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This component allows you to get album information from the freedb database. | This component allows you to get album information from the freedb database. | ||
− | =Usage= | + | ==Usage== |
− | + | # Select the songs (they need to be ordered by tracknumber). | |
− | # | + | # Right-click the songs, Tagging -> Get Tags from freedb |
− | # | + | # If the album information exists in freedb, you will get a dialog box |
− | # | + | # If you have more than one match, select the one that seems to be most accurate. (Click on the entry to view its contents) |
− | # | + | # If you want existing information to be removed, select the "wipe out existing tags" option. |
− | # | + | # Click Update Files. |
− | # | + | |
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+ | ==Settings== | ||
* User/Email: Enter your email address. If you aren't registered with freedb, any address of the form a@b.com will do. | * User/Email: Enter your email address. If you aren't registered with freedb, any address of the form a@b.com will do. | ||
* Server: Allows you to select which freedb server to use. Click Retrieve to get new freedb server address if current server is not responding. | * Server: Allows you to select which freedb server to use. Click Retrieve to get new freedb server address if current server is not responding. | ||
− | =Limitations= | + | ==Limitations== |
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* Cannot submit information to freedb database | * Cannot submit information to freedb database | ||
* Unlike the version for 0.8.3, it works per-album | * Unlike the version for 0.8.3, it works per-album | ||
* Cannot access offline databases | * Cannot access offline databases | ||
− | + | ==External links== | |
− | = | + | * {{foobar2000|1=http://foosion.foobar2000.org/components/?id=freedb&version=0.6|2=freedb Tagger}} |
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Revision as of 17:36, 8 October 2018
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This component allows you to get album information from the freedb database.
Contents
Usage
- Select the songs (they need to be ordered by tracknumber).
- Right-click the songs, Tagging -> Get Tags from freedb
- If the album information exists in freedb, you will get a dialog box
- If you have more than one match, select the one that seems to be most accurate. (Click on the entry to view its contents)
- If you want existing information to be removed, select the "wipe out existing tags" option.
- Click Update Files.
Settings
- User/Email: Enter your email address. If you aren't registered with freedb, any address of the form a@b.com will do.
- Server: Allows you to select which freedb server to use. Click Retrieve to get new freedb server address if current server is not responding.
Limitations
- Cannot submit information to freedb database
- Unlike the version for 0.8.3, it works per-album
- Cannot access offline databases
External links
- freedb Tagger on foobar2000.org