Embedded metadata formats

Switch supports the following embedded metadata formats:

Format	Description	Reference
EXIF	A binary format designed to store information about a photograph Generated by all digital cameras and used by many desktop applications and asset management systems	Exif Version 2.2 specification dated April 2002 (JEITA CP-3451)
IPTC	A binary format designed to store news-related information in photographs Used by many applications including asset management systems	IPTC – NAA Information Interchange Model Version 4 dated July 1999 IPTC Core Schema for XMP Version 1.0 Revision 8 dated March 2005
XMP	An XML-based format defined by Adobe Embedded in images or compound documents; used by Adobe Creative Suite and many other applications	Adobe XMP specification dated September 2005

Format

Description

Reference

EXIF

A binary format designed to store information about a photograph

Generated by all digital cameras and used by many desktop applications and asset management systems

Exif Version 2.2 specification dated April 2002 (JEITA CP-3451)

IPTC

A binary format designed to store news-related information in photographs

Used by many applications including asset management systems

IPTC – NAA Information Interchange Model Version 4 dated July 1999

IPTC Core Schema for XMP Version 1.0 Revision 8 dated March 2005

XMP

An XML-based format defined by Adobe

Embedded in images or compound documents; used by Adobe Creative Suite and many other applications

Adobe XMP specification dated September 2005

Also see "Supported file formats" below.