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| <li>id3v2.3.0</li> |
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| <div dir="ltr" id="content" lang="en"><span class="anchor" id="top"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-3"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="top"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-4"></span>Informal Standard <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-5"></span>Document: id3v2.3 <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-6"></span>M. Nilsson<br> |
| 3rd February 1999 <span class="anchor" id="line-7"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-8"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-9"></span></p><p class="line867"> |
| </p><h1 id="head-0b2a9a0361388ae81f2ca83d66eaa02d4ea76d05">1. ID3 tag version 2.3.0</h1> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-10"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="status"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-11"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-7d04f74ec3f80b6f8761bb601a3a0be9377162e5">1.1. Status of this document</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-12"></span><p class="line862">This document is an informal standard and replaces the <a href="http://www.id3.org/id3v2-00"> id3v2.2.0</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-13"></span>standard. |
| The informal standard is released so that implementors could have a set |
| standard before a formal standard is set. The formal standard will use |
| another version or revision number if not identical to what is |
| described in this document. The contents in this document may change |
| for clarifications but never for added or altered functionallity. <span class="anchor" id="line-14"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-15"></span></p><p class="line874">Distribution of this document is unlimited. <span class="anchor" id="line-16"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-17"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="abstract"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-18"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-23ac0ee64acc84a9f496e03b940d5701d6ac9e8f">1.2. Abstract</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-19"></span><p class="line874">This document describes the ID3v2.3.0 standard, which is a more <span class="anchor" id="line-20"></span>developed version of the ID3v2 informal standard (version [:id3v2-00: <span class="anchor" id="line-21"></span>2.2.0]), evolved from the ID3 tagging system. The ID3v2 offers a flexible way <span class="anchor" id="line-22"></span>of storing information about an audio file within itself to determine <span class="anchor" id="line-23"></span>its origin and contents. The information may be technical information, <span class="anchor" id="line-24"></span>such as equalisation curves, as well as related meta information, such <span class="anchor" id="line-25"></span>as title, performer, copyright etc. <span class="anchor" id="line-26"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-27"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><div class="table-of-contents"><p class="table-of-contents-heading">Contents</p><ol><li><a href="#head-0b2a9a0361388ae81f2ca83d66eaa02d4ea76d05">ID3 tag version 2.3.0</a><ol><li><a href="#head-7d04f74ec3f80b6f8761bb601a3a0be9377162e5">Status of this document</a></li><li><a href="#head-23ac0ee64acc84a9f496e03b940d5701d6ac9e8f">Abstract</a></li></ol></li><li><a href="#head-2d62428ce142c0165419bd5c2a6d2d48e4f1fb56">Conventions in this document</a></li><li><a href="#head-0ef7011e13ae8b3678a676a65b64760b9cedf1de">ID3v2 overview</a><ol><li><a href="#head-697d09c50ed7fa96fb66c6b0a9d93585e2652b0b">ID3v2 header</a></li><li><a href="#head-237cdb2af1eb3a0b2a83dac400cac09f52afa939">ID3v2 extended header</a></li><li><a href="#head-1a37d4a15deafc294208ccfde950f77e47000bca">ID3v2 frame overview</a><ol><li><a href="#head-671e80857a8fbb3b050387a8bc439e8780a999e1">Frame header flags</a></li></ol></li><li><a href="#head-67925bcb6b2031594e0f1a4797488f62a64cb450">Default flags</a></li></ol></li><li><a href="#head-e4b3c63f836c3eb26a39be082065c21fba4e0acc">Declared ID3v2 frames</a><ol><li><a href="#head-86fc458c0f12976c6866d12610551218827dca80">Unique file identifier</a></li><li><a href="#head-05145d86196104464db40d63035e402ee3c504e7">Text information frames</a><ol><li><a href="#head-42b02d20fb8bf48e38ec5415e34909945dd849dc">Text information frames - details</a></li><li><a href="#head-29e37534e169ad913deb6a4fee345028f3db7c3f">User defined text information frame</a></li></ol></li><li><a href="#head-66afd8fc82926f98baa42eade0a5e96010a2d77f">URL link frames</a><ol><li><a href="#head-871541c0b67dfb4bf890d1a2c72e7b41595b36cc">URL link frames - details</a></li><li><a href="#head-b0e8086b6e51f25d126cd5f26d13696defb44aa9">User defined URL link frame</a></li></ol></li><li><a href="#head-a0ac5e01361fd414b67a39130716fea4c970e004">Involved people list</a></li><li><a href="#head-f56120ef5f24045436031b86131ce297b0e43f42">Music CD identifier</a></li><li><a href="#head-d302f218df2a0868b706d1525e9cc78ebcb86e16">Event timing codes</a></li><li><a href="#head-febc618121880ee751b0c2a87327b0e698213dc4">MPEG location lookup table</a></li><li><a href="#head-9804169dd0fc7e12a1050a02d3419e6b3dc4f5e9">Synchronised tempo codes</a></li><li><a href="#head-e76d4fb26268baf285bff899581cc284427a2789">Unsychronised lyrics/text transcription</a></li><li><a href="#head-792dcad788fe1b8bcd7f9d7e9eec7549e1864546">Synchronised lyrics/text</a></li><li><a href="#head-31c41e8642534f1854246708af84f7d2c8d39684">Comments</a></li><li><a href="#head-d3d2bfba9882a197c1b55a80f52bb676653d3604">Relative volume adjustment</a></li><li><a href="#head-3d14382e1cdc086bc43df0f0b0e63cf0c33f7c64">Equalisation</a></li><li><a href="#head-5f9be76d443047174b52f89243bbc671d7937fa3">Reverb</a></li><li><a href="#head-70a65d30522ef0d37642224c2a40517ae35b7155">Attached picture</a></li><li><a href="#head-060e0e68febc214cad81328a2baf7fd1ce17b59b">General encapsulated object</a></li><li><a href="#head-b31a15058cdc13a61e13ab109c25782bc3387075">Play counter</a></li><li><a href="#head-2452ec9cf8b42c5c117b518b69e129ff67970852">Popularimeter</a></li><li><a href="#head-85933b08aab499dc462e7c09752076c92e80f567">Recommended buffer size</a></li><li><a href="#head-64778eca1ee53ea0f439602809c142e312669eda">Audio encryption</a></li><li><a href="#head-1f5f3f280f04ce712a1d5a3531fb0dd396c6ea9f">Linked information</a></li><li><a href="#head-dfd851b017379ad18d434c1a1be6bfb98c16c4ed">Position synchronisation frame</a></li><li><a href="#head-d25b79fcb6f0d51c28301e2cd8a1750b061a5bef">Terms of use frame</a></li><li><a href="#head-3c67d23d7cfecadd0253293fada37fbba5c6f1e1">Ownership frame</a></li><li><a href="#head-5cd03d43fbc0db57aaaf42cd5a2150705f50eada">Commercial frame</a></li><li><a href="#head-104c980db64c9df28fbaa4ae87e365d50930534d">Encryption method registration</a></li><li><a href="#head-ba309170decab08b9bcb1ffb6d6974c0bfd1ead3">Group identification registration</a></li><li><a href="#head-6e58a3ef53dd199d9af3dd33d544a39a5343ab3c">Private frame</a></li></ol></li><li><a href="#head-c632e49403443283c464955b36911f949bbb2586">The unsynchronisation scheme</a></li><li><a href="#head-2e25d065aae179b2e61ebe76ded3ce201fd6764f">Copyright</a></li><li><a href="#head-090c9e5e624f843e946e467f0ad8a1c21aacaa01">References</a></li><li><a href="#head-50c2e666f19bdeb915260d8de35bcb5bc35330d6">Appendix</a><ol><li><a href="#head-129376727ebe5309c1de1888987d070288d7c7e7">Appendix A - Genre List from ID3v1</a></li></ol></li><li><a href="#head-ab9d99d0fd7edd520f035105d0b20ac9adebce85">Author's Address</a></li></ol></div> <span class="anchor" id="line-28"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-29"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-30"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec2"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-31"></span> |
| </p><h1 id="head-2d62428ce142c0165419bd5c2a6d2d48e4f1fb56">2. Conventions in this document</h1> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-32"></span><p class="line874">In the |
| examples, text within "" is a text string exactly as it appears in a |
| file. Numbers preceded with $ are hexadecimal and numbers preceded with |
| % are binary. $xx is used to indicate a byte with unknown content. %x |
| is used to indicate a bit with unknown content. The most significant |
| bit (MSB) of a byte is called 'bit 7' and the least significant bit |
| (LSB) is called 'bit 0'. <span class="anchor" id="line-33"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-34"></span></p><p class="line874">A |
| tag is the whole tag described in this document. A frame is a block of |
| information in the tag. The tag consists of a header, frames and |
| optional padding. A field is a piece of information; one value, a |
| string etc. A numeric string is a string that consists of the |
| characters 0-9 only. <span class="anchor" id="line-35"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-36"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec3"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-37"></span> |
| </p><h1 id="head-0ef7011e13ae8b3678a676a65b64760b9cedf1de">3. ID3v2 overview</h1> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-38"></span><p class="line874">The two |
| biggest design goals were to be able to implement ID3v2 without |
| disturbing old software too much and that ID3v2 should be as flexible |
| and expandable as possible. <span class="anchor" id="line-39"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-40"></span></p><p class="line862">The first criterion is met by the simple fact that the <a href="#MPEG">MPEG</a> |
| decoding software uses a syncsignal, embedded in the audiostream, to |
| 'lock on to' the audio. Since the ID3v2 tag doesn't contain a valid |
| syncsignal, no software will attempt to play the tag. If, for any |
| reason, coincidence make a syncsignal appear within the tag it will be |
| taken care of by the 'unsynchronisation scheme' described in <a href="#sec5">section 5</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-41"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-42"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| second criterion has made a more noticeable impact on the design of the |
| ID3v2 tag. It is constructed as a container for several information |
| blocks, called frames, whose format need not be known to the software |
| that encounters them. At the start of every frame there is an |
| identifier that explains the frames' format and content, and a size |
| descriptor that allows software to skip unknown frames. <span class="anchor" id="line-43"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-44"></span></p><p class="line874">If a total revision of the ID3v2 tag should be needed, there is a version number and a size descriptor in the ID3v2 header. <span class="anchor" id="line-45"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-46"></span></p><p class="line862">The ID3 tag described in this document is mainly targeted at files encoded with <a href="#MPEG">MPEG</a>-1/2 layer I, <a href="#MPEG">MPEG</a>-1/2 layer II, <a href="#MPEG">MPEG</a>-1/2 layer III and <a href="#MPEG">MPEG</a>-2.5, but may work with other types of encoded audio. <span class="anchor" id="line-47"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-48"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| bitorder in ID3v2 is most significant bit first (MSB). The byteorder in |
| multibyte numbers is most significant byte first (e.g. $12345678 would |
| be encoded $12 34 56 78). <span class="anchor" id="line-49"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-50"></span></p><p class="line874">It |
| is permitted to include padding after all the final frame (at the end |
| of the ID3 tag), making the size of all the frames together smaller |
| than the size given in the head of the tag. A possible purpose of this |
| padding is to allow for adding a few additional frames or enlarge |
| existing frames within the tag without having to rewrite the entire |
| file. The value of the padding bytes must be $00. <span class="anchor" id="line-51"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-52"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec3.1"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-53"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-697d09c50ed7fa96fb66c6b0a9d93585e2652b0b">3.1. ID3v2 header</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-54"></span><p class="line874">The ID3v2 tag header, which should be the first information in the file, is 10 bytes as follows: <span class="anchor" id="line-55"></span></p><pre>ID3v2/file identifier "ID3" |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-56"></span>ID3v2 version $03 00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-57"></span>ID3v2 flags %abc00000 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-58"></span>ID3v2 size 4 * %0xxxxxxx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-59"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-60"></span><p class="line874">The |
| first three bytes of the tag are always "ID3" to indicate that this is |
| an ID3v2 tag, directly followed by the two version bytes. The first |
| byte of ID3v2 version is it's major version, while the second byte is |
| its revision number. In this case this is ID3v2.3.0. All revisions are |
| backwards compatible while major versions are not. If software with |
| ID3v2.2.0 and below support should encounter version three or higher it |
| should simply ignore the whole tag. Version and revision will never be |
| $FF. <span class="anchor" id="line-61"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-62"></span></p><p class="line874">The version is followed by one the ID3v2 flags field, of which currently only three flags are used. <span class="anchor" id="line-63"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-64"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-65"></span></p><dl><dt>a - Unsynchronisation</dt><dd><p class="line862">Bit 7 in the 'ID3v2 flags' indicates whether or not unsynchronisation is used (see <a href="#sec5">section 5</a> for details); a set bit indicates usage. <span class="anchor" id="line-66"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-67"></span></p></dd><dt>b - Extended header</dt><dd><p class="line862">The |
| second bit (bit 6) indicates whether or not the header is followed by |
| an extended header. The extended header is described in <a href="#sec3.2">section 3.2</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-68"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-69"></span></p></dd><dt>c - Experimental indicator</dt><dd>The |
| third bit (bit 5) should be used as an 'experimental indicator'. This |
| flag should always be set when the tag is in an experimental stage. <span class="anchor" id="line-70"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-71"></span></dd></dl><p class="line874">All |
| the other flags should be cleared. If one of these undefined flags are |
| set that might mean that the tag is not readable for a parser that does |
| not know the flags function. <span class="anchor" id="line-72"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-73"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| ID3v2 tag size is encoded with four bytes where the most significant |
| bit (bit 7) is set to zero in every byte, making a total of 28 bits. |
| The zeroed bits are ignored, so a 257 bytes long tag is represented as |
| $00 00 02 01. <span class="anchor" id="line-74"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-75"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| ID3v2 tag size is the size of the complete tag after unsychronisation, |
| including padding, excluding the header but not excluding the extended |
| header (total tag size - 10). Only 28 bits (representing up to 256MB) |
| are used in the size description to avoid the introducuction of 'false |
| syncsignals'. <span class="anchor" id="line-76"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-77"></span></p><p class="line874">An ID3v2 tag can be detected with the following pattern: <span class="anchor" id="line-78"></span></p><pre>$49 44 33 yy yy xx zz zz zz zz |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-79"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-80"></span><p class="line874">Where yy is less than $FF, xx is the 'flags' byte and zz is less than $80. <span class="anchor" id="line-81"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-82"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec3.2"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-83"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-237cdb2af1eb3a0b2a83dac400cac09f52afa939">3.2. ID3v2 extended header</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-84"></span><p class="line874">The |
| extended header contains information that is not vital to the correct |
| parsing of the tag information, hence the extended header is optional. <span class="anchor" id="line-85"></span></p><pre>Extended header size $xx xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-86"></span>Extended Flags $xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-87"></span>Size of padding $xx xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-88"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-89"></span><p class="line874">Where |
| the 'Extended header size', currently 6 or 10 bytes, excludes itself. |
| The 'Size of padding' is simply the total tag size excluding the frames |
| and the headers, in other words the padding. The extended header is |
| considered separate from the header proper, and as such is subject to |
| unsynchronisation. <span class="anchor" id="line-90"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-91"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| extended flags are a secondary flag set which describes further |
| attributes of the tag. These attributes are currently defined as |
| follows <span class="anchor" id="line-92"></span></p><pre>%x0000000 00000000 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-93"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-94"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-95"></span><dl><dt>x - CRC data present</dt><dd>If |
| this flag is set four bytes of CRC-32 data is appended to the extended |
| header. The CRC should be calculated before unsynchronisation on the |
| data between the extended header and the padding, i.e. the frames and |
| only the frames. <span class="anchor" id="line-96"></span><pre>Total frame CRC $xx xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-97"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-98"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-99"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec3.3"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-100"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-1a37d4a15deafc294208ccfde950f77e47000bca">3.3. ID3v2 frame overview</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-101"></span><p class="line874">As the tag |
| consists of a tag header and a tag body with one or more frames, all |
| the frames consists of a frame header followed by one or more fields |
| containing the actual information. The layout of the frame header: <span class="anchor" id="line-102"></span></p><pre>Frame ID $xx xx xx xx (four characters) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-103"></span>Size $xx xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-104"></span>Flags $xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-105"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-106"></span><p class="line874">The |
| frame ID made out of the characters capital A-Z and 0-9. Identifiers |
| beginning with "X", "Y" and "Z" are for experimental use and free for |
| everyone to use, without the need to set the experimental bit in the |
| tag header. Have in mind that someone else might have used the same |
| identifier as you. All other identifiers are either used or reserved |
| for future use. <span class="anchor" id="line-107"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-108"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| frame ID is followed by a size descriptor, making a total header size |
| of ten bytes in every frame. The size is calculated as frame size |
