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Subject: Metadata - was "Files posted to group web site/"
From: Doug Von Gausig <>
Date: Sat, 27 Mar 2004 17:29:20 -0700
At 03:55 PM 3/27/2004, Rich wrote:
>Yes Audition has a few nice things on how metadata is setup.
>But, it still does not support BWF Boadcast Wave.
>
>What I want is to not only be able to complete the limited fields of
>RIFF but I want to be able to type paragraphs, custom design fields,
>and attach a photograph of the site within. Now that would give me a
>good historical record.

In CoolEdit's metadata section (which can be set to "Standard RIFF", "Radio=

Industry", "MP3" or "Windows Media", with different fields available for
each) you can add a whole book if you want under "Comments" and another
under "Subject". The data that can accompany your sound file can even
include a bitmap, links, etc. Seems pretty comprehensive to me.

I keep "boilerplate" WAV files that have most of the usual data already
filled in. I make a new template for each new trip or situation, so the
location, date, mic and recorder used, copyright, and recordist, etc. are
part of every file from that trip - a huge time saver. I save the file as
"yubapass1.wav" (for example) and it is empty except for the filled-in
metadata. Then I record directly into that file, which is also set at
44,100/32 bit mono, and use it to edit, then save the file as a new name
(MOCH23-2.wav"). Pretty slick!

Doug

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Digitally Recorded Birds Sounds at:
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Clarkdale, Central Arizona, USA
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