Fields for displaying image metadata

IPTC, EXIF and XMP information

Many image file formats carry extra metadata about the image, included in the image file itself. Common metadata formats are IPTC, EXIF and XMP.

During the ingestion of image files in Aprimo DAM this metadata is automatically extracted for most image file types and stored in the file version information. You can see the extracted metadata by clicking View XML in the Extracted XML data panel:

However, this is not enough to make this information easily available, for example in Assets list view or when searching. To make better use of this metadata you have to create fields that store and display the information you need.

Creating fields to display image metadata

To create a read-only field that shows image metadata, you basically follow the instructions in Creating and modifying field definitions.

The properties below are those properties and settings that are important when creating read-only fields for displaying image metadata:

Data type

Select data type

Choose an appropriate data type that matches the data type of the metadata. This is typically Text or Numeric.

General

Scope

Choose one of the record or file scopes, depending on where you are going to use the field. In record scope you will only display information about the master file, in file scope you can store separate metadata with every individual file in a record.
Enable searching on this field

Select this check box if you want this information available when searching for records

Defaults

Default Value

Use one of the following record references, depending on the scope of the field:

File fields:

<ref:record file="current" photoshopInfo="value" | exif="value" | iptc="value"/>

Record fields:

<ref:record file="master" photoshopInfo="value" | exif="value" | iptc="value"/>

where "value" is the key of the metadata tag you want to store or display.

<ref:record file="master" iptc="keywords"/>

where "keywords" are the IPTC-values represented in a text list field

The photoshopInfo reference will give the most reliable results since this reference will search all metadata formats for matching information, incl. XMP. Only in case you don't get the information you want with photoshopInfo, use EXIF or IPTC instead.

e.g.

<ref:record file="master" photoshopInfo="Description"/>

<ref:record file="current" exif="ShutterSpeed" />

<ref:record file="master" iptc="DateCreated" />

The complete list of available properties is listed below - Available properties.
Reset To Default Triggers

In case of record scope you should at least select On Master File Change, in case of file scope you should select On Current File Change.

Advanced

Is Read Only: select the check box to make the field read only
Storage Mode

Choose "None" if you only want to display the information, choose Non Empty Values or All Values if you want the information to be full-text indexed.

Create a separate field for every metadata tag you want to display and/or full-text index.

Available properties

Photoshop File Info

These are the properties retrieved via PhotoshopFileInfo. This reference uses a cascading retrieval system: it checks for a value in the order indicated in the table below, e.g.

if you use this reference in the field default value

<ref:record file="master" photoshopInfo="Description"/>

Aprimo DAM will first check for a value in XMP metadata of the file, then in IPTC, then in EXIF, and will take the first value it encounters.

If you'd like to use an XMP property not listed below, you can extract it using an XPath query in a file reference.

See Record references for more information about record and file references.

For an overview of the namespace definitions and properties in XMP, see https://www.adobe.io/open/standards/xmp.html

Property	Description	Order of checking
Author	the entity that created the file. This can be a person, an organization, or a service.	XMP - Dublin Core namespace - Creator IPTC - Byline EXIF - Artist
Description		XMP - Dublin Core namespace - Description IPTC - Caption EXIF - Description
DescriptionWriter	The editor or writer of the description or caption	XMP - Photoshop namespace - CaptionWriter IPTC - Writer
DocumentTitle		XMP - Dublin Core namespace - title IPTC - ObjectName
Keywords		XMP - Dublin Core namespace - Subject IPTC - Keywords
Category		XMP - Photoshop namespace - Category
SupplementalCategories		XMP - Photoshop namespace - SupplementalCategories IPTC - SupplementalCategory
City		XMP - Photoshop namespace - City IPTC - City
State		XMP - Photoshop namespace - State IPTC - ProvinceState
Country		XMP - Photoshop namespace - Country IPTC - PrimaryLocationName
CopyrightNotice	Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights, including intellectual property rights	XMP - Dublin Core namespace - Rights IPTC - Copyright EXIF - Copyright
CopyrightStatus	Boolean. When true, it indicates that this is a rights-managed resource. When false, it indicates that this is a public-domain resource	XMP - Rights Management namespace - Marked
CopyrightInfoURL	A web URL for a statement of the ownership and usage rights for this file	XMP - Rights Management namespace - WebStatement
DateCreated	This is the creation date as specified by the user, not the date logged by the camera with which the picture was taken	XMP - Photoshop namespace - DateCreated IPTC - DateCreated
CameraDateCreated	This the date the picture was taken, as recorded by the camera	EXIF - DateTimeOriginal
Credit		XMP - Photoshop namespace - Credit IPTC - Credit
Source		XMP - Photoshop namespace - Source IPTC - Source
Headline		XMP - Photoshop namespace - Headlines IPTC - Headline
Instructions		XMP - Photoshop namespace - Instructions IPTC - SpecialInstructions
TransmissionReference		XMP - Photoshop namespace - TransmissionReference IPTC - OriginalTransmissionReference
Urgency	Number from 1 to 8	XMP - Photoshop namespace - Urgency IPTC - Urgency
ImageWidth	Image width in pixels	XMP - TIFF namespace - ImageWidth EXIF - ImageWidth
ImageHeight	Image height in pixels	XMP - TIFF namespace - ImageHeight EXIF - ImageHeight
XResolution	Horizontal resolution in pixels per unit	XMP - TIFF namespace - XResolution
YResolution	Vertical resolution in pixels per unit	XMP - TIFF namespace - YResolution
CameraColorSpace	the color space used by the camera	EXIF - ColorSpace
CameraMake	the manufacturer of recording equipment	XMP - TIFF namespace - Make EXIF - Make
CameraModel	the model name or number of the equipment	XMP - TIFF namespace - Model EXIF - Model
CreatorTool	the name of the first known tool used to create the resource	XMP - Adobe XMP Basic namespace - CreatorTool

