IDv3 supports a frame called UFID which is used to store ids related to unique databases that a given track appears in. It seems mostly used by MusicBrainz, but other places also use it. It's defined here:
4.1. Unique file identifier
This frame's purpose is to be able to identify the audio file in a
database, that may provide more information relevant to the content.
Since standardisation of such a database is beyond this document, all
UFID frames begin with an 'owner identifier' field. It is a null-
terminated string with a URL [URL] containing an email address, or a
link to a location where an email address can be found, that belongs
to the organisation responsible for this specific database
implementation. Questions regarding the database should be sent to
the indicated email address. The URL should not be used for the
actual database queries. The string
"http://www.id3.org/dummy/ufid.html" should be used for tests. The
'Owner identifier' must be non-empty (more than just a termination).
The 'Owner identifier' is then followed by the actual identifier,
which may be up to 64 bytes. There may be more than one "UFID" frame
in a tag, but only one with the same 'Owner identifier'.
<Header for 'Unique file identifier', ID: "UFID">
Owner identifier <text string> $00
Identifier <up to 64 bytes binary data>
Right now, I'm implementing it by using an ExtendedLink frame like so:
IDv3 supports a frame called UFID which is used to store ids related to unique databases that a given track appears in. It seems mostly used by MusicBrainz, but other places also use it. It's defined here:
Right now, I'm implementing it by using an ExtendedLink frame like so:
But I wonder if there's a better way. Official support would be even better, ideally.