[iTunes] Corrupted Tags

[Brian Thorpe]

I use Roxio's Audio Central (part of the Easy CD Creator suite) version 
6 at work on my PC at work, and have experienced the same issue with 
corrupted ID3 tags. What SW are you using? And what OS?

I found that there are certain steps to transferring your MP3s 
successfully from iTunes to the above PC setup:
(it is assumed that you are transporting the files on a CD-R)
1. Copy the files from the CD to a folder named for that day's date. 
(something like... ~\music\mp3files\2003-0827)
2. Highlight all the files (this is much easier if the CD was created 
withOUT a folder in a folder structure)
right mouse click on the highlighted area and the click on properties. 
Un-check "read only" and check "archive." Then click ok or apply. 
Without this step, your files are read only and the tag info cannot be 
changed.
3. Again- assuming the use of the above SW... open the tag editor 
portion of the software.
4. Click on the file menu (maybe edit) and click "add" or something 
like that (I'm on my Mac writing this).
5. Browse to the file you just prepared and select them all and click 
add or ok.
6. Back at the editor window... make sure all the files are 
highlighted. Then down in the comments field at the bottom of the 
window replace anything there with a "space." Then click the "apply to 
all" button.

I have found that the corruption is in the comments. It is apparently 
too long. Too many characters.

The file will now be playable with the above software.

Good luck.

Bri

On Tuesday, August 26, 2003, at 01:25  AM, S. Moussly wrote:

> In the past I had a bad experience with corrupted tags when 
> transferring
> music to a PC. I would like to back up my music on DVDs. 
> Unfortunately, I do
> not have a DVD burner on my Tibook. As a result, I have to transfer 
> all my
> data to a PC that has one. The process of transferring these files is 
> time
> consuming, so I am a bit hesitant if I should go for it.
>
>
> Sincerely,
>
> Sam
>
>
>
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