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  3. data/lib/id3tag.rb +14 -4
  4. data/lib/id3tag/audio_file.rb +10 -4
  5. data/lib/id3tag/configuration.rb +43 -2
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  7. data/lib/id3tag/encoding_util.rb +1 -1
  8. data/lib/id3tag/frames/v1/comments_frame.rb +1 -1
  9. data/lib/id3tag/frames/v1/text_frame.rb +1 -5
  10. data/lib/id3tag/frames/v2/comments_frame.rb +1 -1
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  12. data/lib/id3tag/id3_v2_frame_parser.rb +13 -9
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  34. data/spec/lib/id3tag/frames/util/genre_name_by_id_finder_spec.rb +0 -18
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  51. data/spec/lib/id3tag/id3_v1_frame_parser_spec.rb +0 -71
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  54. data/spec/lib/id3tag/id3tag_spec.rb +0 -17
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  57. data/spec/lib/id3tag/string_util_spec.rb +0 -81
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- Informal standard M. Nilsson
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- Document: id3v2.3.0.txt 3rd February 1999
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- ID3 tag version 2.3.0
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-
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- Status of this document
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-
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- This document is an informal standard and replaces the ID3v2.2.0
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- standard [ID3v2]. The informal standard is released so that
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- implementors could have a set standard before a formal standard is
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- set. The formal standard will use another version or revision number
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- if not identical to what is described in this document. The contents
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- in this document may change for clarifications but never for added or
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- altered functionallity.
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-
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- Distribution of this document is unlimited.
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-
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-
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- Abstract
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-
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- This document describes the ID3v2.3.0, which is a more developed
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- version of the ID3v2 informal standard [ID3v2] (version 2.2.0),
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- evolved from the ID3 tagging system. The ID3v2 offers a flexible way
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- of storing information about an audio file within itself to determine
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- its origin and contents. The information may be technical
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- information, such as equalisation curves, as well as related meta
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- information, such as title, performer, copyright etc.
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- 1. Table of contents
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- 2. Conventions in this document
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- 3. ID3v2 overview
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- 3.1. ID3v2 header
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- 3.2. ID3v2 extended header
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- 3.3. ID3v2 frames overview
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- 3.3.1. Frame header flags
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- 3.3.2. Default flags
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- 4. Declared ID3v2 frames
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- 4.1. Unique file identifier
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- 4.2. Text information frames
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- 4.2.1. Text information frames - details
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- 4.2.2. User defined text information frame
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- 4.3. URL link frames
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- 4.3.1. URL link frames - details
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- 4.3.2. User defined URL link frame
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- 4.4. Involved people list
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- 4.5. Music CD Identifier
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- 4.6. Event timing codes
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- 4.7. MPEG location lookup table
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- 4.8. Synced tempo codes
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- 4.9. Unsychronised lyrics/text transcription
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- 4.10. Synchronised lyrics/text
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- 4.11. Comments
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- 4.12. Relative volume adjustment
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- 4.13. Equalisation
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- 4.14. Reverb
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- 4.15. Attached picture
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- 4.16. General encapsulated object
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- 4.17. Play counter
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- 4.18. Popularimeter
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- 4.19. Recommended buffer size
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- 4.20. Audio encryption
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- 4.21. Linked information
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- 4.22. Position synchronisation frame
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- 4.23. Terms of use
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- 4.24. Ownership frame
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- 4.25. Commercial frame
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- 4.26. Encryption method registration
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- 4.27. Group identification registration
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- 4.28. Private frame
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- 5. The 'unsynchronisation scheme'
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- 6. Copyright
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- 7. References
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- 8. Appendix
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- A. Appendix A - Genre List from ID3v1
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- 9. Author's Address
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- 2. Conventions in this document
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- In the examples, text within "" is a text string exactly as it
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- appears in a file. Numbers preceded with $ are hexadecimal and
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- numbers preceded with % are binary. $xx is used to indicate a byte
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- with unknown content. %x is used to indicate a bit with unknown
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- content. The most significant bit (MSB) of a byte is called 'bit 7'
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- and the least significant bit (LSB) is called 'bit 0'.
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- A tag is the whole tag described in this document. A frame is a block
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- of information in the tag. The tag consists of a header, frames and
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- optional padding. A field is a piece of information; one value, a
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- string etc. A numeric string is a string that consists of the
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- characters 0-9 only.
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- 3. ID3v2 overview
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- The two biggest design goals were to be able to implement ID3v2
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- without disturbing old software too much and that ID3v2 should be
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- as flexible and expandable as possible.
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- The first criterion is met by the simple fact that the MPEG [MPEG]
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- decoding software uses a syncsignal, embedded in the audiostream, to
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- 'lock on to' the audio. Since the ID3v2 tag doesn't contain a valid
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- syncsignal, no software will attempt to play the tag. If, for any
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- reason, coincidence make a syncsignal appear within the tag it will
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- be taken care of by the 'unsynchronisation scheme' described in
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- section 5.
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- The second criterion has made a more noticeable impact on the design
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- of the ID3v2 tag. It is constructed as a container for several
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- information blocks, called frames, whose format need not be known to
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- the software that encounters them. At the start of every frame there
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- is an identifier that explains the frames' format and content, and a
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- size descriptor that allows software to skip unknown frames.
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- If a total revision of the ID3v2 tag should be needed, there is a
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- version number and a size descriptor in the ID3v2 header.
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- The ID3 tag described in this document is mainly targeted at files
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- encoded with MPEG-1/2 layer I, MPEG-1/2 layer II, MPEG-1/2 layer III
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- and MPEG-2.5, but may work with other types of encoded audio.
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- The bitorder in ID3v2 is most significant bit first (MSB). The
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- byteorder in multibyte numbers is most significant byte first (e.g.
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- It is permitted to include padding after all the final frame (at the
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- end of the ID3 tag), making the size of all the frames together
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- smaller than the size given in the head of the tag. A possible
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- purpose of this padding is to allow for adding a few additional
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- frames or enlarge existing frames within the tag without having to
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- rewrite the entire file. The value of the padding bytes must be $00.
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- 3.1. ID3v2 header
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- The ID3v2 tag header, which should be the first information in the
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- ID3v2/file identifier "ID3"
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- ID3v2 version $03 00
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- ID3v2 flags %abc00000
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- ID3v2 size 4 * %0xxxxxxx
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- The first three bytes of the tag are always "ID3" to indicate that
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- this is an ID3v2 tag, directly followed by the two version bytes. The
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- first byte of ID3v2 version is it's major version, while the second
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- byte is its revision number. In this case this is ID3v2.3.0. All
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- revisions are backwards compatible while major versions are not. If
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- software with ID3v2.2.0 and below support should encounter version
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- The version is followed by one the ID3v2 flags field, of which
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- Bit 7 in the 'ID3v2 flags' indicates whether or not
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- b - Extended header
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- All the other flags should be cleared. If one of these undefined
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- An ID3v2 tag can be detected with the following pattern:
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- 4.2.1 TIT1 Content group description
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- 4.2.1 TIT2 Title/songname/content description
457
- 4.2.1 TIT3 Subtitle/Description refinement
458
- 4.2.1 TKEY Initial key
459
- 4.2.1 TLAN Language(s)
460
- 4.2.1 TLEN Length
461
- 4.2.1 TMED Media type
462
- 4.2.1 TOAL Original album/movie/show title
463
- 4.2.1 TOFN Original filename
464
- 4.2.1 TOLY Original lyricist(s)/text writer(s)
465
- 4.2.1 TOPE Original artist(s)/performer(s)
466
- 4.2.1 TORY Original release year
467
- 4.2.1 TOWN File owner/licensee
468
- 4.2.1 TPE1 Lead performer(s)/Soloist(s)
469
- 4.2.1 TPE2 Band/orchestra/accompaniment
470
- 4.2.1 TPE3 Conductor/performer refinement
471
- 4.2.1 TPE4 Interpreted, remixed, or otherwise modified by
472
- 4.2.1 TPOS Part of a set
473
- 4.2.1 TPUB Publisher
474
- 4.2.1 TRCK Track number/Position in set
475
- 4.2.1 TRDA Recording dates
476
- 4.2.1 TRSN Internet radio station name
477
- 4.2.1 TRSO Internet radio station owner
478
- 4.2.1 TSIZ Size
479
- 4.2.1 TSRC ISRC (international standard recording code)
480
- 4.2.1 TSSE Software/Hardware and settings used for encoding
481
- 4.2.1 TYER Year
482
- 4.2.2 TXXX User defined text information frame
483
-
484
- 4.1 UFID Unique file identifier
485
- 4.23 USER Terms of use
486
- 4.9 USLT Unsychronized lyric/text transcription
487
-
488
- 4.3.1 WCOM Commercial information
489
- 4.3.1 WCOP Copyright/Legal information
490
- 4.3.1 WOAF Official audio file webpage
491
- 4.3.1 WOAR Official artist/performer webpage
492
- 4.3.1 WOAS Official audio source webpage
493
- 4.3.1 WORS Official internet radio station homepage
494
- 4.3.1 WPAY Payment
495
- 4.3.1 WPUB Publishers official webpage
496
- 4.3.2 WXXX User defined URL link frame
497
-
498
-
499
- 4.1. Unique file identifier
500
-
501
- This frame's purpose is to be able to identify the audio file in a
502
- database that may contain more information relevant to the content.
