Any way for itunes match to replace ID3 tags?

[Tha Professor]

In the script, it says it scrapes the metadata for selected tracks or for entire library if nothing is selected.. Maybe just a heads up for people who do not wish to be fixing their entire library. Just use for untagged tracks!

I haven't tried it yet, since I only matched a part of library that is perfectly tagged, but I will add new stuff that is not very well tagged as soon as I finish uploading the first part...

 

[ipedro]

So you select the songs you want to retag in iTunes before running the script? Is that how it works with selected tracks?

 

[Tha Professor]

by @tapbot_paul
# Don't blame me if this nukes your metadata, formats your drive, kills your kids
# This script goes through any iCloud Matched songs in your iTunes library and tries to update the
# metadata from the iTunes Store
# Will run against selected tracks or if nothing selected entire library

that's exactly how I understood it...

 

[ipedro]

I ran my library:

Reading 7108 tracks ********
Found 836 matched tracks
Querying US store for 836 tracks ********* 420 updated
Querying GB store for 419 tracks ***** 136 updated
Querying AU store for 284 tracks *** 31 updated
Querying FR store for 253 tracks *** 3 updated
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Couldn't find meatadata for 162 tracks

Does this mean it didn't find matches for most of my library?

Reading 7108 tracks
Found 836 matched tracks

I believe it's because when I first got iTunes, I replaced the Artist field in songs with several artists, to artist + artist syntax. If so, it kind of defeats the purpose of this script if you have to have the artist, song title, album exactly like iTunes in order for it to find a match.

 

[davidduzy]

Europe apple store

Can someone help me? i've run the script but I live in Europe (itunes match is available since today in Belgium). but the script is not working What can i change?

 

[rollsrock25]

Any way to do this on windows yet? Would love to have all my tracks fully tagged.

Try Tag N Rename.

 

[m11rphy]

Hey Guys

If i run this script how do you limit it to just updating the songs you want updating ?

 

[ruhrpotts-proud]

Sadly, I always get an error, while executing the "sudo gem install rb-appscript" command.

Does anybody has an idea how to fix that? Spend hours trying to get this working...

Latest xCode is installed, the first command worked fine!


That's what I get after executing it:

Password:
Building native extensions.  This could take a while...
ERROR:  Error installing rb-appscript:
	ERROR: Failed to build gem native extension.

        /usr/local/bin/ruby extconf.rb
create /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rb-appscript-0.6.1/src/osx_ruby.h ...
create /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rb-appscript-0.6.1/src/osx_intern.h ...
creating Makefile

make
Makefile:188: warning: overriding commands for target `/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rb-appscript-0.6.1/lib'
Makefile:182: warning: ignoring old commands for target `/usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rb-appscript-0.6.1/lib'
gcc -I. -I/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/i686-darwin9.7.0 -I/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/i686-darwin9.7.0 -Isrc -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE   -fno-common -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=1  -fno-common -pipe -fno-common  -Wall  -c src/rbae.c
gcc -I. -I/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/i686-darwin9.7.0 -I/usr/local/lib/ruby/1.8/i686-darwin9.7.0 -Isrc -D_XOPEN_SOURCE -D_DARWIN_C_SOURCE   -fno-common -D_XOPEN_SOURCE=1  -fno-common -pipe -fno-common  -Wall  -c src/SendThreadSafe.c
cc -dynamic -bundle -undefined suppress -flat_namespace -o ae.bundle rbae.o SendThreadSafe.o -L. -L/usr/local/lib -L.  -framework Carbon -framework ApplicationServices    -lruby  -lpthread -ldl -lobjc  
ld: warning: ignoring file /usr/local/lib/libruby.dylib, file was built for unsupported file format which is not the architecture being linked (x86_64)
ld: in /usr/local/lib/libxml2.2.dylib, file was built for unsupported file format which is not the architecture being linked (x86_64) for architecture x86_64
collect2: ld returned 1 exit status
make: *** [ae.bundle] Error 1


Gem files will remain installed in /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rb-appscript-0.6.1 for inspection.
Results logged to /usr/local/lib/ruby/gems/1.8/gems/rb-appscript-0.6.1/./gem_make.out

 

[davidduzy]

help please

I keep getting 0 ..

Can anyone please help?




Building native extensions. This could take a while...
Successfully installed json-1.6.3
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for json-1.6.3...
Installing RDoc documentation for json-1.6.3...
MacBook-Air-van-Davidownloads ******$ sudo gem install rb-appscript
Building native extensions. This could take a while...
Successfully installed rb-appscript-0.6.1
1 gem installed
Installing ri documentation for rb-appscript-0.6.1...
Installing RDoc documentation for rb-appscript-0.6.1...
MacBook-Air-van-Davidownloads ****** ruby meta.rb
Reading 2132 tracks
Found 0 matched tracks
Querying US store for 0 tracks 0 updated
MacBook-Air-van-Davidownloads ******$ ruby meta.rb
Reading 2132 tracks
Found 0 matched tracks
Querying GB store for 0 tracks 0 updated
MacBook-Air-van-Davidownloads ******$ ruby meta.rb
Reading 2132 tracks
Found 0 matched tracks
Querying BE store for 0 tracks 0 updated
MacBook-Air-van-Davidownloads ******$

 

[xdphx]

ruby meta.rb
Reading 2940 tracks
Found 0 matched tracks
Querying US store for 0 tracks 0 updated

anyone can help me?

 

[enigma9682]

That's exactly what is displayed here... The problem is I have an account for the German iTunes Store. Thus, not a single track is found and updated.

Would greatly appreciate if somebody could help here!

