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As Described In This Document

CATeFILE MEDIA Mgmt. System a.k.a.noahsARKIVE
is a system being used daily to categorize, name, index, file, archive & access

a Library of over 16,000+ H.Q. digital audio files using WAVE, FLAC & OGG formats.
A subset of this system is compatible with most multi-media files.

The naming schema has been tested on LINUX, UNIX & extensively on Microsoft WINDOWSOperating Systems
using many popular media players and dee-jay software applications.
The character lengths for CATeFILEMEDIA folder and file names had to be significantly reduced to avoid file management bugs!

We have learned the hard way, there are many inherent flaws, bugs and inconsistencies
that prevent Microsoft’s file management system from meeting its published feature set.
Experiences & recommendations of Apple power users of the CATeFILE paradigm would be greatly appreciated.

élanDANCE.CLUB© is sanctioned by The National FastDance AssociationnoahsARKiveCATeFILEMEDIA~Management Systems© All Rights Reservedemail: Office: 770.395.6500 | 404.808.4041 Atlanta, GA 30339 US

A long overdue update of our websites began in December of 2016. The media selection features and functions will undergo significant changes.
Access to a public Y.T. playlist will continue, but our private libraries will require Club Membership with password access to listen to streams & solo tracks.
All comments including suggestions, presentation, typos and errors are appreciated.

Our design goal remains the same: To explain, support and offer improvements for a comprehensive multi-media folder and file naming system - for the storing,

playback and archival of A/V Digital Files. CATeFILEMEDIA is easily parsed, searched, sorted and maintained, with more automation enhancements to come.

This document is formatted for printing in landscape mode. 11” x 8.5”

*A List of Several Popular Digital File Types (a.k.a. formats; See Last Page Notes)
1. WAVe digital files are not compressed andare capable of storing higher quality data and different types of digital data than standard CD releases.
2. FLAC files use NON-lossy compression-expansion; and are typically sampled at B16Z44
(See VORBIS 16 & 24-bit with a clock rate of 24 or higher).
Flac files use reversible compression; and they typically average about 35-55% file size reduction.
Yet they can faithfully reproduce and re-constitute an original CD and other digital file types with no loss of original Media.
3. OGG files, recorded using Vorbis-1.0q or q10, 500Kbps, 48,000HZ, exceed the quality of the over-whelming billions of digital files being sold to the masses!

The OGG file provides CD quality playback on high quality audio systems; but is 60-75% smaller than a wave file.
CATeFILEMEDIA advocates the original CD standard as a minimum level of quality when purchasing a CD or any digital file.
The buyer has the legal right to immediately make a personal archival copy of a licensed CD; but even the owner can not sell or distribute any copies!

If the purchaser sells or gives the CD to another person, they are legally required to destroy the archival safety copy;
or provide it to the new owner as a courtesy.
Remember, when you buy a new audio or optical disc, please handle them by the edges and the center hole.
Damage to either side can cause permanent failure. And after successfully playing the disc once or twice, immediately create your archival.
4. WAVE, AIFF and AIFC format files are not compressed. They are capable of higher quality than a Standard CD.
(Note: There is typically a difference of only 2-bytes in the sizes of WAVE & AIFF/AIFC files containing identically sampled audio.)
5. MP3format files of the highest quality should be recorded at Q10K320Z48 (using the 1.0b Variable Bit Rate (VBR) setting for predictive analysis)

