ExifTool explained
| Meta Information Encapsulation |
| Extension: | .mie |
| Mime: | application/x-mie |
| Magic: | - 7e 10 04 xx 30 4d 49 45
- 7e 18 04 xx 30 4d 49 45
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| Owner: | Phil Harvey |
| Latest Release Version: | 1.1 |
| Genre: | Metadata |
| Container For: | any other file format |
ExifTool is a free and open-source software program for reading, writing, and manipulating image, audio, video, and PDF metadata. It is platform independent, available as both a Perl library (Image::ExifTool) and command-line application. ExifTool is commonly incorporated into different types of digital workflows and supports many types of metadata including Exif, IPTC, XMP, JFIF, GeoTIFF, ICC Profile, Photoshop IRB, FlashPix, AFCP and ID3, as well as the manufacturer-specific metadata formats of many digital cameras.
Metainformation encapsulation
ExifTool implements its own open metadata format. It is designed to encapsulate metainformation from many sources, in binary or textual form, and bundle it together with any type of file. It can either be a single file, wrapping existing data, or used as a sidecar file, carrying for example Exif or XMP metadata.
Uses
Websites and services that use ExifTool include:
Supported file formats
ExifTool can read, edit or create files with the following formats:[6]
Reading support
- 360 - GoPro 360 video (QuickTime-based)
- 3FR - Hasselblad raw (TIFF-based)
- 3G2, 3GP2 - 3rd Gen. Partnership Project 2 audio/video (QuickTime-based)
- 3GP, 3GPP - 3rd Gen. Partnership Project audio/video (QuickTime-based)
- A - Unix static library code Archive
- AA - Audible Audiobook
- AAC - Audio files
- AAE - Apple edit information (XML PLIST-based)
- AAX - Audible Enhanced Audiobook (QuickTime-based)
- ACR - American College of Radiology ACR-NEMA (DICOM-like)
- AFM, ACFM, AMFM - Adobe (Composite/Multiple Master) Font Metrics
- AI, AIT - Adobe Illustrator (Template, PS or PDF)
- AIFF, AIF, AIFC - Audio Interchange File Format (Compressed)
- APE - Monkey's Audio
- ARQ - Sony Alpha Pixel-Shift raw (TIFF-based)
- ARW - Sony Alpha raw (TIFF-based)
- ASF - Microsoft Advanced Systems Format
- AVI - Audio Video Interleaved (RIFF-based)
- AVIF - AV1 Image File Format (QuickTime-based)
- BMP, DIB - Windows BitMaP / Device Independent Bitmap
- BPG - Better Portable Graphics
- BTF - BigTIFF (64-bit Tagged Image File Format)
- CHM - Microsoft Compiled HTML format
- COS - Capture One Settings (XML-based)
- CR2 - Canon Raw 2 (TIFF-based) (CR2 specification)
- CR3 - Canon Raw 3 (QuickTime-based) (CR3 specification)
- CRM - Canon RAW Movie (QuickTime-based)
- CRW, CIFF - Canon Raw Camera Image File Format (CRW specification)
- CS1 - Sinar CaptureShop 1-shot raw (PSD-based)
- CSV - Comma-Separated Values
- CZI - Zeiss Integrated Software RAW (ZISRAW)
- DCM, DC3, DIC, DICM - DICOM - Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine
- DCP - DNG Camera Profile (DNG-like)
- DCR - Kodak Digital Camera Raw (TIFF-based)
- DFONT - Macintosh Data Fork Font
- DIVX - DivX media format (ASF-based)
- DJVU, DJV - DjVu image (AIFF-like)
- DNG - Digital Negative (TIFF-based)
- DOC, DOT - Microsoft Word Document/Template (FPX-like)
- DOCX, DOCM - Office Open XML Document (Macro-enabled)
- DOTX, DOTM - Office Open XML Document Template (Macro-enabled)
- DPX - Digital Picture Exchange
- DR4 - Canon DPP version 4 Recipe
- DSS, DS2 - Digital Speech Standard
- DYLIB - Mac OS X Mach-O executable and library files
- DV - Digital Video
- DVB - Digital Video Broadcasting (QuickTime-based)
