1@(#)CDDB 6.22 03/07/10 2 3Gracenote CDDB� 4--------------- 5 6Xmcd and cda supports CDDB, the largest and fast growing database of 7CD information on the Internet. The CDDB concept was originally 8pioneered by xmcd, and is now embraced as a standard by many other CD 9and music-related applications. 10 11With CDDB, you do not have to type in the artist, disc title, track 12titles and other disc information for the CDs in your collection. Xmcd 13and cda automatically queries the CDDB server, and if the query is 14successful, the information is displayed. 15 16CDDB access is free of charge to end users, but you can use this feature 17only if your system has a working connection to the Internet, either via 18a dial-up link or a dedicated connection. 19 20On some platforms, this release of xmcd/cda supports the new CDDB�(R) 21service with many enhanced features. On the other platforms, the 22CDDB "classic" service is used. To determine which mode xmcd is running 23in, click the wwwWarp button (world symbol) and select "About xmcd...". 24The pop-up information window will indicate whether the CDDB� or the 25CDDB "classic" service is being used. Also, after a successful lookup, 26the xmcd front panel will indicate "CDDB�" or "CDDB" depending on the 27mode. 28 29As of this writing, xmcd and cda are CDDB�-enabled on the following 30platforms: 31 32 OS Platform Version 33 --------------------------------------------------------- 34 FreeBSD x86 3.x, 4.x 35 HP-UX PA-RISC 9.x, 10.x, 11.x 36 Linux-libc5 x86 2.x 37 Linux-libc6 x86 2.x 38 Solaris sparc 2.x, 7, 8, 9, 10 39 Solaris x86 2.x, 7, 8, 9, 10 40 SunOS sparc 4.1.x 41 UnixWare x86 1.x, 2.x, 7.x 42 SCO/Caldera Open UNIX x86 8.x 43 44Please refer to the xmcd official web site's download area for the 45latest list, as Gracenote may add CDDB� library support to more 46platforms over time. 47 48Using xmcd's wwwWarp feature, you may also access dynamic content 49provided by CDDB�, or search the CDDB database. 50 51 52Using CDDB� 53----------- 54 55On selected platforms, xmcd uses the enhanced Gracenote CDDB� Music 56Recognition Service(sm) (MRS) to get the artist, title, track, credits, 57and other information about the CDs you play. This service is free and 58automatic. The first time you use the service, you must register with 59CDDB. To register with CDDB, just play a CD with xmcd. The CDDB User 60Registration window appears automatically. Select a user handle and 61password. The remaining information is optional, but does help CDDB 62provide better service. Once you register, you do not have to 63re-register, unless you want to change your registration information or 64settings. To change your CDDB� registration information, open the xmcd 65CD Information / Program Editor window (click on the button on the xmcd 66main window with the file cabinet symbol) and select the "Register..." 67button. 68 69The CDDB� service features richer content than the "classic" CDDB 70service, and provides international support via the use of the UTF-8 71Unicode character set. 72 73 74Using "classic" CDDB 75-------------------- 76 77On those platforms that the Gracenote CDDB� interface library is not 78available, xmcd uses the "classic" CDDB service (same as what was used 79in xmcd version 2.x). This service is also free, automatic, and does 80not require user registration. However, "classic" CDDB provides less 81content than CDDB�. 82 83The CDDB interface library automatically translates between "classic" 84CDDB music categories and equivalent CDDB� genres. Thus, only those 85genres are available in the xmcd genre menus. 86 87The "classic" CDDB service provides support for ISO Latin-1 character sets 88only. Also, it will not provide data for the following CDDB�-enhanced 89fields: 90 91 In Album Details: 92 - Sort title, "The" 93 - Year 94 - Record label 95 - Compilation 96 - Genre 2 (secondary genre/subgenre) 97 - Region 98 - Language 99 - Disc x of y 100 In Album Credits: 101 - Role 102 - Name 103 - Notes 104 In Album Segments: 105 - Name 106 - Start track/frame 107 - End track/frame 108 - Notes 109 In Segment Credits: 110 - Role 111 - Name 112 - Notes 113 In Track Details: 114 - Sort title, "The" 115 - Artist 116 - Year 117 - Record label 118 - BPM 119 - Genre 2 (secondary genre/subgenre) 120 In Track Credits: 121 - Role 122 - Name 123 - Notes 124 125If you submit album data to CDDB while running in "classic" CDDB mode, 126these CDDB�-enhanced fields will not be submitted. Finally, "classic" 127CDDB does not support the CDDB Music Browser, the Album-specific 128URL links, or the URL submission feature under xmcd's wwwWarp menu. 129 130 131Submissions to CDDB 132-------------------- 133 134Xmcd displays the album, track and credit information downloaded from 135CDDB. If you see any omissions or error in the data, you are encouraged 136to correct it and use the Submit button to send it back to CDDB, so that 137others may share the corrections. 