503
- Since standardisation of such a database is beyond this document, all
504
- frames begin with a null-terminated string with a URL [URL]
505
- containing an email address, or a link to a location where an email
506
- address can be found, that belongs to the organisation responsible
507
- for this specific database implementation. Questions regarding the
508
- database should be sent to the indicated email address. The URL
509
- should not be used for the actual database queries. The string
510
- "<a href="http://www.id3.org/dummy/ufid.html">http://www.id3.org/dummy/ufid.html</a>" should be used for tests.
511
- Software that isn't told otherwise may safely remove such frames. The
512
- 'Owner identifier' must be non-empty (more than just a termination).
513
- The 'Owner identifier' is then followed by the actual identifier,
514
- which may be up to 64 bytes. There may be more than one "UFID" frame
515
- in a tag, but only one with the same 'Owner identifier'.
516
-
517
- <Header for 'Unique file identifier', ID: "UFID">
518
- Owner identifier <text string> $00
519
- Identifier <up to 64 bytes binary data>
520
-
521
-
522
- 4.2. Text information frames
523
-
524
- The text information frames are the most important frames, containing
525
- information like artist, album and more. There may only be one text
526
- information frame of its kind in an tag. If the textstring is
527
- followed by a termination ($00 (00)) all the following information
528
- should be ignored and not be displayed. All text frame identifiers
529
- begin with "T". Only text frame identifiers begin with "T", with the
530
- exception of the "TXXX" frame. All the text information frames have
531
- the following format:
532
-
533
- <Header for 'Text information frame', ID: "T000" - "TZZZ",
534
- excluding "TXXX" described in 4.2.2.>
535
- Text encoding $xx
536
- Information <text string according to encoding>
537
-
538
-
539
- 4.2.1. Text information frames - details
540
-
541
- TALB
542
- The 'Album/Movie/Show title' frame is intended for the title of the
543
- recording(/source of sound) which the audio in the file is taken
544
- from.
545
-
546
- TBPM
547
- The 'BPM' frame contains the number of beats per minute in the
548
- mainpart of the audio. The BPM is an integer and represented as a
549
- numerical string.
550
-
551
- TCOM
552
- The 'Composer(s)' frame is intended for the name of the composer(s).
553
- They are seperated with the "/" character.
554
-
555
- TCON
556
- The 'Content type', which previously was stored as a one byte numeric
557
- value only, is now a numeric string. You may use one or several of
558
- the types as ID3v1.1 did or, since the category list would be
559
- impossible to maintain with accurate and up to date categories,
560
- define your own.
561
-
562
- References to the ID3v1 genres can be made by, as first byte, enter
563
- "(" followed by a number from the genres list (appendix A.) and
564
- ended with a ")" character. This is optionally followed by a
565
- refinement, e.g. "(21)" or "(4)Eurodisco". Several references can be
566
- made in the same frame, e.g. "(51)(39)". If the refinement should
567
- begin with a "(" character it should be replaced with "((", e.g. "((I
568
- can figure out any genre)" or "(55)((I think...)". The following new
569
- content types is defined in ID3v2 and is implemented in the same way
570
- as the numerig content types, e.g. "(RX)".
571
-
572
- RX Remix
573
- CR Cover
574
-
575
- TCOP
576
- The 'Copyright message' frame, which must begin with a year and a
577
- space character (making five characters), is intended for the
578
- copyright holder of the original sound, not the audio file itself.
579
- The absence of this frame means only that the copyright information
580
- is unavailable or has been removed, and must not be interpreted to
581
- mean that the sound is public domain. Every time this field is
582
- displayed the field must be preceded with "Copyright " (C) " ", where
583
- (C) is one character showing a C in a circle.
584
-
585
- TDAT
586
- The 'Date' frame is a numeric string in the DDMM format containing
587
- the date for the recording. This field is always four characters
588
- long.
589
-
590
- TDLY
591
- The 'Playlist delay' defines the numbers of milliseconds of silence
592
- between every song in a playlist. The player should use the "ETC"
593
- frame, if present, to skip initial silence and silence at the end of
594
- the audio to match the 'Playlist delay' time. The time is represented
595
- as a numeric string.
596
-
597
- TENC
598
- The 'Encoded by' frame contains the name of the person or
599
- organisation that encoded the audio file. This field may contain a
600
- copyright message, if the audio file also is copyrighted by the
601
- encoder.
602
-
603
- TEXT
604
- The 'Lyricist(s)/Text writer(s)' frame is intended for the writer(s)
605
- of the text or lyrics in the recording. They are seperated with the
606
- "/" character.
607
-
608
- TFLT
609
- The 'File type' frame indicates which type of audio this tag defines.
610
- The following type and refinements are defined:
611
-
612
- MPG MPEG Audio
613
- /1 MPEG 1/2 layer I
614
- /2 MPEG 1/2 layer II
615
- /3 MPEG 1/2 layer III
616
- /2.5 MPEG 2.5
617
- /AAC Advanced audio compression
618
- VQF Transform-domain Weighted Interleave Vector Quantization
619
- PCM Pulse Code Modulated audio
620
-
621
- but other types may be used, not for these types though. This is used
622
- in a similar way to the predefined types in the "TMED" frame, but
623
- without parentheses. If this frame is not present audio type is
624
- assumed to be "MPG".
625
-
626
- TIME
627
- The 'Time' frame is a numeric string in the HHMM format containing
628
- the time for the recording. This field is always four characters
629
- long.
630
-
631
- TIT1
632
- The 'Content group description' frame is used if the sound belongs to
633
- a larger category of sounds/music. For example, classical music is
634
- often sorted in different musical sections (e.g. "Piano Concerto",
635
- "Weather - Hurricane").
636
-
637
- TIT2
638
- The 'Title/Songname/Content description' frame is the actual name of
639
- the piece (e.g. "Adagio", "Hurricane Donna").
640
-
641
- TIT3
642
- The 'Subtitle/Description refinement' frame is used for information
643
- directly related to the contents title (e.g. "Op. 16" or "Performed
644
- live at Wembley").
645
-
646
- TKEY
647
- The 'Initial key' frame contains the musical key in which the sound
648
- starts. It is represented as a string with a maximum length of three
649
- characters. The ground keys are represented with "A","B","C","D","E",
650
- "F" and "G" and halfkeys represented with "b" and "#". Minor is
651
- represented as "m". Example "Cbm". Off key is represented with an "o"
652
- only.
653
-
654
- TLAN
655
- The 'Language(s)' frame should contain the languages of the text or
656
- lyrics spoken or sung in the audio. The language is represented with
657
- three characters according to ISO-639-2. If more than one language is
658
- used in the text their language codes should follow according to
659
- their usage.
660
-
661
- TLEN
662
- The 'Length' frame contains the length of the audiofile in
663
- milliseconds, represented as a numeric string.
664
-
665
- TMED
666
- The 'Media type' frame describes from which media the sound
667
- originated. This may be a text string or a reference to the
668
- predefined media types found in the list below. References are made
669
- within "(" and ")" and are optionally followed by a text refinement,
670
- e.g. "(MC) with four channels". If a text refinement should begin
671
- with a "(" character it should be replaced with "((" in the same way
672
- as in the "TCO" frame. Predefined refinements is appended after the
673
- media type, e.g. "(CD/A)" or "(VID/PAL/VHS)".
