An iTunes Metadata editor for the rest of us.
The source code served as an example, it is, by no means, a commercial grade product. It might contain errors or flaws, and it was created for demonstration purpose only.
Metarminator allows you to batch edit iTunes Metadata of your iTunes musics and videos, whether iTunes allows you to edit them or not.
It was originally AtomicParsleyGUI, now it utilized Apple's AVFoundation framework to read and write iTunes Metadata instead of AtomicParsley.
Q: Is this really free?
A: Currently YES. But I do accept donations. You can send Amazon.com/Amazon.co.uk gift cards to my email.
Q: What does it do?
A: Metarminator allows you to batch edit iTunes Metadata of your iTunes musics and videos, whether iTunes allows you to edit them or not. Such as your personal purchase info, Apple ID, etc.
Q: What formats does it support?
A: Currently, Metarminator supports those formats that are iTunes Metadata compatible: MP4, M4A, M4P, M4V and M4B.
Q: Can I add files by drag and drop?
A: Sure. Simply drag and drop them to the main window or the dock icon.
Q: Why MP3s are not supported?
A: While they are lots of tools out there can edit ID3 tags, there are only few that does iTunes Metadata. This tool was created to help people get the ability to view, edit or remove the info they wish. As MP3s is not iTunes Metadata compatible (it use ID3), it's not supported by Metarminator yet.
Q: Are there limitations to the values?
A: The limitation varies, as listed below.
- For fields that has sting as value: Less than 256 English characters (Excepts lyrics, which has no limit).
- The fields that has number as value: Between 0 and 65535. Some fields might accept larger values.
- For cover artworks: You can add ANY image that supported by OS X. They will be converted and stored as JPEG in the metada. You can drag and drop them into the preview box or use the "Add" button.
Q: What's that "Deep Scan" option for?
A: By default, the application will only search the extra data in the first 1024 bytes to shorten the processing time. In the Deep Scan mode, it will however, search the whole file.
Q: What's that "Scale" option for cover artwork?
A: If "scale" is enabled, the artwork will be resized to 600px before it's being stored, depends on the longest side. Exporting format can be BMP, GIF, JPEG, PNG and TIFF.
Q: Does it has a fields filter?
A: Yes, the right bottom corner button opens a drawer of filters. The disabled fields will not apply to the saving files. You can use the save button at the bottom of the drawer to save current filter selections.
Q: What does the AAC type has to do with the User ID?
A: Apple currently has 5 types of AACs, they can either be:
- Normal: Those that are not from Apple will be labeled as AAC files in iTunes.
- Purchased: Those are purchased from iTunes will be labeled as Purchased AAC. The User ID must be greater than 0 as it should be purchased by someone to be a "Purchased".
- Matched: Those were matched and re-downloaded from iTunes Match (iCloud) will be labeled as Matched AAC. The User ID must be greater than 0 as it should be "Matched" by someone's iCloud account to be a "Matched".
- Mastered for iTunes: Some of the musics are mastered for iTunes when they were sold on iTunes Store. This can be either for a Purchased AAC or a Matched AAC file. Normal AAC can't have this tag.
Q: What does the "Remove Personal Info" feature do?
A: It removes all the data I currently know that are related to personal info that might be able to trace back to you. (Purchased by, Apple ID, Purchased date, and User ID) As Apple might add anything new (and possibly hidden), the ONLY secure way to make sure a file is untraceable is to re-encode it.
Q: Will it ever support OS X 10.8 or lower?
A: No. Some APIs are only available in 10.9 and above, and Apple has made it a nightmare for developers trying to use old SDKs since Xcode 5. However, this project is open source, licensed under GPL v3. Feel free to port it to older SDKs if you really wanted to have it working on your older setups.
Q: I found a bug. Where can I report it?
A: Thank you. Please open an issue here.
Q: I wish it to have other features.
A: Sure. Please open an issue here.
v0.2.8:
- Improve - Data analyzing.
v0.2.7:
- Alter - Icon changed.
- Alter - New codesign signature.
v0.2.6:
- Bug fix - Remove part of metadata that might damage the metadata section. All of the old versions should update.
- Bug fix - Fix the remove artwork button.
v0.2.5:
- New feaure - Add Deep Scan option.
- New feaure - Add update check option.
v0.2.4:
- Bug fix - Fix crash when trying to write track/disc data while original does not exist.
v0.2.3:
- New feaure - Drag'n drop the files to the main window or dock icon adds files to the queue.
- Bug fix - Fix crash when trying to write track/disc data while original does not exist.
v0.2.2:
- Bug fix - Fix the link menu.
v0.2.1:
- Bug fix.
v0.2:
- Bug fix - Codesign issue.
v0.1.1:
- Bug fix - Silents on launch update check.
v0.1:
- Initial release.
Copyright (C) 2014 Cai, Zhi-Wei.
This program is free software: you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the terms of the GNU General Public License as published by the Free Software Foundation, either version 3 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
This program is distributed in the hope that it will be useful, but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. See the GNU General Public License for more details.
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