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Retrieving Album Information
This stage identifies the album on MusicBrainz that will provide the information used for tagging the files, and retrieves the metadata from the MusicBrainz database. There are a few different methods available, depending on the information currently available on your system (e.g.: metadata existing in the files, or having the source CD available).
There are basically four main methods used to retrieve album information from the MusicBrainz database.
Lookup CD or Ripper Log
:doc:`Lookup CD or Ripper Log <retrieve_lookup_cd>`
This is the preferred method of automatically identifying the album to retrieve, and should be used when you have the CD or :ref:`supported ripper log <faq_supported_rippers>` available. Typically this would be used right after ripping the audio files from the CD. When initiated, the table of contents (TOC) is read from the CD and a request is sent to MusicBrainz to return a list of the releases that match the TOC. If there are any matches, then they will be listed for you to select the one to use. If there are no matches or none of the matches are correct, you can search the database manually for the matching album, and are given the option of attaching the TOC from your CD to the selected release for future lookup.
The steps to follow to :index:`lookup a CD <lookup; cd, lookup; ripper log>` are:
Make sure the CD is inserted in the drive, and select :menuselection:`"Tools --> Lookup CD... --> (drive to use)"`. The CD TOC will be calculated and sent to MusicBrainz. Alternately, you can use a :ref:`supported ripper log file <faq_supported_rippers>` to lookup the CD using the :menuselection:`"Tools --> Lookup CD --> From CD ripper log file..."` command. This will open a file browser dialog to allow you to select the log file to process. Either method will query the MusicBrainz database and display a list of matching releases.
Select the correct release from the list and click on the :guilabel:`Load into Picard` button. This will load the information for the release into Picard.
A music symbol in front of a track number in the right-hand pane indicates that there has been no file assigned to the track.
If there are no matches or none of the matches are correct, use the :guilabel:`Submit disc ID` option to locate the correct release. Enter the release title or artist and initiate the search. You will be provided with a list of the releases that match your search criterion and have the same number of tracks as your CD TOC.
lookup_tagger
Use the green arrow |lookup_tagger| to load the information for a release into Picard. In addition, you can select the release and attach the CD TOC.
If none of the releases displayed are correct, you have the option to add a new release (with some information automatically included).
Lookup Files
:doc:`Lookup Files <retrieve_lookup>`
If you don't have the CD available, and your files are grouped by album, this is the preferred method of automatically identifying the album to retrieve. This is done by grouping the files into album clusters in Picard and then perform the lookup. Picard will try to match the entire set of clustered files to the same release.
The steps to follow to :index:`lookup files` are:
Add your files using :menuselection:`"Files --> Add Files..."` or :menuselection:`"Files --> Add Folder..."`. For ease of use it is recommended to use the internal File Browser to manage file system interactions. This is enabled from :menuselection:`"View --> File Browser"`.
Drag the selected directory or files to the "Unclustered Files" folder, and wait for Picard to process the files - the names will turn from grey to black.
Use :menuselection:`"Tools --> Cluster"` to group the files into album :index:`clusters <pair: cluster; lookup>`.
Select a clustered album and use :menuselection:`"Tools --> Lookup"` to lookup the cluster. Depending on your previous metadata, the album will show up in the right-hand pane.
If you're not sure that the album retrieved is correct, you can use :menuselection:`"Tools --> Show other album versions..."` to open a window displaying all releases matched. From this window, you can select a different matching version to use, or refine the search criteria and perform a new search.

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Make sure the CD is inserted in the drive, and select :menuselection:`"Tools --> Lookup CD... --> (drive to use)"`. The CD TOC will be calculated and sent to MusicBrainz. Alternately, you can use a :ref:`supported ripper log file <faq_supported_rippers>` to lookup the CD using the :menuselection:`"Tools --> Lookup CD --> From CD ripper log file..."` command. This will open a file browser dialog to allow you to select the log file to process. Either method will query the MusicBrainz database and display a list of matching releases.
Make sure the CD is inserted in the drive, and select :menuselection:`"Tools --> Lookup CD... --> (drive to use)"`. The CD TOC will be calculated and sent to MusicBrainz. Alternately, you can use a :ref:`supported ripper log file <faq_supported_rippers>` to lookup the CD using the :menuselection:`"Tools --> Lookup CD --> From CD ripper log file..."` command. This will open a file browser dialog to allow you to select the log file to process. Either method will query the MusicBrainz database and display a list of matching releases.
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