The Album/Item Information dialog box

The Album/Item Information dialog box displays and provides access to item specific information in the Media Library. When either an item or album is selected the Album/Item Information dialog box displays the item and related album details.

 

To view the Album/Item Information dialog box double-click on an item or album in either the Playlist, Work Area, History list, Media Library area, or Search dialog box.

You are also able to view the Album/Item Information of an item in a Deck by right-clicking on the Deck and selecting Show Info....

 

Album/Item Information dialog box

 

Album/Item Information dialog box explained

 

Album section

The Album section displays the album information that is related to the item/album that has been selected.

Title label: Displays the title of the album.

Artist label: Displays the artist of the album.

Comment input box: Displays the comments added to the Album. You are able to enter any comments related to the Album here.

Filename label: Displays the file name and actual path.

Edit in Ots Studio... button: Opens Ots Studio so the item/album can be edited.

Edit Title/Artist button...: Enables you to edit the Title and Artist information for Wave and MP3 files.

Refresh From File button: Refreshes the Media Library with the updated item/album information.

Albums in folder button: Displays all of the albums in the same folder as the items album in the Media Library display area.

Items in Album button: Displays the complete album related to the item in the Media Library area.

Options... button: Displays the options menu. See right-click menu for a description of options available.

 

Item section

The Item section displays the selected item's information.

Title label: Displays the title of the item.

Artist label: Displays the artist of the item.

Length label: Displays the total length of the item and the effective (mixed) length.

Rating drop down menu: Displays the rating assigned to the item. Allows selection of the rating.

BPM: Displays the Intro and Outro Range Beats Per Minute, as calculated within the Ots file.

u-BPM input box: This is where you can manually type a user BPM figure if required. This BPM value is for display purposes only.

Categories label: Displays the categories that the item is assigned to.

Tap... button: Opens the BPM Counter tool. This handy tool enables you to tap with the space bar, while listening to a song, to work out the BPM for that song.

Set... button: Allows you to assign the item to categories.

Clear button: Clears the Play Info field for the item.

Play Info label: Displays how many times the item has been played and the last play date and time.

Comment input box: Displays the comments added to the item. You are able to enter any comments related to the item here.

Play in Ots Player... button: Opens and plays the item in the Ots Player.

Play in Default Player... button: Opens your default third party player, e.g. Winamp.

Refresh Window button: Refreshes the current window display.

Close button: Closes the Album/Item Information dialog box.

 

Related Topics:

Media Library