#Edit file details artist album info how to
#Edit file details artist album info update
#Edit file details artist album info manual
#Edit file details artist album info windows

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#Edit file details artist album info windows

In Windows Media Player 11, right-click the album art box of the desired album and select Paste Album Art.When you find the desired album art, right-click the image and select Copy. Good websites for finding album art are Google images,, and. Find the image you would like to use on your computer or on the Internet.

#Edit file details artist album info how to

The following steps describe how to manually add or change the album art. If the media information found is correct, but there is a generic album art image or if the media information is not found at all, you must manually set the album art. Search for the correct media information and click the correct entry. To automatically find the album art, right-click the album and select Find Album Info.Click the Library tab and locate the album for which you want to add or change the album art.To add or edit the album art, complete the following: This will reduce the risk of files being assigned incorrect album art. Make sure all media information is correct before updating album art. Track Info tab-Title, Genre, Track Number, Album.Although not all information will always be filled in, the essential fields are as follows: Enter the correct media information in the boxes for the Track Info tab and the Artist Info tab, as shown in Figure 8.25 and click OK.

To use the Advanced Tag Editor, right-click a song in the library and select Advanced Tag Editor. This is the most powerful option for editing your media information and personally is my favorite because each file is edited independently and there is no chance you can mess up the media information you have already entered for other files. If this option is not possible, you must use the Advanced Tag Editor. Confirm the move and media information change to add the correct media information to the desired file. Files with incorrect media information can be dragged on top of a file with the correct media information. The first of these is useful if you have at least one file in your library that has correct information for the album.

#Edit file details artist album info manual

If you are unable to find the album information in the online database, or if your media was originally part of a mix CD, you must use one of the manual options.

#Edit file details artist album info update

Follow the instructions on the Find Album Information dialog box to search for the correct information and update the album.

Right-click the album and select Find Album Info.

Find the album you want to update in the Album view of the library.

To do this, complete the following steps: This is usually the easiest and fastest way to update your media information. Many albums have their information stored in online databases accessible to Windows Media Player 11. Automatically Get Media Information from an Online Database You can enter media information into Windows Media Player 11 in several ways, including automatically from online databases, dragging items, and using the Advanced Tag Editor. It may be tedious, but supplying your media library with correct information will make things much more enjoyable in the long run. It is a lot easier to find your favorite song if it contains the correct media information than if its media information reads 'Track 2, Unknown Album, Unknown Artist,' along with about 400 other songs in your library. This inaccurate media information should be corrected immediately to ensure that your library and files remain neatly organized and easy to navigate and maintain. In some cases, the media information of a file may be incomplete or missing. A word of advice-when in doubt, use the manual procedures for updating media info and album art. This is because all files on that original CD are linked, and if you choose the album info for one file, all other files will be changed back to the album of the chosen file, thereby forcing you to redo the album info for every file in that mix CD.

Do not use the automatic Find Album Info features if the song was originally ripped as part of a mixed CD.