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'''ID3''' is one of the oldest ways of storing [[metadata]] in [[MP3]] files, and is only intended for MP3 files. There are two major versions.
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ID3 can refer to three different versions of a tagging system:
  
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* [[ID3v1]]
  
== ID3v1 ==
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* [[ID3v1.1]]
  
This is a very basic tagging format. It's limited to the following fields:
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* [[ID3v2]]
  
*Song title
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The ID3 project page: http://www.id3.org
*Artist
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*Album
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*Year
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*Comment
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*Genre
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*Album track (ID3v1.1)
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{{disambig}}
  
== ID3v2 ==
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[[Category:Metadata]]
 
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ID3v2 is much more complicated than version 1, and all fields can be defined freely. It also supports embedding pictures and other data. Usually, a rewrite of the file is neccessary each time you update an ID3v2 field.
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== External Links ==
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http://www.id3.org
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Latest revision as of 21:55, 11 September 2006

ID3 can refer to three different versions of a tagging system:

The ID3 project page: http://www.id3.org

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