swhite58;194521 Wrote: > I'm about to rebuild my Linux server to get more diskspace so I can rip > my CDs to FLAC. We also have about 6000 mp3 files - mostly "harvested" > by my kids from various sources, with very patchy tagging that has to be > fixed! > > Before I embark on the long process of ripping/tagging my 300 CDs and > retagging the mp3s, I'm trying to plan it carefully so that I get it > right first time :) > > My question is - should I use ID3 or Vorbis tags for the Flac files? > From the Wiki I see that Flac can accomodate either. Is there any > advantage in using the same type of tagging as what will be in the > mp3s? > > I suspect I'll have more questions before I'm done :) > > Shane Use Vorbis tags. ID3 tags in flac files are an anomaly.
For the MP3 files for SlimServer I'd recommend using either ID3v2.4 tags or ID3v2.3 with ISO 8859-1 (Latin-1) character encoding. The latter is a bit more compatible with some software players and some portable MP3 players that can't read ID3v2.4 tags. Recent releases of SlimServer sometimes get confused when both ID3v1 and ID3v2 tags are in MP3 files, so just delete the ID3v1 tag (or, if no ID3v2 tag exists, copy the ID3v1 tag to IDv2, then delete the ID3v1). Also, APE tags are fairly common in MP3 files, mostly for ReplayGain tags. I'd delete these as well. I like Mp3tag ( http://www.mp3tag.de/en/ ) for tagging audio files. It also has mechanisms for copying and removing the various tag types from MP3 files. -- JJZolx Jim ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JJZolx's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=10 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=34414 _______________________________________________ ripping mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.slimdevices.com/lists/listinfo/ripping