in order to obtain the highest quality for the very popular MP3 format.
6. EXAMPLEs of Digital File Extensions that provide high-quality audio fidelity are: .WAV .FLAC .OGG .MP3 .MP4 etc.;
while M4A, AAC & WMA are adequate for ‘less than hi-fi’ playback systems.
7. VISIT: WIKIPEDIA for more information on digital files.
CATeFILE standardized on _& in place of several other abbreviations that are used such as [ feat. ft. featuring with And ] to name a few.
CATeFILEMEDIAhas used and recommends the following shareware applications for improved file management productivity.
*SEARCH-EVERYTHINGby VoidTools~ installs quickly with menu item added to Windows File Manager; super-fast & very powerful !
*CLIPBOARD PATHby Stefan-Bertels ~ installs quickly with menu item added to Windows File Manager. Select, click and easily paste the full path name !
*VLC~VideoLan.Org ~ is a powerful, flexible Multimedia Player application that everyone keeps handy.
*BULK RENAME UTILITY ~ installs quickly. This is a power user tool that can quickly repay the upfront learning curve (BRU_Setup_WinNTx64.exe)
*ISO-639-1 Wikipedia Table of Language Abbreviations (abbreviated form of the ISO-639 Table is included below for user convenience).
*INTRODUCTION TO |OGG|FLAC|OPUS Files Why Ogg Vorbis?by Graham_Mitchell -why I think Ogg Vorbis is the ideal compressed audio format for many uses.

Dance Floor Specifications as defined by Dancesport for a Championship Dance Floor

1. III. RULES FOR ORGANIZERS OF NDCA SANCTIONED EVENTS

<paragraph excerpt >

1. CONDUCT OF COMPETITION
   The Organizer is responsible for observance of the following:

D.CONDUCT OF COMPETITION
The Organizer is responsible for observance of the following:
21.Floors for Competitions must be a minimum of 60 feet long and a minimum of 36 feet wide. < 2,160 sq. ft. >
Floors for Championship events must be a minimum of 66 feet long and a minimum of 42 feet wide.
< 2,772 sq. ft. or 612 sq. ft. larger than the minimum square area of a Competition floor.>
Exceptions for Competitions only may be approved by the Ballroom Department Committee upon written application.
Miscellaneous:

