[Chiaki]

Hello everyone.
XBMC doesn't want to import some specific FLAC-files, here's a media info of one of them:


Complete name : D:\Musik\Linkin Park\Live In Texas (Japan)\1 - Somewhere I Belong.flac
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
File size : 28,8 MiB
Duration : 3min 37s
Overall bit rate mode : variabel
Overall bit rate : 1 108 Kbps
Album : Live In Texas (Japan)
Album/Performer : Linkin Park
Track name : Somewhere I Belong
Track name/Position : 1
Track name/Total : 13
Performer : Linkin Park
Producer : Wea
Genre : Rock
Recorded date : 2008
Writing application : reference libFLAC 1.2.1 20070917
Cover : Yes
Cover type : Cover (front)
Cover MIME : image/jpeg
Comment : EAC FLAC -8
MCDI : Yes

Audio
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
Duration : 3min 37s
Bit rate mode : variabel
Bit rate : 1 062 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 Kanäle
Sampling rate : 44,1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 27,6 MiB (96%)
Writing library : libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-11-17)


HERE is mediainfo of a file that works:

Complete name : D:\Musik\Linkin Park\A Thousand Suns (Limited Edition)\1 - The Requiem.flac
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
File size : 9,72 MiB
Duration : 2min 1s
Overall bit rate mode : variabel
Overall bit rate : 673 Kbps
Album : A Thousand Suns (Limited Edition)
Album/Performer : Linkin Park
Part/Position : 1
Part/Total : 1
Track name : The Requiem
Track name/Position : 1
Track name/Total : 16
Performer : Linkin Park
Producer : Warner Bros. Records (Warner)
Genre : Rock
Recorded date : 2010
Writing library : Exact Audio Copy (?? ??)
Encoding settings : flac.exe -V -8 -T "Date=2010" -T "Genre=Rock"
Cover : Yes
Cover type : Cover (front)
Cover MIME : image/jpeg
MCDI : Yes

Audio
Format : FLAC
Format/Info : Free Lossless Audio Codec
Duration : 2min 1s
Bit rate mode : variabel
Bit rate : 671 Kbps
Channel(s) : 2 Kanäle
Sampling rate : 44,1 KHz
Bit depth : 16 bits
Stream size : 9,68 MiB (100%)
Writing library : libFLAC 1.2.1 (UTC 2007-09-17)


Any idea why XBMC doesn't like the first file? It plays it perfectly when calling it up from the music data but it won't import it to the database properly!

[jmarshall]

It'll probably be due to it not reading the tag. When you browse your files, does it display using the tag info or the file info? Similarly, when you play it does it show the tag info or the filename?

[jhsrennie]

Use something like MP3Tag to check the tags in your FLACs. I use FLACs (tagged with MP3Tag) and they all import fine.

JR

[mad-max]

Just a quick note:
Had the same issue with some flac files a few days ago...
XBMC did not show the tags, but Mp3Tag did...
I cut and pasted the whole tags and saved...that worked...
But it seemed that it was an XBMC issue as vlc showed tags correctly...
Will see if I can get a sample for a Trac ticket...

cheers