[Abcde-users] Abcde -W option

[Dry Martini Holding Company]

On 2/3/26 17:31, josh via Abcde-users wrote:
> G'day Scott and thanks for the thanks :)
>
> On Wed, 4 Feb 2026 at 00:21, Scott Hodgson <ordersihavemade at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>
> It makes filenames predictable and I don't see any reason to ever
> change it. 2-digit numbers are single discs, multi-disc sets will have
> 3-digit numbers, ie (disc number)(track number).
>
> There is an example of how to use -W for sets in the GitHub README.md:
> https://github.com/poddmo/abcde?tab=readme-ov-file#example-command-lines
>
>
> Besides the track numbering, if the -W option is set then there will
> be some metadata tags written, especially flac and mp3
>
> Cover art selection is primitive but still not too bad for a command
> line script.


Josh,

I have installed the 2.12.0 version and all works well. Thank you. 
Regarding cover art and metadata, I searched for the ffmpeg command to 
embed image art, but it does not work. My workaround is to use Kid3-qt 
to embed the album art.

Speaking of embedding art and metadata, when Kid3 grabs data from 
Musicbrainz, it includes a lot more than the standard band, album titles 
and date. Like you, I find this information useful and would like to 
embed it as well, but using abcde to do it automatically. I have messed 
with editing the script file itself, by adding additional fields, nut so 
far I have not been successful. How are you embedding the metadata?

Cheers,

Robert