Topic: What is metadata

[airbladder]

I have had many issues uplaoding to archive.  So I gave up for a few months and gave it another shot last night.  The show is uploaded but wont be processed until I enter its metadata?  What is this and how do I enter it?  Any help would be great.
Ed

[F.O.Bean]

i wonder the same thing......

i know in sf7.0, there is a checkbox that asks if i want to save metadata, and it is checked yes

sorry im no help, but im wondering too

maybe along the lijnes of extra info ala flac files??thats not really needed, but it sounds like it is???

[John Kelly]

Metadata on the archive is simply giving track names and other info about the files you upload.  It doesn't actually do anything to the files.

[greenone]

Metadata is data about data. When you process an upload, there should be a line of red text saying that the show won't be processed without metadata, and to "click here" to enter the metadata. Like John said, it's track names and other stuff; most of it is actually automated but you have to go through and make sure it's picked up correctly by quickly running through the form that pops up when you click on the metadata entry link. Takes 30 seconds at most...

[Brian Skalinder]

Amazing what happens when you enter the keywords "metadata" and "archive" into the search engine:  

http://www.taperssection.com/yabbse/index.php?board=1;action=display;threadid=14489

[F.O.Bean]

honestly brian, i have luke warm results most of the time w/ the search and end up thinking in my head the timeline of when something happened

and usually come up empty handed

like today, i searched for garage a trois and NO listings came up, now im sure at least once the band name garage a trois has popped up, even tried narrowing the seacrh to no avail, any help would be much appreciated

not sure on metadata tho

[kennedy]

click on contribution center, click on your show, then click file options and file in all the bullshit it asks, thats your meta
peace
jk