#795708 /usr/bin/ogg123: ogg123: Metadata_block_picture comments spew base64 all over the screen

Package:
vorbis-tools
Source:
vorbis-tools
Description:
several Ogg Vorbis tools
Submitter:
Andreas Olsson
Date:
2015-10-20 10:48:04 UTC
Severity:
normal
#795708#5
Date:
2015-08-16 11:58:49 UTC
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Ogg Vorbis files have the possibility to include cover art as base64
encoded Metadata_block_picture[1] comments.

ogg123 appear to display these Metadata_block_picture comments the
same way as any regular text comment. The result being a screen full
of base64 encoding, blocking out any other comments.


[1]: https://wiki.xiph.org/VorbisComment#METADATA_BLOCK_PICTURE
#795708#10
Date:
2015-08-16 12:25:44 UTC
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[Andreas Olsson]

What did you expect it to do with this content, given that it is a text
command line tool?  I am not quite sure what you propose as a fix, as I
did not quite understand the problem.
#795708#15
Date:
2015-08-16 12:33:27 UTC
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sön 2015-08-16 klockan 14:25 +0200 skrev Petter Reinholdtsen:

Yeah, I guess I should really have been more clear in that regard.

Given that it's more or less impossible for a command line tool like
ogg123 to show any meaningful output for the Metadata_block_picture
comment it would be better not to display it at all. That is, I think
it would be an improvement if ogg123 ignored/hid that field.

The problem with the Metadata_block_picture base64 filling the entire
screen is that one don't see the potentially more interesting comments
such as Title, Artist, Album, etc.

// Andreas
#795708#20
Date:
2015-08-16 13:25:56 UTC
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To better illustrate, let me share screenshots, comparing a .ogg
containing a Metadata_block_picture to one without.

  Without Metadata_block_picture: https://owncloud.arrakis.se/public.php?service=files&t=ca3e282753dc5a2c09e5373898028ca3

  With Metadata_block_picture: https://owncloud.arrakis.se/public.php?service=files&t=0343594e49b9407e303f61465dcb963e

// Andreas
#795708#25
Date:
2015-10-20 10:46:13 UTC
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