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3. Re: from metadata to archiving - documentation categories

Subject: 3. Re: from metadata to archiving - documentation categories
From: "Fred Fiedler" fred98513
Date: Thu Apr 22, 2010 7:43 pm ((PDT))
A couple of suggestions:

About 'Category'  I would like to also use additional categories--'lecture',
'test', 'travel notes', and a few others.  I hope the 'categories' shown are
examples, will not be hard coded and will be user extensible.

I would find a way to include sample rate and bit depth helpful.  Would that
go in the [Recording Setup] section?

I would also find it helpful to have a field to input keywords.  Perhaps as
a text field, where I could add them, comma separated.

I do not see a place to put a free-form Comment or Description field.  Much
of what I would put there could be captured in the database fields you show,
but it would be nice to be able to add a descriptive narrative for about the
place, circumstances, 'artist' statement, or other information.  **

On Thu, Apr 22, 2010 at 1:42 PM, Charles Veasey <>wrote:

>
>
> Below is a draft for database categories. Thank you to Bernie and Martyn
> for creating fine examples of documentation in print and online.
>
> Am I infringing on any copyrights by using these terms?
>
> Any comments appreciated. Category subheading only display with category
> type. Sorry to stray off specific Nature recording, but it is only a
> minor aspect.
>
> Index Number:
> Title:
> Audio File:
> Category: Soundscape, Animal, People, Music
>
> [Soundscape]
> Geophony:
> Biophony:
> Anthrophony:
>
> [Animal]
> Type:
> Vocalization:
> Behavior:
>
> [People]
> Language:
> Culture:
> Conversation Subject(s):
>
> [Music]
> Piece(s):
> Composer(s):
> Performer(s):
>
> [Location Information]
> Site:
> City:
> State/Province:
> Country:
> GPS Coordinates:
>
> [Location Description]
> Biome:
> Altitude:
> Flora:
> Fauna:
> Landscape Details:
>
> [Location Weather]
> Description:
> Season:
> Temperature:
> Barometer:
>
> [Recording Time]
> Record Date:
> Record Time:
> Record Length:
>
> [Recording Setup]
> Recorder Type:
> Preamp Type:
> Preamp Levels:
> Microphone(s):
> Mic Setup:
> Encoding:
> EQ:
> Compression:
>
> [Edits]
> Edits Made:
> Edit Description:
> Edit Date:
> Edit Time:
>
> [DSP]
> Processes Made:
> Process Description:
> Process Date:
> Process Time:
>
> [Evaluation]
> Rareness:
> Spatialization:
> Noise:
> Overall:
>
> Thanks,
> Charles
>
> On 4/22/10 3:26 PM, John Lundsten wrote:
> >
> > Charles Veasey wrote
> >
> > | That's true Nuendo does a fine job at allowing you to create and search
> > | metatags. Though I'm not clear on its implementation on the file.
> > | -charles
> >
> > as far as Nuendo 2 & 3 go the BWF support is very poor.
> > Yes it extracts the timestamp and that is included in the tags stored in
> > the session NPR file. It has no understanding at all of info a
> > recorder like
> > the SD, Deva etc put in the description field.
> >
> > A huge limitation is this data is structured as sub fields for things
> > like
> > track name, userbits (usually the date goes here), etc but each of these
> > records uses a CR/LF as a delimiter & Nuendo can't write these nor
> > does it
> > display anything past the 1st CR for files coming from any file based
> > recorder.
> > It is however quite suitable for data written as Soundminer structures
> it.
> > John L
> > |
> > |
> > | On 4/22/10 3:39 AM, Emanuele wrote:
> > | >
> > | > On 21/04/2010 22:50, Charles Veasey wrote:
> > | > >
> > | > > Thanks for the iXML link Paul. I looked at Sound Devices
> > implementation;
> > | > > it is geared for video/film production. Like you said, much of the
> > data
> > | > > that nature recordists would want to record would be crammed
> > into the
> > | > > notes section. I believe you can edit the metadata using a external
> > | > > keyboard that hooks up to the recorder, but carrying an extra
> device
> > | > > around and editing this way doesn't interest me very much. Last
> > night
> > I
> > | > > tried SD's free software Wave Agent 1.1. Among other things, it
> > allows
> > | > > one to easily edit the metadata from a PC. This is cool, but again
> > most
> > | > > relevant information would be in the notes section. I guess this is
> > | > > really the only option. Even if you completely customized the iXML
> > tags
> > | > > to include things like biophony, geophony, etc, which seems very
> > | > > possible, and made a program to write and read that data, I don't
> > think
> > | > > that any other program, such as an audio editor, would be able
> > to read
> > | > > it (unless it was in the notes section :).
> > | > >
> > | > > Soundminer looks interesting, but it is also very expensive. Also,
> > from
> > | > > looking at the screenshot the metadata options seem to be from pull
> > down
> > | > > options, and it is not clear to me what those options are, or if
> > they
> > | > > are customizable.
> > | > >
> > | > > I haven't been able to figure out how to edit metadata on Wave
> > Editor.
> > | > >
> > | > > Sound Forge 10 (my favorite editor) has introduced extensive
> > Metadating
> > | > > editing capabilities with similar categories to SD.
> > | > >
> > | > > All in all I think embedded metadata is not to serve as the only
> > record,
> > | > > but a copy of the record, which at the very least points to the
> > entry
> > | > > within the database.
> > | > >
> > | > On the other hand,
> > | > there's the Mediabay feature in Nuendo that is glorious in my point
> of
> > | > wiew.
> > | > It can manage a huge preset of tags on the soundfile and the user can
> > | > also add its own
> > | > tags.
> > | > Anytime you look for a file, Nuendo reads the keyword on the name
> file
> > | > and all the tags.
> > | > You can select multiple files and change a tag in one go as well.
> > | > There are few things that it cannot manage to avoid the file wipeout:
> > | > Timecode, originator and few ohers.
> > | > I'm using BWAVwriter for those.
> > | >
> > | > --
> > | >
> > | > Emanuele Costantini
> > | >
> > | > Sound, Media Engineer
> > | > Filmmaker
> > | >
> > | > www.ecciproduzioni.com
> > | > www.imdb.com/name/nm1987084/
> > | >
> > | >
> > | >
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > |
> > |
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