Unfortunately Case's Tag won't write ID3v2 tags; I don't know what whould happen if you use -t "totaltracks=12" on an MP3 file - probably APEv2 would be used

Quote from: drbeachboy on 2007-08-25 22:51:15

For mp3, try using Tag v2.0.53b2 from synthetic soul's site and use the "-t" option to create "totaltracks" field.

Unfortunately Case's Tag won't write ID3v2 tags; I don't know what whould happen if you use -t "totaltracks=12" on an MP3 file - probably APEv2 would be used.

Quote from: Martin H on 2007-08-26 03:20:52

When dealing with MP3s, then i would strongly advice against using any 'totaltracks' tags, as it's very non-standard and since most apps probably will not be able to parse them correctly.

I 100% agree.

Quote from: Martin H on 2007-08-26 03:20:52

If you absolutely want to, then you can make a 'totaltracks' TXXX ID3v2 frame with metamp3.exe, but i can't see why you would ever want to when there allready are frames available which is meant for storing exactly those values. The TXXX frames are meant for stuff which aren't covered by the frames defined in the spec.

To clarify, I believe you would set a switch as below for metamp3:

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--frame "TXXX[totaltracks]:@numtracks@"

Here you go!

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@tools@\acdir.exe --overwrite --output "%TrackName%.m4a" --pipe "TITLE $n/$N aac $#T & @tools@\neroAacEnc.exe @Opt_NeroAac@ -ignorelength -if - -of $#o & @tools@\neroAacTag.exe $#o %VA_tag% -meta:artist=$#a -meta:album=$#T -meta:track=$n -meta:totaltracks=$N -meta:title=$#t -meta:year=$q@year@$q -meta:genre=$q@genre@$q -meta:comment=$q@comment@$q & @tools@\AtomicParsley.exe $#o -o REACT_tmp.m4a --encodingTool $qneroAacEnc @Ver_NeroAac@ @Opt_NeroAac@$q & MOVE /Y REACT_tmp.m4a $#o" "@sourcecuesheet@"

        IF @various@==1 SET VA_tag=--album artist $q@VA@$q --compilation true
        IF %embed_cover%==1 SET Cover_tag=--artwork $#x

IF @various@==1 SET VA_tag=-meta-user:albumArtist=$q@VA@$q -meta-user:compilation=true
        IF %embed_cover%==1 SET Cover_tag=-add-cover:front:$#x

IF @various@==1 SET VA_tag=-meta-user:$qalbum artist$q=$q@VA@$q -meta-user:compilation=true

REACT and Vista?  I recently upgraded to Vista Premium and installed the latest version of EAC (V0.99 prebeta 3) and copied over my .ini and .cfg files from my XP build.  Now when I'm ripping a CD, I get an error when REACT starts to cut the image up using acdir and stops.  Is this an issue with EAC prebeta 3, Vista, or acdir?

On a separate note, does anyone know how I can make REACT either auto run, or a GUI to use in Vista Media Center?

Thanks

TITLE 06/22 mp3 "Unforgettable With Love" & C:\PROGRA~1\REACT2\tools\lame.exe -V5 --vbr-new --norepl
aygain --nohist  - "06 This Can't Be Love.mp3" & C:\PROGRA~1\REACT2\tools\metamp3.exe --pict "{3}E:\
Unforgettable With Love.jpg"  --artist "Cole, Natalie" --album "Unforgettable With Love" --title "Th
is Can't Be Love" --track 06/22 --year "1991" --genre "Vocal" --comment "Created with EAC/REACT2, 20
07-09-06" --frame TENC:"Myname Here" --frame TSSE:"LAME 3.97 -V5 --vbr-new --noreplaygain --nohist"
"06 This Can't Be Love.mp3"
LAME 3.97 32bits (http://www.mp3dev.org/)
CPU features: MMX (ASM used), 3DNow! (ASM used), SSE (ASM used), SSE2
Using polyphase lowpass filter, transition band: 15826 Hz - 16360 Hz
Encoding <stdin> to 06 This Can't Be Love.mp3
Encoding as 44.1 kHz VBR(q=5) j-stereo MPEG-1 Layer III (ca. 11.9x) qval=3
metamp3 v0.91 - Copyright © 2006 by Tycho

Usage: C:\PROGRA~1\REACT2\tools\metamp3.exe [options] [mp3files]
options:
  --artist <artist>              audio/song artist
  --album <album>                audio/song album
  --track <track>[/total]        audio/song track number
  --title <title>                audio/song title
  --year <year>                  audio/song year of issue (1 to 9999)
  --genre <genre>                audio/song genre name
  --comment [[desc]][{lng}]<text> add user-defined text
  --user-text [[desc]]<text>      add user text frame (TXXX)
  --user-url [[desc]]<URL>        add user URL frame (WXXX)
  --frame <frame:text>            set any T* or W* type frame
  --pict [[desc]][{type}]<file>  add picture artwork
  --save-pict <pict>              pict=[[desc]][{type}]<file>
  --list-pict-types              list possible picture type numbers
  --list-frames                  list Text and URL id3v2.3 frames
  --list-genres                  list standard id3v1.1 genres
  --1                            add id3v1 tag only (default both v1 and v2)
  --2                            add id3v2 tag only (--1 --2 will add both)
  --fit                          add id3v1 + id3v2 if tag does not fit id3v1
  --remove [[desc]]<frame>        remove frame(s). accepts wildcards *,?
  --replay-gain                  calculate and set replay gain tags
  --apply-gain <gain>            change volume. gain=[album|radio]<+dB|-dB>
  --undo-gain                    undo previous apply-gain
  --info                          print detailed mp3/lametag info
  --version                      show version info
  --help                          show this help

