PLZ preserve own ID3 tag to converted one, when upload mp3 files.

I think a Note should be added to converted files which includes all available metadata, including the original filename, ID3 fields where available, and any other information which can be extracted from various data tagging formats.

The problem I see is that this puts a burden on Drop.io to understand and provide for whatever format people declare as being "essential".

A better to approach this might be to provide a mechanism that allows files to be processed by whatever tag extraction utility people find useful. I dunno if Drop.io internally prefers .NET or Java or some other tools, but consider this: An MP3 file is dropped and is just about to be converted. The drop Admin has specified that they want MP3 files to be pre-processed with the ABC data extraction utility. So the MP3 gets processed with that utility and is then converted as normal to the standard drop format, and all metadata is available in an attached Note as XML or maybe "Key:Value" fields.

Drop.io would need to solicit contributions, and certify submitted pre-processors - and this probably means getting the source, and recompiling themselves to ensure integrity. If you find a better way to extract ID3 or other data, try to hook up the author with the Drop.io guys to get the utility certified.

Another approach is for someone here to point to some utility that Drop.io users can use to extract metadata before they drop new assets. I can easily envision a program that monitors directories for new files and extracts data from the files into another directory. So all you need to do is drop the file in this special directory first, then drop it to Drop.io, and you've got all the ID3 info without Drop.io having to do anything. You should be able to add the extracted into to your own drop as a Note or Comment.

Hmmm, I think I could write that... I'll look into it.

What do the guys at Drop.io think?