Cant change ID3 tags

officer_barbrady6 · 28th February 2001, 07:43

I ripped songs from a cd-r using Windows media player and now the playlist wont display the song title. it says "unknown artist-track 2". And when i go to change it through "file info" it wont let me. they are .wma files. I tryed to turn it off read-only but it was already off. so if anybody has any ideas please tell me.

Twilightseer · 28th February 2001, 10:03

WMA is Microsoft's so-called secure format.
You can't change the info as you do in a mp3.

NeoRenegade · 1st March 2001, 17:18

Actually, there is one way I know of to tag a WMA file. Unfotunately, it involves using winamp's most pathetic and terrible competitor - Musicmatch Jukebox.
Although MMJB is extremely slow, you can tag both Mp3's and WMA's with it. I personally use it for the tagging of all my files, because it allows you much more features that standard Id3v1 and Id3v2, such as embedding an image, while still showing the tags perfectly on players such as winamp and windows media player.

Twilightseer · 2nd March 2001, 09:16

I didn't know about that because
1) I don't use WMA

2) I don't use Musicmatch

rojwilco · 2nd March 2001, 17:08

this said something silly before, sorry, I should read the posts more carefully

1st March 2001, 17:18	#3
NeoRenegade Banned Join Date: Feb 2001 Location: Montréal, Québec, Canada, eh? Posts: 4,083	Tagging WMA's Actually, there is one way I know of to tag a WMA file. Unfotunately, it involves using winamp's most pathetic and terrible competitor - Musicmatch Jukebox. Although MMJB is extremely slow, you can tag both Mp3's and WMA's with it. I personally use it for the tagging of all my files, because it allows you much more features that standard Id3v1 and Id3v2, such as embedding an image, while still showing the tags perfectly on players such as winamp and windows media player.

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28th February 2001, 07:43	#1
officer_barbrady6 Junior Member Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 1	I ripped songs from a cd-r using Windows media player and now the playlist wont display the song title. it says "unknown artist-track 2". And when i go to change it through "file info" it wont let me. they are .wma files. I tryed to turn it off read-only but it was already off. so if anybody has any ideas please tell me.

28th February 2001, 10:03	#2
Twilightseer Frenchoderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lavabo, fond du couloir, 3è porte à droite Posts: 6,311	WMA is Microsoft's so-called secure format. You can't change the info as you do in a mp3.

2nd March 2001, 09:16	#4
Twilightseer Frenchoderator Join Date: May 2000 Location: Lavabo, fond du couloir, 3è porte à droite Posts: 6,311	I didn't know about that because 1) I don't use WMA 2) I don't use Musicmatch

2nd March 2001, 17:08	#5
rojwilco Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2001 Posts: 2	this said something silly before, sorry, I should read the posts more carefully