WMP Musepack / APEv2 tagging support

Shy · 17 May 2012, 07:43 pm

If you use Windows Media Player to play Musepack files, you can now use the WMP Tag Plus v2.0 plugin to add library and tagging support.

Antonski · 28 May 2012, 09:05 pm

Thank you, I didn't know that WMPTP supports Musepack already.
It is good that the plugin is actively developed, because currently there is a number of issues with SV8 - bit rate and lenght are wrong (0), endless loop at the EOF if the file is tagged.
The same as mplayer, except that they corrected the endless loop after all.

Tim De Baets · 29 May 2012, 07:03 pm

That is because TagLib, the tagging library used by WMP Tag Plus, doesn't support Musepack SV8 yet. I only know of this since yesterday thanks to the report of another user of the plug-in. The bug report in the TagLib bug tracker requesting SV8 support can be found here.

Antonski · 01 June 2012, 11:31 pm

Voted.

Tim De Baets · 09 June 2012, 02:20 pm

Thanks for voting. Unfortunately, there's no feedback anymore from the TagLib developers. I'm starting to think that they are counting on someone else to contribute a patch.

Antonski · 20 August 2012, 12:43 am

Well, it seems, that TagLib already support SV8.

Quote:

TagLib 1.8 BETA Release - July 14, 2012

New API for accessing tags by name.
New abstract I/O stream layer to allow custom I/O handlers.
Support for writing ID3v2.3 tags.
Support for various module file formats (MOD, S3M, IT, XM).
Support for MP4 and ASF is now enabled by default.
Started using atomic int operations for reference counting.
Added methods for checking if WMA and MP4 files are DRM-protected.
Added taglib_free to the C bindings.
New method to allow removing pictures from FLAC files.
Support for reading audio properties from ALAC and Musepack SV8 files.
Added replay-gain information to Musepack audio properties.
Support for APEv2 binary tags.
Many AudioProperties subclasses now provide information about the total number of samples.
Various small bug fixes.

It seems that soon the only player without Musepack support wil be Winamp

Tim De Baets · 21 August 2012, 01:58 pm

Exactly, thanks for letting me know. I'm hoping to release a new version of WMP Tag Plus with the SV8 support included soon.

Tim De Baets · 15 December 2012, 03:14 pm

Sorry that it took so long, but I finally found some time to update the TagLib version included in WMP Tag Plus and thereby adding SV8 support. There's no official new release yet, but the updated TagLibTagSupport.dll file can be downloaded from this link.

After downloading, make sure that WMP is closed, simply replace the old TagLibTagSupport.dll file in the WMP Tag Plus Program Files folder with the new one, and restart WMP. If there already are Musepack SV8 files in your library, you will need to remove them from the library first and then re-add them (Tools - Advanced - Restore deleted library items).

Seed · 16 December 2012, 08:03 am

Thank you, Tim

Antonski · 18 December 2012, 12:44 am

Thanks Tim, it really works as expected.
Refreshing the song tags didn't work for me, but once I removed and added them again in the library, it was OK.

Tim De Baets · 18 December 2012, 09:42 pm

Good to hear, thanks for reporting back

Out of interest, what exactly didn't work when using 'Refresh song tags'?
Edit: never mind, already found out that 'Refresh song tags' simply doesn't detect the songs. Previous post is corrected.

17 May 2012, 07:43 pm	#1
Shy Admin Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 372	WMP Musepack / APEv2 tagging support If you use Windows Media Player to play Musepack files, you can now use the WMP Tag Plus v2.0 plugin to add library and tagging support.

15 December 2012, 03:14 pm	#8
Tim De Baets Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	Sorry that it took so long, but I finally found some time to update the TagLib version included in WMP Tag Plus and thereby adding SV8 support. There's no official new release yet, but the updated TagLibTagSupport.dll file can be downloaded from this link. After downloading, make sure that WMP is closed, simply replace the old TagLibTagSupport.dll file in the WMP Tag Plus Program Files folder with the new one, and restart WMP. If there already are Musepack SV8 files in your library, you will need to remove them from the library first and then re-add them (Tools - Advanced - Restore deleted library items). Last edited by Tim De Baets; 26 December 2012 at 08:06 pm.

18 December 2012, 09:42 pm	#11
Tim De Baets Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	Good to hear, thanks for reporting back Out of interest, what exactly didn't work when using 'Refresh song tags'? Edit: never mind, already found out that 'Refresh song tags' simply doesn't detect the songs. Previous post is corrected. Last edited by Tim De Baets; 26 December 2012 at 08:08 pm.

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28 May 2012, 09:05 pm	#2
Antonski Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 102	Thank you, I didn't know that WMPTP supports Musepack already. It is good that the plugin is actively developed, because currently there is a number of issues with SV8 - bit rate and lenght are wrong (0), endless loop at the EOF if the file is tagged. The same as mplayer, except that they corrected the endless loop after all.

29 May 2012, 07:03 pm	#3
Tim De Baets Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	That is because TagLib, the tagging library used by WMP Tag Plus, doesn't support Musepack SV8 yet. I only know of this since yesterday thanks to the report of another user of the plug-in. The bug report in the TagLib bug tracker requesting SV8 support can be found here.

01 June 2012, 11:31 pm	#4
Antonski Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 102	Voted.

09 June 2012, 02:20 pm	#5
Tim De Baets Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	Thanks for voting. Unfortunately, there's no feedback anymore from the TagLib developers. I'm starting to think that they are counting on someone else to contribute a patch.

21 August 2012, 01:58 pm	#7
Tim De Baets Member Join Date: May 2012 Posts: 5	Exactly, thanks for letting me know. I'm hoping to release a new version of WMP Tag Plus with the SV8 support included soon.

16 December 2012, 08:03 am	#9
Seed Musepack Nanny Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 168	Thank you, Tim

18 December 2012, 12:44 am	#10
Antonski Veteran Member Join Date: Jun 2007 Location: Bulgaria Posts: 102	Thanks Tim, it really works as expected. Refreshing the song tags didn't work for me, but once I removed and added them again in the library, it was OK.