[mythtv-users] Mythmusic Compilations

[Thomas Boehm]

Jack McGee wrote:
> On 11/24/2012 09:01 AM, Roger Siddons wrote:
>> On Fri, 23 Nov 2012 22:36:00 -0000, Jack McGee <jack at greendesk.net> wrote:
>>
>> > The only way I have every got this to work is to import a CD and click
>> > the Compilation button. Otherwise, if I import files, they are filed by
>> > artist, not as a compilation.
>> >
>> > What is the MP3 tag that needs to be on these for import files to see
>> > these are a compilation.
>>
>>
>> The relevant code is
>> http://code.mythtv.org/trac/browser/mythtv/mythplugins/mythmusic/mythmusic/metaioid3.cpp
>> line 311.
>>
>> Myth only recognises compilations from as defined by Musicbrainz. I'm
>> not familiar with it myself but it appears to insert custom tag fields
>> rather than use the 'standard' ones, for some reason.
>>
>> So your easiest option is probably to re-tag your music using
>> Musicbrainz. Alternatively you could investigate the Musicbrainz
>> tagging conventions (ie. use Musicbrainz on a test compilation and
>> inspect the resulting tags) & replicate that in your library. The
>> special compilation code is 89ad4ac3-39f7-470e-963a-56509c546377
>> apparently.
>>
> 
> OK, the code says
> // If the MusicBrainz ID is the special "Various Artists" ID
> // then compilation is TRUE
> 
> I don't see a tag "MusicBrainz ID"
> 
> so I set tag "musicbrainz_albumartistid" to
> " Various Artists"
> 
> and still Mythmusic does not recognize compilation. 

When I open Picard, I can see a tag "Compilation" with a value of "1"
for my Various Artists albums in there. I don't know what it translates
to in the resulting ID3 tags though.

Maybe you want to try out Picard. It's available for all platforms and
IMO the best tagger out there.

HTH
Thomas