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audtip.org file naming conventions

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Rules applying to entire File Name

all lowercase: reason is once the repository has thousands of files, it's easy to lose track of things if there are differences such as "MN052" vs. "Mn052" vs. "mn052". no spaces in filename: instead of spaces, use "-" single hyphen as connectors. Reason is it makes admin code/scripts harder to maintain and uglier to support spaces in filenames.

components of the file name (assembled from left to right)

{sutta abbreviation and number}-{short pali title of sutta, omitting suffix of suttam}-{Language}-{translator/Pali edition}-{Reader code}.mp3

Sutta Abbreviation and Numbering

Use the LETTER abbreviations that are found below. Use the number found in the FIRST COLUMN in the charts at SuttaCentral.net. If there are two sets of numbers in the first column, use only the FIRST set. Remember to use lower case and replace all spaces and periods with dashes. NOTE: There are different rules for the ID3 Title tag. Collection - Pali Abbreviation Example Dīgha Nikāya dn dn01 Majjhima Nikāya mn mn001 Saṃyutta Nikāya sn sn01-001 Aṅguttara Nikāya an an01-0001 Vinaya vin Abhidhamma abh Abbreviation Subdivision Example kn-khp Khuddakapāṭha kn-dhp Dhammapada kn-ud Udāna kn-iti Itivuttaka kn-snp Sutta Nipāta kn-snp1-03 kn-vv Vimānavatthu kn-pv Petavatthu kn-thag Theragāthā kn-thag12-0620-0631 kn-thig Therīgāthā kn-ja Jātaka kn-nidd Niddesa kn-patis Paṭisambhidāmagga kn-ap Apadāna kn-bv Buddhavaṃsa kn-cp Cariyāpi

pad sutta numbers with proper # of zeroes

pad sutta numbers with proper # of zeroes so that file list will sort properly in file cabinet view. Always pad to three places on the individual sutta for sn and an (e.g. sn01.001 even though there are not 100 suttas in sn01) Use the simple numbering scheme for the suttas rather than the traditional longer roman numeral scheme. Digha Nikaya: range dn01 to dn34 Majjhima Nikaya: range mn001 to mn152 Samyutta Nikaya: range sn01-001" to sn56-131 Anguttara Nikaya: range an01-0001" to "an11-1151 Theragāthā: range kn-thag01-0001 to kn-thag21-1279 Itivuttaka: range kn-it1-001 to kn-it4-112 (to be continued...) Note about sutta numbering discrepancies

more than one sutta in a file (rare occurrence)

Some suttas are so short than the translator bundled several contiguous suttas into one document. Here is an example: example: an05-0254-to-0259-macchariya-eng-than-rdrfrn.mp3 Here suttas 254 through 259 were bundled into one text document, and read/recorded that way. The word "to" was used, rather than another hyphen to denote a continuation to prevent an ambiguous interpretation such as "an05-0254-0259" (we are already using hyphens in filenames to substitute for spaces and periods). Pali Name of the sutta Use the name found in the SECOND COLUMN in the charts at SuttaCentral.net. If there are two names, use only the FIRST name. Remember to use lower case and replace all spaces and periods with dashes. NOTE: There are different rules for the ID3 Title tag.

Special exception on rare occasions: English word following Pali

In situations such as the SN and AN where there can be hundreds or thousands of suttas in a section, it's ok to add an English word following the pali word to help distinguish important suttas. But in most cases we want to stick with pali title only.

Language Abbreviation

eng English pli Pali chi Chinese(Mandarin) spa Spanish bur Burmese Use ISO 639-2 Code (B) from this page for other languages (add to the list above when used for the first time) http://www.loc.gov/standards/iso639-2/php/code_list.php

Translator/Pali Edition Abbreviation

Take translator codes from http://www.accesstoinsight.org/tech/file.html#transcodes Pali editions will be three characters, new translator codes will be four to match those from Access to Insight. When using a translator for the first time, add code to this list.

