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Filename to Tag

The Filename to Tag tool is used to copy all the information available in your filenames and paste it into the correct tag fields. The Filename to Tag tool uses an advanced system to identify as much information as possible and save it into your files.

Using Filename to Tag functions

The Filename to Tag tool is available from both the Tag Editor and the Tag Editor (Advanced) but behaves slightly differently. The differences between these two approaches is described in the sections below.

The Filename to Tag tool is also available as a separate tool. Click here to read more about this separate tool.

Using Filename to Tag from the Tag Editor (Advanced)

Make sure that the Tag Editor (Advanced) is started. To read more about the Tag Editor (Advanced) click here.

The Filename To Tag panel is not visible by default. Enable the Filename to Tag panel by clicking on the Filename to Tag button on the top toolbar of the Tag Editor (Advanced).

The Filename To Tag tool has a couple of controls on it's panel.

Filename edit box
This is the original filename, stripped from the extension (.mp3, .ogg etc) and possibly also stripped from other characters. See the Help Section for the Filename to Tag to learn more about what can be stripped from the filename before processing the Filename To Tag feature.
The Template drop-down box
This box holds the template that is currently in use. This box is disabled for input when using Automatic Filename Reading since the template is auto-generated. When using Manual Filename Reading you can manually type your own template.

The Codes button
Click the Codes button to show a list of shortcuts for tag fields. Click on a tag field to add it to the template. The list also includes shortcuts for symbols often used in filenames. This button is disabled for input when using Automatic Filename Reading since the template is auto-generated.
The status indicator
When using the Filename to Tag tool, this icon changes between a red and green flag to show if a valid template is found (or typed in when using Manual Template Reading).

The Filename To Tag tool has a couple of settings to enable customizing of the filename extraction. All settings are available from the Filename To Tag menu under the Settings button (at the lower left corner of the Filename To Tag Panel) and some of these settings have their own button on the Filename To Tag panel.

Automatic / Manual Filename Reading
Switches between automatic and manual mode. The automatic mode will try to determine the best template for the current file while the Manual Mode will let you edit the template manually. When using Manual Filename Reading you can either manually type in the template in the Template box or you can use the available codes under the Codes button. A list of available template codes can be found at the bottom of this document.
Overwrite Existing Tag Data
Use this option to overwrite existing tag-data. If a field is locked the tag-data is not overwritten.

Note:

To be able to extract a field from the filename, the field needs to be visible in the Tag Editor (advanced). See the Tag Editor (Advanced) help section to learn how to show/hide tag fields.
There are several settings for the Filename to Tag Function available on the Filename to Tag page in Options.

Using the Filename to Tag from the Tag Editor

Make sure that the Tag Editor is started. To read more about the Tag Editor please click here.

Click the Filename to Tag button on the top toolbar and select one of the options in the drop down menu. There are two different ways of running Filename to Tag from the Tag Editor:

Filename to Tag
This will start the Filename to Tag tool.
Filename to Tag (Non Verbose)
This will make the Filename to Tag function run through all files in the current sheet and try to find a matching template for the filenames. If a matching template is found, then the fields will be filled.
Filename to Tag (Verbose)
This will give a dialog for all files in the list that matches more than one template. You will be able to choose a matching template before applying the results.

Available Filename to Tag codes (tag strings)

The Filename to Tag tool uses templates to extract information from filenames. A template consists of one or more fields called tag strings. The tag strings used for the tag fields in the Filename To Tag tool are:

%art - Artist
%aar - Album Artist
%tit - Title
%sti - Subtitle
%rmx - Remix
%alb - Album
%ast - Album Subtitle
%com - Comment
%ctr - Current Track
%ttr - Total Tracks
%ltr - Long Track (e.g. 9152 or 657)
%cdt - CD Track (e.g. 208 where 2 is the number of the Current CD and 08 is the Current Track)
%ccd - Current CD
%tcd - Total CDs
%bpm - BPM (Beats Per Minute)
%rly - Release Year
%rcy - Recording Year
%del - Delete (this will make a portion of a filename to end up nowhere in tags)
%cmp - Composer
%lyr - Lyricist
%gen - Genre
%mod - Mood
%sit - Situation
%lan - Language
%tem - Tempo
%pre - Preference
%stu - Studio
%bor - Band/Orchestra
%con - Conductor
%pos - Part of Series
%med - Media
%cat - Catalog Number
%pro - Produced
%pub - Publisher
%cop - Copyright
%gro - Grouping
%enc - Encoded By
%sse - Software Settings
%fow - File Owner
%oar - Original Artist
%oti - Original Title
%oyr - Original Year
%olr - Original Lyricist
%ofn - Original Filename
%isr - ISRC

A template for a file called:
02 - A Camp - I Can Buy You.mp3
should then look like this:
%ctr - %art - %tit

(note that the file extension is always removed from the template for convenience)