[SDL] Question about SDL_mixer (ID3 tag or OGG tag)

[Karl St-Jacques]

> > Is it possible with SDL_mixer (or another sdl lib) to retrieve the ID3 
>tag
> > or OGG tag from an audio file?
> > I want to display the title of the song that's currently playing, but I
> > can't find anything about that within SDL_mixer (or SDL alone).

>There isn't a facility for this at the moment, but it wouldn't be awfully
>difficult to add (if you're willing to accept that many files,
>including MP3s, may return "NO INFORMATION" for lots of common
>reasons)...this request comes up on occasion for SDL_sound, too.

>--ryan.

Thanks for the answer, I've finaly looked at the file, and I've found some 
useful string in the first part of the .ogg file, I will just have to write 
a parser to get the info about these tags.

Cordialy,
Karl St-Jacques


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