[ogg-dev] metadata on the wiki

[Ian Malone]

On 14/09/2007, Daniel Aleksandersen <aleksandersen+xiphlists at runbox.com> wrote:
> The biggest problem with Vorbis comments are too loose specifications and
> too little standardisation.
>
> Another problem is attribution of involved parties. Currently only the
> ARTIST field name is supported in software. More standardised field names
> need to be worked out for organisations and persons involved in the
> production of the recording. See:
> http://wiki.xiph.org/index.php/VorbisComment#Attributing_involved_parties
>
> I have made a some suggestions, but as I have said earlier: Vorbis comments
> are no good when it comes to including information about musicans, labels,
> and other involved persons and organisations. A XML replacement to Vorbis
> comments would provide better mechanisms for defining this.
>

Ultimately the current situation derived from mp3s, where
the tags were inserted by end users who put in as much
or little info as they cared about into a format which, at
the time, only allowed basic tags like Artist, Title &c.  With
the advent of online music stores the contents have become
a bit more dependable but they still follow the old model.
Vorbis comments could do better than they currently do
but no-one seems compelled to implement any of the exotic
tag proposals that have hung around for years.  An XML
replacement not only allows richer information but allows
the creation of a framework where even the basic information
might be made more useful.

-- 
imalone