year vs. releasetime

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(20-03-2013 22:32)simoncn Wrote:  Thanks for sending the sample file. I've figured this out now. The code to handle TDRC was correct in 0.63, but a recent change in this area of the code was causing the problem.

Thanks for sorting this out! Just a few comments:

Quote:The TDRL frame was added in ID3v2.4 with the description 'release time'. Also added in ID3v2.4 were the TDRC frame (described as 'recording time') and the TDOR frame (described as 'original release time'). These frames aren't valid in ID3v2.3.

Quote:Most tagging programs and servers seem to ignore the TDRL frame, giving preference to TDRC and TDOR, and this is my current intention for MinimServer.

I tagged the flac files using Musicbrainz Picard and converted it to mp3 using ffmpeg. The MusicBrainz database distinguishes between the original release time and the release time. This makes sense especially for reissues or remastered albums.

Quote:FYI, the file contains a TDRC frame, a TDRL frame and a TXXX/ORIGINALDATE frame.

The output mp3 files have the TDRL and the TXXX/ORIGINALDATE frame containing the correct values according to the descriptions release time and original release time. The TDRC frame was added by myself. In the MinimServer indexTags property I use 'Date' to index the TDRC frame and 'originaldate' to index the TXXX/ORIGINALDATE frame separately.
However, considering the descriptions, the standard practice to use TDRC (recording time) in this context seems to me to be the least appropriate option.