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Audiobook problems: Clip Jam database technical details?[ Edited ]Options
04-30-2018 07:17 AM - edited 04-30-2018 07:23 AM My wife has a Clip Jam that she uses for audiobooks. She has been having an issue that has been baffling me. Note that she uses MP3 files.
I just discovered that there is a 2000 song/file limit for the Clip Jam internal memory.
There are no long nested folders for her, but the filenames... That could be an issue. But how long is "long" here?
Another related question: Does having a lot of other tags in the metadata affect the database size? She does have that. Title, artist, album, even comments on who the reader is, etc. Re: Audiobook problems: Clip Jam database technical details?[ Edited ]Options
04-30-2018 06:44 PM - edited 04-30-2018 06:51 PM I have been reading most of the messages posted on this SanDisk Forum for the past 2.5 years. I have not seen any detailed analysis that properly answers your questions. Here are my current work-arounds for the 2000 file limit for the Clip Jam.
Audiobooks Mode (with resume feature) Try to carefully curate the ID3 tags of the mp3 files (v2.3, delete v2.1). Need to display unique specificity within first 12 characters of "Album" and "Title" fields. Use 2-digit track numbering (00-99). Maybe limit the total number of audio files to less than 1500 ??
Folder Mode (no resume feature) Need to maintain linear ascending Folder name and File name ordering using Fat Sorter software. explanation -> https://www.techsupportalert.com/content/sort-files-alphabetically-usb-stick-or-mp3-player.htm working download -> http://www.softpedia.com/get/System/File-Management/FAT-Sorter.shtml Need to display unique specificity of Folder names and File names within first 12 characters.
These efforts take a bit of patience & experimentation to arrive at a working solution that achieves your desired results. Re: Audiobook problems: Clip Jam database technical details?Options
05-01-2018 04:05 AM Thanks very much for your input.
Try to carefully curate the ID3 tags of the mp3 files (v2.3, delete v2.1). Need to display unique specificity within first 12 characters of "Album" and "Title" fields. Use 2-digit track numbering (00-99). Maybe limit the total number of audio files to less than 1500 ??
Have you determined whether using other tags in the metadata beyond Album and Title will affect the database size?
I read on this forum that these devices prefer ID3v.2.3 ISO-8859-1. I looked and all the audiobooks my wife has are v.2.3 UTF-16. Do know if that can create issues?
Thanks again for your help. Much appreciated. Re: Audiobook problems: Clip Jam database technical details?[ Edited ]Options
05-01-2018 09:22 AM - edited 05-01-2018 09:27 AM Hopefully a few other SanDisk users will provide direct answers to your questions?
Have you determined whether using other tags in the metadata beyond Album and Title will affect the database size? -> I do not know the answer. But I suspect the Sport & Jam simply ignore many of the metadata fields in the ID3 tag.
I read on this forum that these devices prefer ID3v.2.3 ISO-8859-1. I looked and all the audiobooks my wife has are v.2.3 UTF-16. Do know if that can create issues? -> I do not know the answer. But I have learned alot from a few rounds of trial & error to achieve functional results.
Since you are asking about ID3 tag metadata for the Clip Jam, I recommend using the software "mp3tag". This software has a amazing variety of "macro" commands that can apply specific, desired changes with the click of one button. Re: Audiobook problems: Clip Jam database technical details?Options
05-01-2018 10:14 AM Thanks! I already use MP3tag and I completely agree with you--extremely useful program.
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Re: Audiobook problems: Clip Jam database technical details?Options
05-01-2018 10:23 AM
Yes. I would use MP3Tag to change. You can do 'en masse' by selecting all first. |