!
Grtz, Saïdou |
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admin
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 3:22 am Post subject: |
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Try this:
Row: 1
Search: '(?Ei)(.*\(.*)ft\.(.*\).*)'
Replace: '\1zzzxyz\2'
Row: 2
Search: '(?iE)(^.*?)(ft\.)(.*)-(.*?)(\(.*?\))'
Replace: '\1 - \4 (zzzabc \3) \5'
Row: 3
Search: '(?iE)(^.*?)(ft\..*)-(.*)'
Replace: '\1- \3 (\2)'
Row: 4
Search: 'zzzabc'
Replace: 'ft.'
Row: 5
Search: 'zzzxyz'
Replace: 'ft.'
Hope that helps!
Peter. |
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J-J
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| Posted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:47 pm Post subject: |
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Well this did the job perfectly! Thanks very much for your effort!
Grtz Saïdou |
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