This is a comparison of using Gracenote CDDB vs. MusicBrainz vs. AMG Lasso in the context of a new media player application.
Free to use?
Gracenote - only for non-commercial use; commercial use requires a license fee which is not specified on their website
MusicBrainz - yes; open-source (GPL)
AMG Lasso - unclear from website but it looks like there would be licensing fees involved
Genre tags?
Gracenote - yes
MusicBrainz - no
AMG Lasso - ?
Problems catagorizing classical music tracks?
Gracenote - yes
MusicBrainz - yes
AMG Lasso - looks like more support than the others for classical music
Used in exisiting commercial applications?
Gracenote - yes, notably iTunes
MusicBrainz - no major commercial application yet
AMG Lasso - yes, notably Windows Media Player
Downloads album cover art?
Gracenote - no
MusicBrainz - ?
AMG Lasso - yes
Recognize DVDs?
Gracenote - ?
MusicBrainz - don't think so
AMG Lasso - yes
Detail/quality level of metadata?
Gracenote - user submitted
MusicBrainz - user submitted
AMG Lasso - connected with All Media Guide printed media (which has edited reviews of CD's and DVD's)
Thursday, July 20, 2006
Gracenote CDDB vs. MusicBrainz vs. AMG Lasso
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Who knows where to download XRumer 5.0 Palladium?
Help, please. All recommend this program to effectively advertise on the Internet, this is the best program!
MusicBrainz get the albums' artwork from Amazon's DB
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