"Our Ambient World" SFX Library [Contributor Thread]
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I think that a basic metadata in the recordings is a must. Wave Agent software from Sound Devices is free and you can edit metadata. If you don't have protools, soundminer or any kind of editor this is the best alternative I know. There is another software from the Library of Congress of USA, but I don't remember the name, as I've never used it.
I think that a basic metadata in the recordings is a must. Wave Agent software from Sound Devices is free and you can edit metadata. If you don't have protools, soundminer or any kind of editor this is the best alternative I know. There is another software from the Library of Congress of USA, but I don't remember the name, as I've never used it.
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Wave Agent seems pretty limited with regards to metadata from what I can tell? It seems geared to including info from the film/video shoot by including Scene and Take info but not other basic stuff like Description (from what I can tell).
In terms of free software, the only other suggestion I have is BWF MetaEdit. Check it out at:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bwfmetaedit/
It would mean everyone has to submit BWF files but some standardisation in that regard is probably a good thing. Maybe metadata required could be specified as "Description" field as a minimum, and perhaps the recordist/contributor name in the "IENG" (Engineer) field. Just an option.
In terms of free software, the only other suggestion I have is BWF MetaEdit. Check it out at:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bwfmetaedit/
It would mean everyone has to submit BWF files but some standardisation in that regard is probably a good thing. Maybe metadata required could be specified as "Description" field as a minimum, and perhaps the recordist/contributor name in the "IENG" (Engineer) field. Just an option.
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Great call. I updated the file format requirement. It was always in my head to record as BWF/WAV and I just assumed everyone else would be doing so. Probably bad on my part to assume that. I also updated the meta-data requirement slightly. I will be looking at the metadata for the files and cleaning them up so it's somewhat consistent.Duck wrote:Wave Agent seems pretty limited with regards to metadata from what I can tell? It seems geared to including info from the film/video shoot by including Scene and Take info but not other basic stuff like Description (from what I can tell).
In terms of free software, the only other suggestion I have is BWF MetaEdit. Check it out at:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bwfmetaedit/
It would mean everyone has to submit BWF files but some standardisation in that regard is probably a good thing. Maybe metadata required could be specified as "Description" field as a minimum, and perhaps the recordist/contributor name in the "IENG" (Engineer) field. Just an option.
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BWF MetaEdit was the other editor that I didn't remember, thank you!Duck wrote:Wave Agent seems pretty limited with regards to metadata from what I can tell? It seems geared to including info from the film/video shoot by including Scene and Take info but not other basic stuff like Description (from what I can tell).
In terms of free software, the only other suggestion I have is BWF MetaEdit. Check it out at:
http://sourceforge.net/projects/bwfmetaedit/
It would mean everyone has to submit BWF files but some standardisation in that regard is probably a good thing. Maybe metadata required could be specified as "Description" field as a minimum, and perhaps the recordist/contributor name in the "IENG" (Engineer) field. Just an option.
I always edit with Soundminer, so I don't know the exact fields you can edit with other soft, but I have Wave Agent and just did a test with it. It have a "Notes" field. Pro Tools Workspace recognise it in the "File Comments" field, but in the Soundminer "Description" field appears with a strange code before the text I introduced in Wave Agent.
I still think it is good as a free alternative.
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Sounds good, I'll jump on this next week
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Have we tested MetaEdit to see if its metadata is visible in a range of DAWs? I can do some tests with ProTools this weekend.
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I'm so stoked about this project - I think the result is going to be amazing!!!
Based off the ultimate the success of this one.. we should continue to do more/different categories!
-Jon
Based off the ultimate the success of this one.. we should continue to do more/different categories!
-Jon
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I would love to! One of the great things about this theme is it's something everyone has access too. We will need to keep that in mind for the next one. A good turnout has a lot to do with accessibility.Jonathan wrote:I'm so stoked about this project - I think the result is going to be amazing!!!
Based off the ultimate the success of this one.. we should continue to do more/different categories!
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Hey Mike,
Resubmitted your invitation to my Google Drive, can you confirm if you've received it?
Thanks!
Resubmitted your invitation to my Google Drive, can you confirm if you've received it?
Thanks!
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Got it, thanks! I'll shoot you another follow up email once I have pulled it down.samueljustice wrote:Hey Mike,
Resubmitted your invitation to my Google Drive, can you confirm if you've received it?
Thanks!