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Correcting song titles with odd characters

If a song's title and information don't appear correctly, the file was probably created using a program that stores information differently from iTunes. You may be able to resolve the problem by converting the song's information tags (ID3 tags) to a different storage format.

Converting the ID3 tags is also useful for songs with information in languages that use non-Roman characters, or if you want to use your MP3 files with another program that uses a different format.

To change the format of the song information tags:

  1. Select the songs you want to convert.
  2. Choose Advanced > Convert ID3 Tags.
  3. Choose a version of ID3 from the pop-up menu.

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Song titles look scrambled after converting ID3 tags

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