| excluding frame header (frame size - 10). <span class="anchor" id="line-109"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-110"></span></p><p class="line862">In the frame header the size descriptor is followed by two flags bytes. These flags are described in <a href="#sec3.3.1">section 3.3.1</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-111"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-112"></span></p><p class="line862">There |
| is no fixed order of the frames' appearance in the tag, although it is |
| desired that the frames are arranged in order of significance |
| concerning the recognition of the file. An example of such order: <a href="#sec4.1">UFID</a>, <a href="#TIT2">TIT2</a>, <a href="#sec4.5">MCDI</a>, <a href="#TRCK">TRCK</a> ... <span class="anchor" id="line-113"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-114"></span></p><p class="line874">A tag must contain at least one frame. A frame must be at least 1 byte big, excluding the header. <span class="anchor" id="line-115"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-116"></span></p><p class="line862">If nothing else is said a string is represented as <a href="#ISO-8859-1">ISO-8859-1</a> |
| characters in the range $20 - $FF. Such strings are represented as |
| <text string>, or <full text string> if newlines are |
| allowed, in the frame descriptions. All <a href="#UNICODE">Unicode</a> |
| strings use 16-bit unicode 2.0 (ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993, UCS-2). Unicode |
| strings must begin with the Unicode BOM ($FF FE or $FE FF) to identify |
| the byte order. <span class="anchor" id="line-117"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-118"></span></p><p class="line862">All numeric strings and <a href="#URL">URLs</a> are always encoded as <a href="#ISO-8859-1">ISO-8859-1</a>. Terminated strings are terminated with $00 if encoded with <a href="#ISO-8859-1">ISO-8859-1</a> and $00 00 if encoded as unicode. If nothing else is said newline character is forbidden. In <a href="#ISO-8859-1">ISO-8859-1</a> |
| a new line is represented, when allowed, with $0A only. Frames that |
| allow different types of text encoding have a text encoding description |
| byte directly after the frame size. If <a href="#ISO-8859-1">ISO-8859-1</a> |
| is used this byte should be $00, if Unicode is used it should be $01. |
| Strings dependent on encoding is represented as <text string |
| according to encoding>, or <full text string according to |
| encoding> if newlines are allowed. Any empty <a href="#UNICODE">Unicode</a> strings which are NULL-terminated may have the Unicode BOM followed by a Unicode NULL ($FF FE 00 00 or $FE FF 00 00). <span class="anchor" id="line-119"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-120"></span></p><p class="line862">The three byte language field is used to describe the language of the frame's content, according to <a href="#ISO-639-2">ISO-639-2</a>. <span class="anchor" id="line-121"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-122"></span></p><p class="line862">All <a href="#URL">URLs</a> may be relative, e.g. "picture.png", "../doc.txt". <span class="anchor" id="line-123"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-124"></span></p><p class="line874">If |
| a frame is longer than it should be, e.g. having more fields than |
| specified in this document, that indicates that additions to the frame |
| have been made in a later version of the ID3v2 standard. This is |
| reflected by the revision number in the header of the tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-125"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-126"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec3.3.1"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-127"></span> |
| </p><h3 id="head-671e80857a8fbb3b050387a8bc439e8780a999e1">3.3.1. Frame header flags</h3> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-128"></span><p class="line874">In the |
| frame header the size descriptor is followed by two flags bytes. All |
| unused flags must be cleared. The first byte is for 'status messages' |
| and the second byte is for encoding purposes. If an unknown flag is set |
| in the first byte the frame may not be changed without the bit cleared. |
| If an unknown flag is set in the second byte it is likely to not be |
| readable. The flags field is defined as follows. <span class="anchor" id="line-129"></span></p><pre>%abc00000 %ijk00000 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-130"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-131"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-132"></span><dl><dt>a - Tag alter preservation</dt><dd>This |
| flag tells the software what to do with this frame if it is unknown and |
| the tag is altered in any way. This applies to all kinds of |
| alterations, including adding more padding and reordering the frames. <span class="anchor" id="line-133"></span><pre>0 Frame should be preserved. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-134"></span>1 Frame should be discarded. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-135"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-136"></span></dd><dt>b - File alter preservation</dt><dd>This |
| flag tells the software what to do with this frame if it is unknown and |
| the file, excluding the tag, is altered. This does not apply when the |
| audio is completely replaced with other audio data. <span class="anchor" id="line-137"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-138"></span><pre>0 Frame should be preserved. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-139"></span>1 Frame should be discarded. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-140"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-141"></span></dd><dt>c - Read only</dt><dd>This |
| flag, if set, tells the software that the contents of this frame is |
| intended to be read only. Changing the contents might break something, |
| e.g. a signature. If the contents are changed, without knowledge in why |
| the frame was flagged read only and without taking the proper means to |
| compensate, e.g. recalculating the signature, the bit should be |
| cleared. <span class="anchor" id="line-142"></span></dd><dt>i - Compression</dt><dd>This flag indicates whether or not the frame is compressed. <span class="anchor" id="line-143"></span><pre>0 Frame is not compressed. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-144"></span>1 Frame is compressed using [#ZLIB zlib] with 4 bytes for 'decompressed size' appended to the frame header. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-145"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-146"></span></dd><dt>j - Encryption</dt><dd><p class="line862">This |
| flag indicates wether or not the frame is enrypted. If set one byte |
| indicating with which method it was encrypted will be appended to the |
| frame header. See <a href="#sec4.26">section 4.26</a>. for more information about encryption method registration. <span class="anchor" id="line-147"></span></p><pre>0 Frame is not encrypted. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-148"></span>1 Frame is encrypted. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-149"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-150"></span></dd><dt>k - Grouping identity</dt><dd>This |
| flag indicates whether or not this frame belongs in a group with other |
| frames. If set a group identifier byte is added to the frame header. |
| Every frame with the same group identifier belongs to the same group. <span class="anchor" id="line-151"></span><pre>0 Frame does not contain group information |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-152"></span>1 Frame contains group information |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-153"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-154"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-155"></span></dd></dl><p class="line874">Some |
| flags indicates that the frame header is extended with additional |
| information. This information will be added to the frame header in the |
| same order as the flags indicating the additions. I.e. the four bytes |
| of decompressed size will preceed the encryption method byte. These |
| additions to the frame header, while not included in the frame header |
| size but are included in the 'frame size' field, are not subject to |
| encryption or compression. <span class="anchor" id="line-156"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-157"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec3.3.2"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-158"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-67925bcb6b2031594e0f1a4797488f62a64cb450">3.4. Default flags</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-159"></span><p class="line874">The |
| default settings for the frames described in this document can be |
| divided into the following classes. The flags may be set differently if |
| found more suitable by the software. <span class="anchor" id="line-160"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-161"></span></p><ol type="1"><li>Discarded if tag is altered, discarded if file is altered. <span class="anchor" id="line-162"></span><ul><li style="list-style-type: none;">None. <span class="anchor" id="line-163"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-164"></span></li></ul></li><li class="gap">Discarded if tag is altered, preserved if file is altered. <span class="anchor" id="line-165"></span><ul><li style="list-style-type: none;">None. <span class="anchor" id="line-166"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-167"></span></li></ul></li><li class="gap">Preserved if tag is altered, discarded if file is altered. <span class="anchor" id="line-168"></span><ul><li style="list-style-type: none;"><p class="line891"><a href="#sec4.21">AENC</a>, <a href="#sec4.6">ETCO</a>, <a href="#sec4.13">EQUA</a>, <a href="#sec4.7">MLLT</a>, <a href="#sec4.22">POSS</a>, <a href="#sec4.10">SYLT</a>, <a href="#sec4.8">SYTC</a>, <a href="#sec4.12">RVAD</a>, <a href="#TENC">TENC</a>, <a href="#TLEN">TLEN</a>, <a href="#TSIZ">TSIZ</a> <span class="anchor" id="line-169"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-170"></span></p></li></ul></li><li class="gap">Preserved if tag is altered, preserved if file is altered. <span class="anchor" id="line-171"></span><ul><li style="list-style-type: none;">The rest of the frames. <span class="anchor" id="line-172"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-173"></span></li></ul></li></ol><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-174"></span> |
| </p><h1 id="head-e4b3c63f836c3eb26a39be082065c21fba4e0acc">4. Declared ID3v2 frames</h1> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-175"></span><p class="line874">The following frames are declared in this draft. <span class="anchor" id="line-176"></span></p><pre>4.20 AENC [#sec4.20 Audio encryption] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-177"></span>4.15 APIC [#sec4.15 Attached picture] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-178"></span>4.11 COMM [#sec4.11 Comments] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-179"></span>4.25 COMR [#sec4.25 Commercial frame] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-180"></span>4.26 ENCR [#sec4.26 Encryption method registration] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-181"></span>4.13 EQUA [#sec4.13 Equalization] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-182"></span>4.6 ETCO [#sec4.6 Event timing codes] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-183"></span>4.16 GEOB [#sec4.16 General encapsulated object] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-184"></span>4.27 GRID [#sec4.27 Group identification registration] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-185"></span>4.4 IPLS [#sec4.4 Involved people list] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-186"></span>4.21 LINK [#sec4.21 Linked information] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-187"></span>4.5 MCDI [#sec4.5 Music CD identifier] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-188"></span>4.7 MLLT [#sec4.7 MPEG location lookup table] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-189"></span>4.24 OWNE [#sec4.24 Ownership frame] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-190"></span>4.28 PRIV [#sec4.28 Private frame] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-191"></span>4.17 PCNT [#sec4.17 Play counter] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-192"></span>4.18 POPM [#sec4.18 Popularimeter] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-193"></span>4.22 POSS [#sec4.22 Position synchronisation frame] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-194"></span>4.19 RBUF [#sec4.19 Recommended buffer size] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-195"></span>4.12 RVAD [#sec4.12 Relative volume adjustment] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-196"></span>4.14 RVRB [#sec4.14 Reverb] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-197"></span>4.10 SYLT [#sec4.10 Synchronized lyric/text] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-198"></span>4.8 SYTC [#sec4.8 Synchronized tempo codes] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-199"></span>4.2.1 TALB [#TALB Album/Movie/Show title] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-200"></span>4.2.1 TBPM [#TBPM BPM (beats per minute)] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-201"></span>4.2.1 TCOM [#TCOM Composer] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-202"></span>4.2.1 TCON [#TCON Content type] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-203"></span>4.2.1 TCOP [#TCOP Copyright message] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-204"></span>4.2.1 TDAT [#TDAT Date] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-205"></span>4.2.1 TDLY [#TDLY Playlist delay] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-206"></span>4.2.1 TENC [#TENC Encoded by] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-207"></span>4.2.1 TEXT [#TEXT Lyricist/Text writer] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-208"></span>4.2.1 TFLT [#TFLT File type] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-209"></span>4.2.1 TIME [#TIME Time] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-210"></span>4.2.1 TIT1 [#TIT1 Content group description] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-211"></span>4.2.1 TIT2 [#TIT2 Title/songname/content description] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-212"></span>4.2.1 TIT3 [#TIT3 Subtitle/Description refinement] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-213"></span>4.2.1 TKEY [#TKEY Initial key] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-214"></span>4.2.1 TLAN [#TLAN Language(s)] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-215"></span>4.2.1 TLEN [#TLEN Length] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-216"></span>4.2.1 TMED [#TMED Media type] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-217"></span>4.2.1 TOAL [#TOAL Original album/movie/show title] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-218"></span>4.2.1 TOFN [#TOFN Original filename] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-219"></span>4.2.1 TOLY [#TOLY Original lyricist(s)/text writer(s)] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-220"></span>4.2.1 TOPE [#TOPE Original artist(s)/performer(s)] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-221"></span>4.2.1 TORY [#TORY Original release year] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-222"></span>4.2.1 TOWN [#TOWN File owner/licensee] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-223"></span>4.2.1 TPE1 [#TPE1 Lead performer(s)/Soloist(s)] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-224"></span>4.2.1 TPE2 [#TPE2 Band/orchestra/accompaniment] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-225"></span>4.2.1 TPE3 [#TPE3 Conductor/performer refinement] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-226"></span>4.2.1 TPE4 [#TPE4 Interpreted, remixed, or otherwise modified by] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-227"></span>4.2.1 TPOS [#TPOS Part of a set] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-228"></span>4.2.1 TPUB [#TPUB Publisher] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-229"></span>4.2.1 TRCK [#TRCK Track number/Position in set] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-230"></span>4.2.1 TRDA [#TRDA Recording dates] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-231"></span>4.2.1 TRSN [#TRSN Internet radio station name] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-232"></span>4.2.1 TRSO [#TRSO Internet radio station owner] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-233"></span>4.2.1 TSIZ [#TSIZ Size] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-234"></span>4.2.1 TSRC [#TSRC ISRC (international standard recording code)] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-235"></span>4.2.1 TSSE [#TSEE Software/Hardware and settings used for encoding] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-236"></span>4.2.1 TYER [#TYER Year] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-237"></span>4.2.2 TXXX [#TXXX User defined text information frame] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-238"></span>4.1 UFID [#sec4.1 Unique file identifier] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-239"></span>4.23 USER [#sec4.23 Terms of use] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-240"></span>4.9 USLT [#sec4.9 Unsychronized lyric/text transcription] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-241"></span>4.3.1 WCOM [#WCOM Commercial information] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-242"></span>4.3.1 WCOP [#WCOP Copyright/Legal information] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-243"></span>4.3.1 WOAF [#WOAF Official audio file webpage] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-244"></span>4.3.1 WOAR [#WOAR Official artist/performer webpage] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-245"></span>4.3.1 WOAS [#WOAS Official audio source webpage] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-246"></span>4.3.1 WORS [#WORS Official internet radio station homepage] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-247"></span>4.3.1 WPAY [#WPAY Payment] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-248"></span>4.3.1 WPUB [#WPUB Publishers official webpage] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-249"></span>4.3.2 WXXX [#WXXX User defined URL link frame] |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-250"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-251"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-252"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.1"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-253"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-86fc458c0f12976c6866d12610551218827dca80">4.1. Unique file identifier</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-254"></span><p class="line862">This |
| frame's purpose is to be able to identify the audio file in a database |
| that may contain more information relevant to the content. Since |
| standardisation of such a database is beyond this document, all frames |
| begin with a null-terminated string with a URL containing an email |
| address, or a link to a location where an email address can be found, |
| that belongs to the organisation responsible for this specific database |
| implementation. Questions regarding the database should be sent to the |
| indicated email address. The URL should not be used for the actual |
| database queries. The string "<a class="http" href="http://www.id3.org/dummy/ufid.html">http://www.id3.org/dummy/ufid.html</a>" |
| should be used for tests. Software that isn't told otherwise may safely |
| remove such frames. The 'Owner identifier' must be non-empty (more than |
| just a termination). The 'Owner identifier' is then followed by the |
| actual identifier, which may be up to 64 bytes. There may be more than |
| one "UFID" frame in a tag, but only one with the same 'Owner |
| identifier'. <span class="anchor" id="line-255"></span></p><pre><Header for 'Unique file identifier', ID: "UFID"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-256"></span>Owner identifier <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-257"></span>Identifier <up to 64 bytes binary data> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-258"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-259"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-260"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.2"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-261"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-05145d86196104464db40d63035e402ee3c504e7">4.2. Text information frames</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-262"></span><p class="line874">The text |
