>> Why add version 2 tags at all? Version 1 tags are virtually useless
>> within streaming audio (since they don't appear until the end of the
>> stream), so version 2 tag support is essential for that type of
>> application.
>Not really. Take a look at my streaming MP3 station on Live365 at
>http://www.live365.com/cgi-bin/directory.cgi?autostart=wtgfs
>and you'll see the info from the ID3 version 1 tags for all clips.
>The server, which of course runs much faster than the internet
>connection, simply reads the ID3 Version 1 tag and uses the info before
>it starts streaming the music. A non-problem, really.
Well, he's not talking about broadcast streaming, but streaming directly
from f.ex. a webserver .. in this scenario it's quite useful that the first
piece of info you get is the ID3v2 tag...
Besides, ID3v2 offers alot more than ID3v1 can and ever will be offering, so
imho adding ID3v2 support is a great idea...
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