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iTunes shortens track titles
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Mac Enthusiast
Join Date: Aug 2000
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Hey all,
I've been having this problem for about as long as I've been using iTunes. Unfortunately, there doesn't seem to be any method to its madness; some times it does it, some times it doesn't.
When I add an MP3 into my Library, iTunes will sometimes shorten the track title. For example, if I have a track called "This is a really great song to listen to", it will change it to "This is a really grea".
It's driving me nuts trying to figure out what's wrong. Again, some times it shortens the tag, sometimes it doesn't.
Anyone have any ideas or solutions?
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Maybe it's the ID3-tag version of the mp3 that is causing that? My iTunes doesn't do this. Try converting the ID3-tags to a newer version.
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As TETENAL said, it's probably a tag issue. I would guess that the MP3s you are importing into iTunes originally had ID3v1 tags, which have a character limit. If converting the tags in iTunes (try converting to v2.3) doesn't work, then I think you'll have to continue dealing with this manually.
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I've never had this problem, but I would certainly look into the tag version. Where are the songs coming from? I assume you're not buying or ripping them in iTunes.
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Join Date: Dec 2000
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It's definitely the ID3 tag version. Just convert them all to 2.3 or 2.4 and re-type the long names if needed.
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