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'''ID3''' is one of the oldest ways of storing metadata. ID3 is intended to be used with mp3 files only. | '''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 | http://www.id3.org | ||
Revision as of 13:46, 15 October 2004
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.