ID3 Tags not updating?

spooksmcgee · 3rd January 2004, 20:06

I had some screwed up Id3 tags in one of my directories, so I redid them all, and reloaded all the songs, yet WA5 is still showing the previous ID3 tags.

Does it have a cache or something it pulls from? And if so, how do I reset it so it will show the current tags?

Yes, I edited both v2 and v3 tags

Kickboy12 · 3rd January 2004, 21:19

I have a similar problem, I had this problem in Winamp2 aswell. The only way I know of is to re-do them in winamp, and save it as a playlist. If you take them out of the playlist, then add them back in later, you will loose the tags. :/

Kanpai · 4th January 2004, 01:10

I've had weird mp3 tags that even when i edited them they would stay the same anyway, i handled them by disabling the tag that was causing the problem and using the other one.

DJ Egg · 4th January 2004, 01:31

Just remove them from the library and then add them again.
This is the only way to do it if you don't update the tags/metadata via the Winamp library interface.

spooksmcgee · 4th January 2004, 23:47

Thanks guys. Well that really sucks. I dont understand why WA doesnt just read the tags when it loads the file. How long could it take?

Also, how do I remove them from the library? Or disable the library alltogether since I dont ever use it anyway?

DJ Egg · 5th January 2004, 00:16

Uncheck: 'use library data for Winamp title-formatting' in:
Winamp -> Prefs (Ctrl+P) -> Media Library -> Library Options

Also, Prefs -> Titles
checkmark: Read metadata when files are loaded....

To remove items from library -> local media, select them (Ctrl+A for all, Shift+left-click for 'a to b', or Ctrl+left-click for multiple random files), and hit 'delete'.

etc etc etc

3rd January 2004, 20:06	#1
spooksmcgee Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 32	ID3 Tags not updating? I had some screwed up Id3 tags in one of my directories, so I redid them all, and reloaded all the songs, yet WA5 is still showing the previous ID3 tags. Does it have a cache or something it pulls from? And if so, how do I reset it so it will show the current tags? Yes, I edited both v2 and v3 tags

3rd January 2004, 21:19	#2
Kickboy12 Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Bay Area, California Posts: 242	I have a similar problem, I had this problem in Winamp2 aswell. The only way I know of is to re-do them in winamp, and save it as a playlist. If you take them out of the playlist, then add them back in later, you will loose the tags. :/ [@imho] man [@imho] I had dreams about unit testing last night :-( [@sim`a] i have nightmares about syntax errors, whats your point

4th January 2004, 01:31	#4
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,122	Just remove them from the library and then add them again. This is the only way to do it if you don't update the tags/metadata via the Winamp library interface. Playlist -\|- Twitter

5th January 2004, 00:16	#6
DJ Egg Techorator Winamp Team Join Date: Jun 2000 Posts: 35,122	Uncheck: 'use library data for Winamp title-formatting' in: Winamp -> Prefs (Ctrl+P) -> Media Library -> Library Options Also, Prefs -> Titles checkmark: Read metadata when files are loaded.... To remove items from library -> local media, select them (Ctrl+A for all, Shift+left-click for 'a to b', or Ctrl+left-click for multiple random files), and hit 'delete'. etc etc etc Playlist -\|- Twitter

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4th January 2004, 01:10	#3
Kanpai Member Join Date: May 2003 Posts: 60	I've had weird mp3 tags that even when i edited them they would stay the same anyway, i handled them by disabling the tag that was causing the problem and using the other one.

4th January 2004, 23:47	#5
spooksmcgee Junior Member Join Date: Dec 2003 Posts: 32	Thanks guys. Well that really sucks. I dont understand why WA doesnt just read the tags when it loads the file. How long could it take? Also, how do I remove them from the library? Or disable the library alltogether since I dont ever use it anyway?