TINT-based filing migration

This page describes how to migrate to TINT-based filing, i.e. filing based on TIN, side# and track#.

Windows

Use the software: mp3tag. mp3tag lets you read and write parts of the pathnames. They are accesible via %_something%.

The rows labeled "TINT-based filing" show the migration goals, depending on the software

t.i	tool	TIN	Side#	Track#
TINT-based filing	foobar2000	$directory(%path%,2)	%_directoryname%	%_filename%
TINT-based filing	mp3tag	%_parent_directory%	%_directory%	%_filename%
Tags	foobar2000	$num(%barcode%,14)	%discnumber%	%tracknumber%
Tags	mp3tag	?	?	?

Three useful commands are

• Convert | Tag -> Filename
• Convert | Filename -> Tag
• Convert | Filename -> Filename (The third command can maybe replace the two step uses of the other two commands - not tested).

Track# - %_filename%

process

• A) If you have the tracknumber in the tag fields you can rename the file to "tracknumber.fileextension".
  • Convert | Tag -> Filename
  • format string: %track%, or if you want to remove leading zeros: "$num(%track%,1)"
• B) If you don't have the tracknumber in the tags but the filename starts with the number then you can put it in the tracknumber tag.
  • Convert | Filename -> Tag
  • Format string something like "%track% - %dummy%" or "%track%_%dummy%" or "%track%_-_%dummy%".
  • go to A)

Example

• 05_-_la_punalada.flac
  • Convert | Filename -> Tag, format string %track%_-_%dummy%
  • now the track number field contains "05"
  • Convert | Tag -> Filename, format string $num(%track%,1)
  • now the file is named 5.flac

Side# - %_directory%

• introduce the side folder. Very often it will be a folder named "1"
• if all tracks are on side 1 use: Convert | Tag -> Filename , format string: %_directory%\1\%track%
  • if before conversion , after conversion

Example

• Calo_Al_compas_del_corazon\5.flac
• %_directory% = albumname folder name
• if all tracks are on side 1 use: Convert | Tag -> Filename , format string: %_directory%\1\%track%
• you get Calo_Al_compas_del_corazon\1\5.flac
• %_directory% = Side#, %_parent_directory% = albumname folder name

TIN - %_parent_directory%

todo

• TIN conversions....
  • sometext_[<TIN|EAN|UPC>]/
  • <TIN|EAN|UPC>_sometext/

When there are other than audio files (e.g. a "cover.jpg") in the folders and you want to keep them there, (assume barcode is in field "barcode") you can do

• Convert Tag->Filename %_parent_directory%\%_directory%\%barcode%\%_filename%
• so the new folders are created inside the old ones
• manually copy the non-audio files into the barcoded folder