Tuesday, September 06, 2005
Inside every music file lives a form containing the song's title, artist, album, and similar information. When deciding how to sort, display, and categorize your music, Windows Media Player reads those tags -- not the songs' filenames. Most portable music players, including the iPod and Dell DJ, also rely on tags, so it's important to keep them filled out properly.
It's so important, in fact, that Media Player normally fills in the tags for you when it adds files to its library.
Many people don't bother filling out their song's tags; other people keep them meticulously updated. If your tags are filled out the way you prefer, stop Media Player from messing with them. Just click Options from the Tools menu, click the Library tab, and clear every box in the Automatic Media Information Updates for Files category. If your tags are a mess, leave those boxes checked so Media Player will clean up the tags for you.
To edit a song's tag manually in Media Player, right-click on it in the library and choose Advanced Tag Editor
It's so important, in fact, that Media Player normally fills in the tags for you when it adds files to its library.
Many people don't bother filling out their song's tags; other people keep them meticulously updated. If your tags are filled out the way you prefer, stop Media Player from messing with them. Just click Options from the Tools menu, click the Library tab, and clear every box in the Automatic Media Information Updates for Files category. If your tags are a mess, leave those boxes checked so Media Player will clean up the tags for you.
To edit a song's tag manually in Media Player, right-click on it in the library and choose Advanced Tag Editor
