Comments on: Have I mentioned that I love iTunes? http://jasongriffey.net/wp/2003/11/17/have-i-mentioned-that-i-love-itunes/ Mon, 14 May 2012 13:18:49 -0500 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.2 By: Jason http://jasongriffey.net/wp/2003/11/17/have-i-mentioned-that-i-love-itunes/#comment-58 Jason Tue, 18 Nov 2003 02:33:47 +0000 http://www.ibiblio.org/griffey/wp/?p=65#comment-58 Indeed true...but iTunes makes it SOOOOO easy to do universal editing of the album info that it's not even funny. That's the good thing. Indeed true…but iTunes makes it SOOOOO easy to do universal editing of the album info that it’s not even funny. That’s the good thing.

]]> By: bill http://jasongriffey.net/wp/2003/11/17/have-i-mentioned-that-i-love-itunes/#comment-57 bill Tue, 18 Nov 2003 02:12:38 +0000 http://www.ibiblio.org/griffey/wp/?p=65#comment-57 Unfortunately, many programs and organization rely on a CDDB database to determine the metadata to put in the ID3 tags. There are no restrictions or standards on the data in the global CDDBs, and the data is typically entered by the first person to get a chance to enter it. Potentially, this means you could potentially buy Rob Zombie's "Past, Present, and Future" and have it come up 'Easy Listening'. This has happened to me a few times: I have some rather esoteric electronica that comes up either (a) in the wrong genre (i.e. a Cex CD I have that come up in genre 'gay') or (b) as a completely wrong album. Need some metadata to describe the metadata... Unfortunately, many programs and organization rely on a CDDB database to determine the metadata to put in the ID3 tags. There are no restrictions or standards on the data in the global CDDBs, and the data is typically entered by the first person to get a chance to enter it. Potentially, this means you could potentially buy Rob Zombie’s “Past, Present, and Future” and have it come up ‘Easy Listening’.

This has happened to me a few times: I have some rather esoteric electronica that comes up either (a) in the wrong genre (i.e. a Cex CD I have that come up in genre ‘gay’) or (b) as a completely wrong album.

Need some metadata to describe the metadata…

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