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CD-R and Audio Hardware => CUETools => Topic started by: LazLong on 2021-09-29 20:41:06

Title: .cue and .toc file names not being set correctly
Post by: LazLong on 2021-09-29 20:41:06
Windows 8.1 Pro 64-bit
CueTools v2.1.9 and v2.1.92.1.9_2021-09-06_git_aa3b4e8


Hello. I'm having an issue with CueTools not evaluating the %album artist% variable when setting the .cue and .toc filenames when performing an 'Encode' operation in batch mode using a template to define the output. In the past I've not had this issue as I hadn't used CueTools on content where %album artist% was used in naming. CueTools does, however, set the .accurip log file name correctly, as well as the audio file names. I have verified that %album artist% is set within each track using Mp3tag.

With:

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%album artist% = SomeArtistX
%album% = AlbumY


The output I get is:

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%album artist% - AlbumY.cue
%album artist% - AlbumY.toc
SomeArtistX - AlbumY.accurip


Instead of:

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SomeArtistX - AlbumY.cue
SomeArtistX - AlbumY.toc
SomeArtistX - AlbumY.accurip


In Advanced Settings the log file name format is set to:

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%album artist% - %album% '('Disc %discnumber%')'.accurip


Yes, the log file name is using a disc number, where my example didn't.

What controls/defines what is used to create the .cue and .toc filenames?

I'm still new to the awesome tool that is CueTools. Am I doing something stupid?


Thank you for taking the time to read my post.
Title: Re: .cue and .toc file names not being set correctly
Post by: korth on 2021-09-29 21:25:11
I'm not at my desktop so I can't test anything at the moment.

CUETools uses %albumartist% internally (no space) but I can't recall testing it when I updated this wiki page
http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Templates
but if I did and it worked I would have added it.

The naming for the accurip file is configured in http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Advanced_Settings:_AccurateRip

I check it out later.
Title: Re: .cue and .toc file names not being set correctly
Post by: LazLong on 2021-09-29 22:35:40
Quote from: korth on
I'm not at my desktop so I can't test anything at the moment.

Shame on you! You should have a laptop with you at all times in order to test and answer back IMMEDIATELY! Or at least an RDP client on your phone. :P

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CUETools uses %albumartist% internally (no space) but I can't recall testing it when I updated this wiki page
http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Templates
The naming for the accurip file is configured in http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Advanced_Settings:_AccurateRip

I check it out later.

So, I thought I had tried setting the template in "CUE Paths" in the main CueTools window to %albumartist% before asking the question and it didn't help. But after getting your reply I went back and tried again, and it solved my issue. .cue and .toc are named appropriately. This:

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[%directoryname%\]Re-Encode\%albumartist% - %album% (Disc %discnumber%).cue

Resulted in the variable being evaluated and its value being inserted into the filename of the .cue and .toc files, instead of the variable's name:

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SomeArtistX - AlbumY (Disc 1).cue

So, CueTools uses %albumartist% instead of %album artist% as you described in templates. However, in Advanced Settings/AccurateRip, in the
Log file section's Name format field %album artist% is properly evaluated and used to comprise the .accurip file name, NOT %albumartist%. If %albumartist% is used in this field you end up with the AccurateRip file name being:

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%albumartist% - AlbumY.accurip

http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools#Path_formatting states that CueTools uses output path templates similar to foobar2000's title formatting syntax, but foobar2000 uses %album artist% with the space (https://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Title_Formatting_Reference#.25album_artist.25), not albumartist. Yes, this is very, very strange; I don't recall ever seeing a space in a variable name for anything before foobar2000. Perhaps http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Templates#Track_Format_template can be updated to reflect this variable name exception? I don't have permission to (I never received the verification email from the wiki for the account I registered), and as a newbie wouldn't feel comfortable making documentation changes.

Where are the settings or what controls how the .toc and .cue files are named? I didn't see any settings that set the naming parameters for these files. Does CueTools just name these files %artist% - %album%.toc/.cue by default, unless the Album Artist field in the audio files' value is non-null?

