Lots of padding bytes added when I add a PrivateFrame

Scott Wheeler wheeler at kde.org
Wed Dec 9 09:02:04 CET 2009


On Dec 9, 2009, at 8:53 AM, Viraj Mody wrote:

> Here's my code. I have tried both alternatives below and they result  
> in the same several bytes of empty padding:

That's intentional -- the padding added at the end of an ID3v2 tag  
makes sequential updates that make the total tag size larger much  
faster.  Since the default is 1 kb (e.g. 0.02% overhead on a normal  
MP3), I can't imagine that the space is particularly important.

-Scott


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