674
-
675
- DIG Other digital media
676
- /A Analog transfer from media
677
-
678
- ANA Other analog media
679
- /WAC Wax cylinder
680
- /8CA 8-track tape cassette
681
-
682
- CD CD
683
- /A Analog transfer from media
684
- /DD DDD
685
- /AD ADD
686
- /AA AAD
687
-
688
- LD Laserdisc
689
- /A Analog transfer from media
690
-
691
- TT Turntable records
692
- /33 33.33 rpm
693
- /45 45 rpm
694
- /71 71.29 rpm
695
- /76 76.59 rpm
696
- /78 78.26 rpm
697
- /80 80 rpm
698
-
699
- MD MiniDisc
700
- /A Analog transfer from media
701
-
702
- DAT DAT
703
- /A Analog transfer from media
704
- /1 standard, 48 kHz/16 bits, linear
705
- /2 mode 2, 32 kHz/16 bits, linear
706
- /3 mode 3, 32 kHz/12 bits, nonlinear, low speed
707
- /4 mode 4, 32 kHz/12 bits, 4 channels
708
- /5 mode 5, 44.1 kHz/16 bits, linear
709
- /6 mode 6, 44.1 kHz/16 bits, 'wide track' play
710
-
711
- DCC DCC
712
- /A Analog transfer from media
713
-
714
- DVD DVD
715
- /A Analog transfer from media
716
-
717
- TV Television
718
- /PAL PAL
719
- /NTSC NTSC
720
- /SECAM SECAM
721
-
722
- VID Video
723
- /PAL PAL
724
- /NTSC NTSC
725
- /SECAM SECAM
726
- /VHS VHS
727
- /SVHS S-VHS
728
- /BETA BETAMAX
729
-
730
- RAD Radio
731
- /FM FM
732
- /AM AM
733
- /LW LW
734
- /MW MW
735
-
736
- TEL Telephone
737
- /I ISDN
738
-
739
- MC MC (normal cassette)
740
- /4 4.75 cm/s (normal speed for a two sided cassette)
741
- /9 9.5 cm/s
742
- /I Type I cassette (ferric/normal)
743
- /II Type II cassette (chrome)
744
- /III Type III cassette (ferric chrome)
745
- /IV Type IV cassette (metal)
746
-
747
- REE Reel
748
- /9 9.5 cm/s
749
- /19 19 cm/s
750
- /38 38 cm/s
751
- /76 76 cm/s
752
- /I Type I cassette (ferric/normal)
753
- /II Type II cassette (chrome)
754
- /III Type III cassette (ferric chrome)
755
- /IV Type IV cassette (metal)
756
-
757
- TOAL
758
- The 'Original album/movie/show title' frame is intended for the title
759
- of the original recording (or source of sound), if for example the
760
- music in the file should be a cover of a previously released song.
761
-
762
- TOFN
763
- The 'Original filename' frame contains the preferred filename for the
764
- file, since some media doesn't allow the desired length of the
765
- filename. The filename is case sensitive and includes its suffix.
766
-
767
- TOLY
768
- The 'Original lyricist(s)/text writer(s)' frame is intended for the
769
- text writer(s) of the original recording, if for example the music in
770
- the file should be a cover of a previously released song. The text
771
- writers are seperated with the "/" character.
772
-
773
- TOPE
774
- The 'Original artist(s)/performer(s)' frame is intended for the
775
- performer(s) of the original recording, if for example the music in
776
- the file should be a cover of a previously released song. The
777
- performers are seperated with the "/" character.
778
-
779
- TORY
780
- The 'Original release year' frame is intended for the year when the
781
- original recording, if for example the music in the file should be a
782
- cover of a previously released song, was released. The field is
783
- formatted as in the "TYER" frame.
784
-
785
- TOWN
786
- The 'File owner/licensee' frame contains the name of the owner or
787
- licensee of the file and it's contents.
788
-
789
- TPE1
790
- The 'Lead artist(s)/Lead performer(s)/Soloist(s)/Performing group' is
791
- used for the main artist(s). They are seperated with the "/"
792
- character.
793
-
794
- TPE2
795
- The 'Band/Orchestra/Accompaniment' frame is used for additional
796
- information about the performers in the recording.
797
-
798
- TPE3
799
- The 'Conductor' frame is used for the name of the conductor.
800
-
801
- TPE4
802
- The 'Interpreted, remixed, or otherwise modified by' frame contains
803
- more information about the people behind a remix and similar
804
- interpretations of another existing piece.
805
-
806
- TPOS
807
- The 'Part of a set' frame is a numeric string that describes which
808
- part of a set the audio came from. This frame is used if the source
809
- described in the "TALB" frame is divided into several mediums, e.g. a
810
- double CD. The value may be extended with a "/" character and a
811
- numeric string containing the total number of parts in the set. E.g.
812
- "1/2".
813
-
814
- TPUB
815
- The 'Publisher' frame simply contains the name of the label or
816
- publisher.
817
-
818
- TRCK
819
- The 'Track number/Position in set' frame is a numeric string
820
- containing the order number of the audio-file on its original
821
- recording. This may be extended with a "/" character and a numeric
822
- string containing the total numer of tracks/elements on the original
823
- recording. E.g. "4/9".
824
-
825
- TRDA
826
- The 'Recording dates' frame is a intended to be used as complement to
827
- the "TYER", "TDAT" and "TIME" frames. E.g. "4th-7th June, 12th June"
828
- in combination with the "TYER" frame.
829
-
830
- TRSN
831
- The 'Internet radio station name' frame contains the name of the
832
- internet radio station from which the audio is streamed.
833
-
834
- TRSO
835
- The 'Internet radio station owner' frame contains the name of the
836
- owner of the internet radio station from which the audio is
837
- streamed.
838
-
839
- TSIZ
840
- The 'Size' frame contains the size of the audiofile in bytes,
841
- excluding the ID3v2 tag, represented as a numeric string.
842
-
843
- TSRC
844
- The 'ISRC' frame should contain the International Standard Recording
845
- Code [ISRC] (12 characters).
846
-
847
- TSSE
848
- The 'Software/Hardware and settings used for encoding' frame
849
- includes the used audio encoder and its settings when the file was
850
- encoded. Hardware refers to hardware encoders, not the computer on
851
- which a program was run.
852
-
853
- TYER
854
- The 'Year' frame is a numeric string with a year of the recording.
855
- This frames is always four characters long (until the year 10000).
856
-
857
-
858
- 4.2.2. User defined text information frame
859
-
860
- This frame is intended for one-string text information concerning the
861
- audiofile in a similar way to the other "T"-frames. The frame body
862
- consists of a description of the string, represented as a terminated
863
- string, followed by the actual string. There may be more than one
864
- "TXXX" frame in each tag, but only one with the same description.
865
-
866
- <Header for 'User defined text information frame', ID: "TXXX">
867
- Text encoding $xx
868
- Description <text string according to encoding> $00 (00)
869
- Value <text string according to encoding>
870
-
871
-
872
- 4.3. URL link frames
873
-
874
- With these frames dynamic data such as webpages with touring
875
- information, price information or plain ordinary news can be added to
876
- the tag. There may only be one URL [URL] link frame of its kind in an
877
- tag, except when stated otherwise in the frame description. If the
878
- textstring is followed by a termination ($00 (00)) all the following
879
- information should be ignored and not be displayed. All URL link
880
- frame identifiers begins with "W". Only URL link frame identifiers
881
- begins with "W". All URL link frames have the following format:
882
-
883
- <Header for 'URL link frame', ID: "W000" - "WZZZ", excluding "WXXX"
884
- described in 4.3.2.>
885
- URL <text string>
886
-
887
-
888
- 4.3.1. URL link frames - details
889
-
890
- WCOM
891
- The 'Commercial information' frame is a URL pointing at a webpage
892
- with information such as where the album can be bought. There may be
893
- more than one "WCOM" frame in a tag, but not with the same content.
894
-
895
- WCOP
896
- The 'Copyright/Legal information' frame is a URL pointing at a
897
- webpage where the terms of use and ownership of the file is
898
- described.
899
-
900
- WOAF
901
- The 'Official audio file webpage' frame is a URL pointing at a file
902
- specific webpage.
903
-
904
- WOAR
905
- The 'Official artist/performer webpage' frame is a URL pointing at
906
- the artists official webpage. There may be more than one "WOAR" frame
907
- in a tag if the audio contains more than one performer, but not with
908
- the same content.
909
-
910
- WOAS
911
- The 'Official audio source webpage' frame is a URL pointing at the
912
- official webpage for the source of the audio file, e.g. a movie.
913
-
914
- WORS
915
- The 'Official internet radio station homepage' contains a URL
916
- pointing at the homepage of the internet radio station.
917
-
918
- WPAY
919
- The 'Payment' frame is a URL pointing at a webpage that will handle
920
- the process of paying for this file.
921
-
922
- WPUB
923
- The 'Publishers official webpage' frame is a URL pointing at the
924
- official wepage for the publisher.
925
-
926
-
927
- 4.3.2. User defined URL link frame
928
-
929
- This frame is intended for URL [URL] links concerning the audiofile
930
- in a similar way to the other "W"-frames. The frame body consists
931
- of a description of the string, represented as a terminated string,
932
- followed by the actual URL. The URL is always encoded with ISO-8859-1
933
- [ISO-8859-1]. There may be more than one "WXXX" frame in each tag,
934
- but only one with the same description.
935
-
936
- <Header for 'User defined URL link frame', ID: "WXXX">
937
- Text encoding $xx
938
- Description <text string according to encoding> $00 (00)
939
- URL <text string>
940
-
941
-
942
- 4.4. Involved people list
943
-
944
- Since there might be a lot of people contributing to an audio file in
945
- various ways, such as musicians and technicians, the 'Text
946
- information frames' are often insufficient to list everyone involved
947
- in a project. The 'Involved people list' is a frame containing the
948
- names of those involved, and how they were involved. The body simply
949
- contains a terminated string with the involvement directly followed
950
- by a terminated string with the involvee followed by a new
951
- involvement and so on. There may only be one "IPLS" frame in each
952
- tag.
