Automatically convert non-English ID3 tags to Unicode
Feb 15, '05 08:57:00AM • Contributed by: bedouin
Feb 15, '05 08:57:00AM • Contributed by: bedouin
I've always been frustrated when importing Arabic MP3s into iTunes, since the names and titles of the files are regularly garbled. This is because most Windows MP3 programs write ID3 tags in the Windows-encoded CP1256 character set; other Windows encodings have different, yet similarly cryptic titles. iTunes on the other hand behaves properly, and sticks to Unicode.
I found a very simple (and free!) program entitled Unicode Rewriter that can batch convert MP3s' ID3 tags to Unicode. This application is a huge time saver, since the other option is to retype the information manually -- if you have it to begin with.
I found a very simple (and free!) program entitled Unicode Rewriter that can batch convert MP3s' ID3 tags to Unicode. This application is a huge time saver, since the other option is to retype the information manually -- if you have it to begin with.
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