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MetaX (for mac) alternative?
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Is that with TV Shows though or just films? dont get me wrong MetaX is good i just dont find it great with TV shows! I have the right file format in for the scrappers but MetaX doesnt seem to use that when looking up tv shows!
houttbe
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It's called Vidalin, available from http://www.hutsongroup.com/vidalin.
It's working out very nicely for me.
It's working out very nicely for me.
tbayrgs
macrumors 604
Actually, I find it to be the best tool for TV show. I haven't found any other tool with as good a lookup function for TV--the key I've found is to search using only the episode name. When tagging a season for a specific series, I usually lookup the first episode, check any fields consistent across all episodes and save it as a preset. Then I just lookup each individual episode, check the rest of the respective fields and move on to the next--usually run a batch of about a dozen episodes at a time. I can have an entire season tagged in 30-45 minutes.
I used Vidalin for a while as an alternative to MetaX--very simple, clean setup (only uses fields pertinent to display in
TV) with a decent lookup function. I found the lookup to be a bit hit or miss for movies and I don't believe it works at all for TV. Also, you're limited to tagging one file at a time. So as long as you don't mind entering everything manually, it'll work just fine.
mcdermd
macrumors regular
Same here. It will even wrap avi's in an mov container for use with hacked AppleTVs. Turns it into a nice, automatic process. I just wish it did chapters.
+1 for iflicks. Works great for me and the one time I had a question, the developer got back to me that day. I use it almost every day for tv shows, and a few times a week for movies (at least until I get all the dvd's read in).
HandBrake + MetaX problem solved
I had given up on MetaX due to corrupted files until I found this thread:
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13249
which says the solution is to check the MetaX preference "Enable support for large files."
I had given up on MetaX due to corrupted files until I found this thread:
http://forum.handbrake.fr/viewtopic.php?f=5&t=13249
which says the solution is to check the MetaX preference "Enable support for large files."
+1 for Subler
I never really had issues with MetaX aside from when TagChimp stopped working and some random crashes. I gave Subler a try this week and don't think I'm going back. Saving metadata is much quicker and some of the additional feature are nice.
I never really had issues with MetaX aside from when TagChimp stopped working and some random crashes. I gave Subler a try this week and don't think I'm going back. Saving metadata is much quicker and some of the additional feature are nice.