Adding "CONTENTGROUP" tag to cuesheet

2011-12-27 12:27:44

Hi, everyone.

I want to add the tag "CONTENTGROUP" to the cuesheet, like itune's tag "GROUP".
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Now, I read the URL contents shown below.
http://wiki.hydrogenaudio.org/index.php?title=Cue_sheet

This URL says "in the format REM <TAG> "<value>". "
Therefore, I tried to add the lines shown below ().

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 REM <CONTENTGROUP> test
 REM GROUP test
 REM <CONTENTGROUP> test
 REM <GROUP> test
 ...
 and so on.

But these lines were not recognized.

Is there the way to use the tag "GROUP"?

[Supplement]
I already have used the tag "GENRE".
I want to use another tag.

Best regards.

Adding "CONTENTGROUP" tag to cuesheet

Reply #1 – 2011-12-27 13:50:00

The only custom fields foobar2000 will read from REM lines are those written by EAC: DATE, GENRE, COMMENT, and DISCID.

Why? Apparently using REM lines in this way constitutes non-standard usage that goes beyond the purpose of cue-sheets, although it is a useful addition that is perfectly within the scope of the command and can be ignored by other apps. Besides, that just means foobar2000 is being selectively non-standard in this case. I have wondered aloud several times why it cannot just support any fields, but I have never seen a response from any of the developers.

Adding "CONTENTGROUP" tag to cuesheet

Reply #2 – 2011-12-27 17:06:18

You can work around the problem by formatting the strings in your <COMMENT> tag in such a way that it becomes more than one tag.

--- EXAMPLE ---

I have an album stored as "Image+CUE", and here is how my"fb2k Playlist Viewer Grouping Line" displays the album:
Heart ● Greatest Hits (1998) ● CD, Audio Fidelity #AFZ 119, 24K Gold Disc ©2011 ~ EAC v1.0b2 Rock / Hard-Rock, Classic-Rock, Contemporary-Rock / Female-Vocal

Have a look at the CUE sheet:

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REM GENRE "Rock / Hard-Rock, Classic-Rock, Contemporary-Rock / Female-Vocal"
REM DATE 1998
REM COMMENT "<IDX>Heart</IDX/><PRODUCTID>CD, Audio Fidelity #AFZ 119, 24K Gold Disc ©2011 ~ EAC v1.0b2</PRODUCTID/><CREDITS>Lead Vocal — Ann Wilson     •     Harmony Vocal — Nancy Wilson     •     Background Vocals — Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Frank Cox     •     Piano — Randy Waldman     •     Electric and Acoustic Guitars — Nancy Wilson     •     Bass — Jimmy Johnson     •     Drums — Carlos Vega     •     Percussion — Peter Asher     •     Compilation Produced by — Al Quaglieri, John Kalodner      •     Composed by — Aaaron Neville (track: 14)     •     Composed by — Led Zeppelin (track: 17)     •     Producer – Connie & Howie (tracks: 12, 13, 15), Heart (tracks: 10, 11, 14, 17), Mike Flicker (tracks: 2 to 13)     |||     Mastered By – Steve Hoffman</CREDITS/>"
PERFORMER "Heart"
TITLE "Greatest Hits"
FILE "01.cue.wv" WAVE
  TRACK 01 AUDIO
    TITLE "Strong, Strong Wind"
    INDEX 01 00:00:00
  TRACK 02 AUDIO
    TITLE "Magic Man"
    INDEX 01 04:30:68
  TRACK 03 AUDIO
    TITLE "Crazy on You"
    INDEX 01 09:59:51
  TRACK 04 AUDIO
    TITLE "Dreamboat Annie"
    INDEX 01 14:54:67
  TRACK 05 AUDIO
    TITLE "Barracuda"
    INDEX 01 18:44:07
  TRACK 06 AUDIO
    TITLE "Little Queen"
    INDEX 01 23:06:41
  TRACK 07 AUDIO
    TITLE "Kick It Out"
    INDEX 01 28:19:22
  TRACK 08 AUDIO
    TITLE "Love Alive"
    INDEX 01 30:59:16
  TRACK 09 AUDIO
    TITLE "Heartless"
    INDEX 01 35:25:53
  TRACK 10 AUDIO
    TITLE "Straight On"
    INDEX 01 40:34:14
  TRACK 11 AUDIO
    TITLE "Dog & Butterfly"
    INDEX 01 45:45:21
  TRACK 12 AUDIO
    TITLE "Even It Up"
    INDEX 01 51:06:73
  TRACK 13 AUDIO
    TITLE "Bebe le Strange"
    INDEX 01 56:17:47
  TRACK 14 AUDIO
    TITLE "Tell It Like It Is    //composed by Aaaron Neville"
    INDEX 01 59:58:29
  TRACK 15 AUDIO
    TITLE "This Man Is Mine"
    INDEX 01 64:28:57
  TRACK 16 AUDIO
    TITLE "How Can I Refuse"
    INDEX 01 67:35:36
  TRACK 17 AUDIO
    TITLE "Rock and Roll (Live)    //composed by Led Zeppelin"
    INDEX 01 71:29:40

