Killer's MP3 Toolz v2.61
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This Tool contains programs around MP3s and playlists.

Components:      Playlist Improver
                 MP3 Chooser
                 Playlist Comparer
                 MP3 Searcher
                 MP3 Format Changer
                 MP3 ID3 Tag Changer
                 Playlist Maker

(You can get short infos in every part of the program with F1)



Common informations
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At the first start of the MP3 Toolz a link will be created in the
"Send To"-menu of Windows, that means you can now simple edit files by clicking
with the right mouse button on it and by selecting the MP3 Toolz in the
"Send To"-context menu.

You can change the language (english/german) of the MP3 Toolz under the register 
tab "Common"

You can choose which program part should be started if you select files by the
"Send To" menu or by drag & drop on the programs executable at the register tab
"Common" in the MP3 Toolz.
There you can also specify the behavior of the individual program parts if you
select files with the "Send to" menu.

Most options in all parts of the program will be saved automatically.

You can play selected MP3s/playlists with your MP3-player with the context menu of
the filelist in the Playlist Improver, MP3 Format Changer and ID3 Tag Changer.
Besides you can drag files directly out of the file lists into other programs.

You can rename files in most program parts by pressing F2 in the file list or with the
context menu of the file list.

You can select files in the most program parts by drag & drop them out of the Windows
Explorer into a file list on the MP3 Toolz.

If anything is unclear, have a look at the tooltips in the program, they will appear at the
most buttons, text boxes and so on if you stay above them with the cursor a few seconds.

In case of bugs, suggestions for improvement or any questions send me an eMail to
"RivalKiller@gmx.net".

You can find new versions and others programs in the Internet at:

http://welcome.to/killersoft

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Informations about the Playlist Maker
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With this program you can create WinAmp playlists.

Features:
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 Up to 3 playlists combinations can be saved
 Write first letter of filenames in upper case
 Write filenames in lower case
 Save MP3s with or without the path
 Sort playlists
 Remove duplicates
 Add the topical date and/or the MP3 number automatically
   Older playlists (with other date respectively other MP3 number)
    can be deleted automatically
 Up to 5 directories can be included
 Up to 5 existing playlists can be added (useful for instance
  if you have several playlists of CDs and want to create ONE
  playlist with all MP3s without exchanging the CDs)


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Informations about the MP3 Format Changer
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With this program you can change the format of selected MP3s to any other format you like.
Additional you can write the first letters of all MP3s in upper case, respectively write 
all MP3s in lower case and even adjust the ID3 Tags of this MP3s automatically.

eg. convert "artist-title" to "[Artist] - Title" and much more

Besides you can put the filenames together out of the respective ID3 Tags of the file.


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Informations about the Playlist Improver
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With this program you can improve WinAmp playlists to make them more readable.

Features:
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 Write all first letters of a filename in upper case
 Sort the List by paths or filenames
 Remove the path out of the lists
 Improve several playlists at the same time
 Remove duplicates
 Remove extension of a file name
 Convert all MP3s of the selected playlist in the common 
  format "Artist - Title"
 WinAmp-HTML-playlists will be converted to a standard-playlist 
  automatically
 (Automatic) support for the new playlist format of WinAmp ("#EXTINF"...)


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Informations about the MP3 Chooser
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You easily can arrange a wish list with MP3s out of playlists with this program.

Tips: 1.) Open playlists by drag & drop them on the upper list of the MP3 Chooser
      2.) All functions are also available with the context menus of the lists
      3.) Move MP3 names between the lists easily with drag&drop, double click
          or with Enter
      4.) You can search for particular words in open playlists by choosing 
          "Search in playlist" from the context menu of the upper list or by pressing 
          Ctrl-F respectively F3
      5.) The MP3 Chooser also supports HTML-playlists which are created with WinAmp
          (The playlist will be temporary converted to a standard-playlist)

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Informations about the Playlist Comparer
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With this program you can compare two playlists and show the differences, for instance 
compare your own playlist with a foreign one to see which MP3s you didn't have yet or 
to compare an old and a newer playlist of somebody to see all new MP3s he got.

(Hint: The comparison is independent of any specific format, ie. for instance 
 "[Artist-Title]" is the same as "(Artist) - Title"; so you can compare your playlists 
 with others much more easily.
 You are also able to let remove the paths or duplicate entries out of the playlists.
 Besides WinAmp-HTML-playlists will be converted to a standard-playlist automatically.)


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Informations about the MP3 Searcher
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With this program you can search in all playlists of one directory and all its
subdirectories for up to five search words.
You also can use wildcards ("*") in your search words.

You can save the result with a context menu or load it directly in the MP3 Chooser.

Besides WinAmp-HTML-playlists will be converted to a standard-playlist automatically.
(Automatic support for the new playlist format of WinAmp ("#EXTINF"...))


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Informations about the ID3 Tag Changer
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With this program you can look at and change the ID3 Tags (artist, title, genre and
so on) of one MP3 or change several MP3s to eg. write to all selected MP3s
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Copyright  Michael Koenig (aka Killer), 1999

eMail: RivalKiller@gmx.net
Homepage: http://beam.to/killersoft

