Re: [SoX-users] tag transfer from flac to aiff during conversion

[Bengt N. <bni...@gm...>]

> > > > Is there any sox switch that would transfer the source id3 to  
> > the > > target file in the conversion process?
> > > No, there isn't any. ID3 for AIFF isn't supported.
> > Is ID3 in AIFF not supported in sox specifically, or is it not  
> > supported in the general sense?
> 
> Not in SoX. The SoX format handler for AIFF only supports tags in COMT chunks.
> 
> > I have been using ID3 in AIFF for a long time, works fine.
> > Works with VLC, MPD, Audacity, and maybe more.
> > It is the only uncompressed format that supports tags.
> > Am I wrong?
> 
> Generally, ID3 tags could be embedded into any file format that is  
> extensible, e.g. by supporting IFF-style chunks. There is no technical  
> reason that WAV files with ID3 tags are uncommon, it is just a matter  
> of convention.
> 
> Some file formats (like FLAC) have an established tagging system that  
> isn't ID3.
> 
> Ulrich


Thanks for the answer. Any future plans for AIFF id3 or taglib tags?