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7.5 TheMetadataEditor

7 THE PRO-CODEC MANAGER APPLICATION

7.5 TheMetadataEditor

7.5.1 Overview

The MP3 and M4A audio file formats can optionally contain information about a file. This

information is commonly known as

METADATA. Typical metadata tags could include the

Title, Artist, Track Number, and Cover Art. The Title tag of a file is distinct from its file

name.

Adding metadata to your audio files makes them easier to identify, and allows other

applications to categorise and sort them based on your needs. It is also a sign of quality,
offering the information that you would normally find on an album CD case or vinyl
sleeve.

The Pro-Codec Manager provides the ability to add the most commonly used tags to your

files during the encoding process, and edit tags in existing MP3 and supported M4A
files.

When an MP3 or M4A file is selected in the

FileList (single-click), any supported

metadata it contains is imported into the

MetadataEditor. Once a tag has been edited,

its row is displayed with a light grey highlight. Metadata in files that are not currently
selected can be previewed in context, by hovering the mouse cursor over the Metadata
Import button in the

FileList.

Metadata section buttons

Undo/Redo

Undo or Redo a metadata edit. Importing metadata from presets or other files sets
an undo point so can also be undone/redone.

Clear

Remove all the existing metadata in the table.

Revert

Undo all changes and restore the section to the metadata held within the selected
file.

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