Attributes for Music Files (Compact 2013)
3/26/2014
This section lists the attributes ordinarily used for audio files that contain music. We recommend that you set attributes for files according to these lists to make sure that your files are fully compatible with many playback applications.
The attributes in this section are listed in three categories: primary, secondary, and tertiary. Primary attributes express the most basic information about a file. If you are creating audio files for distribution, this is the minimum set of attributes that you should use. Secondary attributes contain common metadata that is important but not universal to all audio files. Tertiary attributes should be included as needed, but are not required for describing the file.
Primary Attributes for Music
- Author (DirectShow Attribute)
- Title
- WM/AlbumArtist
- WM/ContentDistributor
- WM/Genre
- WM/MCDI (if available; otherwise use WM/WMCollectionID, WM/WMCollectionGroupID, or WM/WMContentID)
- WM/MediaClassPrimaryID
- WM/MediaClassSecondaryID
- WM/Provider
- WM/TrackNumber
Secondary Attributes for Music
- Copyright (DirectShow Attribute)
- WM/Composer
- WM/EncodingTime
- WM/Language
- WM/ParentalRating
- WM/Producer
- WM/ToolName
- WM/ToolVersion
- WM/WMCollectionGroupID
- WM/WMCollectionID
- WM/WMContentID
- WM/Writer
Tertiary Attributes for Music
- Description
- WM/AuthorURL
- WM/BeatsPerMinute
- WM/Conductor
- WM/ContentGroupDescription
- WM/EncodedBy
- WM/EncodingSettings
- WM/InitialKey
- WM/Lyrics
- WM/Lyrics_Synchronised
- WM/Mood
- WM/PartOfSet
- WM/Period
- WM/Picture
- WM/PromotionURL
- WM/Publisher
- WM/SubTitle
- WM/UniqueFileIdentifier
- WM/UserWebURL