
Indicates whether the music file is part of a compilation. This attribute can be used to distinguish the primary artist for an album from an artist who collaborated on a particular track.ĭescription of the content group (for example, boxed set or series). Style or genre of the content as assigned by the metadata content provider.Ī generic string that can be to identify the file.

Rating of the content as assigned by the metadata content provider. URL of a website offering a promotion related to the content. (For example, metadata might be provided by a commercial service.) Name of the person or group that encoded the content.ĭescription of the settings used to encode the content. Equivalent to the MF_PD_DURATION attribute in the presentation descriptor. The string representation of a GUID that identifies the collection.ĭuration, in 100-nanosecond units. The string representation of a GUID that identifies the collection group. For valid values, see the documentation for the WM/MediaClassSecondaryID attribute. The string representation of a GUID that identifies the secondary class of media. For valid values, see the documentation for the WM/MediaClassPrimaryID attribute. The string representation of a GUID that identifies the primary class of media. Indicates whether the content is protected using digital rights management (DRM). Equivalent to the MF_MT_AUDIO_BITS_PER_SAMPLE attribute in the media type.Ī comment attached to a file, typically added by a user. Equivalent to the MF_MT_AUDIO_SAMPLES_PER_SECOND attribute in the media type. Indicates whether the audio stream uses variable bit-rate encoding.Īudio sample rate in samples per second. PROPERTYKEYĭigital Living Network Alliance (DLNA) profile identifier.Īverage audio bit rate, in bits per second.Īudio subtype ( MF_MT_SUBTYPE) expressed as a string. For a complete list of Shell properties, see Shell Properties.


Also, not every file format supports every property listed. Media files might support additional properties not listed here. The following table lists the most common Shell properties for media. A subset of these are applicable to media files. The Shell property system defines a set of common metadata properties for all types of shell objects. This topic lists the most common metadata properties for media files.
