# ID3 tags

LAME is able to embed ID3 v1, v1.1 or v2 tags inside the encoded MP3 file. This allows to have some usefull information about the music track included inside the file. Those data can be read by most MP3 players.
Lame will smartly choose wich tags to use. It will add ID3 v2 tags only if the input comments won't fint in v1 or v1.1 tags, ie if they are more than 30 characters. In this case, both v1 and v2 tags will be added, to ensure reading of tags by MP3 players wich are unable to read ID3 v2 tags.

ID3 comments switches | parameters
`--tt "title"` | title of song
`--ta "artist"` | artist who did the song
`--tl "album"` | album where it came from
`--ty "year"` | year in which the song/album was made
`--tc "comment"` | additional info
`--tn "track"` | track number of the song on the CD (1 to 255, creates an ID3 v 1.1 tag)
`--tg "genre"` | genre of song (name or number)

ID3 behaviour switches |
`--add-id3v2` | force addition of version 2 tag
`--id3v1-only` | add only a version 1 tag
`--id3v2-only` | add only a version 2 tag
`--space-id3v1` | pad version 1 tags with spaces instead of nulls
`--pad-id3v2` | pad version 2 tags with extra 128 bytes
`--ignore-tag-errors` | ignore errors in values passed for tags, use defaults in case an error occours
`--genre-list` | print alphabetically sorted ID3 genre list and exit

The following genres are supported:

00 - Blues 01 - Classic Rock 02 - Country 03 - Dance 04 - Disco
05 - Funk
06 - Grunge
07 - Hip-Hop
08 - Jazz
09 - Metal
10 - New Age
11 - Oldies
12 - Other
13 - Pop
14 - R&B
15 - Rap
16 - Reggae
17 - Rock
18 - Techno
19 - Industrial
20 - Alternative
21 - Ska
22 - Death Metal
23 - Pranks
24 - Soundtrack
25 - Euro-Techno
26 - Ambient
27 - Trip-Hop
28 - Vocal
29 - Jazz+Funk
30 - Fusion
31 - Trance
32 - Classical
33 - Instrumental
34 - Acid
35 - House
36 - Game
37 - Sound Clip
38 - Gospel
39 - Noise
40 - Alternative Rock
41 - Bass
43 - Punk
44 - Space
45 - Meditative
46 - Instrumental Pop
47 - Instrumental Rock
48 - Ethnic
49 - Gothic
50 - Darkwave
51 - Techno-Industrial
52 - Electronic
53 - Pop-Folk
54 - Eurodance
55 - Dream
56 - Southern Rock
57 - Comedy
58 - Cult
59 - Gangsta
60 - Top 40
61 - Christian Rap
62 - Pop/Funk
63 - Jungle
64 - Native US
65 - Cabaret
66 - New Wave
67 - Psychadelic
68 - Rave
69 - Showtunes
70 - Trailer
71 - Lo-Fi
72 - Tribal
73 - Acid Punk
74 - Acid Jazz
75 - Polka
76 - Retro
77 - Musical
78 - Rock & Roll
79 - Hard Rock
80 - Folk
81 - Folk-Rock
82 - National Folk
83 - Swing
84 - Fast Fusion
85 - Bebob
86 - Latin
87 - Revival
88 - Celtic
89 - Bluegrass
90 - Avantgarde
91 - Gothic Rock
92 - Progressive Rock
93 - Psychedelic Rock
94 - Symphonic Rock
95 - Slow Rock
96 - Big Band
97 - Chorus
98 - Easy Listening
99 - Acoustic
100 - Humour
101 - Speech
102 - Chanson
103 - Opera
104 - Chamber Music
105 - Sonata
106 - Symphony
107 - Booty Bass
108 - Primus
109 - Porn Groove
110 - Satire
111 - Slow Jam
112 - Club
113 - Tango
114 - Samba
115 - Folklore
116 - Ballad
117 - Power Ballad
118 - Rhytmic Soul
119 - Freestyle
120 - Duet
121 - Punk Rock
122 - Drum Solo
123 - Acapella
124 - Euro-House
125 - Dance Hall
126 - Goa
127 - Drum & Bass
128 - Club-House
129 - Hardcore
130 - Terror
131 - Indie
132 - BritPop
133 - Negerpunk
134 - Polsk Punk
135 - Beat
136 - Christian Gangsta
137 - Heavy Metal
138 - Black Metal
139 - Crossover
140 - Contemporary C
141 - Christian Rock
142 - Merengue
143 - Salsa
144 - Thrash Metal
145 - Anime
146 - JPop
147 - SynthPop