Q.What is ID3 tag?
A.ID3 tag is special sections within an MP3 file in which information about the artist, album, title, etc. can be stored. During the development of MP3, the ID3 tag has changed a lot. Today there are two versions which are used: ID3v1 and ID3v2. The primary difference between these versions is:
ID3v1 only contains entries for the title (30), artist (30), album (30), defined genres, year and a comment. The numbers in brackets tells you many characters an entry can contain, because the entry length is limited.
These limits do not exists in the ID3v2 tag, and not only are entries are no longer limited in their length, there are also a much greater number of entries possible, like songwriter, web addresses, art picture etc.

Tag and M3U supports all ID3v2 tag fields that use Winamp, but you can also edit ID3v2 tags created in another program. Tag and M3U NEVER deletes any unknown tag fields.

ID3v2 tags are stored in the beginning of the mp3 file, that's why it takes so much time to write it the first time (Tag and M3U needs to move all the file data).

For more information: http://www.id3.org

Q.How to rename multiple music files simultaneously?
A.With Tag and M3U you can quickly and easily rename your music files according to their tag information as simply as 1-2-3! Just open the folder containing files to rename, configure the rename options and press the "Rename" button.
First use the folder explorer to navigate to the folder the music files locate. Select the files you want to rename. Now you are ready to begin renaming your favorite music files!
If files do not contain tag data, you cannot rename them with the "Tag To Filename" function. Instead, you may use the "Filename To Tag" function to generate tag data based on the file name. Otherwise, you may manually enter the tag information using the multi-file and manually tag editor.

Q.How to edit multiple music files' tag simultaneously?
A.First use the folder explorer to navigate to the folder the music files locate. Select the files you want to rename. Now you are ready to begin tagging your favorite music files!
Under the "Edit Tag" tab you can easily write, create or remove tags from selected files. Just click on the checkboxes to the left of the tag field names that you want to modify, fill-in the appropriate information and click the "Save Tag" button. You may also enable one of case functions, which will convert all tag fields to your case preference (lower, UPPER or Capitalize First Letter, Capitalize First Word).
To edit all additional supported ID3v2 or WMA tag fields in selected files, click on the "Edit All Frames" button.

Q.How to write multiple music files' tag simultaneously?
A.First use the folder explorer to navigate to the folder the music files locate. Select the files you want to write tag. Now you are ready to begin tagging your favorite music files!
Under the "Filename To Tag" tab, just configure the file name to the tag options and click the "Write Tag" button.

Q.How to synchronize ID3v1 and ID3v2 tag info?
A.Easy! Just use Tag Synchronization tool.
Follow these steps:
1) Select files that you want to update.
2) Press "ID3 Tag Sync..." item in the Tools menu.
3) Choose synchronization options and press "ID3v1=>ID3v2" button or "ID3v2=>ID3v1" button.
Tags synchronization options:
If tag already exists: choose what to do if updated tag already exists in file.
Case: check this box if you want to use case options.

Q.How to export music files to HTML file?
A.Tag and M3U can export music files to multiple file formats including HTML format.
To export music files to HTML file, you just need to:
1) Select files in filelist you want to export.
2) Click "Tools->Export Wizard->Export Selected Files..." menu.
3) In the popup Export Selected Files window, check the field you want to export, select the "HTML" export file format, and select a file name to save
4) Press "OK" button.

Q.How to edit filename mask?
A.You can use 'Mask editor' window to create, preview and manage file rename mask. To open it just press button near mask editor combobox. In the 'Mask editor' window, you can directly enter the mask variable, or you can use variable button instead. After editing a mask, you can choose to add it to mask bank for further use.

Q.How to search music file by the tag info?
A.Tag and M3U support searching music files. With File Searcher, you can find out all matched music files if you enter the search string in the search box (such as, Artist = GunNRose). Then you can generate m3u playlist from the found files, and the boring clicking now disappears.
But it is a prerequisite for mp3 to have tag. The number of your music files, of course, will affect your choice between edit the information or not. From the other side, your choice is the reflection of your views for life. Some of us always look forward a comfortable life and make efforts for it. No efforts, no pay.
Here is the detail operation.
In the searching file window, select the search type(ID3v1, ID3v2 or WMA). To search music files, you need to:
1) select tag type
2) Enter the tag information
3) Select a path to search in
4) Choose Case and Matching type
5) Press "Search" button

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Q.How to locate file in filelist or playlist view?
A.Tag and M3U support finding files both in filelist and playlist. Use this speed up function, you can quickly locate the files you wanted.
To use Find In Folder function, you can click Find In Filelist. It will toggle the Find panel. Select the finding column name in the Find By combo. And input the content you want to find. Select finding direction by clicking Up or Down button. Then click Find Next button.

If Tag and M3U find a file matched the condition, it will be highlighted. Repeat to click Find Next button to find more.
To select all matched files, you only need to click Select Matched Files button.

Find In Folder is Case-Insensitive. Rating, Size(K), Bitrate, Hz. or Time fields are digital based comparing.

Find In Playlist is similar to Find In Folder.

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Q.How to create a new playlist?
A.At first, you will have to switch to the List Maker mode and then you can create a new playlist. Here, Tag and M3U provides three options as follows:

• by Artist
• by Genre
• by Album

A better and fast way is, when you have edited the tags of your files you can click the pull down arrow on the Save Playlist button to generate a m3u file in the library. Wow! You do not need to choose the files one by one as you did. For example, you can check all files with the artist = Gun&Rose, and then choose save this by Artist. An m3u list named Gun&Rose. M3u is created in the library. From now on, you can enjoy your favorite music just press one button, just like you do with the Mp3 player or Audio devices at home.

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Q.How to use other player in Tag and M3U?
A.Tag and M3Usupports ALL VERSION of Winamp. Since Winamp v3.x itself has some bugs, so we recommend you to use Winamp 1.x, 2.x or 5.x. To use other player, set it in preference dialog.