- DVR-MS - Microsoft Digital Video Recording (ASF-based)
- EIP - Capture One Enhanced Image Package (ZIP-based)
- EPS, EPSF, PS - (Encapsulated) PostScript Format
- EPUB - Electronic Publication Format
- ERF - Epson Raw Format (TIFF-based)
- EXE, DLL - DOS/Windows executable and library files
- EXIF - Exchangeable Image File Format metadata (TIFF-based)
- EXR - Open EXR (Extended Range)
- EXV - Exiv2 metadata file (JPEG-based)
- F4A, F4B, F4P, F4V - Adobe Flash Player 9+ Audio/Video (Quicktime-based)
- FFF - Hasselblad Flexible File Format (TIFF-based)
- FFF - FLIR thermal image File Format
- FITS - Flexible Image Transport System
- FLA - Macromedia/Adobe Flash project (FPX-like)
- FLAC - Free Lossless Audio Codec
- FLIF - Free Lossless Image Format
- FLV - Flash Video
- FPF - FLIR Public image Format
- FPX - FlashPix image
- GIF - Compuserve Graphics Interchange Format
- GPR - GoPro Raw (DNG-based)
- GZ, GZIP - GNU ZIP compressed archive
- HDP, WDP, JXR - Windows HD Photo / Media Photo / JPEG XR (TIFF-based)
- HDR - Radiance RGBE (Red Green Blue Exponent) High Dynamic-Range
- HEIC, HEIF, HIF - High Efficiency Image Format (QuickTime-based)
- HTML, HTM, XHTML - (Extensible) HyperText Markup Language
- ICO, CUR - Windows Icon or Cursor
- ICC, ICM - International Color Consortium color profile
- ICS, ICAL - iCalendar Schedule
- IDML - Adobe InDesign Markup Language (ZIP/XML-based)
- IIQ - Phase One Intelligent Image Quality raw (TIFF-based)
- IND, INDD, INDT - Adobe InDesign Document/Template (XMP metadata only)
- INSP - Insta360 Picture (JPEG-based)
- INSV - Insta360 Video (QuickTime-based)
- INX - Adobe InDesign Interchange (XML-based, XMP metadata only)
- ISO - ISO 9660 disk image
- ITC - iTunes Cover Flow artwork
- J2C, J2K, JPC - JPEG 2000 codestream
- JP2, JPF, JPM, JPX - JPEG 2000 image (Compound/Extended)
- JPEG, JPG, JPE - Joint Photographic Experts Group image (see table below)
- JSON - JavaScript Object Notation
- JXL - JPEG XL (Extra longterm)
- K25 - Kodak DC25 raw (TIFF-based)
- KDC - Kodak Digital Camera raw (TIFF-based)
- KEY, KTH - Apple iWork '09 Keynote presentation/Theme
- LA - Lossless Audio (RIFF-based)
- LFP, LFR - Lytro Light Field Picture
- LNK - Microsoft Shell Link (Windows shortcut)
- LRV - Low-Resolution Video (QuickTime-based)
- M2TS, MTS, M2T, TS - MPEG-2 Transport Stream (used for AVCHD video)
- M4A, M4B, M4P, M4V - MPEG-4 Audio/Video (Quicktime-based)
- MACOS - MacOS "._" sidecar file (may have any extension)
- MAX - 3D Studio MAX (FPX-like)
- MEF - Mamiya (raw) Electronic Format (TIFF-based)
- MIE - Meta Information Encapsulation (MIE specification)
- MIFF, MIF - Magick Image File Format
- MKA, MKV, MKS - Matroska Audio/Video/Subtitle
- MOBI, AZW, AZW3 - Mobipocket electronic book (Palm-based)
- MODD - Sony Picture Motion metadata (XML PLIST-based)
- MOI - MOD Information file
- MOS - Creo Leaf Mosaic (TIFF-based)
- MOV, QT - Apple QuickTime Movie
- MP3 - MPEG-1 layer 3 audio (uses ID3 information)
- MP4 - Motion Picture Experts Group version 4 (Quicktime-based)
- MPC - Musepack Audio
- MPEG, MPG, M2V - Motion Picture Experts Group version 1 or 2
- MPO - Extended Multi-Picture format (JPEG with MPF extensions)
- MQV - Sony Mobile QuickTime Video
- MRW - Minolta Raw
- MXF - Material Exchange Format
- NEF - Nikon (raw) Electronic Format (TIFF-based)
- NMBTEMPLATE - Apple iWork '09 Numbers Template
- NRW - Nikon Raw (2) (TIFF-based)
- NUMBERS - Apple iWork '09 Numbers spreadsheet
- O - Unix compiled code Object
