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Main Window


The main window is divided into 5 distinct sections. The toolbar at the top, the Field Editor on the left, the Album Artwork editor on the bottom left, the File List in the center, and the All Tags List on the right. Below is a description of each section.

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Toolbar

The toolbar along the top contains icons for all of the functions available in Metadatics. You can edit which icons are shown and the placement of the icons by control-clicking on the toolbar and choosing 'Customize Toolbar...' There are also icons to show and hide the panels on the left and right, as well as a search bar that will filter the list of files.

 

 

Field Editor

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This is where you can edit some of the most common tags found in audio files. The files being edited are the ones that are selected in the File List. If multiple files are selected, Metadatics will change the information for all selected files.

Some fields support multiple values, as shown in the example above. If a field has a value, you can press the + button to add another value. Multiple values can be scrolled through using the up and down arrows.

 

 

Album Artwork Editor

The Album Artwork Editor can be found on the bottom of the left pane. You'll see a box that displays the artwork for the selected files. Image files can be dragged from the Finder to this box to set the artwork for the selected files. There is also a drop-down menu that allows you to select the image type and a box to type in a description.

Metadatics supports embedding multiple image files in a single file. If a file has multiple images, you can scroll through them using the selector at the bottom right of the Album Artwork Editor. If you try to add an image to a file that already has artwork, Metadatics will ask you if you want to add the image in addition to what is already there, or if you want to replace the image that is already there.

 

 

File List

The File List is the main table of files you see in the center of Metadatics. This lists all of the files that you are currently working on. You can also edit the information directly in this table by double-clicking the field you are interested in.

The first column is the save indicator column which will be either green or red. Red indicates there are unsaved changes to this file.

Columns can be re-arranged by dragging them around. You can also Control-Click on the column headers to show or hide any of the available columns.

 

All Tags Panel

The far right panel contains the list of all tags present in the selected files. This is a comprehensive list, beyond what is listed in the Field Editor. From here, tags can be added, edited, or deleted.