Basketball Court dimensions are 94' x 50' = 4,700sf is considerably larger than the size of a Championship dance floor.
ICBD: International Council of Ballroom Dancing; and WDC: World Dance Council
RULES
The World Dance Council (WDC) rules for international competitions are lengthy and detailed.[15]
The Media for competitions is kept confidential until the event.
The Media always follows a strict tempo and, for a couples competition, it will have a duration of no less than 90 seconds,
and no more than 120 seconds.
Some elementary competitions are restricted to "basic" steps, but international competitions are open as to choreography, within the limits of the traditional style of the individual dances. Only the Viennese waltz has defined choreography: it is limited to seven well-specified figures. Lifts are not permitted, except for Show Dance titles. The tempo for each dance is defined. In the finals, couples are marked under the skating system and judged by timing, footwork, rise and fall, alignment, direction and floor craft. Competitors must meet World Anti-Doping Agency rules.
The Latin dances are more overtly sensual, with skimpy costumes for women and tight-fitting ones for men.[3] More variation in movement is allowed than in the Standard dances. Close, semi-open and open figures are danced. Choreography is now extremely important. Hip action is common; and athletic and balletic maneuvers are common. Two Latin dances are progressive (samba and paso doble), but there is no obligation to move in any pre-set manner round the floor. [4]
Material covered by one or more copyrights of the following organizations is located throughout this reference document:
* ICBD: International Council of Ballroom Dancing; and WDC: World Dance Council
* WDC: World Dance Council | * Swing Dance Council | * Dancesport. | * NDCA
*
* As material is added to this file, additional sources will be credited.
* Suggestions for inclusion are appreciated.
INTERNATIONAL AND AMERICAN STYLE BALLROOM DANCES
Within World Dance Council international competitions are two categories of dances, Ballroom (also called Standard or Modern) and Latin.[2] In England (e.g. at the Blackpool Dance Festival), the categories are traditionally called Ballroom and Latin American dances respectively.
In the Ballroom dances, men typically wear evening dress (coattails, waistcoats and white bow ties), while women wear gowns.
Partners remain in closed position throughout the dance, and movements tend to be elegant and sweeping.
The ballroom dances are progressive, moving anti-clockwise round the floor.[4]
INTERNATIONAL Style ~ STANDARD
IS / FOLDER NAME@Beats/Minute / Beats Per Measure / IDSF tempo (Measures Per Minute) [5] / IDSF dancing time (seconds) [5] / WDC tempo (MPM) [6] / WDC dancing time (seconds) [6]
1 / IS112-120@Foxtrot / 4 / 28–30 / 90–120 / 28 / 90–120
2 / IS200-208@Quickstep / 4 / 50–52 / 90–120 / 50 / 90–120
3 / IS124-132@Tango / 4 / 31–33 / 90–120 / 32 / 90–120
4 / IS174-180@Viennese;75-90S / 3 / 58–60 / 90–120 / 60 / 75–90
5 / IS084-090@Waltz / 3 / 28–30 / 90–120 / 28 / 90–120
INTERNATIONAL Style ~ LATIN
IL / FOLDER NAME@Beats/Minute / Beats Per Measure / IDSF tempo (Measures Per Minute) [5] / IDSF dancing time (seconds) [5] / WDC tempo (MPM) [6] / WDC dancing time (seconds) [6]
1 / IL120-128@Chachacha / 4 / 30–32 / 90–120 / 30 / 90–120
2 / IL168-176@Jive / 4 / 42–44 / 90–120 / 42 / 90–120
3 / IL120-124@PasoDoble / 2 / 60–62 / 90–120 / 56 / 90–120
4 / IL100-108@Rumba / 4 / 25–27 / 90–120 / 22 / 90–120
5 / IL100-104@Samba / 2 / 50–52 / 90–120 / 48 / 90–120
The SMOOTH and RHYTHM Categories of AMERICAN Style DanceSport
roughly correspond to the STANDARD and LATIN Categories of INTERNATIONAL Style.
In Smooth, dancers wear costumes not greatly dissimilar to those worn by their counterparts in Standard---Standard dresses often have prominent floats embellishing the arms and fuller skirts which are typically absent in Smooth, due to the open movement and changing arm positions requiring less restriction on the body; however, the dances themselves are significantly different as a result of influence by dancers like Fred Astaire and Arthur Murray in the years following World War II. While elegance and flow remain the goal, as in International Standard, dancers do not remain in closed position exclusively, instead breaking away from each other periodically and experimenting with open footwork. The Rhythm dances were also influenced by American dancers of the post-WWII era, but the differences between it and International Latin are more subtle. Costumes are similar, and while step patterns are not identical, movements are as free and explicitly sensual as in Latin.[7]
AMERICAN Style DanceSport ~ SMOOTH
AS / FOLDER NAME@bpm (Beats/Minute-Range) / Beats Per Measure / USABDA tempo
(Measures Per Minute)[8] / IUSABDA Dancing Time (seconds) [9]
1 / AS120-128@Foxtrot / 4 / 30-32 / 90–120
2 / AS120-128@Tango / 4 / 30-32 / 90-120
3 / AS216@Viennese;90S / 4 / 54 / 90
4 / AS084-090@Waltz / 3 / 28–30 / 90–120
AMERICAN Style DanceSport ~ RHYTHM
AR / FOLDER NAME@bpm (Beats/Minute-Range) / Beats Per Measure / USABDA tempo
(Measures Per Minute)[8] / USABDA Dancing Time (seconds) [9]
1 / AR096-104@Bolero / 4 / 24-26 / 90–120
2 / AR120@Chacha / 4 / 30 / 90-120
3 / AR136-144@EastCoastSwing / 4 / 34-36 / 90-120
4 / AR188-204@Mambo / 4 / 47-51 / 90-120
5 / AR128-144@Rumba / 4 / 32-36 / 90-120

! Consider Printing Pages 3, 4 & 5 above and/or Pages 6, 7 & 8 for Quick Ballroom Reference !

