I have a bunch of mp3 music files, complete with metadata. Windows Explorer and Mp3Tag both show the title as being the actual name of the song. However, when I play the files in VLC, it shows the title as being the track number ("Track 1", "Track 2", etc.). Obviously, this behavior is undesirable because it makes it impossible to tell which song is playing.
If I edit the metadata through VLC to match the stuff Windows Explorer shows, or to be something different, Windows Explorer shows the edited metadata. How do I fix this?
Best Answer
VLC player: How to display file name on the title bar.
Menu Tools -> Preferences (Show settings = ALL) -> Input/Codecs? Then at the very bottom of the right panel set the option "Change title according to current media" to "$F" or "$u" (without quotes $f= file name and path ---- $u= file name only}). Save, exit and restart VLC.