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Tag - Filename
Filename - Tag
Text file - Tag
Filename - Filename

Tag - Filename

Format string

The format string describes the filename scheme for the rename operation based on the tag and file information.
You can use the following placeholders:

`%album%`	Album
`%artist%`	Artist
`%comment%`	Comment
`%genre%`	Genre
`%title%`	Title
`%track%`	Track-Number
`%year%`	Year
`%fieldname%`	Any other tag field not listed here with the name 'fieldname'. Please have a look at 'View > Tags...' for an overview of all available tag fields in your file.

There are also some special fields, which give you some technical information about the file:

`%_bitrate%`	bitrate in kBit/s
`%_codec%`	codec
`%_counter%`	number of selected file
`%_extension%`	file extension
`%_filename%`	filename without extension
`%_length%`	length of file
`%_length_seconds%`	length of file in seconds
`%_mode%`	Mono/Stereo
`%_samplerate%`	samplerate
`%_total%`	total number of tracks from an album if tracknumber has xx/xx format
`%_total_files%`	Total number of selected files
`%_vbr%`	VBR (variable Bitrate)

Example

%artist - %album% - $num(%track%,2) - %title% renames to Artist - Album - 01 - Title

Notes

You can use the backslash to mark directories in the format string.

You can use the built-in Scripting functions.

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Filename - Tag

Format string

The format string describes the formatting scheme of the filename. The placeholders used mark the parts of the filename which are copied to the tag.
You can use the following placeholders in the format string:

`%album%`	Album
`%artist%`	Artist
`%comment%`	Comment
`%genre%`	Genre
`%title%`	Title
`%track%`	Track-Number
`%year%`	Year
`%dummy%`	this part will be ignored
`%fieldname%`	any field with name fieldname

Example

Filename: (Artist - Album) 01 EXAMPLE Year.mp3
Format string: (%artist% - %album%) %track% EXAMPLE %year%

Notes

You can use the backslash to mark directories in the format string.

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Text file - Tag

Filename

Filename of the text file. The tags will be imported from this file.

Format string

The format string describes the format of one line in the text file.
You can use the following placeholders in the format string:

`%album%`	Album
`%artist%`	Artist
`%comment%`	Comment
`%genre%`	Genre
`%title%`	Title
`%track%`	Track-Number
`%year%`	Year
`%field%`	Any other tag field you'd like to use.
`%_filename_ext%`	Filename (current working directory is used as filepath)
`%_path%`	Filename with full filepath
`%dummy%`	this part will be ignored

Example

Line in file: Artist / Title / Album / Year
Format string: %artist% / %title% / %album% / %year%

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Filename - Filename

Old filename pattern

This format string splits the filename in several parts. You can use the following placeholders:

%1 first part %2 second part ... %9 last part

New filename pattern

Format string which is a combination of the parts defined in the format string above.

Example

Old filename pattern: (%1 - %2) %3 %4 %5 (%6)
Old filename: (Artist - Album) 01 EXAMPLE 2004 (COMMENT).mp3

New filename pattern: %5 (%1 - %2) Example '['%6']'
New filename: 2004 (Artist - Album) Example [COMMENT].mp3

Notes

You can mark directories via the backslash within the format string.

You can use the build-in Scripting functions.

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