{"id":5385,"date":"2010-11-11T04:14:54","date_gmt":"2010-11-11T12:14:54","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/?p=5385"},"modified":"2021-08-09T17:07:07","modified_gmt":"2021-08-09T17:07:07","slug":"cd-manufacturing-id3-tags","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.unifiedmanufacturing.com\/blog\/cd-manufacturing-id3-tags\/","title":{"rendered":"CD Manufacturing: All About ID3 Tags"},"content":{"rendered":"

First, what is tagging?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The process of including information other than sound into these digital audio files is commonly referred to as “tagging” in which you “tag” the audio file with additional information that describes the audio file.<\/span><\/p>\n

What is an ID3 Tag?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

This is the one that most people are familiar with. ID3 Tags simply means \u201cIdentify an MP3\u201d. It is the track information displayed when you playback a digital audio file on your computer or portable device.\u00a0 It is a data container within an MP3 audio file stored in a prescribed format. This data commonly contains the Artist name, Song title, Year and Genre<\/strong> of the current audio file. it may also contain the artist’s website, lyrics, equalizer presets, pictures, etc.<\/span><\/p>\n

What Software\/Products support ID3 Tags?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

ID3 tags are supported in software such as iTunes<\/a>, Windows Media Player<\/a>, Winamp<\/a>, YME, MusicMatch<\/a> and hardware players like the iPod<\/a>, Creative Zen, Toshiba Gigabeat and Sony Walkman.<\/span><\/p>\n

How can I get ID3 tags?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n

The track information (song title, artist, album name, year, genre) are not physically stored on the CDs- they are retrieved from the online song database such as Gracenote<\/a>. Submit your CD information to the database before you sell your CDs so anyone with an internet connection using iTunes can automatically access the information. The tracks could be submitted to the database BEFORE or even AFTER the CDs have been replicated.<\/span><\/p>\n

Are ID3 tags only available in MP3 audio format?<\/strong>
\nYes. ID3 tags were designed with the MP3 file format in mind. ID3v2 tags will break formats which are container-based such as Ogg Vorbis and WMA. Here is some information on specific formats:<\/span><\/p>\n