CATeFILEMEDIA MANAGEMENT SYSTEM is a multi-tiered system that includes a Library of Folders. See Screen Captures starting on page ??.
Initially, over 100 suggested folders are provided for Media & dance genres; but these may be easily customized for each organization’s preferences.
Note: Keep them as short as possible; and avoid changing them after tracks have been stored underneath your customized folder template.

• We are discussing a co-op project with another software company to enhance their current product or write a new application that generates
  and names/renames folders and filenames with the least amount of data entry by the user.
• For the time being we recommend clip-boarding identical text strings and pasting the information to help reduce typing errors;
  thereby reducing the time toCATeFILEan album. (see recommended applications below)
• If a CATeFILEMEDIAfield value is unknown, simply skip it; or fill in an empty or partial version for the field.
  Example: Cut# MmSs Bpm Beats-per-minute (primary & modified with +/- sign and an alternate Beats per minute.
  Example: ;C00T0000B000 when completed might look like these two examples:;C03T0315B144 ;C03T0315B144-136 (or +147)
  Note: Many DJ & music systems display decimal fractions of a beat; but we recommend that only whole numbers be tracked.
• Album and Track names may also be used to create a database library on one or more additional pages of the spreadsheet;
  or a different one - at the same time one has clip-boarded the data.
• To NAVIGATE Web Pages, use the Scroll-Bars, Page Up, Page Down, Home & End keys.
• To SEARCH, PRESS BOTH OF THE FOLLOWING KEYS:
  < Ctrl+ F > to ‘Find’ a letter or sequence. | < Alt+N > for Next | < Alt+P > for Previous
• TheTilde, Dash and Underscore characters; ~ -_ are only used singly for separation.
  Underlined text may indicate a popup note; or ahyper-link that opens another related page.
  A Vertical bar |may be used to separatemultiple tracks. A Pound symbol # is amissingnumber. A Question mark ? isincompletedata.
  
• LEGEND OF ABBREVIATIONS & Miscellaneous Information
  IL=International Latin IS=International Standard AR=American Rythmn AS=American Smooth
  OH=Other dance Histories OS=Other dance Styles RF=Radio Formats
  Normally, alpha characters representing mathematical values follow a number; but CATeFILEuses a unique, abbreviated, and hopefully
  an unambiguous schema; separated by semi-colons to isolate and prevent misunderstanding of Album, Track Names and Values.
  Lower Case ‘b’ or ‘bps’ = bits per second (for example: Kbps)
  Capital ‘B’ = Byte (typically the smallest group of bits used) In digital audio this is seldom less than 8-bits for telephone.
  Example: disc storage generally references 8-bit bytes - even though the stored data byte may be larger; i.e. 8,12,16,24,32,44,48,64, etc.
  Capital ‘K’ = Kilo (1000)
  Capital ‘Z’ = a non-standard use for hertZ
  Decimal Values are not used. Hence Z48 is used to represent a value between 48KHz & 49KHz

*The CATeFILEMEDIA ~ Management Systems are compatible with the major file & search management applications.

With CATeFILE, a user can create, sort & search multi-media files compatible with Unix, Linux and Microsoft Windows.
This system facilitates faster searches both locally and remotely. No additional software is required; although several apps are suggested below.
*CATeFILEdoes not affect or require the cumbersome, embedded meta-data; that requires longer search times and special software in order

to insert or modify meta-data fields. Nowadays, you will find that most Media meta-data fields are poorly populated with maybe a default or two.
Standardizing on Characters and their usage
Colons : back-slash \ or forward-slashes / are terminator or separator characters;
that typically designate the end of a string or folder name.
* X:\ Designates a Local, USB or other Remote Storage Device.

