[Flac] Duplicate Tag

Jan Stary hans at stare.cz
Sun Jan 19 22:58:33 UTC 2025


> On Jan 19, 2025, at 11:30 AM, Dave B. wrote:
> > If I run the metaflac command, "metaflac --show-all-tags path\filename".  There is a tag that is listed twice.  Only one of the tags has a value.

This is the place where you show the metaflac output. Duh.

> This seems to be the case for all of my flac files.
> I ripped these with dBpoweramp and this tag was added/defined
> as a "custom" tag.

What flag? How exactly was it "added"
and who added it, and why, and why without a value?

> > Does anyone know why it might be listed twice using metaflac.
> I thought metaflac would be the better tool since it is the "official" tool,
> at least I assume it is.

You said --show-all-tags and it's showing you all flags.
So yes, it is better than the other tools, which don't.

> Exiftool will read flac files but will not write to them,

Does writing have anything to do with reading the flags?

> so I wonder if I am getting a complete list from it.

Apparently not.

> And MP3Tag has me wondering, because of the name.

That's exactly how exiftool got me wondering.

Jan



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