access mp3 header

12 Jul 2006 2:49 AM

iwdu15

hi, how can i access the header of MP3 files? like i want to access the
Version, layer, if it has error protection, the bit rate, frequency, if its
copywritten, etc....would i need to use a binary reader or how would i
achieve this? thanks

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-iwdu15

12 Jul 2006 9:24 AM

Larry Lard

iwdu15 wrote:

> hi, how can i access the header of MP3 files? like i want to access the
> Version, layer, if it has error protection, the bit rate, frequency, if its
> copywritten, etc....would i need to use a binary reader or how would i
> achieve this? thanks

<http://www.codeproject.com/vb/net/vbmp3header.asp>

The key search term here is 'ID3', the name of the tagging format used
in MP3 files.

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12 Jul 2006 10:09 AM

gene kelley

On Tue, 11 Jul 2006 19:49:01 -0700, iwdu15 <jmmgoalsteratyahoodotcom>
wrote:

>hi, how can i access the header of MP3 files? like i want to access the
>Version, layer, if it has error protection, the bit rate, frequency, if its
>copywritten, etc....would i need to use a binary reader or how would i
>achieve this? thanks

Have at look here at UltraID3Lib:
http://home.fuse.net/honnert/hundred/

The example project seems to work fine.

Gene

12 Jul 2006 12:36 PM

iwdu15

those work great, thanks! but now another question, how can i tell if the
file the user specified has a license. like i don want them to be able to
transfer the file if they dont have the license to do that. where is the
license information stored?

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-iwdu15

13 Jul 2006 1:19 PM

C-Services Holland b.v.

iwdu15 wrote:

> those work great, thanks! but now another question, how can i tell if the
> file the user specified has a license. like i don want them to be able to
> transfer the file if they dont have the license to do that. where is the
> license information stored?

MP3's don't store license information (like DRM).

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Rinze van Huizen
C-Services Holland b.v

13 Jul 2006 2:46 PM

iwdu15

simple enough for MP3s then....what about WMAs, how would i check the license
on them? thanks

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-iwdu15