andj	Anandajoti Bhikkhu translator
bodh	Bodhi, Bhikkhu translator
bjt	Buddha Jayanti Tipitaka
flipt	FLIPT: Fast Learning Intuitive Pali Translation
frn	lucid24-frankk translator
irld	Ireland, John D. translator
nypo	Nyanaponika, Bhikkhu translator
nymo	Ñāṇamoli, Bhikkhu translator
ntbb	Ñāṇamoli, Bhikkhu; Bodhi, Bhikkhu translators
than	Thanissaro, Ajahn translator
tanp	Tan, Piya translator
piya	Piyadassi, Bhikkhu translator
pts	Pali Text Society
rhyc	Rhys Davids, C.A.F. translator
suj	Sujato, Bhikkhu translator
vri	Vipasana Research Institute (includes DPR)

wlsh Walshe, Maurice O'Connell translator upla Upalavanna, Sister translator tibl Tipitaka In Burmese Language

Reader Abbreviation

Reader abbreviations shall begin with "rdr" and have an additional unique three letter code for each reader. Readers should create their own reader page at https://sites.google.com/a/audtip.org/audio-tipitaka/the-team. For material found on the internet use codes below, adding new ones when necessary. Readers wishing to remain anonymous may use rdrano. rdrano anonymous rdrunk unknown rdrnya Bhikkhu Nyanananda rdrgna Bhikkhu Kiribathgodha Gnanananda

File Name Examples

Excerpt a sutta an07-0007x-ugga-eng-than-rdrbkh.mp3

ID3 tag settings

Precision with the id3 tags is a great benefit to the end user as many listening devices rely on them completely. Fill out the ID3 tag fields of audio files we record by cutting and pasting appropriate text from the Notes section below. (cutting and pasting will eliminate typos) Example: ARTIST/ARTIST NAME: Thanissaro, Ajahn translator TITLE/TRACK TITLE: SN 35.247 Chappanaka: The Six Animals ALBUM TITLE: audtip.org [SN] YEAR: 2011 GENRE: Sutta Reading COMMENTS: (c) 1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Audio recording license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ For details see audtip.org Leave all other fields blank

ID3 "Artist"/"Artist Name" field

Last Name, First Name translator No diacritics Use one of the following lines exactly (with cut and paste to avoid any chance of typo). If you create a file for a new translator, include his/her name here for future recordings: Anandajoti Bhikkhu translator Bodhi, Bhikkhu translator FLIPT: Fast Learning Intuitive Pali Translation Ireland, John D. translator lucid24-frankk translator Ñāṇamoli, Bhikkhu translator Ñāṇamoli, Bhikkhu; Bodhi, Bhikkhu translators Nyanaponika, Bhikkhu translator Piyadassi, Bhikkhu translator Rhys Davids, C.A.F. translator Sujato, Bhikkhu translator Tan, Piya translator Thanissaro, Ajahn translator Uppalavanna, Sister translator Walshe, Maurice O'Connell translator FOR PALI: For: Use: All digital Burmese Sixth Council versions(including DPR) Vipasana Research Institute All Sri Lankan Digital versions(including what is on Accesstoinsight.org) Sri Lanka Tripitaka Project For print BJT Buddha Jayanti Tipitaka For Burmese: Tipitaka In Burmese Language

ID3 "Album Title" field

Use one of the following (note leading zeros): audtip.org [DN] audtip.org [MN] audtip.org [SN] audtip.org [AN] audtip.org [KN] audtip.org [Vin] audtip.org [Abh]

ID3 "Genre" field

The only text that may go in this field is: Sutta Reading Sutta Chanting Sutta Singing Sutta Text And Translation

