How can I read ID3 tags in MP3 files?

**bigbrother82** · 05-22-2008, 12:52 AM

Well I was wrong. The album art can be embedded in ID3v2 or higher. It can not be embedded in ID3v1 though. Which I think is what you were trying to retrieve from, of I read your post right.

Check out http://www.id3.org/ID3v1.

Version 1 was very basic from my understanding.

**portreathbeach** · 06-02-2008, 02:22 PM

Thanks for the reply. I am now using '.GetDetailsOf' which is part of XPs 'shell32.dll' to retrieve the mp3 information which is pretty quick. I am still using 'UltraID3.dll' to retrieve the album art.

**galvitron** · 06-02-2008, 03:34 PM

Here is some more info that you might find useful:

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/recipes/vbmp3header.aspx

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/files/tagreader.aspx

http://www.codeproject.com/KB/cs/Do_..._With_ID3.aspx

And a nice tool to convert C# to VB.net and vice versa:

http://labs.developerfusion.co.uk/co...arp-to-vb.aspx

**Ramb0_Command0** · 09-26-2008, 12:42 AM

Here's a .net dll that I used in my C# project, it might work for VB.net too, not sure.
It allows you to access all of the info in mp3s, tags, album art, etc...
http://developer.novell.com/wiki/index.php/TagLib_Sharp
And heres some more examples using it
http://developer.novell.com/wiki/ind...harp:_Examples

**thekl0wn** · 10-01-2008, 11:47 AM

Not to whore up this forum, but I've started working on something right up this alley, for any others out there working on their own front ends.

http://www.mp3car.com/vbulletin/code...g-library.html

**pranay01** · 11-18-2009, 02:49 AM

Hi portreathbeach

Can you post a sample code for how you are using ULtraID3 to retrieve album art? I am also trying to retrieve album art from mp3 files for my WinCe application.

Thanx.

**justchat_1** · 11-18-2009, 11:58 AM

Your best bet is to use TagLib or one of its derivatives like TagLib#. Nothing beats its speed or reliability.

**pranay01** · 11-18-2009, 12:32 PM

Does Taglib# work for WinCE apps?
I am having some issues with importing TagLib dll into my WinCE project.

Has anyone tried TagLib for WinCE apps?

**justchat_1** · 11-18-2009, 01:15 PM

WinCE is an os not a programming language-so you need to be more specific... What are you writing the apps in?

*edit*Since you chose taglib# i'll assume your using c#, in which case you cannot just download the taglib binary you need to download the source and recompile for the compact framework.

**ClockWorK** · 11-18-2009, 03:56 PM

The sourcecode (VB.Net 2005) to DriveLine has a module for ID3 tags (v1 and v2), including extraction of album art.

You can use it, or review it along with the spec to write your own wrapper.