Hello,
Some Meta Tag information.
I provide two examples, one TV show and one movie.
(note, this relates to h264 mp4 video files. I have not had time to examine h265, mkv container, or other options. However, as the primary topic is transferring from iTunes, that would be h264 mp4 anyway)
I tried to list the common tags. First, subler is used to identify and tag the file. Those common subler tags are listing under the Subler Common Tags heading.
Then, just for reference, the VLC Common Tags section shows how VLC recognized those subler tags. (inside brackets are how vlc labels it)
Then, how iTunes recognizes the tags.
After that, I identified what I would think are the few critical tags that would provide the most usefulness.
By supporting the standard/critical tags, Infuse could easily categorize the display of media based on embedded metadata only.
This would allow users to disable metadata fetching and leverage years of their work organizing their collection how they see fit. There are many examples of shows and movies that do not work well with auto-metadata fetching and must be manually adjusted. These manual adjustments should be saved as metadata in the file in a standard way (such as subler, vlc, and itunes all recognize) and be read by other programs such as Infuse.
Also, there are many Infuse customers that do not have the luxury of seemingly unlimited internet bandwidth and may be on metered connections, or even in a remote location without internet. Those customer do not deserve to be excluded. Fetching metadata is not something they want, or can, do. Infuse is a great tool that allows alternatives to streaming media for the vast number of people without access to luxury bandwidth by creating a local network video system. The metadata feature of Infuse should follow this concept.
Infuse being able to support existing metadata would be a valuable feature for many customers. I would even be happy if that feature is behind the Infuse paywall.
Thank you
** TV SHOW EXAMPLE **
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Subler Common Tags *
Name: The Interview
Artist: MASH
Album Artist: MASH
Album: MASH, Season 4
Media Kind: TV Show
Genre: Comedy
Release Date: 1976-02-24
Track #: 24/0
TV Show: MASH
TV Episode #: 24
TV Network: CBS
TV Episode ID: 424
TV Season: 4
Description: Clete Roberts introduces this segment as…
Long Description: Clete Roberts introduces this segment as…
Series Description: The 4077th Mobile Army Surgical Hospital is stuck in…
Rating: USA TV: TV-PG
Cast: Jamie Farr, Alan Alda, Loretta Swit, William…
Director: Larry Gelbart
Screenwriters: Larry Gelbart
{and an embedded image for cover art}
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VLC Common Tags *
Name [Title]: The Interview
Artist [Artist]: MASH
Release Date [Date]: 1976-02-24 [1976]
TV Show [Artist]: MASH
TV Episode # [Track number]: 24
Description: Clete Roberts introduces this segment as…
{and an embedded image for cover art}
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iTunes Common Tags *
Name [title]: The Interview
[sort as]: Interview
Album Artist [album artist]: MASH
Media Kind [media kind]: TV Show
Genre [genre]: Comedy
Release Date [release date]: 1976-02-24
[year]: [1976]
Track # [track]: 24/0 [24]
TV Show [show]: MASH
[sort as]: MAS*H
TV Episode # [episode]: 24
TV Episode ID [episode id]: 424
TV Season [season]: 4
Description [Short Description]: Clete Roberts introduces this segment as…
Long Description [Full Description]: Clete Roberts introduces this segment as…
{and an embedded image for cover art}
** MOVIE EXAMPLE **
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Subler Tags *
Name: The Ring
Artist: Alfred Hitchcock
Media Kind: Movie
HD Video: 1080p
Genre: Mystery
Release Date: 1927-10-01
Description: Both Jack Sander and Bob…
Long Description: Both Jack Sander and Bob…
Studio: British International Pictures
Cast: Carl Brisson, Lillian Hall-Davis, Ian…
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Producers: John Maxwell
Screenwriters: Alfred Hitchcock
Sort Name: Hitchcock 1927
{and an embedded image for cover art}
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iTunes Tags *
Name [title]: The Ring
[sort as]: Hitchcock 1927
Artist: Alfred Hitchcock
Media Kind [media kind]: Movie
HD Video: 1080p
Genre [genre]: Mystery
Release Date [year]: 1927-10-01 [1927]
Description [Short Description]: Both Jack Sander and Bob…
Long Description [Full Description]: Both Jack Sander and Bob…
Studio [studio]: British International Pictures
Cast [actors]: Carl Brisson, Lillian Hall-Davis, Ian…
Director [director]: Alfred Hitchcock
[sort as]: Alfred Hitchcock
Producers [producer]: John Maxwell
Screenwriters [screenwriter]: Alfred Hitchcock
Sort Name: Hitchcock 1927
{and an embedded image for cover art}
** CRITICAL TAGS **
- Critical Tags *
Name [title]: The Interview
[sort as]: Interview
Media Kind [media kind]: TV Show
media kind: { Music Video | Movie | Home Video | TV Show | Podcast }
Genre [genre]: Mystery
Release Date [release date]: 1976-02-24
TV Show [show]: MASH
[sort as]: MASH
TV Episode # [episode]: 24
TV Season [season]: 4
{and an embedded image for cover art}