953
-
954
- <Header for 'Involved people list', ID: "IPLS">
955
- Text encoding $xx
956
- People list strings <text strings according to encoding>
957
-
958
-
959
- 4.5. Music CD identifier
960
-
961
- This frame is intended for music that comes from a CD, so that the CD
962
- can be identified in databases such as the CDDB [CDDB]. The frame
963
- consists of a binary dump of the Table Of Contents, TOC, from the CD,
964
- which is a header of 4 bytes and then 8 bytes/track on the CD plus 8
965
- bytes for the 'lead out' making a maximum of 804 bytes. The offset to
966
- the beginning of every track on the CD should be described with a
967
- four bytes absolute CD-frame address per track, and not with absolute
968
- time. This frame requires a present and valid "TRCK" frame, even if
969
- the CD's only got one track. There may only be one "MCDI" frame in
970
- each tag.
971
-
972
- <Header for 'Music CD identifier', ID: "MCDI">
973
- CD TOC <binary data>
974
-
975
-
976
- 4.6. Event timing codes
977
-
978
- This frame allows synchronisation with key events in a song or sound.
979
- The header is:
980
-
981
- <Header for 'Event timing codes', ID: "ETCO">
982
- Time stamp format $xx
983
-
984
- Where time stamp format is:
985
-
986
- $01 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using MPEG [MPEG] frames as unit
987
- $02 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using milliseconds as unit
988
-
989
- Abolute time means that every stamp contains the time from the
990
- beginning of the file.
991
-
992
- Followed by a list of key events in the following format:
993
-
994
- Type of event $xx
995
- Time stamp $xx (xx ...)
996
-
997
- The 'Time stamp' is set to zero if directly at the beginning of the
998
- sound or after the previous event. All events should be sorted in
999
- chronological order. The type of event is as follows:
1000
-
1001
- $00 padding (has no meaning)
1002
- $01 end of initial silence
1003
- $02 intro start
1004
- $03 mainpart start
1005
- $04 outro start
1006
- $05 outro end
1007
- $06 verse start
1008
- $07 refrain start
1009
- $08 interlude start
1010
- $09 theme start
1011
- $0A variation start
1012
- $0B key change
1013
- $0C time change
1014
- $0D momentary unwanted noise (Snap, Crackle & Pop)
1015
- $0E sustained noise
1016
- $0F sustained noise end
1017
- $10 intro end
1018
- $11 mainpart end
1019
- $12 verse end
1020
- $13 refrain end
1021
- $14 theme end
1022
-
1023
- $15-$DF reserved for future use
1024
-
1025
- $E0-$EF not predefined sync 0-F
1026
-
1027
- $F0-$FC reserved for future use
1028
-
1029
- $FD audio end (start of silence)
1030
- $FE audio file ends
1031
- $FF one more byte of events follows (all the following bytes with
1032
- the value $FF have the same function)
1033
-
1034
- Terminating the start events such as "intro start" is not required.
1035
- The 'Not predefined sync's ($E0-EF) are for user events. You might
1036
- want to synchronise your music to something, like setting of an
1037
- explosion on-stage, turning on your screensaver etc.
1038
-
1039
- There may only be one "ETCO" frame in each tag.
1040
-
1041
-
1042
- 4.7. MPEG location lookup table
1043
-
1044
- To increase performance and accuracy of jumps within a MPEG [MPEG]
1045
- audio file, frames with timecodes in different locations in the file
1046
- might be useful. The ID3v2 frame includes references that the
1047
- software can use to calculate positions in the file. After the frame
1048
- header is a descriptor of how much the 'frame counter' should
1049
- increase for every reference. If this value is two then the first
1050
- reference points out the second frame, the 2nd reference the 4th
1051
- frame, the 3rd reference the 6th frame etc. In a similar way the
1052
- 'bytes between reference' and 'milliseconds between reference' points
1053
- out bytes and milliseconds respectively.
1054
-
1055
- Each reference consists of two parts; a certain number of bits, as
1056
- defined in 'bits for bytes deviation', that describes the difference
1057
- between what is said in 'bytes between reference' and the reality and
1058
- a certain number of bits, as defined in 'bits for milliseconds
1059
- deviation', that describes the difference between what is said in
1060
- 'milliseconds between reference' and the reality. The number of bits
1061
- in every reference, i.e. 'bits for bytes deviation'+'bits for
1062
- milliseconds deviation', must be a multiple of four. There may only
1063
- be one "MLLT" frame in each tag.
1064
-
1065
- <Header for 'Location lookup table', ID: "MLLT">
1066
- MPEG frames between reference $xx xx
1067
- Bytes between reference $xx xx xx
1068
- Milliseconds between reference $xx xx xx
1069
- Bits for bytes deviation $xx
1070
- Bits for milliseconds dev. $xx
1071
-
1072
- Then for every reference the following data is included;
1073
-
1074
- Deviation in bytes %xxx....
1075
- Deviation in milliseconds %xxx....
1076
-
1077
-
1078
- 4.8. Synchronised tempo codes
1079
-
1080
- For a more accurate description of the tempo of a musical piece this
1081
- frame might be used. After the header follows one byte describing
1082
- which time stamp format should be used. Then follows one or more
1083
- tempo codes. Each tempo code consists of one tempo part and one time
1084
- part. The tempo is in BPM described with one or two bytes. If the
1085
- first byte has the value $FF, one more byte follows, which is added
1086
- to the first giving a range from 2 - 510 BPM, since $00 and $01 is
1087
- reserved. $00 is used to describe a beat-free time period, which is
1088
- not the same as a music-free time period. $01 is used to indicate one
1089
- single beat-stroke followed by a beat-free period.
1090
-
1091
- The tempo descriptor is followed by a time stamp. Every time the
1092
- tempo in the music changes, a tempo descriptor may indicate this for
1093
- the player. All tempo descriptors should be sorted in chronological
1094
- order. The first beat-stroke in a time-period is at the same time as
1095
- the beat description occurs. There may only be one "SYTC" frame in
1096
- each tag.
1097
-
1098
- <Header for 'Synchronised tempo codes', ID: "SYTC">
1099
- Time stamp format $xx
1100
- Tempo data <binary data>
1101
-
1102
- Where time stamp format is:
1103
-
1104
- $01 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using MPEG [MPEG] frames as unit
1105
- $02 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using milliseconds as unit
1106
-
1107
- Abolute time means that every stamp contains the time from the
1108
- beginning of the file.
1109
-
1110
-
1111
- 4.9. Unsychronised lyrics/text transcription
1112
-
1113
- This frame contains the lyrics of the song or a text transcription of
1114
- other vocal activities. The head includes an encoding descriptor and
1115
- a content descriptor. The body consists of the actual text. The
1116
- 'Content descriptor' is a terminated string. If no descriptor is
1117
- entered, 'Content descriptor' is $00 (00) only. Newline characters
1118
- are allowed in the text. There may be more than one 'Unsynchronised
1119
- lyrics/text transcription' frame in each tag, but only one with the
1120
- same language and content descriptor.
1121
-
1122
- <Header for 'Unsynchronised lyrics/text transcription', ID: "USLT">
1123
- Text encoding $xx
1124
- Language $xx xx xx
1125
- Content descriptor <text string according to encoding> $00 (00)
1126
- Lyrics/text <full text string according to encoding>
1127
-
1128
-
1129
- 4.10. Synchronised lyrics/text
1130
-
1131
- This is another way of incorporating the words, said or sung lyrics,
1132
- in the audio file as text, this time, however, in sync with the
1133
- audio. It might also be used to describing events e.g. occurring on a
1134
- stage or on the screen in sync with the audio. The header includes a
1135
- content descriptor, represented with as terminated textstring. If no
1136
- descriptor is entered, 'Content descriptor' is $00 (00) only.
1137
-
1138
- <Header for 'Synchronised lyrics/text', ID: "SYLT">
1139
- Text encoding $xx
1140
- Language $xx xx xx
1141
- Time stamp format $xx
1142
- Content type $xx
1143
- Content descriptor <text string according to encoding> $00 (00)
1144
-
1145
-
1146
- Encoding: $00 ISO-8859-1 [ISO-8859-1] character set is used => $00
1147
- is sync identifier.
1148
- $01 Unicode [UNICODE] character set is used => $00 00 is
1149
- sync identifier.
1150
-
1151
- Content type: $00 is other
1152
- $01 is lyrics
1153
- $02 is text transcription
1154
- $03 is movement/part name (e.g. "Adagio")
1155
- $04 is events (e.g. "Don Quijote enters the stage")
1156
- $05 is chord (e.g. "Bb F Fsus")
1157
- $06 is trivia/'pop up' information
1158
-
1159
- Time stamp format is:
1160
-
1161
- $01 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using MPEG [MPEG] frames as unit
1162
- $02 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using milliseconds as unit
1163
-
1164
- Abolute time means that every stamp contains the time from the
1165
- beginning of the file.
1166
-
1167
- The text that follows the frame header differs from that of the
1168
- unsynchronised lyrics/text transcription in one major way. Each
1169
- syllable (or whatever size of text is considered to be convenient by
1170
- the encoder) is a null terminated string followed by a time stamp
1171
- denoting where in the sound file it belongs. Each sync thus has the
1172
- following structure:
1173
-
1174
- Terminated text to be synced (typically a syllable)
1175
- Sync identifier (terminator to above string) $00 (00)
1176
- Time stamp $xx (xx ...)
