MyMeta for Windows 8
MyMeta is a Windows 8 / Windows RT App for editing metadata and artwork on MP4, M4V and MOV media files. MyMeta allows you to tag all your media files so that their information appears correctly in your favorite media player or streaming device.
About
MyMeta integrates seamlessly with leading internet metadata providers including TheMovieDB.org, TheTVDB.com and tagChimp to allow you to search for metadata and DVD artwork for your movies and TV episodes.
MyMeta also provides an 'AutoTag' feature that allows you to select a set of media files and to automatically set their metadata and cover art based on the best match search result available from the internet. This allows you to tag your media collection rapidly with minimum effort. AutoTag also allows you to select all episodes of a TV series and set entire series metadata in just a few clicks!
Installation
When you start MyMeta for the first time, you'll be asked to select your preferred Media Player. This section explains this question in further detail.
MyMeta tags video files that are in MP4, M4V and MOV file format. This file format is the standard used by most Apple devices, such as iPod, iPhone, Apple TV as well as iTunes media software.
Television Episodes
iTunes uses the MP4 "Show" tag to store a TV show name (eg "Friends") whilst the episode name is stored in the file's Title field. Conversely, Microsoft players use the file's Title field to store the TV show name, and an extended property called 'EpisodeName' to store the TV episode title. MyMeta will apply the appropriate convention depending on which player you have selected as your preferred media player.
Artwork / Boxart and Windows 8 Video App
When the Windows 8 Video App starts up, it indexes all video media files under your computer's Video library folder. When it indexes a media file, it extracts the file's artwork and caches it within a hidden folder in your profile. When MyMeta changes artwork, the Windows 8 Video app may not refresh its cached thumbnail - this appears to be a bug within Windows 8.
You can work around this by clearing the Windows 8 Video artwork cache directory:
- Close the Video app (press Alt + F4)
- Open Windows Explorer and navigate to:
C:\Users\[Username]\AppData\Local\Packages\Microsoft.ZuneVideo_8wekyb3d8bbwe\LocalState\ImageCache\20 - Select all the files and move them to your Recycle Bin
- Restart the Video app - your artwork cache will be recreated
FAQ
Media files weren't meant to be identified by file name alone! Unleash your media by setting properties such as title, description, actors, directors, producers, screen writers, rating (eg PG). Beautify your media collection by assigning high resolution DVD artwork to your tracks.
MyMeta allows you to do this really quickly across your entire library. There are three ways of tagging:
- 1. Manually enter your data
- 2. Manually search for your film or TV episode
- 3. Bulk tag your media collection using AutoTag - for either Movies or TV episodes