| information frames are the most important frames, containing |
| information like artist, album and more. There may only be one text |
| information frame of its kind in an tag. If the textstring is followed |
| by a termination ($00 (00)) all the following information should be |
| ignored and not be displayed. All text frame identifiers begin with |
| "T". Only text frame identifiers begin with "T", with the exception of |
| the "TXXX" frame. All the text information frames have the following |
| format: <span class="anchor" id="line-263"></span></p><pre><Header for 'Text information frame', ID: "T000" - "TZZZ", excluding "TXXX" described in 4.2.2.> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-264"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-265"></span>Information <text string according to encoding> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-266"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-267"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-268"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.2.1"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-269"></span> |
| </p><h3 id="head-42b02d20fb8bf48e38ec5415e34909945dd849dc">4.2.1. Text information frames - details</h3> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-270"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TALB"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-271"></span></p><dl><dt>TALB</dt><dd>The |
| 'Album/Movie/Show title' frame is intended for the title of the |
| recording(/source of sound) which the audio in the file is taken from. <span class="anchor" id="line-272"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-273"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TBPM"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-274"></span></p><dl><dt>TBPM</dt><dd>The |
| 'BPM' frame contains the number of beats per minute in the mainpart of |
| the audio. The BPM is an integer and represented as a numerical string. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-275"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-276"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TCOM"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-277"></span></p><dl><dt>TCOM</dt><dd>The 'Composer(s)' frame is intended for the name of the composer(s). They are seperated with the "/" character. <span class="anchor" id="line-278"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-279"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TCON"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-280"></span></p><dl><dt>TCON</dt><dd><p class="line862">The |
| 'Content type', which previously was stored as a one byte numeric value |
| only, is now a numeric string. You may use one or several of the types |
| as ID3v1.1 did or, since the category list would be impossible to |
| maintain with accurate and up to date categories, define your own. <br> |
| <br> |
| References to the ID3v1 genres can be made by, as first byte, enter "(" |
| followed by a number from the genres list (appendix A) and ended with a |
| ")" character. This is optionally followed by a refinement, e.g. "(21)" |
| or "(4)Eurodisco". Several references can be made in the same frame, |
| e.g. "(51)(39)". If the refinement should begin with a "(" character it |
| should be replaced with "((", e.g. "((I can figure out any genre)" or |
| "(55)((I think...)". The following new content types is defined in |
| ID3v2 and is implemented in the same way as the numerig content types, |
| e.g. "(RX)". <span class="anchor" id="line-281"></span></p><pre>RX Remix |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-282"></span>CR Cover |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-283"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-284"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-285"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TCOP"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-286"></span></p><dl><dt>TCOP</dt><dd>The |
| 'Copyright message' frame, which must begin with a year and a space |
| character (making five characters), is intended for the copyright |
| holder of the original sound, not the audio file itself. The absence of |
| this frame means only that the copyright information is unavailable or |
| has been removed, and must not be interpreted to mean that the sound is |
| public domain. Every time this field is displayed the field must be |
| preceded with "Copyright © ". <span class="anchor" id="line-287"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-288"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TDAT"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-289"></span></p><dl><dt>TDAT</dt><dd>The |
| 'Date' frame is a numeric string in the DDMM format containing the date |
| for the recording. This field is always four characters long. <span class="anchor" id="line-290"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-291"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TDLY"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-292"></span></p><dl><dt>TDLY</dt><dd>The |
| 'Playlist delay' defines the numbers of milliseconds of silence between |
| every song in a playlist. The player should use the "ETC" frame, if |
| present, to skip initial silence and silence at the end of the audio to |
| match the 'Playlist delay' time. The time is represented as a numeric |
| string. <span class="anchor" id="line-293"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-294"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TENC"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-295"></span></p><dl><dt>TENC</dt><dd>The |
| 'Encoded by' frame contains the name of the person or organisation that |
| encoded the audio file. This field may contain a copyright message, if |
| the audio file also is copyrighted by the encoder. <span class="anchor" id="line-296"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-297"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TEXT"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-298"></span></p><dl><dt>TEXT</dt><dd>The |
| 'Lyricist(s)/Text writer(s)' frame is intended for the writer(s) of the |
| text or lyrics in the recording. They are seperated with the "/" |
| character. <span class="anchor" id="line-299"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-300"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TFLT"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-301"></span></p><dl><dt>TFLT</dt><dd>The 'File type' frame indicates which type of audio this tag defines. The following type and refinements are defined: <span class="anchor" id="line-302"></span><pre>MPG MPEG Audio |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-303"></span>/1 MPEG 1/2 layer I |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-304"></span>/2 MPEG 1/2 layer II |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-305"></span>/3 MPEG 1/2 layer III |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-306"></span>/2.5 MPEG 2.5 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-307"></span> /AAC Advanced audio compression |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-308"></span>VQF Transform-domain Weighted Interleave Vector Quantization |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-309"></span>PCM Pulse Code Modulated audio |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-310"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-311"></span></dd></dl><p class="line874">but |
| other types may be used, not for these types though. This is used in a |
| similar way to the predefined types in the "TMED" frame, but without |
| parentheses. If this frame is not present audio type is assumed to be |
| "MPG". <span class="anchor" id="line-312"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-313"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TIME"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-314"></span></p><dl><dt>TIME</dt><dd>The |
| 'Time' frame is a numeric string in the HHMM format containing the time |
| for the recording. This field is always four characters long. <span class="anchor" id="line-315"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-316"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TIT1"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-317"></span></p><dl><dt>TIT1</dt><dd>The |
| 'Content group description' frame is used if the sound belongs to a |
| larger category of sounds/music. For example, classical music is often |
| sorted in different musical sections (e.g. "Piano Concerto", "Weather - |
| Hurricane"). <span class="anchor" id="line-318"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-319"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TIT2"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-320"></span></p><dl><dt>TIT2</dt><dd>The 'Title/Songname/Content description' frame is the actual name of the piece (e.g. "Adagio", "Hurricane Donna"). <span class="anchor" id="line-321"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-322"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TIT3"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-323"></span></p><dl><dt>TIT3</dt><dd>The |
| 'Subtitle/Description refinement' frame is used for information |
| directly related to the contents title (e.g. "Op. 16" or "Performed |
| live at Wembley"). <span class="anchor" id="line-324"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-325"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TKEY"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-326"></span></p><dl><dt>TKEY</dt><dd>The |
| 'Initial key' frame contains the musical key in which the sound starts. |
| It is represented as a string with a maximum length of three |
| characters. The ground keys are represented with "A","B","C","D","E", |
| "F" and "G" and halfkeys represented with "b" and "#". Minor is |
| represented as "m". Example "Cbm". Off key is represented with an "o" |
| only. <span class="anchor" id="line-327"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-328"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TLAN"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-329"></span></p><dl><dt>TLAN</dt><dd>The |
| 'Language(s)' frame should contain the languages of the text or lyrics |
| spoken or sung in the audio. The language is represented with three |
| characters according to ISO-639-2. If more than one language is used in |
| the text their language codes should follow according to their usage. <span class="anchor" id="line-330"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-331"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TLEN"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-332"></span></p><dl><dt>TLEN</dt><dd>The 'Length' frame contains the length of the audiofile in milliseconds, represented as a numeric string. <span class="anchor" id="line-333"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-334"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TMED"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-335"></span></p><dl><dt>TMED</dt><dd>The |
| 'Media type' frame describes from which media the sound originated. |
| This may be a text string or a reference to the predefined media types |
| found in the list below. References are made within "(" and ")" and are |
| optionally followed by a text refinement, e.g. "(MC) with four |
| channels". If a text refinement should begin with a "(" character it |
| should be replaced with "((" in the same way as in the "TCO" frame. |
| Predefined refinements is appended after the media type, e.g. "(CD/A)" |
| or "(VID/PAL/VHS)". <span class="anchor" id="line-336"></span><pre>DIG Other digital media |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-337"></span> /A Analog transfer from media |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-338"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-339"></span>ANA Other analog media |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-340"></span> /WAC Wax cylinder |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-341"></span> /8CA 8-track tape cassette |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-342"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-343"></span>CD CD |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-344"></span> /A Analog transfer from media |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-345"></span> /DD DDD |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-346"></span> /AD ADD |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-347"></span> /AA AAD |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-348"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-349"></span>LD Laserdisc |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-350"></span> /A Analog transfer from media |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-351"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-352"></span>TT Turntable records |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-353"></span> /33 33.33 rpm |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-354"></span> /45 45 rpm |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-355"></span> /71 71.29 rpm |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-356"></span> /76 76.59 rpm |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-357"></span> /78 78.26 rpm |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-358"></span> /80 80 rpm |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-359"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-360"></span>MD MiniDisc |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-361"></span> /A Analog transfer from media |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-362"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-363"></span>DAT DAT |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-364"></span> /A Analog transfer from media |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-365"></span> /1 standard, 48 kHz/16 bits, linear |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-366"></span> /2 mode 2, 32 kHz/16 bits, linear |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-367"></span> /3 mode 3, 32 kHz/12 bits, nonlinear, low speed |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-368"></span> /4 mode 4, 32 kHz/12 bits, 4 channels |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-369"></span> /5 mode 5, 44.1 kHz/16 bits, linear |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-370"></span> /6 mode 6, 44.1 kHz/16 bits, 'wide track' play |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-371"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-372"></span>DCC DCC |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-373"></span> /A Analog transfer from media |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-374"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-375"></span>DVD DVD |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-376"></span> /A Analog transfer from media |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-377"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-378"></span>TV Television |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-379"></span> /PAL PAL |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-380"></span> /NTSC NTSC |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-381"></span> /SECAM SECAM |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-382"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-383"></span>VID Video |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-384"></span> /PAL PAL |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-385"></span> /NTSC NTSC |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-386"></span> /SECAM SECAM |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-387"></span> /VHS VHS |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-388"></span> /SVHS S-VHS |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-389"></span> /BETA BETAMAX |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-390"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-391"></span>RAD Radio |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-392"></span> /FM FM |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-393"></span> /AM AM |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-394"></span> /LW LW |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-395"></span> /MW MW |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-396"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-397"></span>TEL Telephone |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-398"></span> /I ISDN |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-399"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-400"></span>MC MC (normal cassette) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-401"></span> /4 4.75 cm/s (normal speed for a two sided cassette) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-402"></span> /9 9.5 cm/s |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-403"></span> /I Type I cassette (ferric/normal) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-404"></span> /II Type II cassette (chrome) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-405"></span> /III Type III cassette (ferric chrome) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-406"></span> /IV Type IV cassette (metal) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-407"></span> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-408"></span>REE Reel |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-409"></span> /9 9.5 cm/s |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-410"></span> /19 19 cm/s |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-411"></span> /38 38 cm/s |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-412"></span> /76 76 cm/s |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-413"></span> /I Type I cassette (ferric/normal) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-414"></span> /II Type II cassette (chrome) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-415"></span> /III Type III cassette (ferric chrome) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-416"></span> /IV Type IV cassette (metal) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-417"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-418"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-419"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TOAL"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-420"></span></p><dl><dt>TOAL</dt><dd>The |
| 'Original album/movie/show title' frame is intended for the title of |
| the original recording (or source of sound), if for example the music |
| in the file should be a cover of a previously released song. <span class="anchor" id="line-421"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-422"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TOFN"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-423"></span></p><dl><dt>TOFN</dt><dd>The |
| 'Original filename' frame contains the preferred filename for the file, |
| since some media doesn't allow the desired length of the filename. The |
| filename is case sensitive and includes its suffix. <span class="anchor" id="line-424"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-425"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TOLY"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-426"></span></p><dl><dt>TOLY</dt><dd>The |
| 'Original lyricist(s)/text writer(s)' frame is intended for the text |
| writer(s) of the original recording, if for example the music in the |
| file should be a cover of a previously released song. The text writers |
| are seperated with the "/" character. <span class="anchor" id="line-427"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-428"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TOPE"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-429"></span></p><dl><dt>TOPE</dt><dd>The |
| 'Original artist(s)/performer(s)' frame is intended for the |
| performer(s) of the original recording, if for example the music in the |
| file should be a cover of a previously released song. The performers |
| are seperated with the "/" character. <span class="anchor" id="line-430"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-431"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TORY"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-432"></span></p><dl><dt>TORY</dt><dd>The |
| 'Original release year' frame is intended for the year when the |
| original recording, if for example the music in the file should be a |
