One (hopefully final -- at least for now) note on this subject is
that it's useful to know all three of these techniques for checking
metadata because even if you're just checking your CD Text, the CD
Text to CD Info script for iTunes is a bit buggy (hugo discovered
this and contacted me off-list). Beyond the fact that sometimes it
won't read the data correctly, (especially if you tell it that you
want to see the data in text edit first), it's simply not designed to
read all languages and encodings of your CD Text metadata, so if you
really want to know if it's all correct, you'll have to at least try
option 2). Option 1) may frighten you, since it has the command line
in it, but it's well worth knowing since it will always work.

Also, if you want to verify ISRCs and MCNs, you must use option 1) or
2).

Alright, merry Christmas to everyone who celebrates!

bjorn

On Dec 22, 2007, at 10:58 AM, Bjorn Roche wrote:

> On Dec 22, 2007, at 10:03 AM, hugocallens wrote:
>
> > That is exactly what I need, but I can't find out how to check if
> the
> > metadata are properly written on the cd. Please explain.
> >
>
> On the mac, you have a few options:
>
> 1) if you are comfortable in terminal, you can use the drutil
> command. Simply typing "drutil cdtext" (without the quotes) will spit
> out the cd text info in apple's xml format. you can redirect that to
> a file and read it in plist editor if you like. "drutil subchannel"
> will give you all the mcn and isrc data along with a bunch of other
> stuff you'll have to ignore. best to pipe it to less or redirect it
> to a file and read it from there.
>
> 2) Inside the extras folder in XO Wave, you'll find a program called
> "Read CD Metadata.command" that reads the data of the current CD and
> shows them in text edit and plist editor. Not perfect, and it is
> slow, but all the information is there.
>
> 3) Inside the extras folder in XO Wave, you'll also find a disk image
> for a program called "CD Text to CD Info". Double-click on it and
> drag 'em over to the installer. Once installed, you'll be able to
> read CD Text in iTunes, although it still won't be automatic --
> you'll have to select CD Text to CD info from the scripts menu when
> you insert a disk with CD Text.
>
> Hope that helps!
>
> bjorn
>
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> Bjorn Roche
> XO Wave
> Digital Audio Production and Post-Production Software
> http://www.xowave.com
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>
>

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Bjorn Roche
XO Wave
Digital Audio Production and Post-Production Software
http://www.xowave.com
http://blog.bjornroche.com
http://myspace.com/xowave