Editing the Tags on MP4s: Is This True?
I've been giving the application MetaX (which was recently recommended by MacWorld) a spin, and in order to add tags to movies, it has to duplicate the entire file. I find this extremely odd, because any other tag editor I've used for MP3s just appended the information to the file. MetaX's explanation is that some tags are at the beginning of the file, some are at the end, etc. Thus, in order to put the correct tags at the front, everything in the file effectively has to be "pushed back". Is this true?
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That seems correct. I use MetaX a lot and love it. You can always delete the pre-metax file, that's what I do
I know that's how MetaX works, I'm wondering if it really is necessary to duplicate the file. My movies are on an AirDisk, and adding tags can sometimes take an hour per file.
I know that's how MetaX works, I'm wondering if it really is necessary to duplicate the file. My movies are on an AirDisk, and adding tags can sometimes take an hour per file.
The question you asked was "Is this true?", not "Does anyone know of another app that does not need to duplicate the file?"
You can try Lostify, I don't know if it duplicates files but it may be worth a look see.
The question you asked was "Is this true?", not "Does anyone know of another app that does not need to duplicate the file?"
Sorry for the confusion. My question is: In order to add all the relevant tags to a movie, is it really necessary to duplicate the entire file?