Metadata Overview - Sound Devices 664 User Manual

Metadata Overview

On the 664, broadcast WAV files include iXML data and bEXT chunk data. For
applications that don't recognize bEXT or iXML, this information is ignored. The
following chart details the supported metadata parameters.
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etaData arameter
Project
Roll (Tape)
Scene
Take
Notes
Circle Take
File UID
File Sample Rate
Digitizer Sample Rate
Bit Depth
Channels
Frame Rate
TC Flag (ND or NDF)
Start Time Code
Duration
U-Bits
Time Code Sample Rate
Channel Index
Interleave Index
Track Name
Master Speed
Current Speed
Speed Note
Originator
Creation Date
Creation Time
Originator Reference
Software Version
Family UID
Total Files
File Set Index
Original File Name
Metadata is included in MP3 files inside the ID3 tags. Metadata in MP3 files can
not be edited with the 664. The following table shows the ID3 fields that meta-
data is stored in and the format in which it is stored.
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iXML U; FILE STORAGE > Folder Options > Top-Level or
Take List
iXML, bEXT M; uses creation date or is overridden by User
U; FILE STORAGE > Folder Options > Mid-Level or
Take List
iXML, bEXT U; Take List
iXML, bEXT M or
U; Take List
iXML, bEXT U; Take List
iXML U; Take List
iXML M; Unique File Identifier
iXML, FMT U; RECORDER > Sample Rate
iXML U; Actual sample rate of AD converter
iXML, FMT U; RECORDER > Bit Depth menu
iXML, FMT U; Number of channels (tracks) in the file
iXML, bEXT U; TIMECODE/SYNC > Frame Rate
iXML, bEXT U; TIMECODE/SYNC > Frame Rate
iXML, bEXT M; Stored as a sample count since midnight
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iXML, bEXT U; TIMECODE/SYNC > Set Generator UBits
iXML M
iXML M; Track Number
iXML M
iXML, bEXT U; Take List
iXML M
iXML M
iXML M
bEXT M
bEXT M
bEXT M
bEXT M
bEXT M
iXML M; shared by files belonging to the same take
iXML M; number of files representing a take
iXML M
iXML M
METADATA AND TAKE LIST
(u = u , m = m )
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