- ODB, ODC, ODF, ODG, ODI, ODP, ODS, ODT - Open Document Database/Chart/Formula/Graphics/Image/Presentation/Spreadsheet/Text (ZIP/XML-based)
- OFR - OptimFROG audio (RIFF-based)
- OGG, OGV - Ogg bitstream container
- ONP - ON1 Presets
- OPUS - Ogg Opus audio
- ORF - Olympus Raw Format (TIFF-based)
- OTF - Open Type Font
- PAC - Lossless Predictive Audio Compression (RIFF-based)
- PAGES - Apple iWork '09 Pages document
- PCD - Kodak Photo CD Image Pac
- PCX - PC Paintbrush
- PDB, PRC - Palm Database
- PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
- PEF - Pentax (raw) Electronic Format (TIFF-based)
- PFA, PFB - PostScript Font ASCII/Binary
- PFM - Printer Font Metrics
- PGF - Progressive Graphics File
- PICT, PCT - Apple Picture file
- PLIST - Apple Property List (binary and XML formats)
- PMP - Sony DSC-F1 Cyber-Shot image
- PNG, JNG, MNG - Portable/JPEG/Multiple-image Network Graphics
- PPM, PBM, PGM - Portable Pixel/Bit/Gray Map
- PPT, PPS, POT - Microsoft PowerPoint Presentation/Slideshow/Template (FPX-like)
- POTX, POTM - Office Open XML Presentation Template (Macro-enabled)
- PPAX, PPAM - Office Open XML Presentation Addin (Macro-enabled)
- PPSX, PPSM - Office Open XML Presentation Slideshow (Macro-enabled)
- PPTX, PPTM - Office Open XML Presentation (Macro-enabled)
- PSD, PSB, PSDT - PhotoShop Drawing / Large Document / Template
- PSP, PSPIMAGE - Paint Shop Pro
- QTIF, QTI, QIF - QuickTime Image File
- R3D - Redcode raw video
- RA - RealAudio
- RAF - FujiFilm Raw Format
- RAM, RPM - RealAudio/Plug-in Metafile
- RAR - RAR Archive
- RAW - Kyocera Contax N Digital Raw
- RAW - Panasonic Raw (TIFF-based)
- RIFF, RIF - Resource Interchange File Format
- RM, RV, RMVB - Real Media/Video (Variable Bitrate)
- RSRC - Mac OS Resource
- RTF - Rich Text Format
- RW2 - Panasonic Raw 2 (TIFF-based)
- RWL - Leica Raw (TIFF-based)
- RWZ - Rawzor compressed image
- SEQ - FLIR Systems image Sequence
- SKETCH - Sketch design file
- SO - Unix ELF executable and Shared Object files
- SR2 - Sony Raw 2 (TIFF-based)
- SRF - Sony Raw Format (TIFF-based)
- SRW - Samsung Raw format (TIFF-based)
- SVG - Scalable Vector Graphics (XML-based)
- SWF - Shockwave Flash
- THM - Canon Thumbnail (JPEG)
- THMX - Office Open XML Theme
- TIFF, TIF - Tagged Image File Format
- TTF, TTC - True Type Font/Collection
- TORRENT - BitTorrent description file
- TXT - Text files
- VCF, VCARD - Virtual Card
- VOB - Video Object (MPEG-based)
- VRD - Canon DPP Recipe Data
- VSD - Microsoft Visio Drawing (FPX-like)
- WAV - Windows digital audio WAVeform (RIFF-based)
- WEBM - Google Web Movie (MKV-based)
- WEBP - Google Web Picture (RIFF-based)
- WMA, WMV - Windows Media Audio/Video (ASF-based)
- WTV - Windos recorded TV show
- WV - WavePack lossless audio (RIFF-based)
- X3F - Sigma/Foveon raw
- XCF - GIMP native image format
- XLS, XLT - Microsoft Excel Spreadsheet/Template (FPX-like)
- XLSX, XLSM, XLSB - Office Open XML Spreadsheet (Macro-enabled/Binary)
- XLTX, XLTM - Office Open XML Spreadsheet Template (Macro-enabled)
- XMP - Extensible Metadata Platform sidecar file
- ZIP - ZIP archive
Edit support
- 360 - GoPro 360 video (QuickTime-based)
- 3G2, 3GP2 - 3rd Gen. Partnership Project 2 audio/video (QuickTime-based)
- 3GP, 3GPP - 3rd Gen. Partnership Project audio/video (QuickTime-based)
- AAX - Audible Enhanced Audiobook (QuickTime-based)
- AI, AIT - Adobe Illustrator (Template, PS or PDF)
- ARQ - Sony Alpha Pixel-Shift raw (TIFF-based)
- ARW - Sony Alpha raw (TIFF-based)
- AVIF - AV1 Image File Format (QuickTime-based)
- CR2 - Canon Raw 2 (TIFF-based) (CR2 specification)