| cover of a previously released song, was released. The field is |
| formatted as in the "TYER" frame. <span class="anchor" id="line-433"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-434"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TOWN"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-435"></span></p><dl><dt>TOWN</dt><dd>The 'File owner/licensee' frame contains the name of the owner or licensee of the file and it's contents. <span class="anchor" id="line-436"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-437"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TPE1"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-438"></span></p><dl><dt>TPE1</dt><dd>The |
| 'Lead artist(s)/Lead performer(s)/Soloist(s)/Performing group' is used |
| for the main artist(s). They are seperated with the "/" character. <span class="anchor" id="line-439"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-440"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TPE2"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-441"></span></p><dl><dt>TPE2</dt><dd>The 'Band/Orchestra/Accompaniment' frame is used for additional information about the performers in the recording. <span class="anchor" id="line-442"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-443"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TPE3"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-444"></span></p><dl><dt>TPE3</dt><dd>The 'Conductor' frame is used for the name of the conductor. <span class="anchor" id="line-445"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-446"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TPE4"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-447"></span></p><dl><dt>TPE4</dt><dd>The |
| 'Interpreted, remixed, or otherwise modified by' frame contains more |
| information about the people behind a remix and similar interpretations |
| of another existing piece. <span class="anchor" id="line-448"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-449"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TPOS"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-450"></span></p><dl><dt>TPOS</dt><dd>The |
| 'Part of a set' frame is a numeric string that describes which part of |
| a set the audio came from. This frame is used if the source described |
| in the "TALB" frame is divided into several mediums, e.g. a double CD. |
| The value may be extended with a "/" character and a numeric string |
| containing the total number of parts in the set. E.g. "1/2". <span class="anchor" id="line-451"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-452"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TPUB"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-453"></span></p><dl><dt>TPUB</dt><dd>The 'Publisher' frame simply contains the name of the label or publisher. <span class="anchor" id="line-454"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-455"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TRCK"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-456"></span></p><dl><dt>TRCK</dt><dd>The |
| 'Track number/Position in set' frame is a numeric string containing the |
| order number of the audio-file on its original recording. This may be |
| extended with a "/" character and a numeric string containing the total |
| numer of tracks/elements on the original recording. E.g. "4/9". <span class="anchor" id="line-457"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-458"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TRDA"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-459"></span></p><dl><dt>TRDA</dt><dd>The |
| 'Recording dates' frame is a intended to be used as complement to the |
| "TYER", "TDAT" and "TIME" frames. E.g. "4th-7th June, 12th June" in |
| combination with the "TYER" frame. <span class="anchor" id="line-460"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-461"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TRSN"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-462"></span></p><dl><dt>TRSN</dt><dd>The 'Internet radio station name' frame contains the name of the internet radio station from which the audio is streamed. <span class="anchor" id="line-463"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-464"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TRSO"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-465"></span></p><dl><dt>TRSO</dt><dd>The |
| 'Internet radio station owner' frame contains the name of the owner of |
| the internet radio station from which the audio is streamed. <span class="anchor" id="line-466"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-467"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TSIZ"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-468"></span></p><dl><dt>TSIZ</dt><dd>The 'Size' frame contains the size of the audiofile in bytes, excluding the ID3v2 tag, represented as a numeric string. <span class="anchor" id="line-469"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-470"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TSRC"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-471"></span></p><dl><dt>TSRC</dt><dd>The 'ISRC' frame should contain the International Standard Recording Code (ISRC) (12 characters). <span class="anchor" id="line-472"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-473"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TSSE"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-474"></span></p><dl><dt>TSSE</dt><dd>The |
| 'Software/Hardware and settings used for encoding' frame includes the |
| used audio encoder and its settings when the file was encoded. Hardware |
| refers to hardware encoders, not the computer on which a program was |
| run. <span class="anchor" id="line-475"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-476"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="TYER"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-477"></span></p><dl><dt>TYER</dt><dd>The |
| 'Year' frame is a numeric string with a year of the recording. This |
| frames is always four characters long (until the year 10000). <span class="anchor" id="line-478"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-479"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"> |
| </p><h3 id="head-29e37534e169ad913deb6a4fee345028f3db7c3f">4.2.2. User defined text information frame</h3> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-480"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-481"></span><p class="line874">This |
| frame is intended for one-string text information concerning the |
| audiofile in a similar way to the other "T"-frames. The frame body |
| consists of a description of the string, represented as a terminated |
| string, followed by the actual string. There may be more than one |
| "TXXX" frame in each tag, but only one with the same description. <span class="anchor" id="line-482"></span></p><pre><Header for 'User defined text information frame', ID: "TXXX"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-483"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-484"></span>Description <text string according to encoding> $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-485"></span>Value <text string according to encoding> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-486"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-487"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-488"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.3"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-489"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-66afd8fc82926f98baa42eade0a5e96010a2d77f">4.3. URL link frames</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-490"></span><p class="line874">With these |
| frames dynamic data such as webpages with touring information, price |
| information or plain ordinary news can be added to the tag. There may |
| only be one URL link frame of its kind in an tag, except when stated |
| otherwise in the frame description. If the textstring is followed by a |
| termination ($00 (00)) all the following information should be ignored |
| and not be displayed. All URL link frame identifiers begins with "W". |
| Only URL link frame identifiers begins with "W". All URL link frames |
| have the following format: <span class="anchor" id="line-491"></span></p><pre><Header for 'URL link frame', ID: "W000" - "WZZZ", excluding "WXXX" described in 4.3.2.> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-492"></span>URL <text string> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-493"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-494"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-495"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.3.1"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-496"></span> |
| </p><h3 id="head-871541c0b67dfb4bf890d1a2c72e7b41595b36cc">4.3.1. URL link frames - details</h3> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-497"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-498"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="WCOM"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-499"></span></p><dl><dt>WCOM</dt><dd>The |
| 'Commercial information' frame is a URL pointing at a webpage with |
| information such as where the album can be bought. There may be more |
| than one "WCOM" frame in a tag, but not with the same content. <span class="anchor" id="line-500"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-501"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="WCOP"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-502"></span></p><dl><dt>WCOP</dt><dd>The |
| 'Copyright/Legal information' frame is a URL pointing at a webpage |
| where the terms of use and ownership of the file is described. <span class="anchor" id="line-503"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-504"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="WOAF"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-505"></span></p><dl><dt>WOAF</dt><dd>The 'Official audio file webpage' frame is a URL pointing at a file specific webpage. <span class="anchor" id="line-506"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-507"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="WOAR"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-508"></span></p><dl><dt>WOAR</dt><dd>The |
| 'Official artist/performer webpage' frame is a URL pointing at the |
| artists official webpage. There may be more than one "WOAR" frame in a |
| tag if the audio contains more than one performer, but not with the |
| same content. <span class="anchor" id="line-509"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-510"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="WOAS"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-511"></span></p><dl><dt>WOAS</dt><dd>The |
| 'Official audio source webpage' frame is a URL pointing at the official |
| webpage for the source of the audio file, e.g. a movie. <span class="anchor" id="line-512"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-513"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="WORS"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-514"></span></p><dl><dt>WORS</dt><dd>The 'Official internet radio station homepage' contains a URL pointing at the homepage of the internet radio station. <span class="anchor" id="line-515"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-516"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="WPAY"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-517"></span></p><dl><dt>WPAY</dt><dd>The 'Payment' frame is a URL pointing at a webpage that will handle the process of paying for this file. <span class="anchor" id="line-518"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-519"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="WPUB"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-520"></span></p><dl><dt>WPUB</dt><dd>The 'Publishers official webpage' frame is a URL pointing at the official wepage for the publisher. <span class="anchor" id="line-521"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-522"></span></dd></dl><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.3.2"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-523"></span> |
| </p><h3 id="head-b0e8086b6e51f25d126cd5f26d13696defb44aa9">4.3.2. User defined URL link frame</h3> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-524"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-525"></span><p class="line874">This |
| frame is intended for URL links concerning the audiofile in a similar |
| way to the other "W"-frames. The frame body consists of a description |
| of the string, represented as a terminated string, followed by the |
| actual URL. The URL is always encoded with ISO-8859-1. There may be |
| more than one "WXXX" frame in each tag, but only one with the same |
| description. <span class="anchor" id="line-526"></span></p><pre><Header for 'User defined URL link frame', ID: "WXXX"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-527"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-528"></span>Description <text string according to encoding> $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-529"></span>URL <text string> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-530"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-531"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.4"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-532"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-a0ac5e01361fd414b67a39130716fea4c970e004">4.4. Involved people list</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-533"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-534"></span><p class="line874">Since |
| there might be a lot of people contributing to an audio file in various |
| ways, such as musicians and technicians, the 'Text information frames' |
| are often insufficient to list everyone involved in a project. The |
| 'Involved people list' is a frame containing the names of those |
| involved, and how they were involved. The body simply contains a |
| terminated string with the involvement directly followed by a |
| terminated string with the involvee followed by a new involvement and |
| so on. There may only be one "IPLS" frame in each tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-535"></span></p><pre><Header for 'Involved people list', ID: "IPLS"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-536"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-537"></span>People list strings <text strings according to encoding> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-538"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-539"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-540"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.5"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-541"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-f56120ef5f24045436031b86131ce297b0e43f42">4.5. Music CD identifier</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-542"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-543"></span><p class="line874">This |
| frame is intended for music that comes from a CD, so that the CD can be |
| identified in databases such as the CDDB. The frame consists of a |
| binary dump of the Table Of Contents, TOC, from the CD, which is a |
| header of 4 bytes and then 8 bytes/track on the CD plus 8 bytes for the |
| 'lead out' making a maximum of 804 bytes. The offset to the beginning |
| of every track on the CD should be described with a four bytes absolute |
| CD-frame address per track, and not with absolute time. This frame |
| requires a present and valid "TRCK" frame, even if the CD's only got |
| one track. There may only be one "MCDI" frame in each tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-544"></span></p><pre><Header for 'Music CD identifier', ID: "MCDI"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-545"></span>CD TOC <binary data> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-546"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-547"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-548"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.6"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-549"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-d302f218df2a0868b706d1525e9cc78ebcb86e16">4.6. Event timing codes</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-550"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-551"></span><p class="line874">This frame allows synchronisation with key events in a song or sound. The header is: <span class="anchor" id="line-552"></span></p><pre><Header for 'Event timing codes', ID: "ETCO"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-553"></span>Time stamp format $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-554"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-555"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-556"></span><p class="line874">Where time stamp format is: <span class="anchor" id="line-557"></span></p><pre>$01 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using MPEG frames as unit |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-558"></span>$02 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using milliseconds as unit |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-559"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-560"></span><p class="line874">Abolute time means that every stamp contains the time from the beginning of the file. <span class="anchor" id="line-561"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-562"></span></p><p class="line874">Followed by a list of key events in the following format: <span class="anchor" id="line-563"></span></p><pre>Type of event $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-564"></span>Time stamp $xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-565"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-566"></span><p class="line874">The |
| 'Time stamp' is set to zero if directly at the beginning of the sound |
| or after the previous event. All events should be sorted in |
| chronological order. The type of event is as follows: <span class="anchor" id="line-567"></span></p><pre>$00 padding (has no meaning) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-568"></span>$01 end of initial silence |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-569"></span>$02 intro start |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-570"></span>$03 mainpart start |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-571"></span>$04 outro start |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-572"></span>$05 outro end |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-573"></span>$06 verse start |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-574"></span>$07 refrain start |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-575"></span>$08 interlude start |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-576"></span>$09 theme start |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-577"></span>$0A variation start |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-578"></span>$0B key change |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-579"></span>$0C time change |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-580"></span>$0D momentary unwanted noise (Snap, Crackle & Pop) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-581"></span>$0E sustained noise |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-582"></span>$0F sustained noise end |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-583"></span>$10 intro end |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-584"></span>$11 mainpart end |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-585"></span>$12 verse end |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-586"></span>$13 refrain end |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-587"></span>$14 theme end |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-588"></span>$15-$DF reserved for future use |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-589"></span>$E0-$EF not predefined sync 0-F |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-590"></span>$F0-$FC reserved for future use |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-591"></span>$FD audio end (start of silence) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-592"></span>$FE audio file ends |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-593"></span>$FF one more byte of events follows (all the following bytes with the value $FF have the same function) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-594"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-595"></span><p class="line874">Terminating |