TITLE 07/22 mp3 "Unforgettable With Love" & C:\PROGRA~1\REACT2\tools\lame.exe -V5 --vbr-new --norepl

Thanks SS. My first rip after making that change happened to be a different CD named "Lost & Found Sound and Beyond". Instead of naming the MP3 track path

    F:\Audio\CD Rips\MP3\NPR All Things Considered\Lost & Found Sound and Beyond\

it created

    F:\Audio\CD Rips\MP3\NPR All Things Considered\LOST\

IF NOT EXIST %dest% MKDIR %dest%

Okay. The Natalie Cole CD just finished. I did not see the same error this time. Looks like the short path solution worked, 'cept for the & issue I reported in the first paragraph.

I've got an unrelated issue while I'm thinking about it.

• Disc-related tagging (for use with the @discnumber@, @discname@ and @totaldiscs@ tokens).
• Encoding to TAK.
• The ampersand bug-fix (using @trackname@ in REACT-track.cfg).
• Checking to ensure that the log file exists before continuing.

If you've set CoverDownloaderXUI=1 then the /path switch is actually used.

C:\Documents and Settings\Neil\My Documents\Audio\Proof of Youth.%extension%

If $g_coverDownloaderXUI Then
    $g_coverDownloaderParams = '/artist "' & $gui_artist & '" /album "' & $gui_album & '" /path "' & $gui_albumfile & '.%extension%" /autoclose'
Else
    $g_coverDownloaderParams = '"' & $gui_artist & '" "' & $gui_album & '" "' & $gui_albumfile & '.jpg"'
EndIf

albumart.exe /artist "The Go! Team" /album "Proof Of Youth" /path "E:\Proof Of Youth.%extension%"

Quote from: Synthetic Soul on 2007-09-10 09:10:45

If you've set CoverDownloaderXUI=1 then the /path switch is actually used.

Used or not, perhaps it's only providing the file name? As mentioned, it does not default to saving the image in the same drive and directory as I chose in EAC. It defaults to C:\. I have to append the E:\ in front of the cover image file name each time.

Shouldn't the /path be specified exactly as the "EAC temporary directory"?

Bill

Quote from: Bill02888 on 2007-09-10 14:03:56

Quote from: Synthetic Soul on 2007-09-10 09:10:45

If you've set CoverDownloaderXUI=1 then the /path switch is actually used.

Used or not, perhaps it's only providing the file name? As mentioned, it does not default to saving the image in the same drive and directory as I chose in EAC. It defaults to C:\. I have to append the E:\ in front of the cover image file name each time.

Shouldn't the /path be specified exactly as the "EAC temporary directory"?

Bill

I use E:\music\ for my extraction dir and my albumart xui always puts the art in that directory for me so it is possible. I'm using albumart 0.8.0.0 the latest 16e mod and the latest moded react cfg's
e.g
E:\Music\Back To The Old School.%extension%

react.ini
OutRoot=E:\Music\
RunCoverDownloader=1
CoverDownloaderXUI=1

EAC options -> directories -> use this directory = E:\Music\

think thats all the options i use

All working good here

[Settings]
ImageExt=wv
ImageNaming=$artist$ - $album$
RunCoverDownloader=1
;CoverDownloader=C:\Program Files\REACT2\coverdownloader\albumart.exe
CoverDownloader=C:\Program Files\AlbumArtDownloader\AlbumArt.exe
CoverDownloaderXUI=1
Test=1

[UserTrackFormats]
LameMP3=1

[UserOutputNames]
OutRoot=f:\Audio\CD Rips
ImageDir_Wavpack=@OutRoot@\WavPack\$cdartist$
TrackDir_MP3=@OutRoot@\MP3\$cdartist$\$album$
TrackName_SA=$track$ $title$
TrackName_VA=$track$ $title$ [$artist$]
TrackName_SA_acdir=$n $~t
TrackName_VA_acdir=$n $~t [$~a]

It's actually passing the whole path to the image, e.g.:

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C:\Documents and Settings\Neil\My Documents\Audio\Proof of Youth.%extension%

Here is the REACT code:

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If $g_coverDownloaderXUI Then
    $g_coverDownloaderParams = '/artist "' & $gui_artist & '" /album "' & $gui_album & '" /path "' & $gui_albumfile & '.%extension%" /autoclose'
Else
    $g_coverDownloaderParams = '"' & $gui_artist & '" "' & $gui_album & '" "' & $gui_albumfile & '.jpg"'
EndIf

Have you tried running albumart.exe on the command line, passing /path to see if it works then? E.g.:

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albumart.exe /artist "The Go! Team" /album "Proof Of Youth" /path "E:\Proof Of Youth.%extension%"

Edit: Can I just check:  Have you definately set CoverDownloader to point to the XUI version, and CoverDownloaderXUI=1 in the [Settings] section of your REACT.ini?

Edit 2: Actually, you may want to take a look at posts 612 to 616.  This may help you.