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:-)

ID3 allows storing rating stars for each email address. Applications are using a fix e-mail-address - but always their own.

The ratings are from 0-255 and each program take e.g. 0 = 0, 1 = 50, 2 = 100, 3 = 150, 4 = 200, 5 = 250 ...

So this is really horrible as usual in ID3. Which one should Serato take. The one from Windows Media Player or the one from iTunes.

Note: I don't know what iTunes is using and storing because not tested.

I recommend to use the GROUPING column and use these "tags": RT1, RT2, RT3 .. (= rating 1 ..) or "ST1" = stars 1 ..

Then you can use the smart crate to find all these kind of tracks.

Of course - 5 yellow stars on the display would be much better and an eye-catcher!

Yes, that's right.

The MP3 Tag POPULARIMETER (POPM) is standard in IV3v2.4 (isn't it ??) and made to show the rating in many different programs.

It looks like this:

email|rating|playcounter
e.g.
no@email.de|154|4

The rating field means:
1 star: 53
2 star: 104
3 stat: 154
4 star: 205
5 star: 255


If i am rating the tracks with Traktor, the stars are visible in the MAC OS finder, iTunes, AND in Windows Explorer (and other windows and MAC OS programs) so i guess these progams and OS'ses are reading the same tag (POPM).
Why can't SL read these tags?

Scratch Live should read out these tags, because it's standard.

The Winamp-own (and other) rating tag is negligible and can be ignored, because it's not the standard!

The yellow stars, aren't an eye-catcher but they are a really helpful way to organize your library.

Not an eye-catcher for you - but for people (guests) who are looking on my dj-laptop behind me (1-2 m). ;)

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Can the rating stars from itunes be used in SL3?
I am starting from scratch here. Please help!

Scratch Live can't do it. No matter what Rane hardware you're using.