| the start events such as "intro start" is not required. The 'Not |
| predefined sync's ($E0-EF) are for user events. You might want to |
| synchronise your music to something, like setting of an explosion |
| on-stage, turning on your screensaver etc. <span class="anchor" id="line-596"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-597"></span></p><p class="line874">There may only be one "ETCO" frame in each tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-598"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-599"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.7"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-600"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-febc618121880ee751b0c2a87327b0e698213dc4">4.7. MPEG location lookup table</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-601"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-602"></span><p class="line874">To |
| increase performance and accuracy of jumps within a MPEG audio file, |
| frames with timecodes in different locations in the file might be |
| useful. The ID3v2 frame includes references that the software can use |
| to calculate positions in the file. After the frame header is a |
| descriptor of how much the 'frame counter' should increase for every |
| reference. If this value is two then the first reference points out the |
| second frame, the 2nd reference the 4th frame, the 3rd reference the |
| 6th frame etc. In a similar way the 'bytes between reference' and |
| 'milliseconds between reference' points out bytes and milliseconds |
| respectively. <span class="anchor" id="line-603"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-604"></span></p><p class="line874">Each |
| reference consists of two parts; a certain number of bits, as defined |
| in 'bits for bytes deviation', that describes the difference between |
| what is said in 'bytes between reference' and the reality and a certain |
| number of bits, as defined in 'bits for milliseconds deviation', that |
| describes the difference between what is said in 'milliseconds between |
| reference' and the reality. The number of bits in every reference, i.e. |
| 'bits for bytes deviation'+'bits for milliseconds deviation', must be a |
| multiple of four. There may only be one "MLLT" frame in each tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-605"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-606"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Location lookup table', ID: "MLLT"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-607"></span>MPEG frames between reference $xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-608"></span>Bytes between reference $xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-609"></span>Milliseconds between reference $xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-610"></span>Bits for bytes deviation $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-611"></span>Bits for milliseconds dev. $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-612"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-613"></span><p class="line874">Then for every reference the following data is included; <span class="anchor" id="line-614"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-615"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>Deviation in bytes %xxx.... |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-616"></span>Deviation in milliseconds %xxx.... |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-617"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-618"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-619"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.8"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-620"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-9804169dd0fc7e12a1050a02d3419e6b3dc4f5e9">4.8. Synchronised tempo codes</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-621"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-622"></span><p class="line874">For |
| a more accurate description of the tempo of a musical piece this frame |
| might be used. After the header follows one byte describing which time |
| stamp format should be used. Then follows one or more tempo codes. Each |
| tempo code consists of one tempo part and one time part. The tempo is |
| in BPM described with one or two bytes. If the first byte has the value |
| $FF, one more byte follows, which is added to the first giving a range |
| from 2 - 510 BPM, since $00 and $01 is reserved. $00 is used to |
| describe a beat-free time period, which is not the same as a music-free |
| time period. $01 is used to indicate one single beat-stroke followed by |
| a beat-free period. <span class="anchor" id="line-623"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-624"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| tempo descriptor is followed by a time stamp. Every time the tempo in |
| the music changes, a tempo descriptor may indicate this for the player. |
| All tempo descriptors should be sorted in chronological order. The |
| first beat-stroke in a time-period is at the same time as the beat |
| description occurs. There may only be one "SYTC" frame in each tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-625"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-626"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Synchronised tempo codes', ID: "SYTC"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-627"></span>Time stamp format $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-628"></span>Tempo data <binary data> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-629"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-630"></span><p class="line874">Where time stamp format is: <span class="anchor" id="line-631"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-632"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>$01 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using MPEG frames as unit |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-633"></span>$02 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using milliseconds as unit |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-634"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-635"></span><p class="line874">Abolute time means that every stamp contains the time from the beginning of the file. <span class="anchor" id="line-636"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-637"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.9"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-638"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-e76d4fb26268baf285bff899581cc284427a2789">4.9. Unsychronised lyrics/text transcription</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-639"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-640"></span><p class="line874">This |
| frame contains the lyrics of the song or a text transcription of other |
| vocal activities. The head includes an encoding descriptor and a |
| content descriptor. The body consists of the actual text. The 'Content |
| descriptor' is a terminated string. If no descriptor is entered, |
| 'Content descriptor' is $00 (00) only. Newline characters are allowed |
| in the text. There may be more than one 'Unsynchronised lyrics/text |
| transcription' frame in each tag, but only one with the same language |
| and content descriptor. <span class="anchor" id="line-641"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-642"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Unsynchronised lyrics/text transcription', ID: "USLT"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-643"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-644"></span>Language $xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-645"></span>Content descriptor <text string according to encoding> $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-646"></span>Lyrics/text <full text string according to encoding> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-647"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-648"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-649"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.10"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-650"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-792dcad788fe1b8bcd7f9d7e9eec7549e1864546">4.10. Synchronised lyrics/text</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-651"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-652"></span><p class="line874">This |
| is another way of incorporating the words, said or sung lyrics, in the |
| audio file as text, this time, however, in sync with the audio. It |
| might also be used to describing events e.g. occurring on a stage or on |
| the screen in sync with the audio. The header includes a content |
| descriptor, represented with as terminated textstring. If no descriptor |
| is entered, 'Content descriptor' is $00 (00) only. <span class="anchor" id="line-653"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-654"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Synchronised lyrics/text', ID: "SYLT"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-655"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-656"></span>Language $xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-657"></span>Time stamp format $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-658"></span>Content type $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-659"></span>Content descriptor <text string according to encoding> $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-660"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-661"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-662"></span><p class="line874">Encoding: <span class="anchor" id="line-663"></span></p><pre>$00 ISO-8859-1 character set is used => $00 is sync identifier. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-664"></span>$01 Unicode character set is used => $00 00 is sync identifier. |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-665"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-666"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-667"></span><p class="line874">Content type: <span class="anchor" id="line-668"></span></p><pre>$00 is other |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-669"></span>$01 is lyrics |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-670"></span>$02 is text transcription |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-671"></span>$03 is movement/part name (e.g. "Adagio") |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-672"></span>$04 is events (e.g. "Don Quijote enters the stage") |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-673"></span>$05 is chord (e.g. "Bb F Fsus") |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-674"></span>$06 is trivia/'pop up' information |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-675"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-676"></span><p class="line874">Time stamp format is: <span class="anchor" id="line-677"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-678"></span></p><pre>$01 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using MPEG frames as unit |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-679"></span>$02 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using milliseconds as unit |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-680"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-681"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-682"></span><p class="line874">Abolute time means that every stamp contains the time from the beginning of the file. <span class="anchor" id="line-683"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-684"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| text that follows the frame header differs from that of the |
| unsynchronised lyrics/text transcription in one major way. Each |
| syllable (or whatever size of text is considered to be convenient by |
| the encoder) is a null terminated string followed by a time stamp |
| denoting where in the sound file it belongs. Each sync thus has the |
| following structure: <span class="anchor" id="line-685"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-686"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>Terminated text to be synced (typically a syllable) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-687"></span>Sync identifier (terminator to above string) $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-688"></span>Time stamp $xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-689"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-690"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-691"></span><p class="line874">The |
| 'time stamp' is set to zero or the whole sync is omitted if located |
| directly at the beginning of the sound. All time stamps should be |
| sorted in chronological order. The sync can be considered as a |
| validator of the subsequent string. <span class="anchor" id="line-692"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-693"></span></p><p class="line874">Newline |
| ($0A) characters are allowed in all "SYLT" frames and should be used |
| after every entry (name, event etc.) in a frame with the content type |
| $03 - $04. <span class="anchor" id="line-694"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-695"></span></p><p class="line874">A |
| few considerations regarding whitespace characters: Whitespace |
| separating words should mark the beginning of a new word, thus |
| occurring in front of the first syllable of a new word. This is also |
| valid for new line characters. A syllable followed by a comma should |
| not be broken apart with a sync (both the syllable and the comma should |
| be before the sync). <span class="anchor" id="line-696"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-697"></span></p><p class="line874">An example: The "USLT" passage <span class="anchor" id="line-698"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-699"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>"Strangers in the night" $0A "Exchanging glances" |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-700"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-701"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-702"></span><p class="line874">would be "SYLT" encoded as: <span class="anchor" id="line-703"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-704"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>"Strang" $00 xx xx "ers" $00 xx xx " in" $00 xx xx " the" $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-705"></span>xx xx " night" $00 xx xx 0A "Ex" $00 xx xx "chang" $00 xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-706"></span>"ing" $00 xx xx "glan" $00 xx xx "ces" $00 xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-707"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-708"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-709"></span><p class="line874">There may be more than one "SYLT" frame in each tag, but only one with the same language and content descriptor. <span class="anchor" id="line-710"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-711"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.11"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-712"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-31c41e8642534f1854246708af84f7d2c8d39684">4.11. Comments</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-713"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-714"></span><p class="line874">This |
| frame is indended for any kind of full text information that does not |
| fit in any other frame. It consists of a frame header followed by |
| encoding, language and content descriptors and is ended with the actual |
| comment as a text string. Newline characters are allowed in the comment |
| text string. There may be more than one comment frame in each tag, but |
| only one with the same language and content descriptor. <span class="anchor" id="line-715"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-716"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Comment', ID: "COMM"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-717"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-718"></span>Language $xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-719"></span>Short content descrip. <text string according to encoding> $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-720"></span>The actual text <full text string according to encoding> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-721"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-722"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-723"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.12"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-724"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-d3d2bfba9882a197c1b55a80f52bb676653d3604">4.12. Relative volume adjustment</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-725"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-726"></span><p class="line874">This |
| is a more subjective function than the previous ones. It allows the |
| user to say how much he wants to increase/decrease the volume on each |
| channel while the file is played. The purpose is to be able to align |
| all files to a reference volume, so that you don't have to change the |
| volume constantly. This frame may also be used to balance adjust the |
| audio. If the volume peak levels are known then this could be described |
| with the 'Peak volume right' and 'Peak volume left' field. If |
| Peakvolume is not known these fields could be left zeroed or, if no |
| other data follows, be completely omitted. There may only be one "RVAD" |
| frame in each tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-727"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-728"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Relative volume adjustment', ID: "RVAD"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-729"></span>Increment/decrement %00xxxxxx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-730"></span>Bits used for volume descr. $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-731"></span>Relative volume change, right $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-732"></span>Relative volume change, left $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-733"></span>Peak volume right $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-734"></span>Peak volume left $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-735"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-736"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-737"></span><p class="line874">In |
| the increment/decrement field bit 0 is used to indicate the right |
| channel and bit 1 is used to indicate the left channel. 1 is increment |
| and 0 is decrement. <span class="anchor" id="line-738"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-739"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| 'bits used for volume description' field is normally $10 (16 bits) for |
| MPEG 2 layer I, II and III and MPEG 2.5. This value may not be $00. The |
| volume is always represented with whole bytes, padded in the beginning |
| (highest bits) when 'bits used for volume description' is not a |
| multiple of eight. <span class="anchor" id="line-740"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-741"></span></p><p class="line874">This |
| datablock is then optionally followed by a volume definition for the |
| left and right back channels. If this information is appended to the |
| frame the first two channels will be treated as front channels. In the |
| increment/decrement field bit 2 is used to indicate the right back |
| channel and bit 3 for the left back channel. <span class="anchor" id="line-742"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-743"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>Relative volume change, right back $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-744"></span>Relative volume change, left back $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-745"></span>Peak volume right back $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-746"></span>Peak volume left back $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-747"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-748"></span><p class="line874">If |
| the center channel adjustment is present the following is appended to |
| the existing frame, after the left and right back channels. The center |
