User's Guide

VirtualDJ supports ID3Tags of MP3 audio files and MP4 and MOV tags of video files. VirtualDJ has

always provided the fastest information access about one‘s collection by using VirtualDJ‘s database.

Adding direct tag access to every file considerably slows applications ability for timely browsing and

searching.

VirtualDJ retrieves and stores the tag information in similar fields as part of its own database. The tag

information stored can be updated at anytime using the VirtualDJ file menu. Since tag data is not

directly accessed, any of the information can be changed using the File Info dialog and it will not affect

the tag info of the file.

** VirtualDJ currently supports these types – ID3tags (MP3), MP4, MOV

Retrieving Tag Data

This can be accomplished in several methods at different points in time. The first and most common is

using the Config -> Browser tab‘s options in the Infos Gathering section.

TAGS

 Enabled – Supported tag fields (BPM, Album, etc.) are read immediately when track first seen.

 Disabled – Tags are not read and need to be added manually through the browser interface.

ARTIST/TITLE

 Enabled – If the corresponding tags do not contain data for the Title and Artist fields then the

filename is parsed and used for those fields. Parsing format of the filename is Artist – Title.

 Disabled – Do not read the tags and use the file name parsing.

COMMENTS

 Enabled – Load the tag Comment field when track first seen.

 Disabled – Do not load the tag comment field

COVERS

 Local Search Only – for the CoverFlow viewer files already locally stored will be used (to include

ID3tag embedded)

 Download Exact Match – if no cover found locally, download a cover that only matches based on

the song‘s information

 Download No Matter What – if no cover found locally, download anything that closely matches

using the song‘s information

 Don‟t Search – don‘t ever look for covers if no cover exists

Tag information can also be retrieved by using a right-click on a specific track in the browser and

selecting File Info.

AUDIO AND VIDEO TAG SUPPORT