Bug 156585

Version:           1.4.8 (using 3.5.8 "release 33.2" , openSUSE )
Compiler:          Target: i586-suse-linux
OS:                Linux (i686) release 2.6.18.8-0.7-default

I wish, Amarok could save song ratings inside the mp3/ogg files instead of the database.

This would make it possible to save ratings even if the database gets damaged or lost. Or I could share my ratings with other family members, which is impossible when they are only saved in the database.

Of course I know that there are problems: When I share my rated music file with someone else he probably would apply a completely different rating to this song. Maybe I like this song very much, but my friend doesn't. Do you see a solution?

Currently I have rated all my songs, which enables me to use smart playlists for parties where I only want to play songs with a higher rating than 3.5. Then I wanted to put my collection on a USB stick and use them at a party of a friend. But of course the rating information was missing and I was unable to use a cool smart playlist :-(

Now I save myself from this dilemma by typing the rating into the "comment" field of the files using some string like "rating=3.5" and such. But this is not very convenient and it forces me to sync my comments with the database manually (which is very hard work).

Any Ideas to solve this issue?