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==Developer Documentation== |
==Developer Documentation== |
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;[[Developer Resources]] |
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:Catch-all page with a number of useful links for developers |
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===Metadata=== |
===Metadata=== |
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;[[XML Web Service/Version 2]] |
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;[[MusicBrainz_XML_Meta_Data]] |
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:Our current-version web service, for use in applications |
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:Describes the MusicBrainz XML Metadata Format |
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;[[XML Web Service/Version 1]] |
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:Our old web service, still in common use, e.g. by [[python-musicbrainz2]] |
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===Software=== |
===Software=== |
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;[[libmusicbrainz]] |
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:Describes the use of |
:Describes the use of our official library for accessing the web service. 4.x uses version 2, 3.x uses version 1. |
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;[[python-musicbrainz2]] |
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:Our now-somewhat-outdated official python library, see [https://github.com/alastair/python-musicbrainz-ngs python-musicbrainz-ngs] for a newer (but still beta!) library. |
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===Discs=== |
===Discs=== |
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;[[Disc ID Calculation]] |
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:An overview of the |
:An overview of the technical process of calculating [[Disc ID]]s. |
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;[[libdiscid]] |
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:C library for creating MusicBrainz DiscIDs from audio CDs. Much better than implementing Disc IDs yourself. |
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===Tagging=== |
===Tagging=== |
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;[[ID3v2.4.0]] |
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:These are the tag mappings used by [[MusicBrainz Picard]], our official tagging application |
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:Useful links for people wanting to use ID3v2 tags in applications. |
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;[[ID3v2 Tags]] |
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:A list of some TXXX tags for ID3v2 to toss about and try to "standardize". |
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;[[Disc IDs and Tagging]] |
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:A short exposé on various tagging standards and their handling of [[Disc ID|DiscID]]s. |
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:Standardization for [[MusicBrainz]]-specific tags. |
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:As used in standardized [[MusicBrainz Tag|MusicBrainzTag]]s. |
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===Database=== |
===Database=== |
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:Start page for documentation about the database. |
:Start page for documentation about the database. |
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;[[Database Schema]] |
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:Description of our current schema and database structure. |
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:Steps to intall PostgreSQL and import [[MusicBrainz]] data on Mac OS X 10.3 aka Panther. |
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;[[Database Setup]] |
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:Several ways of setting up and using our database. |
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:HOWTO install the database under Debian running under VMWare. |
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==Other Documentation== |
==Other Documentation== |
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;[[Other Databases]] |
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* [http://solution.itagent.ne.jp/sw/voca10.html Japanese documentation for MusicBrainz Metadata Initiative 2.1] |
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:Other music databases which we might try to work with |
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* [[MusicBrainz Summit]]s |
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[[Category:Documentation]] [[Category:To Be Reviewed]] |
[[Category:Documentation]] [[Category:To Be Reviewed]] |
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Revision as of 13:17, 6 February 2012
User documentation
- Frequently Asked Questions
- A set of community maintained FAQs.
For the web interface
- About MusicBrainz and Beginners Guide
- A quick introduction to MusicBrainz and to its use, respectively.
- How Tos
- A collection of tutorials. Lightweight, short and user-orientated step by step instructions.
- Introduction to Editing
- A quick introduction to how changes to MusicBrainz data are made.
- Introduction to Voting
- A quick introduction to MusicBrainz's voting system and how edits are applied (or rejected).
- Style guidelines
- All our official guidelines for editing.
- Search
- Describes the different kinds of search you can use to browse MusicBrainz. Also includes the advanced search syntax.
- MusicBrainz Terminology
- A collection of terms the MusicBrainz community uses, what they mean, and wheter there is a wiki page explaining them.
For the software
- Picard Documentation
- Documentation of MusicBrainz Picard, MusicBrainz' official tagger.
Other
- Privacy Policy
- Privacy implications of being a MusicBrainz editor.
- Flickr Machine Tag
- How to use flickr tags to refer to MusicBrainz artists, releases, tracks or labels.
Developer Documentation
- Developer Resources
- Catch-all page with a number of useful links for developers
Metadata
- XML Web Service/Version 2
- Our current-version web service, for use in applications
- XML Web Service/Version 1
- Our old web service, still in common use, e.g. by python-musicbrainz2
Software
- libmusicbrainz
- Describes the use of our official library for accessing the web service. 4.x uses version 2, 3.x uses version 1.
- python-musicbrainz2
- Our now-somewhat-outdated official python library, see python-musicbrainz-ngs for a newer (but still beta!) library.
Discs
- Disc ID Calculation
- An overview of the technical process of calculating Disc IDs.
- libdiscid
- C library for creating MusicBrainz DiscIDs from audio CDs. Much better than implementing Disc IDs yourself.
Tagging
- Tag Mappings
- These are the tag mappings used by MusicBrainz Picard, our official tagging application
Database
- MusicBrainz Database
- Start page for documentation about the database.
- Database Schema
- Description of our current schema and database structure.
- Database Setup
- Several ways of setting up and using our database.
Other Documentation
- Other Databases
- Other music databases which we might try to work with
