Software Update: iTunes Store file validator 5.51.3.0

A new beta release of iTunes Store file validator was released on Monday with version number 5.51.3.0. This open source program is an add-on for Apple iTunes and can be used to manage files in this program. For example, iTSfv can automatically find and add information to the song, including album art, track number and genre. Furthermore, it can also download lyrics from Lyricswiki, automatically rate songs based on your playing pattern, and generate a ton of statistics about your music library usage. More information about this program is in this topic on the Hydrogenaudio forum. Below you can find what has changed about this program since the previous entry in the Meuktracker:

Changes in iTSfv:

• 5.51.3.0 Artwork Sources are now configurable using Options – Advanced – Validation
• 5.51.2.0 Increased accuracy for downloading iTunes Artwork from Albums such as “Mozart: The Symphonies” by “Academy of Ancient Music, Christopher Hogwood & Jaap Schröder”
• 5.51.1.0 Added Options – File System – Rule to Always Fix Artist Folder Icon during Validation of Selected Tracks
• 5.51.0.0 Support for changing Picture type from Other to Cover (front)
• 5.50.1.0 Retry downloading iTunes Store artwork for tracks with the second Artist that is separated by “&” character
• 5.50.0.0 Support for appending for prepending strings to Name, Album, Artist, AlbumArtist or Genre using Selected Tracks – Editor
• 5.49.3.1 Fixed bug where %DiscCount% in patterns were returning %DiscNumber% values!
• 5.49.3.0 Support for %Grouping% syntax for dealing with Box Sets
• 5.49.2.0 Clipboard preview is now multiline compatible and supports preview of all the selected tracks
• 5.49.1.0 Support for new line character “\n” to be used when copying Tag Information to clipboard. Do not use it for file names.
• 5.49.0.1 Possibility of crashing iTSfv while capitalizing AlbumArtist tag in tracks in a Smart Playlist. This function is now limited only in playlists safe to perform the task.
• 5.49.0.0 Convert embedded non-JPG Artwork (PNG or GIF) to JPG Format as part of validation. Results are logged to file.
• 5.48.3.1 Created blank iTunes meta tags playlist if Check for meta tags option and Save results as iTunes Playlists checkBoxes were checked
• 5.48.3.0 Retry downloading iTunes Store artwork with “Compilation” as the artist tag if iTunes Store artwork was not retrievable with default tags
• 5.48.2.0 Retry downloading iTunes Store artwork for tracks with the first Artist that is separated by “&” character
• 5.48.1.4 Fixed instabilities caused by catastrophic failures while exporting lyrics
• 5.48.1.3 Progress for writing TrackCount, DiscCount etc. is integrated into the progress of Validating Disc
• 5.48.1.2 Tracks with low resolution artwork list was not sometimes written to XHTML report depending on the settings chosen
• 5.48.1.1 Option to display number of seconds remaining count down was showing negative values
• 5.48.1.0 Retry downloading iTunes Store artwork with “Various Artists” as the artist tag if iTunes Store artwork was not retrievable with default tags
• 5.48.0.2 iTunes Store artwork was not retrievable for Compilation Albums
• 5.48.0.1 Prevent crash while reading track meta tags as part of Validating Library
• 5.48.0.0 Support for batch exporting iTunes Artwork from an alternate Music folder eg FLAC
• 5.47.5.0 File formats handled by iTSfv are now customizable using Advanced – Formats tab
• 5.47.4.1 Attempts to search artwork using Album Art Download XUI by clicking iTunes Store tracks, crashed iTSfv
• 5.47.4.0 Minor tweaks for more sensible Progress Bars and Job completion progress in Applicate Title

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