1177
-
1178
- The 'time stamp' is set to zero or the whole sync is omitted if
1179
- located directly at the beginning of the sound. All time stamps
1180
- should be sorted in chronological order. The sync can be considered
1181
- as a validator of the subsequent string.
1182
-
1183
- Newline ($0A) characters are allowed in all "SYLT" frames and should
1184
- be used after every entry (name, event etc.) in a frame with the
1185
- content type $03 - $04.
1186
-
1187
- A few considerations regarding whitespace characters: Whitespace
1188
- separating words should mark the beginning of a new word, thus
1189
- occurring in front of the first syllable of a new word. This is also
1190
- valid for new line characters. A syllable followed by a comma should
1191
- not be broken apart with a sync (both the syllable and the comma
1192
- should be before the sync).
1193
-
1194
- An example: The "USLT" passage
1195
-
1196
- "Strangers in the night" $0A "Exchanging glances"
1197
-
1198
- would be "SYLT" encoded as:
1199
-
1200
- "Strang" $00 xx xx "ers" $00 xx xx " in" $00 xx xx " the" $00 xx xx
1201
- " night" $00 xx xx 0A "Ex" $00 xx xx "chang" $00 xx xx "ing" $00 xx
1202
- xx "glan" $00 xx xx "ces" $00 xx xx
1203
-
1204
- There may be more than one "SYLT" frame in each tag, but only one
1205
- with the same language and content descriptor.
1206
-
1207
-
1208
- 4.11. Comments
1209
-
1210
- This frame is indended for any kind of full text information that
1211
- does not fit in any other frame. It consists of a frame header
1212
- followed by encoding, language and content descriptors and is ended
1213
- with the actual comment as a text string. Newline characters are
1214
- allowed in the comment text string. There may be more than one
1215
- comment frame in each tag, but only one with the same language and
1216
- content descriptor.
1217
-
1218
- <Header for 'Comment', ID: "COMM">
1219
- Text encoding $xx
1220
- Language $xx xx xx
1221
- Short content descrip. <text string according to encoding> $00 (00)
1222
- The actual text <full text string according to encoding>
1223
-
1224
-
1225
- 4.12. Relative volume adjustment
1226
-
1227
- This is a more subjective function than the previous ones. It allows
1228
- the user to say how much he wants to increase/decrease the volume on
1229
- each channel while the file is played. The purpose is to be able to
1230
- align all files to a reference volume, so that you don't have to
1231
- change the volume constantly. This frame may also be used to balance
1232
- adjust the audio. If the volume peak levels are known then this could
1233
- be described with the 'Peak volume right' and 'Peak volume left'
1234
- field. If Peakvolume is not known these fields could be left zeroed
1235
- or, if no other data follows, be completely omitted. There may only
1236
- be one "RVAD" frame in each tag.
1237
-
1238
- <Header for 'Relative volume adjustment', ID: "RVAD">
1239
- Increment/decrement %00xxxxxx
1240
- Bits used for volume descr. $xx
1241
- Relative volume change, right $xx xx (xx ...)
1242
- Relative volume change, left $xx xx (xx ...)
1243
- Peak volume right $xx xx (xx ...)
1244
- Peak volume left $xx xx (xx ...)
1245
-
1246
- In the increment/decrement field bit 0 is used to indicate the right
1247
- channel and bit 1 is used to indicate the left channel. 1 is
1248
- increment and 0 is decrement.
1249
-
1250
- The 'bits used for volume description' field is normally $10 (16
1251
- bits) for MPEG 2 layer I, II and III [MPEG] and MPEG 2.5. This value
1252
- may not be $00. The volume is always represented with whole bytes,
1253
- padded in the beginning (highest bits) when 'bits used for volume
1254
- description' is not a multiple of eight.
1255
-
1256
- This datablock is then optionally followed by a volume definition for
1257
- the left and right back channels. If this information is appended to
1258
- the frame the first two channels will be treated as front channels.
1259
- In the increment/decrement field bit 2 is used to indicate the right
1260
- back channel and bit 3 for the left back channel.
1261
-
1262
- Relative volume change, right back $xx xx (xx ...)
1263
- Relative volume change, left back $xx xx (xx ...)
1264
- Peak volume right back $xx xx (xx ...)
1265
- Peak volume left back $xx xx (xx ...)
1266
-
1267
- If the center channel adjustment is present the following is appended
1268
- to the existing frame, after the left and right back channels. The
1269
- center channel is represented by bit 4 in the increase/decrease
1270
- field.
1271
-
1272
- Relative volume change, center $xx xx (xx ...)
1273
- Peak volume center $xx xx (xx ...)
1274
-
1275
- If the bass channel adjustment is present the following is appended
1276
- to the existing frame, after the center channel. The bass channel is
1277
- represented by bit 5 in the increase/decrease field.
1278
-
1279
- Relative volume change, bass $xx xx (xx ...)
1280
- Peak volume bass $xx xx (xx ...)
1281
-
1282
-
1283
- 4.13. Equalisation
1284
-
1285
- This is another subjective, alignment frame. It allows the user to
1286
- predefine an equalisation curve within the audio file. There may only
1287
- be one "EQUA" frame in each tag.
1288
-
1289
- <Header of 'Equalisation', ID: "EQUA">
1290
- Adjustment bits $xx
1291
-
1292
- The 'adjustment bits' field defines the number of bits used for
1293
- representation of the adjustment. This is normally $10 (16 bits) for
1294
- MPEG 2 layer I, II and III [MPEG] and MPEG 2.5. This value may not be
1295
- $00.
1296
-
1297
- This is followed by 2 bytes + ('adjustment bits' rounded up to the
1298
- nearest byte) for every equalisation band in the following format,
1299
- giving a frequency range of 0 - 32767Hz:
1300
-
1301
- Increment/decrement %x (MSB of the Frequency)
1302
- Frequency (lower 15 bits)
1303
- Adjustment $xx (xx ...)
1304
-
1305
- The increment/decrement bit is 1 for increment and 0 for decrement.
1306
- The equalisation bands should be ordered increasingly with reference
1307
- to frequency. All frequencies don't have to be declared. The
1308
- equalisation curve in the reading software should be interpolated
1309
- between the values in this frame. Three equal adjustments for three
1310
- subsequent frequencies. A frequency should only be described once in
1311
- the frame.
1312
-
1313
-
1314
- 4.14. Reverb
1315
-
1316
- Yet another subjective one. You may here adjust echoes of different
1317
- kinds. Reverb left/right is the delay between every bounce in ms.
1318
- Reverb bounces left/right is the number of bounces that should be
1319
- made. $FF equals an infinite number of bounces. Feedback is the
1320
- amount of volume that should be returned to the next echo bounce. $00
1321
- is 0%, $FF is 100%. If this value were $7F, there would be 50% volume
1322
- reduction on the first bounce, 50% of that on the second and so on.
1323
- Left to left means the sound from the left bounce to be played in the
1324
- left speaker, while left to right means sound from the left bounce to
1325
- be played in the right speaker.
1326
-
1327
- 'Premix left to right' is the amount of left sound to be mixed in the
1328
- right before any reverb is applied, where $00 id 0% and $FF is 100%.
1329
- 'Premix right to left' does the same thing, but right to left.
1330
- Setting both premix to $FF would result in a mono output (if the
1331
- reverb is applied symmetric). There may only be one "RVRB" frame in
1332
- each tag.
1333
-
1334
- <Header for 'Reverb', ID: "RVRB">
1335
- Reverb left (ms) $xx xx
1336
- Reverb right (ms) $xx xx
1337
- Reverb bounces, left $xx
1338
- Reverb bounces, right $xx
1339
- Reverb feedback, left to left $xx
1340
- Reverb feedback, left to right $xx
1341
- Reverb feedback, right to right $xx
1342
- Reverb feedback, right to left $xx
1343
- Premix left to right $xx
1344
- Premix right to left $xx
1345
-
1346
-
1347
- 4.15. Attached picture
1348
-
1349
- This frame contains a picture directly related to the audio file.
1350
- Image format is the MIME type and subtype [MIME] for the image. In
1351
- the event that the MIME media type name is omitted, "image/" will be
1352
- implied. The "image/png" [PNG] or "image/jpeg" [JFIF] picture format
1353
- should be used when interoperability is wanted. Description is a
1354
- short description of the picture, represented as a terminated
1355
- textstring. The description has a maximum length of 64 characters,
1356
- but may be empty. There may be several pictures attached to one file,
1357
- each in their individual "APIC" frame, but only one with the same
1358
- content descriptor. There may only be one picture with the picture
1359
- type declared as picture type $01 and $02 respectively. There is the
1360
- possibility to put only a link to the image file by using the 'MIME
1361
- type' "-->" and having a complete URL [URL] instead of picture data.
