[FFmpeg-devel] [PATCH] mp4 and ipod metadata

[Michael Niedermayer]

On Wed, Jun 11, 2008 at 01:05:12PM +0100, M?ns Rullg?rd wrote:
> 
> Baptiste Coudurier wrote:
> > Michael Niedermayer wrote:
> >> On Mon, Jun 09, 2008 at 02:30:34PM -0700, Baptiste Coudurier wrote:
> >>> Hi all,
> >>>
> >>> Atm current mp4 muxer writes non standard and itunes specific metadata.
> >>> I intend to change this behaviour and to writes these metadata only for
> >>> -f ipod output format.
> >>
> >> Iam against this change unless there is an actual application for which
> >> the tags cause problems (which really shouldnt be, applications should
> >> ignore tags unknown to them, especially if they are within "user data").
> >>
> >
> > First, correct and standards tags exists for 3gp, so itunes tags should
> > not be written for 3gp, nor for mov since equivalent exist.
> >
> > Then, as a general attitude, Im against writing non standard features in
> > perfectly defined standards.
> >
> > If the user wants them he can use -f ipod format, we are not removing
> > support for metadata. We created a specific format for this, please
> > let's use it and stop spreading that mp4 is ipod/itunes format.
> 
> I'm with Baptiste on this one.

But you arent mov/mp4 maintainer, while i am and i object to the proposed
change unless the existing functionality is provided by some other means.

[existing functionality] being having the ipod tags (which do no harm) in
other mp4 variants so they can be played on more players.

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