!#0\ Master Template/s Library Folder #0

!#1\ Master Music Tracks Library Folder #1

!#1\ ^see Level3 below
* Level 3PREFIXES: ^= ALBUM ^^= COLLECTION ^^^= COMPILATION \##(sp) = Album Track a.k.a. Cut or C##
EXAMPLEof a fully populated Album Folder & the File Name Component Parts:
DRIVE-Letter:\DRIVE-Folder\ALBUM~Folder\TRACK FILE NAME ;Artist_Name ;YearReleased period.FileExtension
E:\!#1\^NEW EYES;Clean_Bandit;2014;C13T5041;OHpop-elect;V8EN;I0K500Z48~OGG\TK##(space)
RATHER BE;Clean_Bandit_&Jess_Glynne;2014^NewEyes;C04T0349B121;OHpop-elect;V8EN;I0K500Z48.OGG
*Only a folder ALBUM NAME or TRACK TITLE is CAPITALIZEDwith SPACE characters allowed between words.

*If an AlbumTitle is appended to a TRACK TITLE^AlbumTitle;then only the first letter of AlbumWordsAreCapitalized;
and all Punctuation & Spaces are omitted in the AlbumTitle

*Underscores _ Tildes ~ Carets ^ ampersands and spaces are used as separators & connectors.
For example: Firstname_Lastname_&The_Band;
* Many of CATeFILE Fields are optional, but a period & file type Extension (example .MP3 or .OGG)
are absolutely required with audio, video and media files in general.
! It is strongly suggested that periods or slashes not be used within File & Folder Names or Passwords – even though it is possible.

Rules of RoboticsEven thought some operating systems file management will accept them – file management irregularities abound and there are issues!

A BASIC CATeFILEMEDIA TRACK FILE NAMEORALBUM NAMEREQUIRES A MINIMUM OF (5) DATA FIELDS.*CATeFILEMEDIATrack & Album Names are much simpler than they appear! Minimum Track Fields: 1 ;2 ;3 ;5 .0 Minimum Album: 1 ;2 ;3 ;5 ~0
*Currently, there are Ten (10)Field Names used to designate and assemble each Media Track FILE-Name Or Album FOLDER-Name.
* Field Ten (0) may be one of 40+ Filename Extensions. Example: .WAV .FLAC .OGG .MP3 .AAC .M4A .WMA .AMR etc.
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EXAMPLE: A Minimum TRACK FILE NAME Requires Fields: 1 ;2 ;3 ;5and.0

04[1]RATHER BE~ExpandedTitle[2];Clean_Bandit_&Jess_Glynne [3];2014 [4]^AlbumTitle[5];C04T0349B121
[6];OHpop-elect[7];V8EN[8];LoC[9];B24I0K500Z48[0].OGG
*Additional Fields provide quasi-style Meta-Data inserted in sequential order between Track Fields per example above.
01-99(space) Cut ##’s Only Preface Tracks Within A Folder For Sequencing Playback!!
1.RATHER BE } TRACK TITLE– ALL CAPITALS & SPACES; NO OTHER PUNCTUATION SHOULD BE USED!
~Discretionary } ~ AuxiliaryTrack Information
2.;Clean_Bandit_&Guest1 } ; Artist_Name with an underscore between First_LastName
_&Other_Artists or special recognition may be listed with an underscore and an ampersand _&
3.;2014 } ; YYYY is Year in which Track was released
4.^NewEyes } ^ AlbumTitle with No Spaces and the First Letter of Each Word Is Capitalized
5.;C07T0338B110-105 } ; Cut##| TimeMMSS| BeatsPerMinute | Change BPM examples –105down +115up
6.;OHpop-elect } ; See Legend Below of 150+ CATeFILEMEDIA Genre/Style Folders
7.;V8EN } ; V=Voice, I=Inst. M=IVmix; Ranking of 1-low, 9-high, 0-low or unassigned
EN=English | EO=Esperanto | IT=Italian | See Wikipedia ISO-639-1 Table of Languages
8.;Discretionary }; LoC Library of Congress Catalog Code or Other such system
9. ;B48Q10K500Z48 } ; Bits48=Dynamics|Q10=Min.or Zero-compression|500K=Maximum Bits/Sec|Z48=48000-Samples/sec.Fixed
0..OGG.FLAC.WAV .aiff } . EXTension Type. A period separates the Filename and the File Extension type.