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6. Re: Getting organised...

Subject: 6. Re: Getting organised...
From: "Rob Danielson" danielson_audio
Date: Wed Mar 12, 2008 1:47 am ((PDT))
That's encouraging. And, as you say, with the ability to add custom 
categories. However, I was unable to add a tag to exported .wav file 
using Audacity v1.3.2 (Mac OS X 10.4.8). At the top of the Metatag 
Editor window, my version has text that reads, "ID2 mp3 exporting." 
I chose the "more compatible" tag option. Thus far, I've been 
unsuccessful locating the tag editor you are using, Umashankar, by 
searching "broadcast systems infoedit"  Rob D.

At 4:40 PM -0700 3/11/08, umashankar wrote:
>after this discussion began, i checked audacity again (it is 
>multiplatform, open source and free. it does write extensive tags 
>into wave files. it is using xml - and so does audition.for editing 
>simple tags and grouping i found broadcast systems infoedit very 
>good.
>
>umashankar
>
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>From: Alex Weiss <<alexweiss%40freesurf.ch>>
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>Subject: [Nature Recordists] Re: Getting organised...
>
>>  Hi Alex--
>>  Excellent idea as long as its simple to do. We could flag "grouping"
>>  to expand into more fields that nature recordists could attempt to
>>  standardize and use "comments" or another field for another expansion
>>  set. Know anyone "looking" for such a project? ;-)
>>
>>  We also have the .wav files/iTunes ID3 tag incompatibility to work
>>  out towards the "free and cross-platform" goals. Anyone with iTunes
>>  on PC, can you add a tag to a.wav file? If not, can you try changing
>>  your Preferences ->Advanced -> Export default format to AIFF(?) and
>>  convert a .wav to aiff and then see if you can tag it? Rob D.
>>  --
>>
>
>Rob,
>it appears I was too rash. I just checked again, and it seems that
>iTunes uses its own (proprietary) format to save its library. The XML
>file is merely exported every time the library changes, but it is not
>used by iTunes. In plain English: you can access all iTunes data
>without opening iTunes, but you won't be able to change anything.
>Would make sense from Apple's point of view given their efforts in
>keeping their own applications closed.
>However, the XML file could still be used to initially parse the
>library and extract useful information.
>
>As for the metadata in .wav and .aif files: I wouldn't use the chunks
>to store important data; although they shouldn't according to the
>specs, some applications trash all (non-compulsory) metadata they
>don't recognize when they save a file (for example after an edit)
>instead of passing them on.
>
>Alex
>
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