[ID3 Dev] Moving forward on Chapter Frames

[Chris Newell]

At 15:46 26/11/2005, you wrote:
>> Any MP3 reader/library that doesn't handle unknown tags is poorly
>> implemented *****and breaks the standard***** (at least v2.3 and v2.4 -- I
>> haven't read prior standards).
>
>What? Breaks the standard? I don't agree with you. There is nothing stated
>in ID3v2 specification that tag may contain other frames. There is only
>allowance in custom frames (X,Y,Z), but nothing stated that my application
>should handle frames like "HAHA" or "TOOT".

Michal,

I'm not sure I agree. This is what it says in ID3 version 2.3.0:

   "Identifiers beginning with "X", "Y" and "Z" are for experimental use
   and free for everyone to use, without the need to set the
   experimental bit in the tag header. Have in mind that someone else
   might have used the same identifier as you. All other identifiers are
   either used or reserved for future use."

Where it says that all other identifiers are "reserved for future use" it must mean they are reserved within the context of ID3 version 2.3. This means that you might expect to find them in a future revision to version 2.3.

In my experience I've found the following version 2.4 frames types inside version 2.3 tags e.g:
   TDRL

And I've found some frames that aren't defined in any ID3v2 specification:
   WFED
   TCMP
   TGID
   TDES
   PCST

If this is typical of what ID3 parsers will accept then it may be acceptable to allow Chapter frames in ID3 v2.3 and v2.4.

Chris


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