138 139In order for a submission to succeed, certain fields must be filled in. 140These fields are the album title, album artist name (if it's not a 141compilation CD) and track titles. Moreover, the primary album genre 142("Genre 1") must not be "None". Your computer must have an active 143Internet connection at the time of submission. 144 145To ensure high data quality, Gracenote employs a sophisticated scheme 146of submission processing. It may use all, some, or none of the fields 147that you submit, based on certain heuristics, as well as whether a 148particular record already has a reliable data feed source. Hence, 149it is not unusual to see the data come back not exactly as how you 150submitted it. 151 152 153Gracenote CDDB� Terms of Use 154---------------------------- 155 156This application contains software from CDDB, Inc. of Berkeley, 157California d/b/a Gracenote (Gracenote). The software from Gracenote 158(the Gracenote CDDB Client) enables this application to do online disc 159identification and obtain music-related information, including name, 160artist, track, and title information (Gracenote Data) from online 161servers (Gracenote CDDB Servers) and to perform other functions. You 162may use Gracenote Data only by means of the intended End User functions 163of this application software. You agree that you will use Gracenote 164Data, the Gracenote CDDB Client, and Gracenote CDDB Servers for your own 165personal non-commercial use only. You agree not to assign, copy, 166transfer or transmit the Gracenote CDDB Client or any Gracenote Data to 167any third party. YOU AGREE NOT TO USE OR EXPLOIT GRACENOTE DATA, THE 168GRACENOTE CDDB CLIENT, OR GRACENOTE CDDB SERVERS, EXCEPT AS EXPRESSLY 169PERMITTED HEREIN. You agree that your non-exclusive license to use the 170Gracenote Data, the Gracenote CDDB Client, and Gracenote CDDB Servers 171will terminate if you violate these restrictions. If your license 172terminates, you agree to cease any and all use of the Gracenote Data, 173the Gracenote CDDB Client, and Gracenote CDDB Servers. Gracenote 174reserves all rights in Gracenote Data, the Gracenote CDDB Client, and 175the Gracenote CDDB Servers, including all ownership rights. You agree 176that CDDB, Inc. may enforce its rights under this Agreement against you 177directly in its own name. The Gracenote CDDB Client and each item of 178Gracenote Data are licensed to you AS IS. Gracenote makes no 179representations or warranties, express or implied, regarding the 180accuracy of any Gracenote Data from in the Gracenote CDDB Servers. 181Gracenote reserves the right to delete data from the Gracenote CDDB 182Servers or to change data categories for any cause that Gracenote deems 183sufficient. No warranty is made that the Gracenote CDDB Client or 184Gracenote CDDB Servers are error-free or that functioning of Gracenote 185CDDB Client or Gracenote CDDB Servers will be uninterrupted. Gracenote 186is not obligated to provide you with any new enhanced or additional data 187types or categories that Gracenote may choose to provide in the future 188and is free to discontinue its online services at any time. GRACENOTE 189DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, INCLUDING, BUT NOT LIMITED 190TO, IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF MERCHANTABILITY, FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR 191PURPOSE, TITLE, AND NON-INFRINGEMENT. Gracenote does not warrant the 192results that will be obtained by your use of the Gracenote CDDB Client 193or any Gracenote CDDB Server. IN NO CASE WILL GRACENOTE BE LIABLE FOR 194ANY CONSEQUENTIAL OR INCIDENTAL DAMAGES OR FOR ANY LOST PROFITS OR LOST 195REVENUES. 196 197 198Gracenote CDDB� Proprietary Legends 199----------------------------------- 200 201CDDB, Inc. d/b/a "Gracenote." CD and music related data from Gracenote 202CDDB� Music Recognition Service(sm) � 2000, 2001 Gracenote. Gracenote 203CDDB Client Software � 2000, 2001 Gracenote. U.S. Patents Numbers 204#5,987,525; #6,061,680; #6,154,773, and other patents issued or 205pending. CDDB is a registered trademark of Gracenote. CDDB-Enabled, 206the Gracenote logo, the CDDB Logo, and the "Powered by Gracenote CDDB" 207logo are trademarks of Gracenote. Music Recognition Service and MRS are 208service marks of Gracenote. 209 210