Media Library - I need Folder Names to be Album Names

Air Jordan · 7th January 2008, 20:54

Instead of "fighting with id3 tags, I'd just like if winamp could understand that my folder names are equal to album names. Can this be done?
I have my music organized like this:
FolderA: ARTIST A
-------Folder1: ALBUM 1
-------Folder2: ALBUM 2
-------Folder3: ALBUM 3
FolderB: ARTIST B
etc.

DJ Egg · 8th January 2008, 02:15

You mean in the Playlist?

Winamp -> Prefs -> Titles -> Advanced Title Formatting:

If there's no tags present, try something like this...

$directory(%filename%,2) - %folder% - $filepart(%filename%)

which, using your above example, will output the following:

FolderA - Folder1 - filename (without file extension)

which should hopefully return: Artist - Album - ## - Title

If the filenames aren't something like: 01 - title.mp3
then I guess you'll need to use something else,
but that depends on whether the tracknumber and title are in the tags...
You tell me...

ryan · 8th January 2008, 23:11

edit: doh'.

S13dg3 · 11th January 2008, 22:16

Just found this thread and thought it might work for my question (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=284416 - Playlist sorting), however, I've noticed that it now does not sort on the left tree after changing to the above format string. Changing back to default makes no difference to the tree as well.

Anyone have any ideas?

DJ Egg · 12th January 2008, 01:27

This thread relates to how song titles are displayed in the playlist editor window and main songticker, not to Media Library playlist sorting or iPod playlists, etc etc.

S13dg3 · 19th January 2008, 23:02

Really? First post in the thread is titled "Media Library - I need Folder Names to be Album Names"...

maybe I'm reading it wrong. Oh well, back into my corner.

7th January 2008, 20:54	#1
Air Jordan Junior Member Join Date: Jan 2008 Posts: 2	Media Library - I need Folder Names to be Album Names Instead of "fighting with id3 tags, I'd just like if winamp could understand that my folder names are equal to album names. Can this be done? I have my music organized like this: FolderA: ARTIST A -------Folder1: ALBUM 1 -------Folder2: ALBUM 2 -------Folder3: ALBUM 3 FolderB: ARTIST B etc.

8th January 2008, 02:15	#2
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	You mean in the Playlist? Winamp -> Prefs -> Titles -> Advanced Title Formatting: If there's no tags present, try something like this... $directory(%filename%,2) - %folder% - $filepart(%filename%) which, using your above example, will output the following: FolderA - Folder1 - filename (without file extension) which should hopefully return: Artist - Album - ## - Title If the filenames aren't something like: 01 - title.mp3 then I guess you'll need to use something else, but that depends on whether the tracknumber and title are in the tags... You tell me... Playlist -\|- Twitter

12th January 2008, 01:27	#5
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp & Shoutcast Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,894	This thread relates to how song titles are displayed in the playlist editor window and main songticker, not to Media Library playlist sorting or iPod playlists, etc etc. Playlist -\|- Twitter

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8th January 2008, 23:11	#3
ryan not fucked, not quite. (Forum King) Join Date: Feb 2002 Location: Missouri via Tennessee Posts: 8,813	edit: doh'.

11th January 2008, 22:16	#4
S13dg3 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	Just found this thread and thought it might work for my question (http://forums.winamp.com/showthread....hreadid=284416 - Playlist sorting), however, I've noticed that it now does not sort on the left tree after changing to the above format string. Changing back to default makes no difference to the tree as well. Anyone have any ideas?

19th January 2008, 23:02	#6
S13dg3 Registered User Join Date: Nov 2006 Posts: 3	Really? First post in the thread is titled "Media Library - I need Folder Names to be Album Names"... maybe I'm reading it wrong. Oh well, back into my corner.