[ID3 Dev] ID3V2 tag length

[Robert Manson]

I would be surprised if your Nomad is keeping ID3 tags in memory and
actually parsing the tags "on the fly".  It is more likely that it is
keeping some sort of internal representation of the metadata in memory
or else it is using a light weight database.

 

-Rob

 

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From: Mitchell S. Honnert [mailto:mitch at honnert.com] 
Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 8:19 AM
To: id3v2 at id3.org
Subject: Re: [ID3 Dev] ID3V2 tag length

 

The ID3v2 tag is most definately variable length.  The v2 tag can store
any number of "frames" which themselves are variable length. See the
standards documents here http://www.id3.org/develop.html for more
details.

 

Mitchell S. Honnert

www.UltraID3Lib.com

 

 

	----- Original Message ----- 

	From: Ray MONK <mailto:waymoraro59 at malloway.fsnet.co.uk>  

	To: id3v2 at id3.org 

	Sent: Tuesday, January 03, 2006 11:05 AM

	Subject: [ID3 Dev] ID3V2 tag length

	 

	Congratulations on your excellent site!

	 

	I have recently updated my Creative Jukebox from 6GB to 40GB in
order to store more MP3's. I understand that the tags are held in RAM
and therefore I wish to keep the tags as small as possible in order that
I may store the maximum number of songs. Presumably the RAM holds the
TAG details plus the disk address where the song is stored. Can anyone
tell me (please) if ID3v2 are variable length records as opposed to v1
which appear to be fixed length.

	Any info would be appreciated'

	 

	Ray

	  

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