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[grahamk]

I have a perl program that uses the lame encoder to make a copy of my MP3 library at a very low variable bitrate for my laptop. I find that I would really like to translate *all* the media center parameters (particularly the rating) over to the new files. How are these values encoded into the files? I cannot seem to find them with the normal tag editing programs...

Thanks,
 Graham

[Matt]

You could use MC to convert (using LAME) so all the tag info gets transferred.

Otherwise you'll need an ID3v2 parser, which is pretty involved.

[grahamk]

Using media center to convert the files really isn't an option. It takes a fairly high powered linux machine close to two weeks to convert the library, I don't want that running on my PC.

Any possibility you could give me a quick lowdown on where the rating information is kept? I am dumping ID3v2 data on a file I know has a rating (including frames) and don't see it anywhere....

Thx,
 Graham

[grahamk]

Never mind - I found it.  :-)

Graham

[quang]

Hi!

I have a question:

Does ID3v2 support Unicode?


Because I found that:

-  If enter info (Unicode text) into property then I can't update info from property (database) into file MP3 (tag).
-  I can do so with file WMA.

Can anyone answer my question ?

Thanks,
quang.

[KingSparta]

Hi!

I have a question:

Does ID3v2 support Unicode?


Because I found that:

-  If enter info (Unicode text) into property then I can't update info from property (database) into file MP3 (tag).
-  I can do so with file WMA.

Can anyone answer my question ?

Thanks,
quang.

this will give you the answers you seek

http://www.id3.org/id3v2.4.0-structure.txt

now if MC does this correctly is another question