What is ID3?

ID3 tags add additional information to your MP3 files such as the song name, track name, artist, album name, and custom comments. The ID3 tag information is encoded into the file header and generally appears in the MP3 player's information dialog. Currently, there are four versions of ID3 tags. Every ID3 tag version may not be supported by your favorite MP3 player. Before changing the ID3 Tag option in the Encoder Preferences dialog, you should find out which version you will need.

The XingMP3 Player for Macintosh supports all the ID3 tag versions available in AudioCatalyst.

No ID3 tag, ID3v1 tag, ID3v1.1 tag, ID3v2 tag, ID3v2.3 tag

No ID3 tag should be selected if you do not want to use the ID3 tag feature.

ID3v1 should be used when you are creating files that will be played back on PCs.

ID3v1.1 includes the same information as ID3v1, but adds the track number information to the ID3 tag.

ID3v2 should be used when you are creating files that will be played back on Macintosh computers.

ID3v2.3 should be used only when you are certain your favorite MP3 player supports it. This specification is the most recent and therefore most current MP3 players may not yet support it.

You can view or change the ID3 information in the CDDB/ID3 Preferences dialog. From the AudioCatalyst menu bar, select Edit and then CDDB/ID3 Preferences.