1362
- The use of linked files should however be used sparingly since there
1363
- is the risk of separation of files.
1364
-
1365
- <Header for 'Attached picture', ID: "APIC">
1366
- Text encoding $xx
1367
- MIME type <text string> $00
1368
- Picture type $xx
1369
- Description <text string according to encoding> $00 (00)
1370
- Picture data <binary data>
1371
-
1372
-
1373
- Picture type: $00 Other
1374
- $01 32x32 pixels 'file icon' (PNG only)
1375
- $02 Other file icon
1376
- $03 Cover (front)
1377
- $04 Cover (back)
1378
- $05 Leaflet page
1379
- $06 Media (e.g. lable side of CD)
1380
- $07 Lead artist/lead performer/soloist
1381
- $08 Artist/performer
1382
- $09 Conductor
1383
- $0A Band/Orchestra
1384
- $0B Composer
1385
- $0C Lyricist/text writer
1386
- $0D Recording Location
1387
- $0E During recording
1388
- $0F During performance
1389
- $10 Movie/video screen capture
1390
- $11 A bright coloured fish
1391
- $12 Illustration
1392
- $13 Band/artist logotype
1393
- $14 Publisher/Studio logotype
1394
-
1395
-
1396
- 4.16. General encapsulated object
1397
-
1398
- In this frame any type of file can be encapsulated. After the header,
1399
- 'Frame size' and 'Encoding' follows 'MIME type' [MIME] represented as
1400
- as a terminated string encoded with ISO 8859-1 [ISO-8859-1]. The
1401
- filename is case sensitive and is encoded as 'Encoding'. Then follows
1402
- a content description as terminated string, encoded as 'Encoding'.
1403
- The last thing in the frame is the actual object. The first two
1404
- strings may be omitted, leaving only their terminations. MIME type is
1405
- always an ISO-8859-1 text string. There may be more than one "GEOB"
1406
- frame in each tag, but only one with the same content descriptor.
1407
-
1408
- <Header for 'General encapsulated object', ID: "GEOB">
1409
- Text encoding $xx
1410
- MIME type <text string> $00
1411
- Filename <text string according to encoding> $00 (00)
1412
- Content description <text string according to enc�ding> $00 (00)
1413
- Encapsulated object <binary data>
1414
-
1415
-
1416
- 4.17. Play counter
1417
-
1418
- This is simply a counter of the number of times a file has been
1419
- played. The value is increased by one every time the file begins to
1420
- play. There may only be one "PCNT" frame in each tag. When the
1421
- counter reaches all one's, one byte is inserted in front of the
1422
- counter thus making the counter eight bits bigger. The counter must
1423
- be at least 32-bits long to begin with.
1424
-
1425
- <Header for 'Play counter', ID: "PCNT">
1426
- Counter $xx xx xx xx (xx ...)
1427
-
1428
-
1429
- 4.18. Popularimeter
1430
-
1431
- The purpose of this frame is to specify how good an audio file is.
1432
- Many interesting applications could be found to this frame such as a
1433
- playlist that features better audiofiles more often than others or it
1434
- could be used to profile a person's taste and find other 'good' files
1435
- by comparing people's profiles. The frame is very simple. It contains
1436
- the email address to the user, one rating byte and a four byte play
1437
- counter, intended to be increased with one for every time the file is
1438
- played. The email is a terminated string. The rating is 1-255 where
1439
- 1 is worst and 255 is best. 0 is unknown. If no personal counter is
1440
- wanted it may be omitted. When the counter reaches all one's, one
1441
- byte is inserted in front of the counter thus making the counter
1442
- eight bits bigger in the same away as the play counter ("PCNT").
1443
- There may be more than one "POPM" frame in each tag, but only one
1444
- with the same email address.
1445
-
1446
- <Header for 'Popularimeter', ID: "POPM">
1447
- Email to user <text string> $00
1448
- Rating $xx
1449
- Counter $xx xx xx xx (xx ...)
1450
-
1451
-
1452
- 4.19. Recommended buffer size
1453
-
1454
- Sometimes the server from which a audio file is streamed is aware of
1455
- transmission or coding problems resulting in interruptions in the
1456
- audio stream. In these cases, the size of the buffer can be
1457
- recommended by the server using this frame. If the 'embedded info
1458
- flag' is true (1) then this indicates that an ID3 tag with the
1459
- maximum size described in 'Buffer size' may occur in the audiostream.
1460
- In such case the tag should reside between two MPEG [MPEG] frames, if
1461
- the audio is MPEG encoded. If the position of the next tag is known,
1462
- 'offset to next tag' may be used. The offset is calculated from the
1463
- end of tag in which this frame resides to the first byte of the
1464
- header in the next. This field may be omitted. Embedded tags are
1465
- generally not recommended since this could render unpredictable
1466
- behaviour from present software/hardware.
1467
-
1468
- For applications like streaming audio it might be an idea to embed
1469
- tags into the audio stream though. If the clients connects to
1470
- individual connections like HTTP and there is a possibility to begin
1471
- every transmission with a tag, then this tag should include a
1472
- 'recommended buffer size' frame. If the client is connected to a
1473
- arbitrary point in the stream, such as radio or multicast, then the
1474
- 'recommended buffer size' frame should be included in every tag.
1475
- Every tag that is picked up after the initial/first tag is to be
1476
- considered as an update of the previous one. E.g. if there is a
1477
- "TIT2" frame in the first received tag and one in the second tag,
1478
- then the first should be 'replaced' with the second.
1479
-
1480
- The 'Buffer size' should be kept to a minimum. There may only be one
1481
- "RBUF" frame in each tag.
1482
-
1483
- <Header for 'Recommended buffer size', ID: "RBUF">
1484
- Buffer size $xx xx xx
1485
- Embedded info flag %0000000x
1486
- Offset to next tag $xx xx xx xx
1487
-
1488
-
1489
- 4.20. Audio encryption
1490
-
1491
- This frame indicates if the actual audio stream is encrypted, and by
1492
- whom. Since standardisation of such encrypion scheme is beyond this
1493
- document, all "AENC" frames begin with a terminated string with a
1494
- URL containing an email address, or a link to a location where an
1495
- email address can be found, that belongs to the organisation
1496
- responsible for this specific encrypted audio file. Questions
1497
- regarding the encrypted audio should be sent to the email address
1498
- specified. If a $00 is found directly after the 'Frame size' and the
1499
- audiofile indeed is encrypted, the whole file may be considered
1500
- useless.
1501
-
1502
- After the 'Owner identifier', a pointer to an unencrypted part of the
1503
- audio can be specified. The 'Preview start' and 'Preview length' is
1504
- described in frames. If no part is unencrypted, these fields should
1505
- be left zeroed. After the 'preview length' field follows optionally a
1506
- datablock required for decryption of the audio. There may be more
1507
- than one "AENC" frames in a tag, but only one with the same 'Owner
1508
- identifier'.
1509
-
1510
- <Header for 'Audio encryption', ID: "AENC">
1511
- Owner identifier <text string> $00
1512
- Preview start $xx xx
1513
- Preview length $xx xx
1514
- Encryption info <binary data>
1515
-
1516
-
1517
- 4.21. Linked information
1518
-
1519
- To keep space waste as low as possible this frame may be used to link
1520
- information from another ID3v2 tag that might reside in another audio
1521
- file or alone in a binary file. It is recommended that this method is
1522
- only used when the files are stored on a CD-ROM or other
1523
- circumstances when the risk of file seperation is low. The frame
1524
- contains a frame identifier, which is the frame that should be linked
1525
- into this tag, a URL [URL] field, where a reference to the file where
1526
- the frame is given, and additional ID data, if needed. Data should be
1527
- retrieved from the first tag found in the file to which this link
1528
- points. There may be more than one "LINK" frame in a tag, but only
1529
- one with the same contents. A linked frame is to be considered as
1530
- part of the tag and has the same restrictions as if it was a physical
1531
- part of the tag (i.e. only one "RVRB" frame allowed, whether it's
1532
- linked or not).
1533
-
1534
- <Header for 'Linked information', ID: "LINK">
1535
- Frame identifier $xx xx xx
1536
- URL <text string> $00
1537
- ID and additional data <text string(s)>
1538
-
1539
- Frames that may be linked and need no additional data are "IPLS",
1540
- "MCID", "ETCO", "MLLT", "SYTC", "RVAD", "EQUA", "RVRB", "RBUF", the
1541
- text information frames and the URL link frames.
1542
-
1543
- The "TXXX", "APIC", "GEOB" and "AENC" frames may be linked with
1544
- the content descriptor as additional ID data.
1545
-
1546
- The "COMM", "SYLT" and "USLT" frames may be linked with three bytes
1547
- of language descriptor directly followed by a content descriptor as
1548
- additional ID data.
1549
-
1550
-
1551
- 4.22. Position synchronisation frame
1552
-
1553
- This frame delivers information to the listener of how far into the
1554
- audio stream he picked up; in effect, it states the time offset of
1555
- the first frame in the stream. The frame layout is:
1556
-
1557
- <Head for 'Position synchronisation', ID: "POSS">
1558
- Time stamp format $xx
1559
- Position $xx (xx ...)
