The disc subtitle was set to be different for the tracks on each CD. I then changed the metadata fields as the below example: ALBUM NAME = The Julia Donaldson CollectionĭISC SUBTITLE = Charlie Cook's Favourite Book I used some source FLAC files and converted the file formats as required for the different music players.
#Minimserver and wma files mp4#
However that's different to saying that's where MP4 players will pick up the disc title, if at all. For example, MP4's is documented as -::DISCSUBTITLE and WMA's WM/SetSubTitle in other words, that's where the subtitle will be stored in a MP4/WMA file if you happen to use that tag editor to save one. A number of tag editors have documented their mappings. In some cases, for some music players, you may need to use SETSUBTITLE instead.įor MP4 and WMA, this is where the fun starts. It is possible to use the same frame in earlier versions of ID3v2 but it's less likely to be supported.įor FLAC and Vorbis which, commonly, use the same tagging approach of Vorbis Comments, DISCSUBTITLE is normally used. ID3 (used in MP3) only introduced formal support in ID3v2.4 using the TSST frame.
It's the usual story different tagging specifications have different ways. This is a perfect candidate for disc titles. The box set has its own artwork, and then each of her well-known books appears on a separate CD. They are great fans of the Julia Donaldson books, and so we purchased a ten-CD set of her books, the Julia Donaldson Collection. The alternative is to tag these as individual album releases, but that offends the collector in me all knowledge of the Discovery release is lost.įor my own use, a recent example came up when organizing some audiobooks for my children. Clearly you'd want A Saucerful of Secrets to have its correct name displayed, rather than "Disc 2".
#Minimserver and wma files series#
This is made up of a series of their released albums, each having the name of the album. What kind of releases do disc titles make sense for? It's normally box set collections of other albums or releases where there are quite distinct groupings that deserve their own name.Ī common box set I see when supporting bliss is Pink Floyd's Discovery box set. With a little configuration, the more powerful players can be made to work. I went through a bunch of music players and found pretty poor support overall for the out-of-the-box experience. Normally we just get away with "Disc 1" or "Disc B" but sometimes we want something a little more descriptive. Disc titles are commonly used on box sets in releases with multiple media which require names for each media. What's a disc title? Well, admittedly it's a niche requirement. It's 2018 and yep! Disc title support is still poor.
The lamentable state of disc title support
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