| channel is represented by bit 4 in the increase/decrease field. <span class="anchor" id="line-749"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-750"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>Relative volume change, center $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-751"></span>Peak volume center $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-752"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-753"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-754"></span><p class="line874">If |
| the bass channel adjustment is present the following is appended to the |
| existing frame, after the center channel. The bass channel is |
| represented by bit 5 in the increase/decrease field. <span class="anchor" id="line-755"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-756"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>Relative volume change, bass $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-757"></span>Peak volume bass $xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-758"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-759"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-760"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.13"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-761"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-3d14382e1cdc086bc43df0f0b0e63cf0c33f7c64">4.13. Equalisation</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-762"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-763"></span><p class="line874">This |
| is another subjective, alignment frame. It allows the user to predefine |
| an equalisation curve within the audio file. There may only be one |
| "EQUA" frame in each tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-764"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-765"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header of 'Equalisation', ID: "EQUA"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-766"></span>Adjustment bits $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-767"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-768"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-769"></span><p class="line874">The |
| 'adjustment bits' field defines the number of bits used for |
| representation of the adjustment. This is normally $10 (16 bits) for |
| MPEG 2 layer I, II and III and MPEG 2.5. This value may not be $00. <span class="anchor" id="line-770"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-771"></span></p><p class="line874">This |
| is followed by 2 bytes + ('adjustment bits' rounded up to the nearest |
| byte) for every equalisation band in the following format, giving a |
| frequency range of 0 - 32767Hz: <span class="anchor" id="line-772"></span></p><pre>Increment/decrement %x (MSB of the Frequency) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-773"></span>Frequency (lower 15 bits) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-774"></span>Adjustment $xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-775"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-776"></span><p class="line874">The |
| increment/decrement bit is 1 for increment and 0 for decrement. The |
| equalisation bands should be ordered increasingly with reference to |
| frequency. All frequencies don't have to be declared. The equalisation |
| curve in the reading software should be interpolated between the values |
| in this frame. Three equal adjustments for three subsequent |
| frequencies. A frequency should only be described once in the frame. <span class="anchor" id="line-777"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-778"></span></p><p class="line867"> |
| </p><h2 id="head-5f9be76d443047174b52f89243bbc671d7937fa3">4.14. Reverb</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-779"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-780"></span><p class="line874">Yet |
| another subjective one. You may here adjust echoes of different kinds. |
| Reverb left/right is the delay between every bounce in ms. Reverb |
| bounces left/right is the number of bounces that should be made. $FF |
| equals an infinite number of bounces. Feedback is the amount of volume |
| that should be returned to the next echo bounce. $00 is 0%, $FF is |
| 100%. If this value were $7F, there would be 50% volume reduction on |
| the first bounce, 50% of that on the second and so on. Left to left |
| means the sound from the left bounce to be played in the left speaker, |
| while left to right means sound from the left bounce to be played in |
| the right speaker. <span class="anchor" id="line-781"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-782"></span></p><p class="line874">'Premix |
| left to right' is the amount of left sound to be mixed in the right |
| before any reverb is applied, where $00 id 0% and $FF is 100%. 'Premix |
| right to left' does the same thing, but right to left. Setting both |
| premix to $FF would result in a mono output (if the reverb is applied |
| symmetric). There may only be one "RVRB" frame in each tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-783"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-784"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Reverb', ID: "RVRB"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-785"></span>Reverb left (ms) $xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-786"></span>Reverb right (ms) $xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-787"></span>Reverb bounces, left $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-788"></span>Reverb bounces, right $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-789"></span>Reverb feedback, left to left $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-790"></span>Reverb feedback, left to right $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-791"></span>Reverb feedback, right to right $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-792"></span>Reverb feedback, right to left $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-793"></span>Premix left to right $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-794"></span>Premix right to left $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-795"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-796"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-797"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.15"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-798"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-70a65d30522ef0d37642224c2a40517ae35b7155">4.15. Attached picture</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-799"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-800"></span><p class="line862">This |
| frame contains a picture directly related to the audio file. Image |
| format is the MIME type and subtype for the image. In the event that |
| the MIME media type name is omitted, "image/" will be implied. The |
| "image/png" or "image/jpeg" picture format should be used when |
| interoperability is wanted. Description is a short description of the |
| picture, represented as a terminated textstring. The description has a |
| maximum length of 64 characters, but may be empty. There may be several |
| pictures attached to one file, each in their individual "APIC" frame, |
| but only one with the same content descriptor. There may only be one |
| picture with the picture type declared as picture type $01 and $02 |
| respectively. There is the possibility to put only a link to the image |
| file by using the 'MIME type' "-->" and having a complete URL |
| instead of picture data. The use of linked files should however be used |
| sparingly since there is the risk of separation of files. <span class="anchor" id="line-801"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-802"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Attached picture', ID: "APIC"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-803"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-804"></span>MIME type <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-805"></span>Picture type $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-806"></span>Description <text string according to encoding> $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-807"></span>Picture data <binary data> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-808"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-809"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-810"></span><p class="line874">Picture type: <span class="anchor" id="line-811"></span></p><pre>$00 Other |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-812"></span>$01 32x32 pixels 'file icon' (PNG only) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-813"></span>$02 Other file icon |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-814"></span>$03 Cover (front) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-815"></span>$04 Cover (back) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-816"></span>$05 Leaflet page |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-817"></span>$06 Media (e.g. lable side of CD) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-818"></span>$07 Lead artist/lead performer/soloist |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-819"></span>$08 Artist/performer |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-820"></span>$09 Conductor |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-821"></span>$0A Band/Orchestra |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-822"></span>$0B Composer |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-823"></span>$0C Lyricist/text writer |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-824"></span>$0D Recording Location |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-825"></span>$0E During recording |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-826"></span>$0F During performance |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-827"></span>$10 Movie/video screen capture |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-828"></span>$11 A bright coloured fish |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-829"></span>$12 Illustration |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-830"></span>$13 Band/artist logotype |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-831"></span>$14 Publisher/Studio logotype |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-832"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-833"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-834"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.16"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-835"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-060e0e68febc214cad81328a2baf7fd1ce17b59b">4.16. General encapsulated object</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-836"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-837"></span><p class="line874">In |
| this frame any type of file can be encapsulated. After the header, |
| 'Frame size' and 'Encoding' follows 'MIME type' represented as as a |
| terminated string encoded with ISO-8859-1. The filename is case |
| sensitive and is encoded as 'Encoding'. Then follows a content |
| description as terminated string, encoded as 'Encoding'. The last thing |
| in the frame is the actual object. The first two strings may be |
| omitted, leaving only their terminations. There may be more than one |
| "GEOB" frame in each tag, but only one with the same content |
| descriptor. <span class="anchor" id="line-838"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-839"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'General encapsulated object', ID: "GEOB"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-840"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-841"></span>MIME type <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-842"></span>Filename <text string according to encoding> $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-843"></span>Content description $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-844"></span>Encapsulated object <binary data> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-845"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-846"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-847"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.17"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-848"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-b31a15058cdc13a61e13ab109c25782bc3387075">4.17. Play counter</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-849"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-850"></span><p class="line874">This |
| is simply a counter of the number of times a file has been played. The |
| value is increased by one every time the file begins to play. There may |
| only be one "PCNT" frame in each tag. When the counter reaches all |
| one's, one byte is inserted in front of the counter thus making the |
| counter eight bits bigger. The counter must be at least 32-bits long to |
| begin with. <span class="anchor" id="line-851"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-852"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Play counter', ID: "PCNT"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-853"></span>Counter $xx xx xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-854"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-855"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-856"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.18"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-857"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-2452ec9cf8b42c5c117b518b69e129ff67970852">4.18. Popularimeter</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-858"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-859"></span><p class="line874">The |
| purpose of this frame is to specify how good an audio file is. Many |
| interesting applications could be found to this frame such as a |
| playlist that features better audiofiles more often than others or it |
| could be used to profile a person's taste and find other 'good' files |
| by comparing people's profiles. The frame is very simple. It contains |
| the email address to the user, one rating byte and a four byte play |
| counter, intended to be increased with one for every time the file is |
| played. The email is a terminated string. The rating is 1-255 where 1 |
| is worst and 255 is best. 0 is unknown. If no personal counter is |
| wanted it may be omitted. When the counter reaches all one's, one byte |
| is inserted in front of the counter thus making the counter eight bits |
| bigger in the same away as the play counter ("PCNT"). There may be more |
| than one "POPM" frame in each tag, but only one with the same email |
| address. <span class="anchor" id="line-860"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-861"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Popularimeter', ID: "POPM"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-862"></span>Email to user <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-863"></span>Rating $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-864"></span>Counter $xx xx xx xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-865"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-866"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-867"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.19"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-868"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-85933b08aab499dc462e7c09752076c92e80f567">4.19. Recommended buffer size</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-869"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-870"></span><p class="line874">Sometimes |
| the server from which a audio file is streamed is aware of transmission |
| or coding problems resulting in interruptions in the audio stream. In |
| these cases, the size of the buffer can be recommended by the server |
| using this frame. If the 'embedded info flag' is true (1) then this |
| indicates that an ID3 tag with the maximum size described in 'Buffer |
| size' may occur in the audiostream. In such case the tag should reside |
| between two MPEG frames, if the audio is MPEG encoded. If the position |
| of the next tag is known, 'offset to next tag' may be used. The offset |
| is calculated from the end of tag in which this frame resides to the |
| first byte of the header in the next. This field may be omitted. |
| Embedded tags are generally not recommended since this could render |
| unpredictable behaviour from present software/hardware. <span class="anchor" id="line-871"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-872"></span></p><p class="line874">For |
| applications like streaming audio it might be an idea to embed tags |
| into the audio stream though. If the clients connects to individual |
| connections like HTTP and there is a possibility to begin every |
| transmission with a tag, then this tag should include a 'recommended |
| buffer size' frame. If the client is connected to a arbitrary point in |
| the stream, such as radio or multicast, then the 'recommended buffer |
| size' frame should be included in every tag. Every tag that is picked |
| up after the initial/first tag is to be considered as an update of the |
| previous one. E.g. if there is a "TIT2" frame in the first received tag |
| and one in the second tag, then the first should be 'replaced' with the |
| second. <span class="anchor" id="line-873"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-874"></span></p><p class="line874">The 'Buffer size' should be kept to a minimum. There may only be one "RBUF" frame in each tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-875"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-876"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Recommended buffer size', ID: "RBUF"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-877"></span>Buffer size $xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-878"></span>Embedded info flag %0000000x |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-879"></span>Offset to next tag $xx xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-880"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-881"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-882"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.20"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-883"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-64778eca1ee53ea0f439602809c142e312669eda">4.20. Audio encryption</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-884"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-885"></span><p class="line874">This |
| frame indicates if the actual audio stream is encrypted, and by whom. |
| Since standardisation of such encrypion scheme is beyond this document, |
| all "AENC" frames begin with a terminated string with a URL containing |
| an email address, or a link to a location where an email address can be |
| found, that belongs to the organisation responsible for this specific |
| encrypted audio file. Questions regarding the encrypted audio should be |
| sent to the email address specified. If a $00 is found directly after |
| the 'Frame size' and the audiofile indeed is encrypted, the whole file |
| may be considered useless. <span class="anchor" id="line-886"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-887"></span></p><p class="line874">After |
| the 'Owner identifier', a pointer to an unencrypted part of the audio |
| can be specified. The 'Preview start' and 'Preview length' is described |
| in frames. If no part is unencrypted, these fields should be left |
| zeroed. After the 'preview length' field follows optionally a datablock |
| required for decryption of the audio. There may be more than one "AENC" |
| frames in a tag, but only one with the same 'Owner identifier'. <span class="anchor" id="line-888"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-889"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Audio encryption', ID: "AENC"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-890"></span>Owner identifier <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-891"></span>Preview start $xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-892"></span>Preview length $xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-893"></span>Encryption info <binary data> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-894"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-895"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-896"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.21"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-897"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-1f5f3f280f04ce712a1d5a3531fb0dd396c6ea9f">4.21. Linked information</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-898"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-899"></span><p class="line874">To |
