ExifTool
| ExifTool | |
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| Basic data
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| developer | Phil Harvey |
| Publishing year | November 19, 2003 |
| Current version | 12.00 (11 June 2020) |
| Current preliminary version | 04/12 (August 2020) |
| operating system | Windows , OS X , Linux |
| programming language | Pearl |
| category | Tag editor |
| License | GPL 1 + / Artistic License |
| German speaking | No |
| exiftool.org/ | |
ExifTool is free software for reading, writing and editing metadata for image, audio and video files. It is platform-independent and is available both as a Perl library (Image :: ExifTool) and as a command line application. ExifTool is commonly integrated into various types of digital workflows and supports many types of metadata, including Exif , IPTC , XMP , JFIF , GeoTIFF , ICC profiles , Photoshop IRB, FlashPix , AFCP and ID3 , as well as the proprietary metadata formats of many digital cameras . It is also available in source code as Free Software under the terms of version 1 or later of the GNU General Public License (GPL) .
The Flickr web image service uses ExifTool to parse the metadata of uploaded images.
Meta information encapsulation
| Meta information encapsulation | |
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| File extension : |
.mie
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| MIME type : | application / x-mie |
| Magic number : | 7e 10 04 xx 30 4d 49 45 or 7e 18 04 xx 30 4d 49 45 |
| Developed by: | Phil Harvey |
| Initial release: | November 28, 2005 |
| Current version: | 1.1 (as of January 21, 2007) |
| Type: | Metadata |
| Container for: | any file format |
| Website : | exiftool.org/TagNames/MIE.html |
ExifTool implements its own, open metadata format. It is designed to summarize binary or textual metadata from many sources and bundle it with files of any type. It can be a single file, including existing data, or as a sidecar file are used and, for example Exif - or XMP contain metadata.
Web links
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Official website
- MIE file format specification
- MIE tags reference
- Commentary on Meta Information Formats (or “Why this or that Format Sucks”), Phil Harvey, Essay on Design Decisions, written November 15, 2005, last updated July 29, 2010