I'm learning that the different music players (iTunes, Windows Media) update the mp3 files' metadata with information.
When I'm comparing two (what were identical) files, the files display as different because the metadata is different (fair enough).
So I did the following:
(1) Created a session "Folder Compare".
(2) Edited the session settings as follows:
- Comparison Tab:
- Unchecked Compare file sizes (in some cases the metadata updates change the file size)
- Uncheck compare timestamps (because in some cases they are changed)
- Compare contents is checked, and Rules-based comparison is checked.
- Override quite tests results is checked.
When exiting, I selected "Also update session defaults", so future compares would be this way, and clicked "OK".
- In Name Filters tab, I exclude these files:
.DS_Store
desktop.ini
AlbumArt*.jpg
Folder.jpg
(3) I enter two directories to compare, I select all files/folders and rightclick and select "=? Compare Contents".
(4) I get results, and see some mp3 files are different, so I double click one to see the differences.
NOTE: The ignore minor icon/button is selected so I should not see any "minor differences"
Up to here, everything appears correct.
(5) In the "compare mp3 view" I see the nothing selected. I toggle the minor differences icon/button and the differences are highlighted or not highlighted depending on how the ignore minor differences button is set. Again this is correct.
(6) I return back to the session tab, and the not equal to icon changed to a squiggly equal line meaning there are some "unimportant changes".
My question is this:
(Q) Is there any way to get Beyond compare to show me the squiggly equal line first so I can skip over the file, or better yet, not even show me those differences because they should be filtered out because "ignore minor differences" button is selected.
NOTE: One possible complication is that there is one metadata field named: Audio,Data that I do want to compare. My belief is that this field says whether the mp3 audio data is the same size, and if the files are identical that field should be the same size. I also want to compare the ID3v1 fields. I've gone through the appropriate saving these settings to the session (or so I think I have done this).
I've experimented with this for now a couple hours and can't seem to find a way to make this happen so I'm posting this question. NOTE: I also searched for "mp3" and ID3v1, ID3v2 but did not find this question.
Best regards, great product,
PatS2265
When I'm comparing two (what were identical) files, the files display as different because the metadata is different (fair enough).
So I did the following:
(1) Created a session "Folder Compare".
(2) Edited the session settings as follows:
- Comparison Tab:
- Unchecked Compare file sizes (in some cases the metadata updates change the file size)
- Uncheck compare timestamps (because in some cases they are changed)
- Compare contents is checked, and Rules-based comparison is checked.
- Override quite tests results is checked.
When exiting, I selected "Also update session defaults", so future compares would be this way, and clicked "OK".
- In Name Filters tab, I exclude these files:
.DS_Store
desktop.ini
AlbumArt*.jpg
Folder.jpg
(3) I enter two directories to compare, I select all files/folders and rightclick and select "=? Compare Contents".
(4) I get results, and see some mp3 files are different, so I double click one to see the differences.
NOTE: The ignore minor icon/button is selected so I should not see any "minor differences"
Up to here, everything appears correct.
(5) In the "compare mp3 view" I see the nothing selected. I toggle the minor differences icon/button and the differences are highlighted or not highlighted depending on how the ignore minor differences button is set. Again this is correct.
(6) I return back to the session tab, and the not equal to icon changed to a squiggly equal line meaning there are some "unimportant changes".
My question is this:
(Q) Is there any way to get Beyond compare to show me the squiggly equal line first so I can skip over the file, or better yet, not even show me those differences because they should be filtered out because "ignore minor differences" button is selected.
NOTE: One possible complication is that there is one metadata field named: Audio,Data that I do want to compare. My belief is that this field says whether the mp3 audio data is the same size, and if the files are identical that field should be the same size. I also want to compare the ID3v1 fields. I've gone through the appropriate saving these settings to the session (or so I think I have done this).
I've experimented with this for now a couple hours and can't seem to find a way to make this happen so I'm posting this question. NOTE: I also searched for "mp3" and ID3v1, ID3v2 but did not find this question.
Best regards, great product,
PatS2265
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