ID3

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ID3 is one of the oldest ways of storing Metadata. ID3 is intended to be used with mp3 files only. There are two major versions.


ID3v1

This is a very basic tagging format. It's limited to the following fields:

  • Song title
  • Artist
  • Album
  • Year
  • Comment
  • Genre
  • Album track (ID3v1.1)


ID3v2

ID3v2 is much more advanced than version 1, all fields can be defined freely. It also supports embeding pictures and other data. A rewrite of the file is necassary each time you update an ID3v2 field.


Weblinks

http://www.id3.org