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diff --git a/mplib/README b/mplib/README new file mode 100755 index 0000000..d6c4de9 --- /dev/null +++ b/mplib/README @@ -0,0 +1,53 @@ + + mplib +=============================================================================== + + A library for handling ID3 tags + + Written by Stefan Podkowinski, lugburg@netscape.net + + Home: http://sourceforge.net/projects/mplib + + + + When I was starting to write this library MP3 and music was the +lattest killerapp on the internet everybody was talking about. Napster +was the most dominating file sharing tool and the first portable mp3 +players came out ready to be bought by the new tech-friendly .COM +people. + + It's been a few years since that and mplib got stable and the MP3 +format is still arround, allthough beeing declared death by many. You +can't stop the revolution. While I was enjoying and discoverying new +bands and sounds I decided to give something in return, not to the big +mayor labels, but the MP3 community. And yes, I'm still buying CDs +though, more than ever. + + Mplib is written to be very easy to use, fast, cross-platform +capable and small size when shipped with other applications. It's currently +only able to handle common tag fields like artist, comment, etc. out of the +box. I'll include support for more special Id3 fields in v2 tags from +contributors if anyone sends me the nessecarry code. I'm just to lazy +to implement all the 70 frame types (type of informations you can include in a +v2 tag) just on chance somebody could use some of them. If you +think you need to store urgently a 'Musician credit list' or 'Event +timing codes' write me and I will hack you the code if I have the time +for it. + + And yeah, theres a allready a library written by the people who are +responsible for the ID3 standard, consider to use id3lib if you don't +like mplib :-P + + You should start with a short introduction on the API and usage of +mplib you'll find in the download section of the sourceforge project +page. As I wrote above, it was important for me that this libarary is +easy to use, because I think the reading a artist name from a mp3 file +should really not be a big deal. + +Enjoy mplib and send me some feedback, +Stefan Podkowinski (spod), lugburg@netscape.net + + +URL's: +Specifications, id3lib and introductions +http://www.id3.org/ |