Changing file information for music

I have some mp3's on my computer, and I've noticed that if I right click them and select "Get Info", in the "More Info" section there is information like album name, genre, authors, title, and so forth. My question is, how do I change this information? I know that you can drag a file into the iTunes library and change it from there by right-clicking and editing it, but is there a way to change this information outside of iTunes, so that when I select "Get Info" for a file that has not been imported into iTunes, it says the album name and song title and so forth that I want it to say, and not the one it's set to now? Can I change that information?

You need to edit the mp3 ID tag. You can do this in itunes, or you can use a seperate program. The finder is not an mp3 tag editor. I use itunes, but there are others.
google "os x mp3 tag editor" (without quotes) you'll find some.

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Changing file information

New Mac User here...
I know that on a PC you can change any file information...
for instance...if you want to change a music file's genre, title, etc. you can do so without going into itunes.
i downloaded a song onto my mac and it has all the wrong info (the name of the song is wrong, the genre's wrong) and this is really bothering me. I go to the file and click get info but i can't change anything except the file's extension. if i go to into itunes and click get info on the song i can change anything...but the file info is still the same (wrong title, etc.)
i don't know if that makes any sense...but can anyone help me out?

The only way to edit the id3 tags is with an id3 tag editor. iTunes contains an id3 tag editor and it is used via the iTunes interface. If you edit the song/file on the HD from the Finder 'get info' then all you are changing is the name on the HD.
If you have the 'keep organized' function enabled in iTunes prefs then the name on the HD will be changed to match the name in the iTunes interface.
From iTunes Help Menu using the search tag of 'id3'
iTunes: Working with ID3 Tags
<This article explains how to update ID3 tags on MP3 files that contain no information, partial, or incorrect information in iTunes.
Symptom
iTunes contains no information, partial, or incorrect information in some of the fields (Song, Artist, Year, Album, Track Number, Genre)
Products affected
iTunes
Mac OS 9.1
Mac OS X (all versions)
Solution
If you want to change information in one of the ID3 Tags fields in the Library or a playlist, follow these steps:
Select a song by clicking it within iTunes. If you wanted to change the info for more than one song (batch), select all of the files you want to have similar information by holding down the Command key, and clicking each song to be changed.
Choose Get Info from the File menu, or use Command-I. This opens the iTunes Song Information window.
Click the "Tags" tab.
The Song Name field is next to the iTunes MP3 icon.
In the "Tags" window you can make changes to all fields shown.
Note: The Song Name field must contain information. (The Song Name field is located next to the iTunes MP3 icon.)
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I've previously gone to Apple Support without success on this - so I hope it's not too obvious a question!
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I'm using the iMac for a lot of Movie projects and photos. I've very quickly filled up my 500Gb hard drive and I don't understand why other than this:
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Richard
I'll answer the iPhoto part for you.
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then I can't actually browse the JPGs files can I except from within iPhoto only?
Yes and no...
The point of iPhoto is that it's your Photo Manager. It's the "go-to" app when you want to do anything with your Photos. - View them, edit them, email them, print them, use them in other apps, upload them whatever - all of these things are done from iPhoto.
There are two advantages to working this way.
1. You get to work with your Photos and don't have to think about files. This means the organisation possibilities are much greater than just files in folders. You can use Keywording, Smart Searching, Albums, Events and a plethora of other bases for categorising and therefore find your pics.
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Note that iPhoto sends a copy+ of the file to Photoshop, so when you save be sure to use the Save command, not Save As... If you use Save As then you're creating a new file and iPhoto has no way of knowing about this new file. iPhoto is preserving your original anyway.
There are many, many ways to access your files in iPhoto:
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Many internet sites such as Flickr and SmugMug have plug-ins for accessing the iPhoto Library. If the site you want to use doesn’t then some, one or any of these will also work:
To upload to a site that does not have an iPhoto Export Plug-in the recommended way is to Select the Pic in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export and export the pic to the desktop, then upload from there. After the upload you can trash the pic on the desktop. It's only a copy and your original is safe in iPhoto.
This is also true for emailing with Web-based services. However, if you're using Gmail you can use iPhoto2GMail
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2. *File -> Export*: Select the files in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. The dialogue will give you various options, including altering the format, naming the files and changing the size. Again, producing a copy.
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