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Add or Edit Media Information (Abulm info)

(2010-08-05 13:51:40)
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If you're like many people, you probably have a number of songs in your Windows Media Player 10 library that have missing or incorrect media information (that is, you have songs that don't have the correct song titles, album names, artist names, genres, track numbers, and so forth).

This article explains some of the common reasons why your files might not have correct media information and what you can do to fix them. For information about adding album art to a file, see the Add Album Art Web page.

This article has the following sections:

Adding Media Information to Tracks When Ripping a CD

When you rip (copy) tracks from a CD, Windows Media Player tries to identify the songs on the CD by connecting to the Internet and searching the Windows Media database that is operated by Microsoft. In most cases, the Player is able to retrieve the correct media information from the online database and then add the information to the Windows Media Audio (WMA) or MP3 files that are created during the ripping process.

There may be times, however, when the Player might not be able to retrieve complete or accurate media information from the database. This can happen for a number of reasons:
  • The CD information is not in the database. (This happens most frequently with commercial CDs that are very new or relatively rare and with custom mix CDs that you or a friend might have burned.)
  • The CD information is in the database, but the Player is not able to match the CD in your CD drive with the corresponding entry in the database.
  • The CD information is in the database, but the information in the database is inaccurate or incomplete.
  • The Player was temporarily unable to connect to the database.

Ripping a Commercial CD

If you a preparing to rip a commercial CD that you purchased from a store and you notice that the Player has not correctly identified the tracks on the CD, do the following before you click the Rip Music button:
  1. In Windows Media Player, click Rip, and then click Find Album Info, as shown in the following screen shot.
    The Player connects to the Internet and displays a Web page beneath the list of tracks that you are preparing to rip.
    If you see a message that says you must change your privacy settings, right-click the Windows Media Player title bar, point to Tools, and then click Options. Click the Privacy tab, and then select the Update music files by retrieving media info from the Internet check box.
  2. Click Search by album name, type the name of the album that you are trying to rip, and then click Next, as shown in the following screen shot.
    The Player searches the database and displays a list of albums that are similar to your request.
  3. Do one of the following:
  4. (Optional) If any of the information that is displayed is not accurate, click Edit, type the correct information, and then click Next. (To edit the Performer or Composer columns, click the column name.)
  5. Confirm that the rest of the information is correct, and then click Finish.
    The Player uploads the correct information to the database, closes the Web page, and updates the information in the Rip feature. To continue ripping the CD, click Rip Music.

Note   If you had to change any information in the database and you later rip the CD on a different computer, you might have to edit the information in the database again. There is a lag time, perhaps days, between when you submit information to the database and when that information is made available for download.

The primary reason for the lag time is that the information must be reconciled with any conflicting information provided by other customers and, once verified, that information must be passed on to the data providers that supply Microsoft with media information.

Ripping a Custom Mix CD

If you are preparing to rip a custom mix CD that you or a friend created and you notice that the Player has not correctly identified the tracks on the CD, do the following before you click the Rip Music button:
  1. In Windows Media Player, click Rip, and then click Find Album Info.
    The Player connects to the Internet and displays a Web page beneath the list of tracks that you are preparing to rip.
  2. Click Type the information for a personally created (burned) CD, and then click Next, as shown in the following screen shot.
    The Player displays a form that you can use to enter information about the CD. In Artist Type, for example, you can specify whether the CD contains songs from a single artist, various artists, a movie soundtrack, or a classical work. If you want to, you can click the Performer and Composer column headings to add additional information about each track.
  3. Type the information in the appropriate boxes, and then click Next.
    The Player displays the information that you entered on the previous page.
  4. Verify the information is correct, and then click Finish.
    The Player adds the information to your files.

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Adding Media Information to Files Already in Your Library

If you have files in your library that have missing or incorrect media information, either because you didn't fix the information before you ripped the CD or because you ripped the CDs by using another CD ripping program, there are several methods you can use to correct the media information.

Adding Media Information Using the Online Database

Typically, the easiest way to add media information to a file that is already in your library is to help the Player search for the information in the online database. This method works best when there is information in the database, but the Player just hasn't been able to automatically match it to the file in your library.
  1. In Windows Media Player, click Library, right-click a file, and then click Find Album Info, as shown in the following screen shot.
    The Player connects to the Internet and displays a Web page in a pane beneath the song that you are trying to fix.
    Tip   To select multiple adjacent items, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. To select multiple nonadjacent items, hold down the CTRL key as you click each item.
  2. If an exact match appears in the list, click the item, as shown in the following screen shot, and you’re finished.
    The Player closes the Web page and adds the information to the library. After a period of time (which varies depending upon how many changes you have made and whether the Player is performing any processor-intensive actions), the information is also added to the file. To force the Player to update the file immediately, right-click the Windows Media Player title bar, point to Tools, and then click Process Media Information Now.
  3. If no exact match appears in the list, click Refine your search, as shown in the following screen shot.
    The Player displays a form that you can use to refine your search.
  4. Type as much information as you can in the boxes, and then click Search, as shown in the following screen shot.
    The Player displays a list of search results that are similar to the search criteria you typed in the form.
  5. If an exact match is found, click it to add the media information to your library. If no match is found, click Edit track information to enter the media information manually.

Tip   In some circumstances, you can update the media information for an entire album with just two clicks. In the Category pane of the library (the pane on the left), right-click an album, and then click Update Album Info. Windows Media Player will try to find a match in the online database. If it can, the Player will update the media information in the library without any further intervention by you. If the Player can't find a match, no form will be displayed for you to enter additional search criteria or to manually enter the correct media information.

Adding Media Information Using the Library

If you don't mind entering all the information manually, you can bypass the online database and fix the information directly in the library.
  1. In Windows Media Player, click Library, right-click the file's title, artist name, or other media information attribute, and then click Edit, as shown in the following screen shot.
    Tip   To select multiple adjacent items, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. To select multiple nonadjacent items, hold down the CTRL key as you click each item.
  2. Type the information that you want to add or fix, and then press ENTER, as shown in the following screen shot.
    The information is added to the library. After a period of time (which varies depending upon how many changes you have made and whether the Player is performing any processor-intensive actions), the information is also added to the file. To force the Player to update the file immediately, right-click the Windows Media Player title bar, point to Tools, and then click Process Media Information Now.
  3. Repeat steps 1 and 2 as necessary to fix the other attributes.
    You might need to scroll horizontally to see additional attributes, such as Genre. To show additional columns, right-click one of the columns, click More, and then select the column names that you want to appear in the library.

Adding Media Information Using the Advanced Tag Editor

The library doesn't show all of the media information attributes that are available, such as Original album or Beats per minute. If you want to change an attribute that is not exposed in the library or you want to change several attributes at once, use the Advanced Tag Editor. A tag is another name for a media information attribute.
  1. In Windows Media Player, click Library, right-click a file, and then click Advanced Tag Editor, as shown in the following screen shot.
    Tip   To select multiple adjacent items, click the first item, hold down the SHIFT key, and then click the last item. To select multiple nonadjacent items, hold down the CTRL key as you click each item.
  2. In the appropriate boxes on each tab, type the information that you want to add or fix, and then click OK, as shown in the following screen shot.
    The information is added to both the library and the file immediately.

After you've taken the time to add media information to your files, it's a good idea to verify that it won't be overwritten by the Player later. Right-click the Windows Media Player title bar, point to Tools, and then click Options. Click the Library tab, and then verify that the option Only add missing information is selected. (It is selected by default.) This will prevent the Player from inadvertently overwriting the correct media information you've added with the incorrect media information that might be in the online database.
 

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