Converters

Convert ID3v2.2 to ID3v2.3

Access: Menu > MP3 > Convert ID3v2.2 to ID3v2.3, <Alt+F6>, Speedbutton Toolbar button

Converts the ID3v2 tags in all or just selected files from tag version ID3v2.2 to tag version ID3v2.3. If specific files (rows) are selected in the Editor, only selected files are converted. If no files are selected, it is assumed that all files are to be operated upon.

Convert ID3v2.3 to ID3v2.4

Access: Menu > MP3 > Convert ID3v2.3 to ID3v2.4, <Alt+F7>, Speedbutton Toolbar button

Convert the ID3v2.3 tags in all or just selected files from tag version ID3v2.3 to tag version ID3v2.4. If specific files (rows) are selected in the Main Editor, only those selected are converted. If no files are selected, it is assumed that all v2.3 files are to be converted.

Tags at version ID3v2.4 are unsynchronized on a frame by frame basis, as needed, whereas all frames in ID3v2.3 tags have unsynchronization applied (see heading Unsynchronization in topic Preferences for further information about Unsynchronization). Only tags at version ID3v2.4 support the "Musicians Credits" list (shown in Editor 2 in column "Musicians"), where tags at version ID3v2.3 do not. Be aware also that, as of the time of this writing, few tag editors and other applications that edit or use ID3v2 tags support the newer ID3v2.4 tag standard. Thus, tags converted to this standard will not be usable in some programs.

Convert ID3v2.4 to ID3v2.3

Access: Menu > MP3 > Convert ID3v2.4 to ID3v2.3, <Alt+F8>, Speedbutton Toolbar button

Converts the ID3v2.3 tags in all or just selected files from tag version ID3v2.4 to tag version ID3v2.3. If specific files (rows) are selected in the Editor, then only those files are converted. If no files are selected, it is assumed that all v2.4 files are to be converted.

See heading Convert ID3v2.3 to ID3v2.4 above for important information about some of the differences between these two ID3v2 tag versions.

Convert ASCII tags to Unicode

Access: Menu > MP3 > Convert ASCII tags to Unicode, <Alt+F9>, Speedbutton Toolbar button

Converts tag data in all or just selected ID3v2 tags from plain ASCII text to Unicode-encoded data (UTF-16). If specific files (rows) are selected in the Main Editor, then only those files are converted. If no files are selected, it is assumed that all ID3v2 are to be converted.

Convert Unicode tags to ASCII

Access: Menu > MP3 > Convert Unicode tags to ASCII, <Alt+F10>, Speedbutton Toolbar button

Converts tag text in all or just selected ID3v2 tags from Unicode-encoded data (UTF-16, UTF-16BE, or UTF-8) to plain ASCII text. If specific files (rows) are selected in the Editor, then only those selected files are converted. If no files are selected, it is assumed that all applicable files are to be converted.

Rating to MusicMatch Rating

Access: Menu > MP3 > Rating to MusicMatch Rating, <Ctrl+Alt+5>

Converts MP3 Popularimeter ratings (range 1-255) and/or M4A/MP4 ratings (range 1-100) into MusicMatch ratings (range 1-5), and stores them in the MusicMatch Rating field (column heading "MM Rating"). All ratings are shown in the Editor as one- to five-star ratings ("*" to "* * * * *"). Number ranges refer to the values stored internally in specific tag types to represent these ratings. Operates on all or just selected files.

Some background information about ratings:

In MP3's, rating information is stored in one of three sub-fields enclosed by the ID3v2 Popularimeter frame (which also houses an email address and a playcount). Program MusicMatch creates a rating frame from an ordinary Comment frame, giving it a unique description field ("MusicMatch_Preference") so that it can be distinguished from other Comment frames. In M4A's and MP4's, Apple has pre-defined a rating frame with an atom identifier of "rtng," and this is where Tag Clinic stores rating information for these file types. Tunes does not store its own rating information there, however, but instead stores it in its library file. Program Tag & Rename defines its own rating atom for M4A's and MP4's, which it identifies as "rati," and Tag Clinic will look for a rating in this field if it can't find one in the iTunes "rtng" field. In addition, when storing a rating, it will copy a rating it puts in "rtng" into the "rtng" field also.

MusicMatch Rating to Rating

Access: Menu > MP3 > MusicMatch Rating to Rating, <Ctrl+Alt+6>

Converts MusicMatch ratings (range 1-5) in MP3,M4A, and/or MP4s (column heading "MM Rating") into MP3 Popularimeter ratings (range 1-255) or M4A/MP4 ratings (range 1-100), and stores them in the Rating field (column heading "Rating"). All ratings are shown in the Editor as one- to five-star ratings. Number ranges refer to the values stored internally in specific tag types to represent these ratings. Operates on all or just selected files.