MP3 Naming/ID3 tags

[NDA]

I have an MP3 that refuses to be named - if that makes sense - it means I can't import it into itunes.

I get an error code when trying to name it, although it plays fine.

Any thoughts?

Thanks

[Blue Meanie]

It should import fine. Have you tried dragging it into the itunes window on the left, or adding it to the 'automatically add to itunes' folder? I've have .mp3 files before with zero metadata. It shows up as such, and you simply change it.

[wiffmaster]

Try downloading MP3tag and naming it through that before importing into itunes.

[Blue Meanie]

iTunes doesn't require any metadata though.

[NDA]

I have renamed it, tried dragging it... it just won't go into itunes. It goes into Winamp fine and appears on Sonos fine, just not itunes.

In Winamp it has all of the ID3 data correctly displayed, but in Windows 7, it has no detail at all other than the track name.

Very strange.

Everything else (i.e. all other MP3's) are behaving properly.

[wiffmaster]

It does sound a bit strange - maybe itunes mistakenly believes it to be a corrupt file?

I suppose you could try converting it to another file type which itunes can handle (e.g. AAC) and then import that instead? Course that would mean another stage of lossy conversion, but transcoding MP3s won't make a massive difference to SQ.

[Blue Meanie]

I'm curious now, you can email me the file, and I'll have a look

[wiffmaster]

Or (if copywrite isn't an issue) you could stick it up on something like MediaFire and we could all take a peek.

[PJ S]

Try making a duplicate of the file - copy/paste for Windows users - and see if the behaviour is still the same.
Also have a look at MP3 Trimmer -http://deepniner.net/mp3trimmer/ - it can check & repair files' integrity.

[Dave^]

Use this: http://cuemaster.org/tidymp3.html

...on that one file (not your entire library - just drag and drop the one file into the *.exe), which will remove all the junk/id tags/etc and leave you with a "clean" file...

Drag that into iTunes, then fill in the tag data, or use mp3tag on it first to update the tags, then drag into iTunes...

[Blue Meanie]

OP... Where did this .mp3 file come from?

[NDA]

Hi Blue - I'll send you the file.... many thanks.

[Blue Meanie]

NDA said:

Hi Blue - I'll send you the file.... many thanks.

np

[NDA]

Dave^ said:

Use this: http://cuemaster.org/tidymp3.html

...on that one file (not your entire library - just drag and drop the one file into the *.exe), which will remove all the junk/id tags/etc and leave you with a "clean" file...

Drag that into iTunes, then fill in the tag data, or use mp3tag on it first to update the tags, then drag into iTunes...

That won't run on my Windows 7 (64bit) for some reason. Flashes up and then disappears.....

I've sent the file to Meanie - I'll let you know what happens!

[Dave^]

NDA said:

Dave^ said:

Use this: http://cuemaster.org/tidymp3.html

...on that one file (not your entire library - just drag and drop the one file into the *.exe), which will remove all the junk/id tags/etc and leave you with a "clean" file...

Drag that into iTunes, then fill in the tag data, or use mp3tag on it first to update the tags, then drag into iTunes...

That won't run on my Windows 7 (64bit) for some reason. Flashes up and then disappears.....

I've sent the file to Meanie - I'll let you know what happens!

You don't run the *.exe it's a command line programme...

Just drag the *.mp3 file onto the tidymp3.exe icon...

[NDA]

Dave^ said:

NDA said:

Dave^ said:

Use this: http://cuemaster.org/tidymp3.html

...on that one file (not your entire library - just drag and drop the one file into the *.exe), which will remove all the junk/id tags/etc and leave you with a "clean" file...

Drag that into iTunes, then fill in the tag data, or use mp3tag on it first to update the tags, then drag into iTunes...

That won't run on my Windows 7 (64bit) for some reason. Flashes up and then disappears.....

I've sent the file to Meanie - I'll let you know what happens!

You don't run the *.exe it's a command line programme...

Just drag the *.mp3 file onto the tidymp3.exe icon...

Ah, OK. Let me try that now......


Tidymp3 reduced the MP3 from 7MB to 480k and made it unplayable. I kept a copy because I had just sent it to Meanie, so it was in my sent file on my mailbox. I've just restored it.

More peculiar than ever!

Edited by NDA on Monday 22 March 16:34

[Blue Meanie]

Sending it back to you. I converted it using ffmpegx... Looks liek there was definitely something dodgy about the file. It works now for me...

[NDA]

And it works! Imported immediately into itunes.

I wonder what went wrong with it?

Many thanks for your help....

[Dave^]

NDA said:

Dave^ said:

NDA said:

Dave^ said:

Use this: http://cuemaster.org/tidymp3.html

...on that one file (not your entire library - just drag and drop the one file into the *.exe), which will remove all the junk/id tags/etc and leave you with a "clean" file...

Drag that into iTunes, then fill in the tag data, or use mp3tag on it first to update the tags, then drag into iTunes...

That won't run on my Windows 7 (64bit) for some reason. Flashes up and then disappears.....

I've sent the file to Meanie - I'll let you know what happens!

You don't run the *.exe it's a command line programme...

Just drag the *.mp3 file onto the tidymp3.exe icon...

Ah, OK. Let me try that now......


Tidymp3 reduced the MP3 from 7MB to 480k and made it unplayable. I kept a copy because I had just sent it to Meanie, so it was in my sent file on my mailbox. I've just restored it.

More peculiar than ever!

Edited by NDA on Monday 22 March 16:34

I can honestly say that that has NEVER happened to any of my mp3s...

Very worrying!!

Glad it's sorted though!

[Blue Meanie]

Me either. it's an odd one, certainly. I'm having a look at the file now to see if there is anything specific.

ETA... It doesn't even have the .mp3 data when you look at a simple thing like the file info...

Where did you get the file from, NDA? The extra data on the file is a worry.




Was it 'obtained' online?



Edited to remove email address from file info box!

Edited by Blue Meanie on Monday 22 March 16:59