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Sandip Bhattacharya (sandipb) wrote :

Binary package hint: amarok

Amarok is removing ID3v2 tags in mp3 files while editing track
information. Here are two behaviors that I have found.

A. mp3 file with id3v1 and id3v2 tags. Upon editing track information,
    only id3v1 tags are left, and id3v2 tags are removed.
B. mp3 file with only id3v2 tags. Upon editing track information, only
    id3v2 tags are converted to id3v1 tags, and id3v2 tags are
    removed.

I couldn't spot any option in the settings to ensure that id3v2 tags are
used.

Here is a screen capture:

1. File with id3v1 tag

    $ id3v2 -l 01\ -\ Sona\ Mohapatra\ -\ Bolo\ Na.mp3
    id3v1 tag info for 01 - Sona Mohapatra - Bolo Na.mp3:
    Title : Bolo Na Artist: Sona Mohapatra
    Album : Sona Year: 2006, Genre: Pop (13)
    Comment: Created by Grip Track: 1

2. Converting id3v1 tag to id3v2 tag

    $ id3v2 -C 01\ -\ Sona\ Mohapatra\ -\ Bolo\ Na.mp3
    Converting id3v1 tag to id3v2 in 01 - Sona Mohapatra - Bolo Na.mp3... converted

    $ id3v2 -l 01\ -\ Sona\ Mohapatra\ -\ Bolo\ Na.mp3
    id3v1 tag info for 01 - Sona Mohapatra - Bolo Na.mp3:
    Title : Bolo Na Artist: Sona Mohapatra
    Album : Sona Year: 2006, Genre: Pop (13)
    Comment: Created by Grip Track: 1
    id3v2 tag info for 01 - Sona Mohapatra - Bolo Na.mp3:
    TIT2 (Title/songname/content description): Bolo Na
    TPE1 (Lead performer(s)/Soloist(s)): Sona Mohapatra
    TALB (Album/Movie/Show title): Sona
    TYER (Year): 2006
    TRCK (Track number/Position in set): 1
    COMM (Comments): (ID3v1 Comment)[XXX]: Created by Grip
    TCON (Content type): Pop (13)

3. After editing the track info in Amarok - deleting the comment tag.

    $ id3v2 -l 01\ -\ Sona\ Mohapatra\ -\ Bolo\ Na.mp3
    id3v1 tag info for 01 - Sona Mohapatra - Bolo Na.mp3:
    Title : Bolo Na Artist: Sona Mohapatra
    Album : Sona Year: 2006, Genre: Pop (13)
    Comment: Track: 1

NO ID3V2 TAGS LEFT.

This bug maybe related to https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+source/amarok/+bug/27884 , but I believe this is a different and serious problem because it affects my Sansa mp3 player which is reported to only work with ID3V2 player.