If I copy out the "standard" tags for track 1 from foobar2000 (using "Text Tools" component), and paste into a text file, I see:

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================================================================================
    01. Strong, Strong Wind       [04:30.907]

    <ARTIST>                           Heart
    <ALBUM ARTIST>
    <ALBUM>                          Greatest Hits
    <DATE>                             1998
    <GENRE>                           Rock / Hard-Rock, Classic-Rock, Contemporary-Rock / Female-Vocal
    <COMMENT>                     <IDX>Heart</IDX/><PRODUCTID>CD, Audio Fidelity #AFZ 119, 24K Gold Disc ©2011 ~ EAC v1.0b2</PRODUCTID/><CREDITS>Lead Vocal — Ann Wilson   •   Harmony Vocal — Nancy Wilson   •   Background Vocals — Ann Wilson, Nancy Wilson, Frank Cox   •   Piano — Randy Waldman   •   Electric and Acoustic Guitars — Nancy Wilson   •   Bass — Jimmy Johnson   •   Drums — Carlos Vega   •   Percussion — Peter Asher   •   Compilation Produced by — Al Quaglieri, John Kalodner   •   Composed by — Aaaron Neville (track: 14)   •   Composed by — Led Zeppelin (track: 17)   •   Producer – Connie & Howie (tracks: 12, 13, 15), Heart (tracks: 10, 11, 14, 17), Mike Flicker (tracks: 2 to 13)     |||     Mastered By – Steve Hoffman</CREDITS/>
================================================================================

Apart from the Track# and TrackTitle, the info is the same for all tracks. As you can see, I am using the COMMENT tag to store 3 custom tags: ("IDX") and ("PRODUCTID") and ("CREDITS"). I can add as many custom tags into the COMMENT tag as I like.

Adding so much info into the COMMENT tag is actually useful for searching your database. Since the COMMENT tag is a standard tag, foobar2000 and ALL OTHER SOFTWARE will read this tag. Therefore, searching becomes a much more fine-grained and productive operation (for the CUE sheet user...).

Here is the title-formatting pattern used for my "fb2k Playlist Viewer Grouping Line" (note how it grabs the custom tags from the COMMENT tag):

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//; --------- SET DEFAULT STRING COLOR
$rgb(120,190,240)

//; --------- IF NETWORK STREAM (Online Radio , etc)
//; --------- ELSE IF FILE
$if($strstr(%path%,'http:'),
'[URL]'[' '%title%][' '$rgb(227,176,125)%genre%][' '$rgb(173,173,190)$directory_path(%path%)],
$if2($trim(%album artist%),'%artist%')' ● '$if2($trim(%album%),'%album%')' '$if2('('$trim(%date%)')','(%date%)')$if($strstr(%comment%,<PRODUCTID>),' ● '$substr(%comment%,$add($strstr(%comment%,<PRODUCTID>),$len(<PRODUCTID>)),$sub($strstr(%comment%,</PRODUCTID/>),1)),)' '$rgb(227,176,125)$if2($trim(%genre%),'%genre%')' '$rgb(173,173,190)$directory_path(%path%)
)

[!--sizeo:1--][span style=\"font-size:8pt;line-height:100%\"][!--/sizeo--]Note: I am using foobar2000 with alternative user interface "Columns UI", and the Playlist Viewer is the standard one provided with CUI (ie: "NG Playlist"). Also, "NG Playlist" allows infinite Horizontal scrolling (and Vertical scrolling) so I can use extremely long strings in my Playlist Viewer Groups. I don't know if it's possible to do this in Default User Interface ("DUI") ...that's another 'debatable' topic apart from this one![/size]

Adding "CONTENTGROUP" tag to cuesheet

Reply #3 – 2011-12-28 15:47:50

Dear db1989

>The only custom fields foobar2000 will read from REM lines are those written by EAC: DATE, GENRE, COMMENT, and DISCID.
Thank you.
My question is cleared by your answer.

>I have wondered aloud several times why it cannot just support any fields,
>but I have never seen a response from any of the developers.
I wish that foobar2000 supports some fields, too.

Dear derty2.

Thank you for your advice.
I will try to do according to your suggestion on my holiday.

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Best wishes throughout the coming year.

Adding "CONTENTGROUP" tag to cuesheet

Reply #4 – 2011-12-29 10:23:17

Hi, derty2.

And I try to add setting to control panels like shown below.
Therefore, my hope comes true!!

[Place]
Display-columns UI-<Filter>tag-Filter Setting

[Setting Contents]
$substr(%comment%,$add($strstr(%comment%,<GROUP>),$len(<GROUP>)),$sub($strstr(%comment%,</GROUP>),1)))

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