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Bug 1.9.0: Unknown ID3 frames will be lost when updating known frame.

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Scratch Live
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Ortofon | Serato S-120
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pueblofunky 3:02 PM - 4 May, 2009
As reported in the beta forum:

I'm tagging my .wav files with Tag & Rename 3.5.1.

If I update a value in Serato, all unknown ID3 frames by Serato will be lost.
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Michael R 6:17 AM - 7 May, 2009
Hi pueblofunky,

Would you be able to make a copy of a .wav file, then make changes in Scratch Live to one of these (so you'll have a "before" and "after" file). Then could you please upload them both here -> www.serato.com (click link). We'll take a look and see what we can do :)
pueblofunky 3:14 PM - 3 October, 2009
This bug is also in 1.9.1. Screen shots will follow now.
pueblofunky 3:17 PM - 3 October, 2009
I've tagged the WAV File with Tag & Rename 3.5.3 (www.softpointer.com) which uses ID3v2.3 in WAV Files.

Screen Shot 1 (TR_Tag_1.png) shows the first part of the values.
3:17 PM, 3 Oct 2009
pueblofunky attached a file: TR_Tag_1.png
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pueblofunky 3:18 PM - 3 October, 2009
Screen Shot 2 (TR_Tag_2.png) shows the second part of the values.
3:18 PM, 3 Oct 2009
pueblofunky attached a file: TR_Tag_2.png
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pueblofunky 3:18 PM - 3 October, 2009
Screen Shot 3 (TR_Tag_3.png) shows the third part of the values.
3:18 PM, 3 Oct 2009
pueblofunky attached a file: TR_Tag_3.png
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pueblofunky 3:18 PM - 3 October, 2009
Here is the original WAV file tagged with Tag & Rename
3:19 PM, 3 Oct 2009
pueblofunky attached a file: Ashford & Simpson_Solid_(Special Club Mix)_TR.wav
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pueblofunky 3:20 PM - 3 October, 2009
Here is the original WAV file tagged with Tag & Rename - now the HEX screen shot of the ID3 part.
3:20 PM, 3 Oct 2009
pueblofunky attached a file: TR_Tag_HX.png
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pueblofunky 3:25 PM - 3 October, 2009
As you can see - all required ID3 information is stored.

After that I've started SL 1.9.1, loaded the file into the library and all possible tags will be shown correctly.

After that I've only changed the value of the tag 'genre' from "Synth-Pop" to "Synth-Pop2".

And then - see the HEX screen shot of the ID3 part after this change:
3:25 PM, 3 Oct 2009
pueblofunky attached a file: SL_Tag_HX.png
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pueblofunky 3:26 PM - 3 October, 2009
A lot of values are lost - not written back by SL !!! This is a VERY BIG bug - and a NO USE of SL to tag the WAV files.

NEXT:
Screen Shot 1 (SL_Tag_1.png) shows the first part of the values - after the change (reloaded in T&R):
3:26 PM, 3 Oct 2009
pueblofunky attached a file: SL_Tag_1.png
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pueblofunky 3:27 PM - 3 October, 2009
Screen Shot 2 (SL_Tag_2.png) shows the second part of the values - after the change (reloaded in T&R):
3:27 PM, 3 Oct 2009
pueblofunky attached a file: SL_Tag_2.png
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pueblofunky 3:27 PM - 3 October, 2009
Screen Shot 3 (SL_Tag_3.png) shows the third part of the values - after the change (reloaded in T&R):
3:27 PM, 3 Oct 2009
pueblofunky attached a file: SL_Tag_3.png
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pueblofunky 3:27 PM - 3 October, 2009
And here the WAV file itself after the change:
3:28 PM, 3 Oct 2009
pueblofunky attached a file: Ashford & Simpson_Solid_(Special Club Mix)_SL.wav
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pueblofunky 3:31 PM - 3 October, 2009
As you can see - IT IS A BUG!

e.g. "Album Artist" (TPE2) is missing after the update.

And it is a standard ID3v2.3 tag. See www.id3.org .. chapter "4. Declared ID3v2 frames".

Please fix this in the next version.

Thanks a lot!
Serato, Forum Moderator
Michael R 11:07 PM - 4 October, 2009
Hi pueblofunky,

Thanks for the information, it's much appreciated :)

We've fixed this issue in the latest beta of Scratch Live 1.9.2. If you can, please download it and see if you still have this issue. You can get the beta here -> www.serato.com (click link)
1:14 AM, 2 Aug 2010
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