1560
-
1561
- Where time stamp format is:
1562
-
1563
- $01 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using MPEG frames as unit
1564
- $02 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using milliseconds as unit
1565
-
1566
- and position is where in the audio the listener starts to receive,
1567
- i.e. the beginning of the next frame. If this frame is used in the
1568
- beginning of a file the value is always 0. There may only be one
1569
- "POSS" frame in each tag.
1570
-
1571
-
1572
- 4.23. Terms of use frame
1573
-
1574
- This frame contains a brief description of the terms of use and
1575
- ownership of the file. More detailed information concerning the legal
1576
- terms might be available through the "WCOP" frame. Newlines are
1577
- allowed in the text. There may only be one "USER" frame in a tag.
1578
-
1579
- <Header for 'Terms of use frame', ID: "USER">
1580
- Text encoding $xx
1581
- Language $xx xx xx
1582
- The actual text <text string according to encoding>
1583
-
1584
-
1585
- 4.24. Ownership frame
1586
-
1587
- The ownership frame might be used as a reminder of a made transaction
1588
- or, if signed, as proof. Note that the "USER" and "TOWN" frames are
1589
- good to use in conjunction with this one. The frame begins, after the
1590
- frame ID, size and encoding fields, with a 'price payed' field. The
1591
- first three characters of this field contains the currency used for
1592
- the transaction, encoded according to ISO 4217 [ISO-4217] alphabetic
1593
- currency code. Concatenated to this is the actual price payed, as a
1594
- numerical string using "." as the decimal separator. Next is an 8
1595
- character date string (YYYYMMDD) followed by a string with the name
1596
- of the seller as the last field in the frame. There may only be one
1597
- "OWNE" frame in a tag.
1598
-
1599
- <Header for 'Ownership frame', ID: "OWNE">
1600
- Text encoding $xx
1601
- Price payed <text string> $00
1602
- Date of purch. <text string>
1603
- Seller <text string according to encoding>
1604
-
1605
-
1606
- 4.25. Commercial frame
1607
-
1608
- This frame enables several competing offers in the same tag by
1609
- bundling all needed information. That makes this frame rather complex
1610
- but it's an easier solution than if one tries to achieve the same
1611
- result with several frames. The frame begins, after the frame ID,
1612
- size and encoding fields, with a price string field. A price is
1613
- constructed by one three character currency code, encoded according
1614
- to ISO 4217 [ISO-4217] alphabetic currency code, followed by a
1615
- numerical value where "." is used as decimal seperator. In the price
1616
- string several prices may be concatenated, seperated by a "/"
1617
- character, but there may only be one currency of each type.
1618
-
1619
- The price string is followed by an 8 character date string in the
1620
- format YYYYMMDD, describing for how long the price is valid. After
1621
- that is a contact URL, with which the user can contact the seller,
1622
- followed by a one byte 'received as' field. It describes how the
1623
- audio is delivered when bought according to the following list:
1624
-
1625
- $00 Other
1626
- $01 Standard CD album with other songs
1627
- $02 Compressed audio on CD
1628
- $03 File over the Internet
1629
- $04 Stream over the Internet
1630
- $05 As note sheets
1631
- $06 As note sheets in a book with other sheets
1632
- $07 Music on other media
1633
- $08 Non-musical merchandise
1634
-
1635
- Next follows a terminated string with the name of the seller followed
1636
- by a terminated string with a short description of the product. The
1637
- last thing is the ability to include a company logotype. The first of
1638
- them is the 'Picture MIME type' field containing information about
1639
- which picture format is used. In the event that the MIME media type
1640
- name is omitted, "image/" will be implied. Currently only "image/png"
1641
- and "image/jpeg" are allowed. This format string is followed by the
1642
- binary picture data. This two last fields may be omitted if no
1643
- picture is to attach.
1644
-
1645
- <Header for 'Commercial frame', ID: "COMR">
1646
- Text encoding $xx
1647
- Price string <text string> $00
1648
- Valid until <text string>
1649
- Contact URL <text string> $00
1650
- Received as $xx
1651
- Name of seller <text string according to encoding> $00 (00)
1652
- Description <text string according to encoding> $00 (00)
1653
- Picture MIME type <string> $00
1654
- Seller logo <binary data>
1655
-
1656
-
1657
- 4.26. Encryption method registration
1658
-
1659
- To identify with which method a frame has been encrypted the
1660
- encryption method must be registered in the tag with this frame. The
1661
- 'Owner identifier' is a null-terminated string with a URL [URL]
1662
- containing an email address, or a link to a location where an email
1663
- address can be found, that belongs to the organisation responsible
1664
- for this specific encryption method. Questions regarding the
1665
- encryption method should be sent to the indicated email address. The
1666
- 'Method symbol' contains a value that is associated with this method
1667
- throughout the whole tag. Values below $80 are reserved. The 'Method
1668
- symbol' may optionally be followed by encryption specific data. There
1669
- may be several "ENCR" frames in a tag but only one containing the
1670
- same symbol and only one containing the same owner identifier. The
1671
- method must be used somewhere in the tag. See section 3.3.1, flag j
1672
- for more information.
1673
-
1674
- <Header for 'Encryption method registration', ID: "ENCR">
1675
- Owner identifier <text string> $00
1676
- Method symbol $xx
1677
- Encryption data <binary data>
1678
-
1679
-
1680
- 4.27. Group identification registration
1681
-
1682
- This frame enables grouping of otherwise unrelated frames. This can
1683
- be used when some frames are to be signed. To identify which frames
1684
- belongs to a set of frames a group identifier must be registered in
1685
- the tag with this frame. The 'Owner identifier' is a null-terminated
1686
- string with a URL [URL] containing an email address, or a link to a
1687
- location where an email address can be found, that belongs to the
1688
- organisation responsible for this grouping. Questions regarding the
1689
- grouping should be sent to the indicated email address. The 'Group
1690
- symbol' contains a value that associates the frame with this group
1691
- throughout the whole tag. Values below $80 are reserved. The 'Group
1692
- symbol' may optionally be followed by some group specific data, e.g.
1693
- a digital signature. There may be several "GRID" frames in a tag but
1694
- only one containing the same symbol and only one containing the same
1695
- owner identifier. The group symbol must be used somewhere in the tag.
1696
- See section 3.3.1, flag j for more information.
1697
-
1698
- <Header for 'Group ID registration', ID: "GRID">
1699
- Owner identifier <text string> $00
1700
- Group symbol $xx
1701
- Group dependent data <binary data>
1702
-
1703
-
1704
- 4.28. Private frame
1705
-
1706
- This frame is used to contain information from a software producer
1707
- that its program uses and does not fit into the other frames. The
1708
- frame consists of an 'Owner identifier' string and the binary data.
1709
- The 'Owner identifier' is a null-terminated string with a URL [URL]
1710
- containing an email address, or a link to a location where an email
1711
- address can be found, that belongs to the organisation responsible
1712
- for the frame. Questions regarding the frame should be sent to the
1713
- indicated email address. The tag may contain more than one "PRIV"
1714
- frame but only with different contents. It is recommended to keep the
1715
- number of "PRIV" frames as low as possible.
1716
-
1717
- <Header for 'Private frame', ID: "PRIV">
1718
- Owner identifier <text string> $00
1719
- The private data <binary data>
1720
-
1721
-
1722
- 5. The 'unsynchronisation scheme'
1723
-
1724
- The only purpose of the 'unsynchronisation scheme' is to make the
1725
- ID3v2 tag as compatible as possible with existing software. There is
1726
- no use in 'unsynchronising' tags if the file is only to be processed
1727
- by new software. Unsynchronisation may only be made with MPEG 2 layer
1728
- I, II and III and MPEG 2.5 files.
1729
-
1730
- Whenever a false synchronisation is found within the tag, one zeroed
1731
- byte is inserted after the first false synchronisation byte. The
1732
- format of a correct sync that should be altered by ID3 encoders is as
1733
- follows:
1734
-
1735
- %11111111 111xxxxx
1736
-
1737
- And should be replaced with:
1738
-
1739
- %11111111 00000000 111xxxxx
1740
-
1741
- This has the side effect that all $FF 00 combinations have to be
1742
- altered, so they won't be affected by the decoding process. Therefore
1743
- all the $FF 00 combinations have to be replaced with the $FF 00 00
1744
- combination during the unsynchronisation.
1745
-
1746
- To indicate usage of the unsynchronisation, the first bit in 'ID3
1747
- flags' should be set. This bit should only be set if the tag
1748
- contains a, now corrected, false synchronisation. The bit should
1749
- only be clear if the tag does not contain any false synchronisations.
1750
-
1751
- Do bear in mind, that if a compression scheme is used by the encoder,
1752
- the unsynchronisation scheme should be applied *afterwards*. When
1753
- decoding a compressed, 'unsynchronised' file, the 'unsynchronisation
1754
- scheme' should be parsed first, decompression afterwards.
