User Guide

VirtualDJ supports ID3 tagging of MP3 audio files and MP4 and MOV tagging of video files. VirtualDJ

has always provided the fasts information access about one’s collection by using VirtualDJ’s database.

Adding direct tag access to every file considerably slows applications ability for timely browsing and

searching.

VirtualDJ retrieves and stores the tag information in similar fields as part of its own database. The tag

information stored can be updated at anytime using the VirtualDJ file menu. Since tag data is not

directly accessed, any of the information can be changed using the File Info dialog and it will not affect

the tag info of the file.

** VirtualDJ currently supports these types – ID3tags (MP3), MP4, MOV

Retrieving Tag Data

This can be accomplished in several methods at different points in time. The first and most common is

using the Config -> Browser tab’s options in the Infos Gathering section.

TAGS

• Enabled – Supported tag fields (BPM, Album, etc.) are read immediately when track first seen.

• Disabled – Tags are not read and need to be added manually through the browser interface.

ARTIST/TITLE

• Enabled – If the corresponding tags do not contain data for the Title and Artist fields then the

filename is parsed and used for those fields. Parsing format of the filename is Artist – Title.

• Disabled – Do not read the tags and use the file name parsing.

COMMENTS

• Enabled – Load the tag Comment field when track first seen.

• Disabled – Do not load the tag comment field

COVERS

• Local Search Only – for the CoverFlow viewer files already locally stored will be used (to include

ID3tag embedded)

• Download Exact Match – if no cover found locally, download a cover that only matches based on

the song’s information

• Download No Matter What – if no cover found locally, download anything that closely matches

using the song’s information

• Don’t Search – don’t ever look for covers if no cover exists

Alternatively, tag information can be retrieved by using a right-click on a specific track in the browser

and selecting File Info. The figure on the following page gives an example of the database stored

information along with the corresponding tag information that is retrievable.

Under each field with a button will have the tag info next to it that can be read from the tag. Click on

the button to copy that data into the VirtualDJ data field. This data will be stored and used by the

VirtualDJ database. The next to the FileName field is used to parse the file name into the Artist and

Title fields.

AUDIO AND VIDEO TAG

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