ID3 "Title"/"Track Title" field

The format is the standard capitalized letter abbreviation, followed by a space, followed by the number of the sutta with leading zeros,followed by a space, followed by the name of the sutta in Pali, followed by a space followed by the title in the language of the translation read followed by optional language and style codes. Rules: ID3 title tag will always begin with Sutta Central man citation. If the translation uses a different citation, the number component goes in [square brackets] with no leading zeros. e.g. KN Thag 04.0295-0298 [4.8] Rahula: To Rahula If the translation text gives a Pali title, that can be used in the title tag instead of the one on Sutta Central. If the translation does not give a Pali title, use the one from Sutta Central The translated title should be the one given by the translator for this specific translation. Use the abbreviations below, noting spacing and use of periods. NOTE: This is a very different style from file names Collection - Pali Abbreviation Example Dīgha Nikāya DN DN 01 Majjhima Nikāya MN MN 001 Saṃyutta Nikāya SN SN 01.001 Aṅguttara Nikāya AN AN 01.0001 Vinaya Vn Abhidhamma Abh Abbreviation Subdivision Examples KN Khp Khuddakapāṭha KN Dhp Dhammapada KN Ud Udāna KN Iti Itivuttaka KN Snp Sutta Nipāta KN Vv Vimānavatthu KN Pv Petavatthu KN Thag Theragāthā KN Thag 01.001-005 KN Thig Therīgāthā KN Ja Jātaka KN Nidd Niddesa KN Patis Paṭisambhidāmagga KN Ap Apadāna KN Bv Buddhavaṃsa KN Cp Cariyāpi

Sutta Excerpts

If the recording is an excerpt, put a small letter x after the final character of the citation. e.g.: KN Khp 9x Metta: Loving Kindness Note about sutta numbering discrepancies Diacritics for Pali title is optional. Not using it makes it easier to find search strings with iTunes. One suggestion is use diacritics if the sutta is spoken in Pali, no diacritics otherwise. If the spoken language is not Pali or English If the spoken language is not Pali or English, use a 3 letter language code of the spoken language from the file name standards page and embed the 3 letters within parenthesis ( ) at the end of the line. If the reading is a translation in any language enter a colon, a space, then enter the title of the sutta in the spoken language If the sutta reading is done as a chant, add a space, then (chant) Probably you could skip all the complex description above and just study the examples below to figure out what's going on. examples: KN Khp 9 Metta would be the title of a pali reading KN Khp 9 Metta (chant) would be the title of a pali chant KN Khp 9 Metta: Loving Kindness would be an english reading KN Khp 9 Metta: Loving Kindness (chant) would be an English chanting examples of other languages (ignore bad translation term for metta, this is just to illustrate technique) KN Khp 9 Metta: Amor (spa) would be an Spanish reading KN Khp 9 Metta: Amore (ita) would be an Italian reading KN Khp 9 Metta: Amore (ita, chant) would be an Italian chant KN Khp 9 Metta: 愛 (chi) would be a chinese reading KN Khp 9 Metta: 愛 (jpn) would be a Japanese reading Note the Chinese and Japanese share many of the same characters so without the (chi) and (jpn) to differentiate, we wouldn't know. If the reader is famous or there are many identical readings The name of the reader can be included in parentheses at the very end if they are famous (or the translator) or if there are many versions of a sutta already recorded. In the second case, the standard reader code should be used.

ID3 "Year" field

The year the recording was made, four digits. e.g. 2011

ID3 "comment" field

For more info on Copyright, see Copyright Page Example if translator is Thanissaro cut and paste this block of text (between divider lines) into the ID3 comment field. (c) 1997 Thanissaro Bhikkhu. Audio recording license http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ For details see audtip.org The year will vary for each sutta text, so adjust accordingly. IMPORTANT NEW REQUIRED FIELDS WITHIN "COMMENT" TAG updated 2018/august example: archivedir=[https://archive.org/download/directory-with-audio]. creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/3.0/ The creative commons part specifies the type of copyright. The archivedir info inside the square brackets [] contain the http address of the directory that the audio file is located in. this page explains how an MC creates an archive.org page corresponding to the year, month, volume specified by that tag https://sites.google.com/a/audtip.org/wiki/wiki/adding-a-suttta-to-collection-checklist/mc-completes-release-process/archive-org Notes here on failed id3 tag "comments"

Useful tool for editing ID3 tags

this program recommended by a member http://www.mp3tag.de/en/ ID3 templates These templates can be a great time saver. For audacity: (nice xml format, readable in browser) id3 templates audacity unfortunately copying these audacity templates to the right place is a little tricky, because the appdata directory is not easily accessible. What might work is you copy the templates from this website into a local temp directory, then when running audacity, open the metadata editor, load a template, which will bring up a file requestor dialogue box. You should then be able to drag and drop the downloaded templates into that dir, and have it visible to audacity to be a loadable template.

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