| keep space waste as low as possible this frame may be used to link |
| information from another ID3v2 tag that might reside in another audio |
| file or alone in a binary file. It is recommended that this method is |
| only used when the files are stored on a CD-ROM or other circumstances |
| when the risk of file seperation is low. The frame contains a frame |
| identifier, which is the frame that should be linked into this tag, a |
| URL field, where a reference to the file where the frame is given, and |
| additional ID data, if needed. Data should be retrieved from the first |
| tag found in the file to which this link points. There may be more than |
| one "LINK" frame in a tag, but only one with the same contents. A |
| linked frame is to be considered as part of the tag and has the same |
| restrictions as if it was a physical part of the tag (i.e. only one |
| "RVRB" frame allowed, whether it's linked or not). <span class="anchor" id="line-900"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-901"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Linked information', ID: "LINK"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-902"></span>Frame identifier $xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-903"></span>URL <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-904"></span>ID and additional data <text string(s)> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-905"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-906"></span><p class="line874">Frames |
| that may be linked and need no additional data are "IPLS", "MCID", |
| "ETCO", "MLLT", "SYTC", "RVAD", "EQUA", "RVRB", "RBUF", the text |
| information frames and the URL link frames. <span class="anchor" id="line-907"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-908"></span></p><p class="line874">The "TXXX", "APIC", "GEOB" and "AENC" frames may be linked with the content descriptor as additional ID data. <span class="anchor" id="line-909"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-910"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| "COMM", "SYLT" and "USLT" frames may be linked with three bytes of |
| language descriptor directly followed by a content descriptor as |
| additional ID data. <span class="anchor" id="line-911"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-912"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.22"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-913"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-dfd851b017379ad18d434c1a1be6bfb98c16c4ed">4.22. Position synchronisation frame</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-914"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-915"></span><p class="line874">This |
| frame delivers information to the listener of how far into the audio |
| stream he picked up; in effect, it states the time offset of the first |
| frame in the stream. The frame layout is: <span class="anchor" id="line-916"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-917"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Head for 'Position synchronisation', ID: "POSS"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-918"></span>Time stamp format $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-919"></span>Position $xx (xx ...) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-920"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-921"></span><p class="line874">Where time stamp format is: <span class="anchor" id="line-922"></span></p><pre>$01 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using MPEG frames as unit |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-923"></span>$02 Absolute time, 32 bit sized, using milliseconds as unit |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-924"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-925"></span><p class="line874">and |
| position is where in the audio the listener starts to receive, i.e. the |
| beginning of the next frame. If this frame is used in the beginning of |
| a file the value is always 0. There may only be one "POSS" frame in |
| each tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-926"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-927"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.23"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-928"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-d25b79fcb6f0d51c28301e2cd8a1750b061a5bef">4.23. Terms of use frame</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-929"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-930"></span><p class="line874">This |
| frame contains a brief description of the terms of use and ownership of |
| the file. More detailed information concerning the legal terms might be |
| available through the "WCOP" frame. Newlines are allowed in the text. |
| There may only be one "USER" frame in a tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-931"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-932"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Terms of use frame', ID: "USER"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-933"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-934"></span>Language $xx xx xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-935"></span>The actual text <text string according to encoding> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-936"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-937"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-938"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.24"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-939"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-3c67d23d7cfecadd0253293fada37fbba5c6f1e1">4.24. Ownership frame</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-940"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-941"></span><p class="line874">The |
| ownership frame might be used as a reminder of a made transaction or, |
| if signed, as proof. Note that the "USER" and "TOWN" frames are good to |
| use in conjunction with this one. The frame begins, after the frame ID, |
| size and encoding fields, with a 'price payed' field. The first three |
| characters of this field contains the currency used for the |
| transaction, encoded according to ISO-4217 alphabetic currency code. |
| Concatenated to this is the actual price payed, as a numerical string |
| using "." as the decimal separator. Next is an 8 character date string |
| (YYYYMMDD) followed by a string with the name of the seller as the last |
| field in the frame. There may only be one "OWNE" frame in a tag. <span class="anchor" id="line-942"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-943"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Ownership frame', ID: "OWNE"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-944"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-945"></span>Price payed <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-946"></span>Date of purch. <text string> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-947"></span>Seller <text string according to encoding> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-948"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-949"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-950"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.25"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-951"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-5cd03d43fbc0db57aaaf42cd5a2150705f50eada">4.25. Commercial frame</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-952"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-953"></span><p class="line874">This |
| frame enables several competing offers in the same tag by bundling all |
| needed information. That makes this frame rather complex but it's an |
| easier solution than if one tries to achieve the same result with |
| several frames. The frame begins, after the frame ID, size and encoding |
| fields, with a price string field. A price is constructed by one three |
| character currency code, encoded according to ISO-4217 alphabetic |
| currency code, followed by a numerical value where "." is used as |
| decimal seperator. In the price string several prices may be |
| concatenated, seperated by a "/" character, but there may only be one |
| currency of each type. <span class="anchor" id="line-954"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-955"></span></p><p class="line874">The |
| price string is followed by an 8 character date string in the format |
| YYYYMMDD, describing for how long the price is valid. After that is a |
| contact URL, with which the user can contact the seller, followed by a |
| one byte 'received as' field. It describes how the audio is delivered |
| when bought according to the following list: <span class="anchor" id="line-956"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-957"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>$00 Other |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-958"></span>$01 Standard CD album with other songs |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-959"></span>$02 Compressed audio on CD |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-960"></span>$03 File over the Internet |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-961"></span>$04 Stream over the Internet |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-962"></span>$05 As note sheets |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-963"></span>$06 As note sheets in a book with other sheets |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-964"></span>$07 Music on other media |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-965"></span>$08 Non-musical merchandise |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-966"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-967"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-968"></span><p class="line874">Next |
| follows a terminated string with the name of the seller followed by a |
| terminated string with a short description of the product. The last |
| thing is the ability to include a company logotype. The first of them |
| is the 'Picture MIME type' field containing information about which |
| picture format is used. In the event that the MIME media type name is |
| omitted, "image/" will be implied. Currently only "image/png" and |
| "image/jpeg" are allowed. This format string is followed by the binary |
| picture data. This two last fields may be omitted if no picture is to |
| attach. <span class="anchor" id="line-969"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-970"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Commercial frame', ID: "COMR"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-971"></span>Text encoding $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-972"></span>Price string <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-973"></span>Valid until <text string> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-974"></span>Contact URL <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-975"></span>Received as $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-976"></span>Name of seller <text string according to encoding> $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-977"></span>Description <text string according to encoding> $00 (00) |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-978"></span>Picture MIME type <string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-979"></span>Seller logo <binary data> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-980"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-981"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-982"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.26"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-983"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-104c980db64c9df28fbaa4ae87e365d50930534d">4.26. Encryption method registration</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-984"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-985"></span><p class="line874">To |
| identify with which method a frame has been encrypted the encryption |
| method must be registered in the tag with this frame. The 'Owner |
| identifier' is a null-terminated string with a URL containing an email |
| address, or a link to a location where an email address can be found, |
| that belongs to the organisation responsible for this specific |
| encryption method. Questions regarding the encryption method should be |
| sent to the indicated email address. The 'Method symbol' contains a |
| value that is associated with this method throughout the whole tag. |
| Values below $80 are reserved. The 'Method symbol' may optionally be |
| followed by encryption specific data. There may be several "ENCR" |
| frames in a tag but only one containing the same symbol and only one |
| containing the same owner identifier. The method must be used somewhere |
| in the tag. See section 3.3.1, flag j for more information. <span class="anchor" id="line-986"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-987"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Encryption method registration', ID: "ENCR"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-988"></span>Owner identifier <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-989"></span>Method symbol $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-990"></span>Encryption data <binary data> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-991"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-992"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-993"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.27"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-994"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-ba309170decab08b9bcb1ffb6d6974c0bfd1ead3">4.27. Group identification registration</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-995"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-996"></span><p class="line862">This |
| frame enables grouping of otherwise unrelated frames. This can be used |
| when some frames are to be signed. To identify which frames belongs to |
| a set of frames a group identifier must be registered in the tag with |
| this frame. The 'Owner identifier' is a null-terminated string with a |
| URL containing an email address, or a link to a location where an email |
| address can be found, that belongs to the organisation responsible for |
| this grouping. Questions regarding the grouping should be sent to the |
| indicated email address. The 'Group symbol' contains a value that |
| associates the frame with this group throughout the whole tag. Values |
| below $80 are reserved. The 'Group symbol' may optionally be followed |
| by some group specific data, e.g. a digital signature. There may be |
| several "GRID" frames in a tag but only one containing the same symbol |
| and only one containing the same owner identifier. The group symbol |
| must be used somewhere in the tag. See <a href="#sec3.3.1">section 3.3.1</a>, flag j for more information. <span class="anchor" id="line-997"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-998"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Group ID registration', ID: "GRID"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-999"></span>Owner identifier <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1000"></span>Group symbol $xx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1001"></span>Group dependent data <binary data> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1002"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-1003"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1004"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec4.28"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1005"></span> |
| </p><h2 id="head-6e58a3ef53dd199d9af3dd33d544a39a5343ab3c">4.28. Private frame</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1006"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1007"></span><p class="line874">This |
| frame is used to contain information from a software producer that its |
| program uses and does not fit into the other frames. The frame consists |
| of an 'Owner identifier' string and the binary data. The 'Owner |
| identifier' is a null-terminated string with a URL containing an email |
| address, or a link to a location where an email address can be found, |
| that belongs to the organisation responsible for the frame. Questions |
| regarding the frame should be sent to the indicated email address. The |
| tag may contain more than one "PRIV" frame but only with different |
| contents. It is recommended to keep the number of "PRIV" frames as low |
| as possible. <span class="anchor" id="line-1008"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1009"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre><Header for 'Private frame', ID: "PRIV"> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1010"></span>Owner identifier <text string> $00 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1011"></span>The private data <binary data> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1012"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-1013"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1014"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec5"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1015"></span> |
| </p><h1 id="head-c632e49403443283c464955b36911f949bbb2586">5. The unsynchronisation scheme</h1> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1016"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1017"></span><p class="line874">The |
| only purpose of the 'unsynchronisation scheme' is to make the ID3v2 tag |
| as compatible as possible with existing software. There is no use in |
| 'unsynchronising' tags if the file is only to be processed by new |
| software. Unsynchronisation may only be made with MPEG 2 layer I, II |
| and III and MPEG 2.5 files. <span class="anchor" id="line-1018"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1019"></span></p><p class="line874">Whenever |
| a false synchronisation is found within the tag, one zeroed byte is |
| inserted after the first false synchronisation byte. The format of a |
| correct sync that should be altered by ID3 encoders is as follows: <span class="anchor" id="line-1020"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1021"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>%11111111 111xxxxx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1022"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-1023"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1024"></span><p class="line874">And should be replaced with: <span class="anchor" id="line-1025"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1026"></span></p><p class="line867"></p><pre>%11111111 00000000 111xxxxx |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1027"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-1028"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1029"></span><p class="line874">This |
| has the side effect that all $FF 00 combinations have to be altered, so |
| they won't be affected by the decoding process. Therefore all the $FF |
| 00 combinations have to be replaced with the $FF 00 00 combination |
| during the unsynchronisation. <span class="anchor" id="line-1030"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1031"></span></p><p class="line874">To |
| indicate usage of the unsynchronisation, the first bit in 'ID3 flags' |
| should be set. This bit should only be set if the tag contains a, now |
| corrected, false synchronisation. The bit should only be clear if the |
| tag does not contain any false synchronisations. <span class="anchor" id="line-1032"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1033"></span></p><p class="line874">Do |
| bear in mind, that if a compression scheme is used by the encoder, the |
| unsynchronisation scheme should be applied *afterwards*. When decoding |
| a compressed, 'unsynchronised' file, the 'unsynchronisation scheme' |
| should be parsed first, decompression afterwards. <span class="anchor" id="line-1034"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1035"></span></p><p class="line874">If |
| the last byte in the tag is $FF, and there is a need to eliminate false |
| synchronisations in the tag, at least one byte of padding should be |
