[ogg-dev] Multimedia Metadata Format (M3F) draft

[Ian Malone]

On 04/12/2007, Daniel Aleksandersen <aleksandersen+xiphlists at runbox.com> wrote:
> Hi ogg-dev list,
>
> I have improved the format formally known as Media Description and
> Metadata (MDMF) for the Ogg Container Format.
>
> Please have a look at the M3F page in the wiki http://wiki.xiph.org/M3F
>
> The format have been simplified and designed primarily with audio and
> movie recordings in mind. The old version focused on providing separate
> tools for each media type, were the new version treats every media type
> as a media resources.
>
> I welcome all feedback!
>

I think this is a big improvement over the last time I looked.

> The two sections that really need work is the related texts and
> performers. I do not know if lyrics and subtitles (text resources) needs
> to be described in any way. The performers section is basically finished
> but needs work on the role and as attributes.
>
(comments added to wiki)
I still feel there's something not quite right about having instruments
on the same level as roles/contributions rather than one level below.
To me it seems that if an actor plays a part then their character has
the same type of relationship to their role as an actor as an instrument
has to a musician's role as an instrumentalist.

Source is a bit weak currently. If it's going to use a fixed vocabularly
it needs at least 'other' in addition to 'unknown'. Also a little ill-defined
in a way; you might have ripped it off a CD or encoded from FLAC,
but where was it before that?  I can see this might be useful for
organising music collections though.

> Take special note of the self regulated audience element. I do need
> feedback on this. It is intended to be used by file sharing clients and
> search engines to filter content. It is also intended for parental
> control. The element and it's attribute is based on the great work done
> by ICRA.

Nice feature to have.

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imalone