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Scripts that assist in changing, updating, editing track info (ID3 tag data), or perform other tasks based on track info.
Append Date to Comments
This script will allow you to supply a date which will be appended to the Comments field of the selected iTunes tracks. If no tracks are selected, the date you enter will be copied to the clipboard.
- Info:
- short url: http://dougscripts.com/404
- build type: Plain AppleScript
- written by Doug Adams
- posted: July 14, 2006
- total downloads: 601
- zip download size: 162K
Add-Subtract A Half Star
This script will add or subtract a half-star from the ratings of the selected tracks. Ratings with half-stars appear with "1/2" appended to their ratings (see the screenshot). I highly recommend attaching a keyboard shortcut to this script for faster access.
iTunes 6.0.2 or better (I only discovered this in 6.0.2; it may work in earlier versions).
The scripts have also been posted on the Missing Menu Commands page as separate add and subtract actions.
Also see Assign Half-Star Rating.
- Info:
- short url: http://dougscripts.com/386
- build type: Plain AppleScript
- written by Doug Adams
- posted: January 29, 2006
- total downloads: 3134
- zip download size: 135.1K
Zero Bookmark of Selected Tracks
This script will set the bookmark pointer of the selected tracks to 0 seconds. iTunes 6.0.2 or better.
- Info:
- short url: http://dougscripts.com/384
- build type: Plain AppleScript
- written by Doug Adams
- posted: January 11, 2006
- total downloads: 681
- zip download size: 39.8K
Clipboard to Lyrics Scripts v1.0.1
Two scripts, "Clipboard to Current Track's Lyrics" and "Clipboard to Selected Track's Lyrics" will copy text from the clipboard (text you have copied from a web page, for instance) to, respectively, the current track's or selected track's lyrics. Saves a few mouse-clicks anyway. I've been using these scripts after locating lyrics with Google Lyric Search.
- Info:
- short url: http://dougscripts.com/377
- build type: Plain AppleScript
- written by Doug Adams
- latest version posted: December 25, 2005
- latest version downloads: 2452 | total downloads: 2484
- zip download size: 105.5K
Restore Artist 'Last, First...'
This script will juxtapose the text on either side of ", " in the selected tracks' Artist tags to restore formats, e.g:
"Ellington, Duke" becomes "Duke Ellington"
"Russell, Pee Wee" becomes "Pee Wee Russell"
"Johnson, James P." becomes "James P. Johnson"
"King, B.B." becomes "B.B. King"
Read Me explains methodology.
- Info:
- short url: http://dougscripts.com/370
- build type: Plain AppleScript
- written by Doug Adams
- posted: November 26, 2005
- total downloads: 3434
- zip download size: 41.3K
CD Text to CD Info v1.2
This script will attempt to get the "CD Text" information from the selected audio CD in iTunes and apply it to the CD's disc and track tags.
Some commercial CDs and some commercial CD burning software use "CD Text" as a method of including text data on an audio CD. This data can include Artist (Performer), Album, Composer, Track Title, and Genre info. See the Read Me for more information. Requires Mac OS 10.3 or better.
- Info:
- short url: http://dougscripts.com/364
- build type: Plain AppleScript
- written by Doug Adams
- latest version posted: October 5, 2005
- latest version downloads: 8544 | total downloads: 8576
- zip download size: 123.5K
Enter Category Text for Selected v1.1
This script will apply user-entered text to the "Category" tag of each of the selected tracks. iTunes 5 or better.
- Info:
- short url: http://dougscripts.com/357
- build type: Plain AppleScript
- written by Doug Adams
- latest version posted: September 26, 2005
- latest version downloads: 1795 | total downloads: 1894
- zip download size: 105K
Enter Description Text for Selected v1.1
This script will apply user-entered text to the "Description" tag of each of the selected tracks. iTunes 5.0.1 or better.
- Info:
- short url: http://dougscripts.com/358
- build type: Plain AppleScript
- written by Doug Adams
- latest version posted: September 26, 2005
- latest version downloads: 3132 | total downloads: 3188
- zip download size: 105K
Enter Long Description Text for Selected v1.1
This script will apply user-entered text to the "Long Description" tag of each of the selected tracks. This tag is not visible in iTunes, but is used by podcast preparers and is displayed in various podcasting software. Tunes 5 or better.
- Info:
- short url: http://dougscripts.com/359
- build type: Plain AppleScript
- written by Doug Adams
- latest version posted: September 26, 2005
- latest version downloads: 2001 | total downloads: 2043
- zip download size: 105.4K
Song Title Articles to the Rear
This script will append initial "The" and "A" to the end of Song Titles of the selected tracks. Thus, for example, "The Wall Street Shuffle" becomes "Wall Street Shuffle, The".
While iTunes ignores "The" when sorting by Artist, Song Titles are sorted literally.
You can edit the script to remove or add "acceptable" initial words. Currently the default "acceptables" are "the" and "a".
- Info:
- short url: http://dougscripts.com/350
- build type: Plain AppleScript
- written by Doug Adams
- posted: August 31, 2005
- total downloads: 1576
- zip download size: 41.5K