- CR3 - Canon Raw 3 (QuickTime-based) (CR3 specification)
- CRM - Canon RAW Movie (QuickTime-based)
- CRW, CIFF - Canon Raw Camera Image File Format (CRW specification)
- CS1 - Sinar CaptureShop 1-shot raw (PSD-based)
- DCP - DNG Camera Profile (DNG-like)
- DNG - Digital Negative (TIFF-based)
- DR4 - Canon DPP version 4 Recipe
- DVB - Digital Video Broadcasting (QuickTime-based)
- EPS, EPSF, PS - (Encapsulated) PostScript Format
- ERF - Epson Raw Format (TIFF-based)
- EXIF - Exchangeable Image File Format metadata (TIFF-based)
- EXV - Exiv2 metadata file (JPEG-based)
- F4A, F4B, F4P, F4V - Adobe Flash Player 9+ Audio/Video (Quicktime-based)
- FFF - Hasselblad Flexible File Format (TIFF-based)
- FLIF - Free Lossless Image Format
- GIF - Compuserve Graphics Interchange Format
- GPR - GoPro Raw (DNG-based)
- HDP, WDP, JXR - Windows HD Photo / Media Photo / JPEG XR (TIFF-based)
- HEIC, HEIF, HIF - High Efficiency Image Format (QuickTime-based)
- ICC, ICM - International Color Consortium color profile
- IIQ - Phase One Intelligent Image Quality raw (TIFF-based)
- IND, INDD, INDT - Adobe InDesign Document/Template (XMP metadata only)
- INSP - Insta360 Picture (JPEG-based)
- JP2, JPF, JPM, JPX - JPEG 2000 image (Compound/Extended)
- JPEG, JPG, JPE - Joint Photographic Experts Group image (see table below)
- JXL - JPEG XL (Extra longterm)
- LRV - Low-Resolution Video (QuickTime-based)
- M4A, M4B, M4P, M4V - MPEG-4 Audio/Video (Quicktime-based)
- MEF - Mamiya (raw) Electronic Format (TIFF-based)
- MIE - Meta Information Encapsulation (MIE specification)
- MOS - Creo Leaf Mosaic (TIFF-based)
- MOV, QT - Apple QuickTime Movie
- MP4 - Motion Picture Experts Group version 4 (Quicktime-based)
- MPO - Extended Multi-Picture format (JPEG with MPF extensions)
- MQV - Sony Mobile QuickTime Video
- MRW - Minolta Raw
- NEF - Nikon (raw) Electronic Format (TIFF-based)
- NRW - Nikon Raw (2) (TIFF-based)
- ORF - Olympus Raw Format (TIFF-based)
- PDF - Adobe Portable Document Format
- PEF - Pentax (raw) Electronic Format (TIFF-based)
- PNG, JNG, MNG - Portable/JPEG/Multiple-image Network Graphics
- PPM, PBM, PGM - Portable Pixel/Bit/Gray Map
- PSD, PSB, PSDT - PhotoShop Drawing / Large Document / Template
- QTIF, QTI, QIF - QuickTime Image File
- RAF - FujiFilm Raw Format
- RAW - Panasonic Raw (TIFF-based)
- RW2 - Panasonic Raw 2 (TIFF-based)
- RWL - Leica Raw (TIFF-based)
- SR2 - Sony Raw 2 (TIFF-based)
- SRW - Samsung Raw format (TIFF-based)
- THM - Canon Thumbnail (JPEG)
- TIFF, TIF - Tagged Image File Format
- VRD - Canon DPP Recipe Data
- WEBP - Google Web Picture (RIFF-based)
- X3F - Sigma/Foveon raw
- XMP - Extensible Metadata Platform sidecar file
Creation support
- DR4 - Canon DPP version 4 Recipe
- EXIF - Exchangeable Image File Format metadata (TIFF-based)
- EXV - Exiv2 metadata file (JPEG-based)
- ICC, ICM - International Color Consortium color profile
- MIE - Meta Information Encapsulation (MIE specification)
- VRD - Canon DPP Recipe Data
- XMP - Extensible Metadata Platform sidecar file
Supported JPEG metadata
ExifTool can read, edit or create the following types of metadata in JPEG images:[6]
| JPEG Meta Information | Can read? | Can edit? | Can create? | Description |
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| APP0 - JFIF | Yes | | | JPEG File Interchange Format |
| APP0 - JFXX | Yes | | | Extended JFIF |
| APP0 - CIFF | Yes | | | Camera Image File Format (used by some Canon models) |
| APP0 - AVI1 | Yes | | | JPEG AVI information |
| APP0 - Ocad | Yes | | | Photobucket Ocad segment |
