Posted by dadiOH on 04/25/06 18:43

<normanstrong@comcast.net> wrote in message
news:5oGdnVvsxv-oo9PZnZ2dnUVZ_v2dnZ2d@comcast.com...
> I store my mp3 files in several folders + a few loose files. If I
hold my
> mouse pointer over any of the files, a box comes up telling me
everything
> about that file, including the playing time and the total size of the
file.
> However, holding the pointer over a folder gives only the size and the
> identify of the first files in that folder. When I was using constant
bit
> rate coding, this was sufficient to determine playing time, by simply
> dividing the size by the bit rate. Now that I'm using variable bit
rate
> coding, this relationship no longer applies.
>
> Is there a program that enables one to add up the total playing time
of all
> the files and sub-folders in a particular folder? I'd like to be able
to
> keep track of the total playing time of all my music files.


Load the parent folder into Winamp (set to recurse folders) then have it
spit out an HTML playlist. The total time will be at the top - it will
be an estimate (because of the VBR) but a pretty good one.

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dadiOH
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