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<blockquote data-quote="emphatic" data-source="post: 517278" data-attributes="member: 24365">I understand you get tired of the nagging. Sorry. But AFAIK, Moving Pictures doesn't &quot;read tags&quot;. It relies on .nfo files, correct filenames (&quot;Artist name - track name - Track number.extension&quot; or &quot;Track number. Track name - Artist name.extension&quot;) and is also capable of using folders with multiple files inside as one item (1 movie, 1 album, should work just fine).I've tried several apps that supposedly will &quot;fix&quot; my tags etc, but some of them actually did more harm than I cared to repair afterwards (including renaming of the filenames to something not even related to the artist). Using the &quot;Moving Pictures way&quot; with a database that operates without touching your files (i.e. saves the data in the database instead of rewriting your tags) will not harm any data. Perhaps these bad experiences has led me not to trust such apps (even if they're free and featured handily on this site) and therefore I wish to rid myself of this IMHO unnecessary tedious task of changing each and every tag. As long as you have your albums in folders it should be possible to have a filtering process that does all of this. This would of course be much easier if the folder contains an .nfo file.Sorry if I come across as a nagging a-hole, I just want to bring my ideas of how such a plugin could handle music. I just get a bit concerned when the devs try to &quot;enforce&quot; what I we with our files.<img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />EmphHow do I do this from inside MediaPortal? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite7" alt=":p" title="Stick Out Tongue&nbsp; &nbsp; :p" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":p" /> When does MPTagThat - the MediaPortal plugin appear in the repository? <img src="data:image/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP///yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7" class="smilie smilie--sprite smilie--sprite8" alt=":D" title="Big Grin&nbsp; &nbsp; :D" loading="lazy" data-shortname=":D" />Emph</blockquote>

[QUOTE="emphatic, post: 517278, member: 24365"] I understand you get tired of the nagging. Sorry. But AFAIK, Moving Pictures doesn't "read tags". It relies on .nfo files, correct filenames ("Artist name - track name - Track number.extension" or "Track number. Track name - Artist name.extension") and is also capable of using folders with multiple files inside as one item (1 movie, 1 album, should work just fine). I've tried several apps that supposedly will "fix" my tags etc, but some of them actually did more harm than I cared to repair afterwards (including renaming of the filenames to something not even related to the artist). Using the "Moving Pictures way" with a database that operates without touching your files (i.e. saves the data in the database instead of rewriting your tags) will not harm any data. Perhaps these bad experiences has led me not to trust such apps (even if they're free and featured handily on this site) and therefore I wish to rid myself of this IMHO unnecessary tedious task of changing each and every tag. As long as you have your albums in folders it should be possible to have a filtering process that does all of this. This would of course be much easier if the folder contains an .nfo file. Sorry if I come across as a nagging a-hole, I just want to bring my ideas of how such a plugin could handle music. I just get a bit concerned when the devs try to "enforce" what I we with our files. :thx: Emph How do I do this from inside MediaPortal? :P When does MPTagThat - the MediaPortal plugin appear in the repository? :D Emph [/QUOTE]

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