 

[ruhrpotts-proud]

Try to change this line:

if iTunes_track.kind.get == 'Abgeglichene AAC-Audiodatei'

Should work!

 

[enigma9682]

WORKS GREAT (for German users)!

@ruhrpotts-proud: Ich danke dir! ;-)

 

[ruhrpotts-proud]

Ok, I give up.
Spend the last hours trying to work my problem with the "sudo gem install rb-appscript" command out, but without any luck...

If anybody has an idea, please let me know!

Did a complete reinstall of Lion, which fixed my problem. Guess it was somehow connected to previously installed xCode Versions on Leopard and Snow Leopard.

 

[xdphx]

@ruhrpotts-proud
thanks
never thought about that...

 

[burnin]

Windows Port:

https://gist.github.com/1499733

Same warnings strongly apply. Back up your data.

I'll add an extra one: don't run againt a live-updating smart playlist.

 

[CrazyMBalla]

Hi Folks,

Need some help please! I keep getting the following, What am i doing wrong here?

Reading 6522 tracks
Found 0 matched tracks
Querying US store for 0 tracks 0 updated

 

[CrazyMBalla]

I have a Canadian iTunes account, would that have anything to do with it not working for me?

 

[ruhrpotts-proud]

@CrazyMBalla You need to delete and redownload all of your tracks from the cloud first! Otherwhys you won't have the "matched aac audio" in your Tags and the script can't work.

 

[CrazyMBalla]

@CrazyMBalla You need to delete and redownload all of your tracks from the cloud first! Otherwhys you won't have the "matched aac audio" in your Tags and the script can't work.

WOW that's a ton of tracks to re-download. Does everyone just move their original to backup?

 

[ruhrpotts-proud]

I deleted everything and redownloaded it from the iTunes Store. That was why I bought iTunes Match, to get everything in a higher quality.

Btw. This is an awesome tool: http://tune-instructor.de/com/matchTag/app.html called matchTag. It will do the same as the script does, but with more options and a GUI (still Beta, will stop working after the 31st of December).

 

[CrazyMBalla]

I deleted everything and redownloaded it from the iTunes Store. That was why I bought iTunes Match, to get everything in a higher quality.

Btw. This is an awesome tool: http://tune-instructor.de/com/matchTag/app.html called matchTag. It will do the same as the script does, but with more options and a GUI (still Beta, will stop working after the 31st of December).

Ok, I have been downloading for about 5 hours now. Almost done! Thanks for your help, I will post back how things go after I run the script.

 

[albrechtmj]

Fellas-

I keep getting this result:

Reading 46 tracks
Found 46 matched tracks
Querying US store for 46 tracks */Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/rb-appscript-0.6.1/lib/appscript.rb:542:in `_send_command': CommandError (Appscript::CommandError)
OSERROR: -1731
MESSAGE: Unknown object type.
COMMAND: app("/Applications/iTunes.app").sources.ID(71).user_playlists.ID(100537).file_tracks.ID(100681).disc_number.set(1)
from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/rb-appscript-0.6.1/lib/appscript.rb:642:in `method_missing'
from meta.rb:43:in `update_track'
from meta.rb:91
from meta.rb:89:in `each'
from meta.rb:89
from meta.rb:87:in `each'
from meta.rb:87
from meta.rb:83:in `each_slice'
from meta.rb:83
from meta.rb:80:in `each'
from meta.rb:80

I can re-run "ruby meta.rb" after this result, and it works for one track (i.e. this time it says 45 tracks, then run it again with 44 tracks, etc.) but then it gives the same error and I have to re-type "ruby meta.rb" again, and again, and again...

I have about 2000 more tracks to go.

Suggestions?

Thank you!

 

[albrechtmj]

I think I figured it out...

I was using a Smart Playlist to keep track of the songs that needed tags.

I highlighted all of the songs in my Smart Playlist and created a new (normal) Playlist from Selection.

The script is now running properly (with about 69% success).

Fellas-

I keep getting this result:

Reading 46 tracks
Found 46 matched tracks
Querying US store for 46 tracks */Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/rb-appscript-0.6.1/lib/appscript.rb:542:in `_send_command': CommandError (Appscript::CommandError)
OSERROR: -1731
MESSAGE: Unknown object type.
COMMAND: app("/Applications/iTunes.app").sources.ID(71).user_playlists.ID(100537).file_tracks.ID(100681).disc_number.set(1)
from /Library/Ruby/Gems/1.8/gems/rb-appscript-0.6.1/lib/appscript.rb:642:in `method_missing'
from meta.rb:43:in `update_track'
from meta.rb:91
from meta.rb:89:in `each'
from meta.rb:89
from meta.rb:87:in `each'
from meta.rb:87
from meta.rb:83:in `each_slice'
from meta.rb:83
from meta.rb:80:in `each'
from meta.rb:80

I can re-run "ruby meta.rb" after this result, and it works for one track (i.e. this time it says 45 tracks, then run it again with 44 tracks, etc.) but then it gives the same error and I have to re-type "ruby meta.rb" again, and again, and again...

I have about 2000 more tracks to go.

Suggestions?

Thank you!

 

[Hinza]

Can someone help me? i've run the script but I live in Europe (itunes match is available since today in Belgium). but the script is not working What can i change?

Try to change this line:

if iTunes_track.kind.get == 'Abgeglichene AAC-Audiodatei'

Should work!

Maybe if you change that to the dutch or french version?

Btw. This is an awesome tool: http://tune-instructor.de/com/matchTag/app.html called matchTag. It will do the same as the script does, but with more options and a GUI (still Beta, will stop working after the 31st of December).

Ah I want a windows version