Is it not possible for the players to show the title of the file they are playing. Especially MP3 files and the generic mp3 player so that people can see the song they are listening to. If it can do it already then please tell me how do I enable it.

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VM’s picture

getid3

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vip_sa’s picture

Thank you verymisunderstood! Will you be so kind as to explain to me where the information is supposed to show. The file name etc?

VM’s picture

the files themselves need ID3 tags. the title artists and such will show in the player as this information will be pulled from the getid3 tags. there is a getid3.module and a getid3 library that you may have to install. I've installed them on my site. All my files are already tagged and I enter an ID3 tag at the time of creation. you can do so in most any player on your system these days.

vip_sa’s picture

That is exactly the problem since the files that are being played on my site is of unknown bands and it's bands just starting out so I would just like the title of the track to show. So even if just the file name of the file being played can be shown, but it doesn't. There is a label and the file in the player but the player does not show it's playing (thefile.mp3) now. A song has a name and all I want to do is show the name of the song that's it.

VM’s picture

Does the file have embedded getid3 tag information filled out?

I know what you want, you want this, blackenedblue.com/audio/little-miss-guided
open the player
see the bandname - songtitle in the player.

That is done by extracting the information in the song file from the ID3 tag.

vip_sa’s picture

I don't know if the file has embedded getid3 tag info filled out. How do I check. I am very new to Drupal PHP etc.

Thanks for all your help! I am using the JW media player and I have resized it so that the screen don't show cause I'm using it for mp3 files. I would like the title of the song and the artist to be shown above the player or below or in line or somewhere and if you could help me to do that I will be forever grateful.

VM’s picture

all audio files can have id3 tags embedded in them you use your eidtor when the file is made or itunes or another program. Nothing to do with drupal or php.

vip_sa’s picture

I don't make the files. Other people make the files and I don't know what they add or don't add. How do I show it in Drupal? When people upload a file to my website the file should have a name right? I would just like that name to be shown above the player or inside of it. The players or Drupal do not have that option. The title don't work cause the song and video do not have titles attached to it since they form part of another content type so I cannot use the title for that purpose. I would like the file name to be shown that is all and the option is not available but I'll sit and figure a way around it Thanks anyways!