| added. <span class="anchor" id="line-1036"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1037"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec6"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1038"></span> |
| </p><h1 id="head-2e25d065aae179b2e61ebe76ded3ce201fd6764f">6. Copyright</h1> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1039"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1040"></span><p class="line874">Copyright © Martin Nilsson 1998. All Rights Reserved. <span class="anchor" id="line-1041"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1042"></span></p><p class="line874">This |
| document and translations of it may be copied and furnished to others, |
| and derivative works that comment on or otherwise explain it or assist |
| in its implementation may be prepared, copied, published and |
| distributed, in whole or in part, without restriction of any kind, |
| provided that a reference to this document is included on all such |
| copies and derivative works. However, this document itself may not be |
| modified in any way and reissued as the original document. <span class="anchor" id="line-1043"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1044"></span></p><p class="line874">The limited permissions granted above are perpetual and will not be revoked. <span class="anchor" id="line-1045"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1046"></span></p><p class="line874">This |
| document and the information contained herein is provided on an "AS IS" |
| basis and THE AUTHORS DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, |
| INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO ANY WARRANTY THAT THE USE OF THE |
| INFORMATION HEREIN WILL NOT INFRINGE ANY RIGHTS OR ANY IMPLIED |
| WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE. <span class="anchor" id="line-1047"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1048"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec7"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1049"></span> |
| </p><h1 id="head-090c9e5e624f843e946e467f0ad8a1c21aacaa01">7. References</h1> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1050"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1051"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="CDDB"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1052"></span>[CDDB] Compact Disc Data Base <a class="http" href="http://www.cddb.com/">http://www.cddb.com</a> <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1053"></span>[ID3v2] Martin Nilsson, <a href="http://www.id3.org/id3v2-00">"ID3v2 informal standard".</a> <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1054"></span><span class="anchor" id="ISO-639-2"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1055"></span>[ISO-639-2] ISO/FDIS 639-2. <span class="anchor" id="line-1056"></span>Codes for the representation of names of languages, Part 2: Alpha-3 code. Technical committee / subcommittee: TC 37 / SC 2 <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1057"></span><span class="anchor" id="ISO-4217"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1058"></span>[ISO-4217] ISO 4217:1995. <span class="anchor" id="line-1059"></span>Codes for the representation of currencies and funds. Technical committee / subcommittee: TC 68 <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1060"></span><span class="anchor" id="ISO-8859-1"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1061"></span>[ISO-8859-1] ISO/IEC DIS 8859-1. <span class="anchor" id="line-1062"></span>8-bit single-byte coded graphic character sets, Part 1: Latin alphabet No. 1. Technical committee / subcommittee: JTC 1 / SC 2 <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1063"></span><span class="anchor" id="ISRC"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1064"></span>[ISRC] ISO 3901:1986 <span class="anchor" id="line-1065"></span>International Standard Recording Code (ISRC). Technical committee / subcommittee: TC 46 / SC 9 <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1066"></span><span class="anchor" id="JFIF"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1067"></span>[JFIF] JPEG File Interchange Format, version 1.02, <a class="http" href="http://www.w3.org/Graphics/JPEG/jfif.txt">http://www.w3.org/Graphics/JPEG/jfif.txt</a> <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1068"></span><span class="anchor" id="MIME"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1069"></span>[MIME] |
| Freed, N. and N. Borenstein, "Multipurpose Internet Mail Extensions |
| (MIME) Part One: Format of Internet Message Bodies", RFC 2045, November |
| 1996., <a class="ftp" href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2045.txt">ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc2045.txt</a> <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1070"></span><span class="anchor" id="MPEG"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1071"></span>[MPEG] ISO/IEC 11172-3:1993. <span class="anchor" id="line-1072"></span>Coding |
| of moving pictures and associated audio for digital storage media at up |
| to about 1,5 Mbit/s, Part 3: Audio. Technical committee / subcommittee: |
| JTC 1 / SC 29 and ISO/IEC 13818-3:1995 Generic coding of moving |
| pictures and associated audio information, Part 3: Audio. Technical |
| committee / subcommittee: JTC 1 / SC 29 and ISO/IEC DIS 13818-3 Generic |
| coding of moving pictures and associated audio information, Part 3: |
| Audio (Revision of ISO/IEC 13818-3:1995) <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1073"></span><span class="anchor" id="PNG"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1074"></span>[PNG] Portable Network Graphics, version 1.0, <a class="http" href="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-png-multi.html">http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-png-multi.html</a> <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1075"></span><span class="anchor" id="UNICODE"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1076"></span>[UNICODE] ISO/IEC 10646-1:1993. <span class="anchor" id="line-1077"></span>Universal |
| Multiple-Octet Coded Character Set (UCS), Part 1: Architecture and |
| Basic Multilingual Plane. Technical committee / subcommittee: JTC 1 / |
| SC 2, <a class="http" href="http://www.unicode.org/">http://www.unicode.org</a> <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1078"></span><span class="anchor" id="URL"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1079"></span>[URL] T. Berners-Lee, L. Masinter & M. <a class="nonexistent" href="http://www.id3.org/McCahill">McCahill</a>, "Uniform Resource Locators (URL).", RFC 1738, December 1994., <a class="ftp" href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1738.txt">ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1738.txt</a> <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1080"></span><span class="anchor" id="ZLIB"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1081"></span>[ZLIB] |
| P. Deutsch, Aladdin Enterprises & J-L. Gailly, "ZLIB Compressed |
| Data Format Specification version 3.3", RFC 1950, May 1996., url:<a class="ftp" href="ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1950.txt">ftp://ftp.isi.edu/in-notes/rfc1950.txt</a> <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1082"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1083"></span></p><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec8"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1084"></span> |
| </p><h1 id="head-50c2e666f19bdeb915260d8de35bcb5bc35330d6">8. Appendix</h1> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1085"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1086"></span><p class="line867"> |
| </p><h2 id="head-129376727ebe5309c1de1888987d070288d7c7e7">8.1. Appendix A - Genre List from ID3v1</h2> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1087"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1088"></span><p class="line874">The following genres is defined in ID3v1 <span class="anchor" id="line-1089"></span></p><pre> 0. Blues |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1090"></span> 1. Classic Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1091"></span> 2. Country |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1092"></span> 3. Dance |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1093"></span> 4. Disco |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1094"></span> 5. Funk |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1095"></span> 6. Grunge |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1096"></span> 7. Hip-Hop |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1097"></span> 8. Jazz |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1098"></span> 9. Metal |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1099"></span> 10. New Age |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1100"></span> 11. Oldies |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1101"></span> 12. Other |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1102"></span> 13. Pop |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1103"></span> 14. R&B |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1104"></span> 15. Rap |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1105"></span> 16. Reggae |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1106"></span> 17. Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1107"></span> 18. Techno |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1108"></span> 19. Industrial |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1109"></span> 20. Alternative |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1110"></span> 21. Ska |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1111"></span> 22. Death Metal |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1112"></span> 23. Pranks |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1113"></span> 24. Soundtrack |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1114"></span> 25. Euro-Techno |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1115"></span> 26. Ambient |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1116"></span> 27. Trip-Hop |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1117"></span> 28. Vocal |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1118"></span> 29. Jazz+Funk |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1119"></span> 30. Fusion |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1120"></span> 31. Trance |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1121"></span> 32. Classical |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1122"></span> 33. Instrumental |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1123"></span> 34. Acid |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1124"></span> 35. House |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1125"></span> 36. Game |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1126"></span> 37. Sound Clip |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1127"></span> 38. Gospel |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1128"></span> 39. Noise |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1129"></span> 40. AlternRock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1130"></span> 41. Bass |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1131"></span> 42. Soul |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1132"></span> 43. Punk |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1133"></span> 44. Space |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1134"></span> 45. Meditative |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1135"></span> 46. Instrumental Pop |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1136"></span> 47. Instrumental Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1137"></span> 48. Ethnic |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1138"></span> 49. Gothic |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1139"></span> 50. Darkwave |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1140"></span> 51. Techno-Industrial |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1141"></span> 52. Electronic |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1142"></span> 53. Pop-Folk |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1143"></span> 54. Eurodance |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1144"></span> 55. Dream |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1145"></span> 56. Southern Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1146"></span> 57. Comedy |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1147"></span> 58. Cult |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1148"></span> 59. Gangsta |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1149"></span> 60. Top 40 |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1150"></span> 61. Christian Rap |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1151"></span> 62. Pop/Funk |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1152"></span> 63. Jungle |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1153"></span> 64. Native American |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1154"></span> 65. Cabaret |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1155"></span> 66. New Wave |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1156"></span> 67. Psychadelic |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1157"></span> 68. Rave |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1158"></span> 69. Showtunes |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1159"></span> 70. Trailer |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1160"></span> 71. Lo-Fi |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1161"></span> 72. Tribal |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1162"></span> 73. Acid Punk |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1163"></span> 74. Acid Jazz |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1164"></span> 75. Polka |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1165"></span> 76. Retro |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1166"></span> 77. Musical |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1167"></span> 78. Rock & Roll |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1168"></span> 79. Hard Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1169"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-1170"></span><p class="line874">The following genres are Winamp extensions <span class="anchor" id="line-1171"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1172"></span></p><pre> 80. Folk |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1173"></span> 81. Folk-Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1174"></span> 82. National Folk |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1175"></span> 83. Swing |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1176"></span> 84. Fast Fusion |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1177"></span> 85. Bebob |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1178"></span> 86. Latin |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1179"></span> 87. Revival |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1180"></span> 88. Celtic |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1181"></span> 89. Bluegrass |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1182"></span> 90. Avantgarde |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1183"></span> 91. Gothic Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1184"></span> 92. Progressive Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1185"></span> 93. Psychedelic Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1186"></span> 94. Symphonic Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1187"></span> 95. Slow Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1188"></span> 96. Big Band |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1189"></span> 97. Chorus |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1190"></span> 98. Easy Listening |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1191"></span> 99. Acoustic |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1192"></span>100. Humour |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1193"></span>101. Speech |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1194"></span>102. Chanson |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1195"></span>103. Opera |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1196"></span>104. Chamber Music |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1197"></span>105. Sonata |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1198"></span>106. Symphony |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1199"></span>107. Booty Bass |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1200"></span>108. Primus |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1201"></span>109. Porn Groove |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1202"></span>110. Satire |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1203"></span>111. Slow Jam |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1204"></span>112. Club |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1205"></span>113. Tango |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1206"></span>114. Samba |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1207"></span>115. Folklore |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1208"></span>116. Ballad |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1209"></span>117. Power Ballad |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1210"></span>118. Rhythmic Soul |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1211"></span>119. Freestyle |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1212"></span>120. Duet |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1213"></span>121. Punk Rock |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1214"></span>122. Drum Solo |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1215"></span>123. A capella |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1216"></span>124. Euro-House |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1217"></span>125. Dance Hall |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1218"></span></pre><span class="anchor" id="line-1219"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1220"></span><p class="line867"><span class="anchor" id="sec9"></span> <span class="anchor" id="line-1221"></span> |
| </p><h1 id="head-ab9d99d0fd7edd520f035105d0b20ac9adebce85">9. Author's Address</h1> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1222"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1223"></span><p class="line862">Written by <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1224"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1225"></span></p><p class="line862">Martin Nilsson <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1226"></span>Rydsven 246 C. 30 <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1227"></span>S-584 34 Linkoping <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1228"></span>Sweden <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1229"></span>Email: nilsson at id3.org <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1230"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1231"></span></p><p class="line862">Edited by <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1232"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1233"></span></p><p class="line862">Dirk Mahoney <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1234"></span>57 Pechey Street <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1235"></span>Chermside Q <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1236"></span>Australia 4032 <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1237"></span>Email: dirk at id3.org <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1238"></span><span class="anchor" id="line-1239"></span></p><p class="line862">Johan Sundstrom <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1240"></span>Alsttersgatan 5 A. 34 <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1241"></span>S-584 35 Linkoping <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1242"></span>Sweden <br> |
| <br> |
| <span class="anchor" id="line-1243"></span>Email: johan at id3.org <span class="anchor" id="line-1244"></span><span class="anchor" id="bottom"></span></p></div><p id="pageinfo" class="info" dir="ltr" lang="en">id3v2.3.0 (last edited 2006-12-18 06:25:16 by <span title="DanONeill"><a generated="True" href="http://www.id3.org/DanONeill" title="DanONeill">DanONeill</a></span>)</p> |
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