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Tópico: Editing a song and re-importing into VDJ
Is it possible to edit a song and then import it back into VDJ without losing the metadata, cue-points, linked songs, etc? I will probably save the edited song as a Flac, rather than re-encode it as an mp3. I don't want VDJ to treat it as a new song.
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Mensajes Mon 19 Oct 26 @ 2:47 pm
As the same file type yes, just overwrite it in the same location. As a different file type no.
 
kradcliffe wrote :
As the same file type yes, just overwrite it in the same location. As a different file type no.

A different file type CAN be used as long as the user is savvy enough to edit the database.xml file where the original song resides and rename the file.

However, saving an edited mp3 as flac won't buy you any improvement in audio quality. You're editing a lossy compression file then saving as lossless. The quality of the file is only as good as the lowest audio quality in the chain. You'll get an increase in file size with no increase of audio quality. In theory, the quality won't be any worse by saving to flac. I guess it depends on what the bit rate of the mp3 file you're editing is.
 
djdonn wrote :
A different file type CAN be used as long as the user is savvy enough to edit the database.xml file where the original song resides and rename the file.

Yes, and no.
The database XML file is only one part of the equation. Manually editing it, won't update history files, playlist files, linked files, e.t.c. that the track may also appear.
Editing the database.xml manually will only retain you your cues, and historic data (playcount, first seen, first play, last play)
 
Paul McKenzie wrote :
Is it possible to edit a song and then import it back


Depends what you mean by "edit". What are you going to do?

Particularly with cue points, if your edit makes the track longer, shorter or rearranges it, then there is potential for the cue point info to become muddled.
 
PhantomDeejay wrote :
djdonn wrote :
A different file type CAN be used as long as the user is savvy enough to edit the database.xml file where the original song resides and rename the file.

Yes, and no.
The database XML file is only one part of the equation. Manually editing it, won't update history files, playlist files, linked files, e.t.c. that the track may also appear.
Editing the database.xml manually will only retain you your cues, and historic data (playcount, first seen, first play, last play)


A trick that has worked for me is, I'll have the original file visible in my VDJ browser. Once I rename the file in File Explorer (NOT through VDJ), VDJ will consider that file missing. I'll load the (originally named) file from the VDJ browser to a deck. The deck will say can't load. I then right click on the file in my vdj browser, select 'relocate missing file', then point vdj to the renamed file. That maintains everything including the history files, playlist files, linked files etc.
 
djdonn wrote :
I then right click on the file in my vdj browser, select 'relocate missing file', then point vdj to the renamed file. That maintains everything including the history files, playlist files, linked files etc.


That's an interesting approach
 
djdonn wrote :

A trick that has worked for me is, I'll have the original file visible in my VDJ browser. Once I rename the file in File Explorer (NOT through VDJ), VDJ will consider that file missing. I'll load the (originally named) file from the VDJ browser to a deck. The deck will say can't load. I then right click on the file in my vdj browser, select 'relocate missing file', then point vdj to the renamed file. That maintains everything including the history files, playlist files, linked files etc.


That trick works only if you put the file in a list first.
I mean, if you don't put the file on a list and you try to browse it's physical location, the "missing" file won't be shown on the browser so that you can right-click on it to "relocate" it.

Also, it's fine for 2/3 maybe 5 tracks. But if you want to process more, it gets out of hand very easily.