Save metadata to separate files instead of tags

MusicBrainz Picard
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Possible to save metadata to separate files instead of tags?
(instead of writing script to do so)

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No, that’s currently not possible. Would require a plugin.

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Some time ago, I wrote a plugin that allows you to write text to a file from tagging or file naming scripts. Perhaps this will allow you to do what you want. I never submitted it to the official Picard plugin registry, but you can find it on my GitHub repository as File Writer.

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thanks, not quite what im looking for. ill continue using my cmd script. thought i could bypass it with mbp if possible. (i shoulda have posted in requests)

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What exactly are you looking for? I assumed that you wanted to save the metadata from each file (track) to a separate text file stored with the audio file (in the same directory).

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i need multiple custom dir structures. also will it do all tags? covers?

i have it save to a dir according to [basedir\directory song is in].
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i use my script to keep all original tags, but allows me to add/remove tags to the songfile according to my specfic needs at the time.

so i mbp the tags to the flac. metaflac the flac to export the tags to a text file in the corresponding dir (text will be original unedited file), mediainfo to read the text file for specific tag(s), which drops a %temp%\textfile, metaflac temp file to import to flac.

f:\Music\TAGS
Electronic\Orb, The - Daze (David Harrow remix (BLM Remix23)).txt
Electronic\808 State - Pacific 202.txt
Rock - Alternative\A Perfect Circle - Sleeping Beauty.txt
Dubstep\Chase & Status feat. Sub Focus & Takura - Flashing Lights.txt
Dubstep\Blue Foundation - Eyes on Fire (Zeds Dead remix).txt

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I still think most (if not all) of that could be automated within Picard, but if you already have a process that works for you then you might be best just sticking with that.