MP3 with error in tag not shown in media player [not relevant]

asked 2016-01-25 10:51:08 +0300

Kim gravatar image

updated 2016-02-01 21:54:11 +0300

I recently discovered that out of >550 MP3 files in a folder, only about 370 files was shown in the media player.

Using a tag editor I found that the missing files contained an invalid value (ex: 2012-00-00) in the year tag.

Correcting this made the file visible in the media player.

I would like the media player (or possible the tracker) to handle an invalid value as an empty value.

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The question has been closed for the following reason "question is not relevant or outdated" by Kim
close date 2016-02-01 21:53:57.430053

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Could you please post one of those files somewhere so it can be checked?

MSameer ( 2016-02-01 15:18:48 +0300 )edit

An example could be: http://media.libsyn.com/media/skepticsguide/skepticast2015-11-07.mp3

Unfortunately I have been unable to re-create the problem, even though every one of the then missing files (and only the missing files) all had a year tag in the form of <year>-00-00, and correcting it did make the files visible.</year>

Well I have rebooted in the mean time, so ...

As I cannot re-create the problem, I have changed the question to [Not relevant]

Kim ( 2016-02-01 21:52:18 +0300 )edit