Music XML generator [ Edited ]

[drizzt09]

I have been using a handy program called mp3tag for quite awhile to embed ID3 tag info and album art into my MP3 files. It also creates playlists and renames files simply to a preferred scheme. My preferred is ##-artistname - releasedate - songtitle.mp3 but can be manipulated to whatever. now you are probably wondering what that has to do with the hub. Well while playing with it yesterday and using one of JoeySmiths demo music xml files I was able to make this program also generate a valid mp3 album xml sheet compatible with the hub. Then all you have to do is run the album through TG to create the moviesheet.

 Here are my settings for mp3tag. You can extract the whole thing to "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mp3tag" or just the "xml.mte" to "C:\Documents and Settings\<user>\Application Data\Mp3tag\export"

To utilize the script its in file-export-xml. File name needs to be the same as the folder name for the album in order to work on the hub.

[TheCoolDude]

Drizzt, this is totally awesome. I tried to do the same a while back but could not figure out how to properly setup the export configuration file (.mte). I was using the 2.49 version at the time.

[drizzt09]

I can share the .mte I created if it makes it easier.

[TheCoolDude]

I and I'm sure other would greatly appreciated it, if you would. I try to create one over the period of a few days but the hub never could read the generated XML and display it. Maybe my naming convention was setup wrong.

[drizzt09]

bump for edit in 1st post

[yepmop1898]

This is a great find, thank you drizzt09 will save me a few hours (and probably some hair loss ) 

On a slight tangent.

I'm using Joey's theme and I have a rather large music collection, but I really like the way Tinwarble's MoJo theme handles it.

For example I have my music in Artists folder and then  albums in separate folder within. When scrolling the artist folder sit shows a picture of each artist (in a square folder) . Upon clicking the artist, the album(s) for that artist are then displayed in separate album folders with the album art being used as the folder cover again in a square shape, then you click the album and the album cover art is displayed with the tracks listed (hope this makes sense )

I'm not sure If I can replicate the above using Joeys theme as it looks like you can only do them by albums? (I'm probably wrong) what's everyone else doing?

Cheers

[drizzt09]

I should work but with Joeys theme I do not believe you can just throw an image in the folder and rename it... I think it would need to be generated by his music template. Best to ask him that question. You would only need the xml in with the music of course.

Joey did not provide instructions for music with his latest theme so it was a learning curve for me. Probably best to ask him in his thread for the best answers.

[pearl]

drizzt09 , this is amazing! thanks so much for letting us know about how to do this. Copied your xml.mte file to the correct directory and was able to export the new XML to the albums directory no problem.

Thanks!

-P

[TheCoolDude]

Thank you so much for sharing. In my previous attempt at generating .xml with Mp3Tag, I was trying to include to name of each tracks for the album .xml. I know there is a "loop" command which can be used but I would end up getting an error message when exporting. I will try again when I have a chance. Maybe with your .mte and a bit more experimenting I will get to result I'm looking for.

[drizzt09]

Skip the loop commands
Try the %track% type commands. I can play with it after