BTW Dokuro - it appears that Picard cannot tag MKA files at all. So even if I got instructions on how to do it there, I cannot see the files in the folder structure.
For those that use mp3tag - which will tag MKA files - it would be cool if you can point out the correct MusicBrainz tag so I can give this a shot.
Alternatively, convert your mka files to something they do support 
Plex likes musicbrainz and using their tags will get you the best experience.
BTW… just to be sure but do you have group by enabled under settings → library. Its also needed along with the tags.
As dokuro said, it’s probably better to use the “official” tags, but for me “releasetype” didn’t work either somehow. The difference in your case seems to be the spelling, I used “MUSICBRAINZ ALBUM TYPE” (added my own field, not a pre-formatted one). So instead of your “MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE” you could maybe try my spelling and see if it works?
Perhaps - since you use the tool - you can recommend a mult-ichannel format that is taggable in Picard?
PS: I have groups enabled and Albums., Live, Singes/EPs, are grouped properly - although its amazing how many “live” albums are stuck in Albums. Probably because they are not “matched”. I’ll get around to that later… Focused on getting my surround stuff working.
I went with what mp3Tag auto-populated in that Drop Down. Presumably they have the XML schema for MusicBrainz in their code base… I did not think of creating my own version. Take a look above - seems like they all have MusicBrainz tags with underscore between words… you think they made ALL those errors?
For MP3tag it is RELEASETYPE.
Well that’s just WEIRD. I have v3.18 - which is current …and that does not exist:
Nevermind that they organized the MusicBrainz tags in a different spot…
I’m on 3.05. 
We will also accept MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE
No I don’t think they made any error at all
It’s just that RELEASETYPE or MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE didn’t work for me neither, but it somehow worked with the different field/spelling I described above, 2 spaces and no underscore (but maybe that’s just because of my different tagging software?).
But if you can get the “official” tagging syntax to work, it’s better to go with that anyway.
Could you PM me a file with this? This should not work so I’d like to see what the tagging software actually added to the file.
Sent the file, please let me know what TagScanner does there 
Got it. Interesting. I compared to other files I have and it looks like internally, that tag is stored as “MUSICBRAINZ ALBUM TYPE”. Using MP3tag, it shows the tag as “MUSICBRAINZ_ALBUMTYPE” but is saved with the spaces.
Could you send me a file using the tag that doesn’t work. I wonder if TagScanner is actually writing the tag as-is.
Perhaps - but it doesn’t work over here.
This is the problem with inadequate documentation …where the tag is not clear or the syntax - or, users are relying on folks posting here …and then there are questions on spelling, punctuation, tagging tool, version, yada, yada.
I’m a software developer; I don’t get it: document, document, document.
So does anyone have an explicit description on how this ALBUMTYPE mechanism might work?
Here you go. Release Group / Type - MusicBrainz
Thanks MovieFan.Plex - a good “academic” read… but no practical information on how metadata should be added using Picard tagging software.
Anyway… I still think that AlbumType should be a Tag that could be added to Plex tags directly. This would allow users to organize there collection directly.
For example, Picard cannot tag MKA files - and there are audio file formats that even Plex sees (example DTS) but that does not really use tags - at least not in the ID3 tag sense. These could be organized separately if such a system existed.
Thanks again…
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