1755
-
1756
- If the last byte in the tag is $FF, and there is a need to eliminate
1757
- false synchronisations in the tag, at least one byte of padding
1758
- should be added.
1759
-
1760
-
1761
- 6. Copyright
1762
-
1763
- Copyright (C) Martin Nilsson 1998. All Rights Reserved.
1764
-
1765
- This document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to
1766
- others, and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it
1767
- or assist in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published
1768
- and distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any
1769
- kind, provided that a reference to this document is included on all
1770
- such copies and derivative works. However, this document itself may
1771
- not be modified in any way and reissued as the original document.
1772
-
1773
- The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be
1774
- revoked.
1775
-
1776
- This document and the information contained herein is provided on an
1777
- "AS IS" basis and THE AUTHORS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR
1778
- IMPLIED, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF
1779
- THE INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED
1780
- WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
1781
-
1782
-
1783
- 7. References
1784
-
1785
- [CDDB] Compact Disc Data Base
1786
-
1787
- http://www.cddb.com
1788
-
1789
- [ID3v2] Martin Nilsson, "ID3v2 informal standard".
1790
-
1791
- http://www.id3lib.org/id3/id3v2-00.txt
1792
-
1793
- [ISO-639-2] ISO/FDIS 639-2.
1794
- Codes for the representation of names of languages, Part 2: Alpha-3
1795
- code. Technical committee / subcommittee: TC 37 / SC 2
1796
-
1797
- [ISO-4217] ISO 4217:1995.
1798
- Codes for the representation of currencies and funds.
1799
- Technical committee / subcommittee: TC 68
1800
-
1801
- [ISO-8859-1] ISO/IEC DIS 8859-1.
1802
- 8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets, Part 1: Latin
1803
- alphabet No. 1. Technical committee / subcommittee: JTC 1 / SC 2
1804
-
1805
- [ISRC] ISO 3901:1986
1806
- International Standard Recording Code (ISRC).
1807
- Technical committee / subcommittee: TC 46 / SC 9
1808
-
1809
- [JFIF] JPEG File Interchange Format, version 1.02
1810
-
1811
- http://www.w3.org/Graphics/JPEG/jfif.txt">http://www.w3.org/Graphics/JPEG/jfif.txt
1812
-
1813
- [MIME] Freed, N. and N. Borenstein, "Multipurpose Internet Mail
1814
- Extensions (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies",
1815
- RFC 2045, November 1996.
1816
-
1817
- ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2045.txt">ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2045.txt
1818
-
1819
- [MPEG] ISO/IEC 11172-3:1993.
1820
- Coding of moving pictures and associated audio for digital storage
1821
- media at up to about 1,5 Mbit/s, Part 3: Audio.
1822
- Technical committee / subcommittee: JTC 1 / SC 29
1823
- and
1824
- ISO/IEC 13818-3:1995
1825
- Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information,
1826
- Part 3: Audio.
1827
- Technical committee / subcommittee: JTC 1 / SC 29
1828
- and
1829
- ISO/IEC DIS 13818-3
1830
- Generic coding of moving pictures and associated audio information,
1831
- Part 3: Audio (Revision of ISO/IEC 13818-3:1995)
1832
-
1833
-
1834
- [PNG] Portable Network Graphics, version 1.0
1835
-
1836
- http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-png-multi.html
1837
-
1838
- [UNICODE] ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993.
1839
- Universal Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS), Part 1:
1840
- Architecture and Basic Multilingual Plane.
1841
- Technical committee / subcommittee: JTC 1 / SC 2
1842
-
1843
- http://www.unicode.org/
1844
-
1845
- [URL] T. Berners-Lee, L. Masinter & M. McCahill, "Uniform Resource
1846
- Locators (URL).", RFC 1738, December 1994.
1847
-
1848
- ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1738.txt
1849
-
1850
- [ZLIB] P. Deutsch, Aladdin Enterprises & J-L. Gailly, "ZLIB
1851
- Compressed
1852
- Data Format Specification version 3.3", RFC 1950, May 1996.
1853
-
1854
- ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1950.txt
1855
-
1856
-
1857
- 8. Appendix
1858
-
1859
-
1860
- A. Appendix A - Genre List from ID3v1
1861
-
1862
- The following genres is defined in ID3v1
1863
-
1864
- 0.Blues
1865
- 1.Classic Rock
1866
- 2.Country
1867
- 3.Dance
1868
- 4.Disco
1869
- 5.Funk
1870
- 6.Grunge
1871
- 7.Hip-Hop
1872
- 8.Jazz
1873
- 9.Metal
1874
- 10.New Age
1875
- 11.Oldies
1876
- 12.Other
1877
- 13.Pop
1878
- 14.R&B
1879
- 15.Rap
1880
- 16.Reggae
1881
- 17.Rock
1882
- 18.Techno
1883
- 19.Industrial
1884
- 20.Alternative
1885
- 21.Ska
1886
- 22.Death Metal
1887
- 23.Pranks
1888
- 24.Soundtrack
1889
- 25.Euro-Techno
1890
- 26.Ambient
1891
- 27.Trip-Hop
1892
- 28.Vocal
1893
- 29.Jazz+Funk
1894
- 30.Fusion
1895
- 31.Trance
1896
- 32.Classical
1897
- 33.Instrumental
1898
- 34.Acid
1899
- 35.House
1900
- 36.Game
1901
- 37.Sound Clip
1902
- 38.Gospel
1903
- 39.Noise
1904
- 40.AlternRock
1905
- 41.Bass
1906
- 42.Soul
1907
- 43.Punk
1908
- 44.Space
1909
- 45.Meditative
1910
- 46.Instrumental Pop
1911
- 47.Instrumental Rock
1912
- 48.Ethnic
1913
- 49.Gothic
1914
- 50.Darkwave
1915
- 51.Techno-Industrial
1916
- 52.Electronic
1917
- 53.Pop-Folk
1918
- 54.Eurodance
1919
- 55.Dream
1920
- 56.Southern Rock
1921
- 57.Comedy
1922
- 58.Cult
1923
- 59.Gangsta
1924
- 60.Top 40
1925
- 61.Christian Rap
1926
- 62.Pop/Funk
1927
- 63.Jungle
1928
- 64.Native American
1929
- 65.Cabaret
1930
- 66.New Wave
1931
- 67.Psychadelic
1932
- 68.Rave
1933
- 69.Showtunes
1934
- 70.Trailer
1935
- 71.Lo-Fi
1936
- 72.Tribal
1937
- 73.Acid Punk
1938
- 74.Acid Jazz
1939
- 75.Polka
1940
- 76.Retro
1941
- 77.Musical
1942
- 78.Rock & Roll
1943
- 79.Hard Rock
1944
-
1945
- The following genres are Winamp extensions
1946
-
1947
- 80.Folk
1948
- 81.Folk-Rock
1949
- 82.National Folk
1950
- 83.Swing
1951
- 84.Fast Fusion
1952
- 85.Bebob
1953
- 86.Latin
1954
- 87.Revival
1955
- 88.Celtic
1956
- 89.Bluegrass
1957
- 90.Avantgarde
1958
- 91.Gothic Rock
1959
- 92.Progressive Rock
1960
- 93.Psychedelic Rock
1961
- 94.Symphonic Rock
1962
- 95.Slow Rock
1963
- 96.Big Band
1964
- 97.Chorus
1965
- 98.Easy Listening
1966
- 99.Acoustic
1967
- 100.Humour
1968
- 101.Speech
1969
- 102.Chanson
1970
- 103.Opera
1971
- 104.Chamber Music
1972
- 105.Sonata
1973
- 106.Symphony
1974
- 107.Booty Bass
1975
- 108.Primus
1976
- 109.Porn Groove
1977
- 110.Satire
1978
- 111.Slow Jam
1979
- 112.Club
1980
- 113.Tango
1981
- 114.Samba
1982
- 115.Folklore
1983
- 116.Ballad
1984
- 117.Power Ballad
1985
- 118.Rhythmic Soul
1986
- 119.Freestyle
1987
- 120.Duet
1988
- 121.Punk Rock
1989
- 122.Drum Solo
1990
- 123.Acapella
1991
- 124.Euro-House
1992
- 125.Dance Hall
1993
-
1994
-
1995
- 9. Author's Address
1996
-
1997
- Written by
1998
-
1999
- Martin Nilsson
2000
- Rydsv�gen 246 C. 30
2001
- S-584 34 Link�ping
2002
- Sweden
2003
-
2004
- Email: nilsson@id3.org
2005
-
2006
-
2007
- Edited by
2008
-
2009
- Dirk Mahoney
2010
- 57 Pechey Street
2011
- Chermside Q
2012
- Australia 4032
2013
-
2014
- Email: dirk@id3.org
2015
-
2016
-
2017
- Johan Sundstr�m
2018
- Als�ttersgatan 5 A. 34
2019
- S-584 35 Link�ping
2020
- Sweden
2021
-
2022
- Email: johan@id3.org