===== Fix3r =====

**Fix3r** is a small utility for re-converting text in ID3 tags that were improperly converted to UTF-8 from something other than ISO 8859-1.  This happens often with MP3 files containing only ID3v1 tags, since the specification states that only ISO 8859-1 is allowed for textual fields, leaving no option for the encoding of languages with non-Latin characters.  The phenomenon of garbled text that results when these tags are displayed is called [[wp>mojibake]].

**Fix3r** is written in [[Cocoa]], and presents a simple user-interface that gives the user a list of input character encodings to choose from.  The tag is then re-encoded and saved as UTF-8, so that it will display correctly in other applications, such as [[iTunes]].  Below are examples of ID3 tags being displayed in [[iTunes]] before and after re-encoding:

^ Before ^ After ^
|{{itunes_jpop_before.png?350&direct}}|{{itunes_jpop_after.png?350&direct}}|

==== Features ====
  * Supports all character encodings offered by [[Mac OS X]].
  * Shows which fields have been modified, explicitly or implicitly.

==== Screenshots ====
{{fix3r_open.png?250&direct}}
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==== Download ====
**Version 0.1.1**

[[http://www.meowfishies.com/code/Fix3r%200.1.1.dmg|Fix3r Version 0.1.1 (Disk Image)]]

**iTunes Script**

{{open_using_fix3r.scpt.zip|"Open Using Fix3r" iTunes Script}}

Save this script into your ''~/Library/iTunes/Scripts/'' folder and use it from the scripting menu in iTunes to open all selected tracks in Fix3r.

==== Change History ====
**Version 0.1.1**

  * Fixed universal version of embedded ID3 framework.

**Version 0.1**

  * First public release.
==== Bugs ====
  * Shows the file open dialog at launch, even if a file was opened via AppleScript.
  * Can't read the Comments section from some files.
  * Sometimes overwrites the Track field with a value of 32 (ASCII space).
==== Contact ====
**Fix3r** is maintained by Seth Kingsley, email <''''[[sethk@magnesium.net]]>.