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MetaZ
MetaZ 1.0a9
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Mp4 meta-data editor.   Free
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    Brian Olsen and Nigel Graham
MetaZ is an mp4 meta-data editor for OS X.

It started its life when another great meta-data editor MetaX stopped getting updated, some of the web-services it used changed in ways that broke functionality and it had some really anoying (to us at least) little missing things like no proper window resizing. This lead to us starting MetaZ as a reimplementation of MetaX with a few ideas of our own sprinkled in there.
What's New
Version 1.0a9:
  • Changed Sparkle url and switched on system profile
  • Updated growl and switched to a MultiGrowl approach for loading it so we can support both mist and legacy
  • Changed default time zone to UTC
  • Added TheMovieDb searching
  • Fixed problem in mp4chaps that caused it to crash with some files
  • Added a filename changed checkbox to files table and got revertChanged to work on files table
  • Changed status column to a dot like Mail
  • Added support for two ISO 8601 date formats [39] to all date fields; 2008-07-19 and 2008-07-19T00:00:00Z
  • Fixed apply search result to now use the picture selected in ui
  • Fixed encoding problems in search results
  • Added posters support to TheTVDB search plugin
  • Added support for array of pictures to PictureEditor
  • Fixed index error in MZFileNameTextStorage
  • Changed TheTVDB search to use full series files
  • Switched all http requests to ASIHttpRequest which means caching support
  • Changed progress bar on main window to appear with an animation and not modify the window size
  • Switched to MGViewAnimation
  • Reworked credits to make it clearer when contributer is there because we simply used their code ie. they are not associated with or endorse MetaZ
  • Cleaned up code the hides and shows main window progress bar and made it a little more robust
  • Fixed dock icon file drop
Version 1.0a9:
  • Changed Sparkle url and switched on system profile
  • Updated growl and switched to a MultiGrowl approach for loading it so we can support both mist and legacy
  • Changed default time zone to UTC
  • Added TheMovieDb searching
  • Fixed problem in mp4chaps that caused it to crash with some files
  • Added a filename changed checkbox to files table and got revertChanged to work on files more...
Requirements
PPC / Intel, Mac OS X 10.5 or later.







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MetaZ User Discussion (Write a Review)
ver. 1.x:
(8)
Your rating: Now say why...
Overall:
(8)

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burypromote

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Monkeyjunkey commented on 04 Mar 2012
Can't add any cover art in 1.0a9. Seems to be fixed in the code - waiting for another update I guess.
[Version 1.0a9]


burypromote

+28

Bushwhack reviewed on 13 Feb 2012
Was looking for something to help me tag my library of Handbrake ripped TV Shows and Movies. This worked wonderfully in tagging my movies, a few times though it would randomly stop searching for stuff requiring a reboot or something.

I started to tag TV shows and midway through tagging a season, the search feature just stopped working and did not return search results anymore.

Guess I can't complain because it's free, but having a functional search feature would be nice. I was using the same search term as before so I am not sure as to why it would just randomly stop showing the same results.

Off to give Vidalin a shot.
[Version 1.0a9]

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burypromote
+1

+28
Bushwhack replied on 13 Feb 2012
Nah. Vidalin was worse. Won't allow a queue to tag multiple files at once. Switched back to this, and the search feature randomly works again. Seems intermittent/unreliable.

I look forward to seeing this program evolve though as it has a lot of potential.
burypromote
+1

+4

Toddjm10 reviewed on 11 Feb 2012
This is a great piece of software. It makes the process looks so simple. I'm glad I can organize my video files properly now.
[Version 1.0a9]


burypromote

-198

Monkeyjunkey reviewed on 06 Jan 2012
Great software. And glad to see that people took up the task off reanimating the already dead metax. Thanks for that.

I have a problem with the date though. Every date I enter comes out one day earlier. I saw a ticket for that in the ticketsystem but 1.0a8 is still broken.
[Version 1.0a8]

1 Reply

burypromote
+1

-198
Monkeyjunkey replied on 20 Jan 2012
Fixed in 1.0a9 :)
burypromote
+2

+2

tmacmd reviewed on 07 Dec 2011
How are you supposed to use the Plugins? I see Amazon and TagChimp, but no way to configure them from the GUI....

thanks
[Version 1.0a7]


burypromote


Tobogan reviewed on 07 Jan 2011
Simple but helpful little app that is really needed if you have a Western Digital media player or anything that can play .mp4 files. You will end up with a library with integrated cover art, which is both pleasant and simple.
[Version 1.0a7]


burypromote
+1

+5

Donhugo reviewed on 26 Nov 2010
Nice upgrade from MetaX. MetaZ seems to find artwork for Movies and TV shows more reliably than MetaX, and seems to write files more quickly.
[Version 1.0a7]


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+1

rleebond rated on 23 Mar 2012

[Version 1.0a9]



-198

Monkeyjunkey rated on 26 Dec 2011

[Version 1.0a7]


Downloads:16,324
Version Downloads:8,166
Type:Multimedia & Design : Video
License:Free
Date:20 Jan 2012
Platform:PPC / Intel
Price:Free0.00
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MetaZ is an mp4 meta-data editor for OS X.

It started its life when another great meta-data editor MetaX stopped getting updated, some of the web-services it used changed in ways that broke functionality and it had some really anoying (to us at least) little missing things like no proper window resizing. This lead to us starting MetaZ as a reimplementation of MetaX with a few ideas of our own sprinkled in there.
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