Thank you for your help with this.   :)
Title: Re: .cue and .toc file names not being set correctly
Post by: korth on 2021-09-30 02:49:03
Quote from: LazLong on
So, CueTools uses %albumartist% instead of %album artist% as you described in templates.
http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Changelog
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04.07.2013: CUETools 2.1.5:
CUETools: use TRACKTOTAL, DISCTOTAL, ALBUMARTIST tags instead of old style fb2k TOTALTRACKS, TOTALDISCS, ALBUM ARTIST

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However, in Advanced Settings/AccurateRip, in the
Log file section's Name format field %album artist% is properly evaluated and used to comprise the .accurip file name, NOT %albumartist%.
Should probably be added as an issue and addressed in the code.

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http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools#Path_formatting states that CueTools uses output path templates similar to foobar2000's title formatting syntax, but foobar2000 uses %album artist% with the space (https://wiki.hydrogenaud.io/index.php?title=Foobar2000:Title_Formatting_Reference#.25album_artist.25), not albumartist. Yes, this is very, very strange; I don't recall ever seeing a space in a variable name for anything before foobar2000. Perhaps http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Templates#Track_Format_template can be updated to reflect this variable name exception?
I'll look into it.

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I don't have permission to (I never received the verification email from the wiki for the account I registered), and as a newbie wouldn't feel comfortable making documentation changes.
There were some issues after a VM change. I don't see an account with your username.

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Where are the settings or what controls how the .toc and .cue files are named? I didn't see any settings that set the naming parameters for these files. Does CueTools just name these files %artist% - %album%.toc/.cue by default, unless the Album Artist field in the audio files' value is non-null?
With batch mode the .toc, .log (EAC log from source) and .cue files are named from *.cue in the template (assuming the template syntax is valid).
With Manual/Browse Output mode (no template) the .toc, .log (EAC log from source) and .cue files are named from *.cue in the Output box.
Title: Re: .cue and .toc file names not being set correctly
Post by: LazLong on 2021-10-02 07:29:01
@korth

Thank you for your answer and clearing things up for me.    ;D
Title: Re: .cue and .toc file names not being set correctly
Post by: korth on 2021-10-03 23:36:51
@LazLong

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Perhaps http://cue.tools/wiki/CUETools_Templates#Track_Format_template can be updated to reflect this variable name exception?
For now I added notation for %album artist% used in Audio and accurip file naming templates.

CUE Paths Output Templates will take a little bit more testing.
Input:
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F:\Rock Ballads.cue
Template:
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F:\Test[%unique%][\'('1')' %albumartist%][\'('2')' %album artist%]\%filename%[ '('1')' %albumartist%][ '('2')' %album artist%].cue
Audio Filenames:
Single format:
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%filename%[ - '('1F')' %albumartist%][ - '('2F')' %album artist%]
Track format:
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%tracknumber% %title%[ - '('1F')' %albumartist%][ - '('2F')' %album artist%]
Log file
Name format:
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%filename%[' ('%unique%')'][ - '('1L')' %albumartist%][ - '('2L')' %album artist%].accurip

Tested FLAC Tracks to Image, ALBUMARTIST tag "Various Artists"
result
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\(1) Various Artists
   \Rock Ballads (1) Various Artists - (2F) Various Artists.flac
   \Rock Ballads (1) Various Artists - (2L) Various Artists.accurip
   \Rock Ballads (1) Various Artists.cue
   \Rock Ballads (1) Various Artists.log
   \Rock Ballads (1) Various Artists.toc
So only %albumartist% worked in the output template and only %album artist% in the filename and accurip log templates
but when I remove the ALBUMARTIST tag from the FLAC tracks and replace with ALBUM ARTIST tag "Various Artists"
result
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\(2) Various Artists
   \Rock Ballads (2) Various Artists - (2F) Various Artists.flac
   \Rock Ballads (2) Various Artists - (2L) Various Artists.accurip
   \Rock Ballads (2) Various Artists.cue
   \Rock Ballads (2) Various Artists.log
   \Rock Ballads (2) Various Artists.toc
So only %album artist% worked this time in the output template and only %album artist% in the filename and accurip log templates
Title: Re: .cue and .toc file names not being set correctly
Post by: LazLong on 2021-10-05 02:28:04
Quote from: korth on

So only %album artist% worked this time in the output template and only %album artist% in the filename and accurip log templates


This mirrors what I was seeing. I'm guessing this %albumartist% vs album artist% bug has persisted because of the rarity of mult-artist discs vs. single-artist discs. In any case, having a variable name with a space in it is unusual, to say the least.   :))
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