| APP1 - EXIF | Yes | | | Exchangeable Image File Format (including maker notes) |
| APP1 - XMP | Yes | | | Extensible Metadata Platform (multi-segment) |
| APP1 - QVCI | Yes | | | Casio QV-7000SX QVCI information |
| APP1 - FLIR | Yes | | | FLIR thermal imaging data (multi-segment) |
| APP1 - RawThermalImage | Yes | | | Thermal image from Parrot Bebop-Pro Thermal drone |
| APP2 - ICC | Yes | | | International Color Consortium (multi-segment) |
| APP2 - FPXR | Yes | | | FlashPix Ready (multi-segment) |
| APP2 - MPF | Yes | | | Multi-Picture Format |
| APP2 - PreviewImage | Yes | | | Samsung APP2 preview image (multi-segment) |
| APP3 - Kodak Meta | Yes | | | Kodak Meta information (Exif-like) |
| APP3 - Stim | Yes | | | Stereo Still Image format |
| APP3 - PreviewImage | Yes | | | Samsung/HP preview image (multi-segment) |
| APP4 - Scalado | Yes | | | (presumably written by Scalado mobile software) |
| APP4 - FPXR | Yes | | | FlashPix Ready in non-standard location (multi-segment) |
| APP4 - PreviewImage | Yes | | | (continued from APP3) |
| APP5 - Ricoh RMETA | Yes | | | Ricoh custom fields |
| APP5 - Samsung UniqueID | Yes | | | Samsung Unique ID |
| APP5 - PreviewImage | Yes | | | (continued from APP4) |
| APP6 - EPPIM | Yes | | | Toshiba PrintIM |
| APP6 - NITF | Yes | | | National Imagery Transmission Format |
| APP6 - HP TDHD | Yes | | | Hewlett-Packard Photosmart R837 TDHD information |
| APP6 - GoPro | Yes | | | GoPro Metadata Format (GPMF) information |
| APP7 - Pentax | Yes | | | Pentax APP7 maker notes |
| APP7 - Qualcomm | Yes | | | Qualcomm Camera Attributes |
| APP8 - SPIFF | Yes | | | Still Picture Interchange File Format |
| APP9 - Media Jukebox | Yes | | | Media Jukebox XML information |
| APP10 - Comment | Yes | | | PhotoStudio Unicode Comment |
| APP11 - JPEG-HDR | Yes | | | JPEG-HDR compressed ratio image |
| APP12 - Picture Info | Yes | | | ASCII-based Picture Information |
| APP12 - Ducky | Yes | | | Photoshop "Save for Web" |
| APP13 - Photoshop IRB | Yes | | | Image Resource Block (multi-segment, includes IPTC) |
| APP13 - Adobe CM | Yes | | | Adobe Color Management |
| APP14 - Adobe | Yes | | | Adobe DCT filter |
| APP15 - GraphicConverter | Yes | | | GraphicConverter quality |
| COM | Yes | | | JPEG Comment (multi-segment) |
| DQT | Yes | | | (used to calculate the Extra:JPEGDigest tag value) |
| SOF | Yes | | | JPEG Start Of Frame |
| AFCP trailer | Yes | | | AXS File Concatenation Protocol (includes IPTC) |
| CanonVRD trailer | Yes | | | Canon DPP Recipe Data |
| FotoStation trailer | Yes | | | FotoWare FotoStation (includes IPTC) |
| PhotoMechanic trailer | Yes | | | Camera Bits Photo Mechanic |
| MIE trailer | Yes | | | Meta Information Encapsulation |
| Samsung trailer | Yes | | | Samsung Galaxy trailer |
| PreviewImage trailer | Yes | | | (preview image written after JPEG EOI) |
| EmbeddedVideo trailer | Yes | | | (extracted only with ExtractEmbedded option) | |
See also
- Libsndfile see sndfile-info which displays audio file info
External links
Notes and References
- https://exiftool.org/ancient_history.html ExifTool Ancient History
- Web site: Advanced Renamer - Free and fast batch rename utility for files and folders . 2022-03-06 . Advanced Renamer website.
- Web site: cberry. June 1, 2012. Parsing Exif client-side using JavaScript. 16 November 2015. code.flickr.com.
- Web site: Hugin Preferences - PanoTools.org Wiki . 2022-03-06 . Hugin manual on Sourceforge.net.
- Web site: ExifTool by Phil Harvey . 2022-03-06 . ExifTool website.
- https://exiftool.org/#supported Supported File Types
