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Temporary_User · 12-26-2006, 10:01 AM

I just got an ipod, and am trying to organize all my music properly so it looks slick when Im playing my music on it.
I have all my mp3's already organized in the format of "artist - title"
I d/l ID3-TagIT and believe I made it make id3 tags using that above format.
The problem is, it doesnt seem to actually make the tags, because when I load my songs into Itunes the file name is what seems to be used and doesnt reconize the artist and such.
Anyone have some ideas that I can do to make it appear all correctly.

Sorry im new with this, so I know my wording above is very bad. I hope I got the point across though.
THanks!

EDIT: I figured it out myself actually. I edited the tags, but I wasnt saving them afterwards.

ubertuber · 12-26-2006, 01:51 PM

Glad you figured it out - for anybody else, note that not all file formats support ID3 tags. It can be hard to know the difference on your machine since iTunes will keep an internal table with re-named track information. Of course, none of that shows up on another machine.

meanSpleen · 12-26-2006, 08:50 PM

In any case, Good job on choosing another ID3 tag editor. Especially ID3-TagIt since it is my favorite.

While iTunes does have an OK interface for updating tags, or multiple tags, at one time; the extended functions of ID3-TagIt makes updating the tags a snap.

12-26-2006, 10:01 AM	#1 (permalink)
Temporary_User Psycho Join Date: Apr 2003	id3 & Itunes I just got an ipod, and am trying to organize all my music properly so it looks slick when Im playing my music on it. I have all my mp3's already organized in the format of "artist - title" I d/l ID3-TagIT and believe I made it make id3 tags using that above format. The problem is, it doesnt seem to actually make the tags, because when I load my songs into Itunes the file name is what seems to be used and doesnt reconize the artist and such. Anyone have some ideas that I can do to make it appear all correctly. Sorry im new with this, so I know my wording above is very bad. I hope I got the point across though. THanks! EDIT: I figured it out myself actually. I edited the tags, but I wasnt saving them afterwards. Last edited by Temporary_User; 12-26-2006 at 10:14 AM.

12-26-2006, 01:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
ubertuber spudly Administrator Join Date: May 2003 Location: Ellay	Glad you figured it out - for anybody else, note that not all file formats support ID3 tags. It can be hard to know the difference on your machine since iTunes will keep an internal table with re-named track information. Of course, none of that shows up on another machine. __________________ Cogito ergo spud -- I think, therefore I yam

12-26-2006, 08:50 PM	#3 (permalink)
meanSpleen Squid hat! Join Date: Apr 2003 Location: A Few Miles Away From Halx	In any case, Good job on choosing another ID3 tag editor. Especially ID3-TagIt since it is my favorite. While iTunes does have an OK interface for updating tags, or multiple tags, at one time; the extended functions of ID3-TagIt makes updating the tags a snap. __________________ Like TFP? Donate To Keep It Alive!!