How to read XingHeaders and VBRIHeaders from MP3 files using TagLib-Sharp

Question

I need to extract the information stored in the Xing and Fraunhofer VBRI headers of MP3 files using TagLib-Sharp.

I searched the Internet for an example, looked at the source code, but it is not obvious how to use the XingHeader and VBRIHeader classes. They do not look part of the File / AudioFile properties for MPEG.

The constructor needs the ByteVector class, which is defined in the TagLib namespace.

Can someone provide an example of using the XingHeader and VBRIHeader classes? Any help would be greatly appreciated.

Answer 1

Something like the following should work:

foreach(ICodec codec in file.Properties.Codecs) { Mpeg.AudioHeader header = (Mpeg.AudioHeader) codec; if(header == null) return; if(header.XingHeader != Mpeg.XingHeader.Unknown) { /* CODE HERE */ } if(header.VBRIHeader != VBRIHeader.Unknown) { /* CODE HERE */ } }