Naming Scheme Dialog

This dialog is used to change the file naming scheme.

File Naming Scheme
The file name of the destination file(s). It may contain naming scheme elements, which start with < and end with > (these characters cannot be used in normal file names) and are replaced in the final file name.

The following table shows which elements may be used, and what they do.

Element

Replaced by

<artist>

The artist of the audio file or track being converted.

<album>

The album title of the audio file or track being converted.

<title>

The song name of the audio file or track being converted.

<tracknum>

The order number of the audio file or track on its original recording.

<year>

The year of recording.

<sourcepath[:num]>

The directory of the source file, but a specified number of path components are removed in front of the directory. Here are a few examples of how this element is replaced if the source file is C:\Music\MP3s\Song.mp3.

<sourcepath:0> (equal to <sourcedir>) turns into C:\Music\MP3s
<sourcepath> (equal to <sourcepath:1>) turns into Music\MP3s
<sourcepath:2> turns into MP3s

<sourcename>

The file name (without directory and file extension) of the source file. This cannot be used if  you are converting a CD audio track.

<sourcedir>

The directory the source file. This element should not be used if you are  converting a CD audio track, because that would be the root directory of your CD-ROM drive, which is usually read-only.

Preview
Displays the final destination file name generated with the entered naming scheme. If the naming scheme has a syntax error, the details of the error are displayed here.