How to extract ID tags from MP3 files in Cocoa?

Question

Please advise some way to extract MP3 attributes using simple API. Is there any other libraries other than ID3.framework? I found that it is quite out-dated and has memory l

Answer 1

If it is acceptable for you to use QTKit then check out QTMovie_Metadata.h and QTMovie_Metadata.m that are part of the qtplay project on Google Code http://code.google.com/p/qtplay/

The specific files are here:

http://code.google.com/p/qtplay/source/browse/trunk/Source/Categories%20and%20Wrappers/QTMovie_Metadata.h

http://code.google.com/p/qtplay/source/browse/trunk/Source/Categories%20and%20Wrappers/QTMovie_Metadata.m