IPTC codes

RecordVersion = 0,

ObjectTypeReference = 3,

ObjectAttributeReference = 4,

ObjectName = 5,

EditStatus = 7,

EditorialUpdate = 8,

Urgency = 10,

SubjectReference = 12,

Category = 15,

SupplementalCategory = 20,

FixtureIdentifier = 22,

Keywords = 25,

ContentLocationCode = 26,

ContentLocationName = 27,

ReleaseDate = 30,

ReleaseTime = 35,

ExpirationDate = 37,

ExpirationTime = 38,

SpecialInstructions = 40,

ActionAdvised = 42,

ReferenceService = 45,

ReferenceDate = 47,

ReferenceNumber = 50,

DateCreated = 55,

TimeCreated = 60,

DigitalCreationDate = 62,

DigitalCreationTime = 63,

OriginatingProgram = 65,

ProgramVersion = 70,

ObjectCycle = 75,

Byline = 80,

BylineTitle = 85,

City = 90,

SubLocation = 92,

ProvinceState = 95,

PrimaryLocationCode = 100,

PrimaryLocationName = 101,

OriginalTransmissionReference = 103,

Headline = 105,

Credit = 110,

Source = 115,

Contact = 118,

Caption = 120,

LocalCaption = 121,

Writer = 122,

ImageType = 130,

ImageOrientation = 131

EXIF codes

GpsVersionId = 0,

GpsLatitudeRef = 1,

GpsLatitude = 2,

GpsLongitudeRef = 3,

GpsLongitude = 4,

GpsAltitudeRef = 5,

GpsAltitude = 6,

GpsTimeStamp = 7,

GpsSatellites = 8,

GpsStatus = 9,

GpsMeasureMode = 10,

GpsDop = 11,

GpsSpeedRef = 12,

GpsSpeed = 13,

GpsTrackRef = 14,

GpsTrack = 15,

GpsImageDirectionRef = 16,

GpsImageDirection = 17,

GpsMapDatum = 18,

GpsDestinationLatitudeRef = 19,

GpsDestinationLatitude = 20,

GpsDestinationLongitudeRef = 21,

GpsDestinationLongitude = 22,

GpsDestinationBearingRef = 23,

GpsDestinationBearing = 24,

GpsDestinationDistanceRef = 25,

GpsDestinationDistance = 26,

GpsProcessingMethod = 27,

GpsAreaInformation = 28,

GpsDateStamp = 29,

GpsDifferential = 30,

ImageWidth = 256,

ImageLength = 257,

BitsPerSample = 258,

Compression = 259,

PhotometricInterpretation = 262,

Threshholding = 263,

CellWidth = 264,

CellLength = 265,

FillOrder = 266,

DocumentName = 269,

Description = 270,

Make = 271,

Model = 272,

StripOffsets = 273,

Orientation = 274,

SamplesPerPixel = 277,

RowsPerStrip = 278,

StripByteCounts = 279,

MinSampleValue = 280,

MaxSampleValue = 281,

XResolution = 282,

YResolution = 283,

PlanarConfiguration = 284,

PageName = 285,

XPosition = 286,

YPosition = 287,

FreeOffsets = 288,

FreeByteCounts = 289,

GrayResponseUnit = 290,

GrayResponseCurve = 291,

T4Options = 292,

T6Options = 293,

ResolutionUnit = 296,

PageNumber = 297,

TransferFunction = 301,

Software = 305,

DateTime = 306,

Artist = 315,

HostComputer = 316,

Predictor = 317,

WhitePoint = 318,

PrimaryChromaticities = 319,

ColorMap = 320,

HalftoneHints = 321,

TileWidth = 322,

TileLength = 323,

TileOffsets = 324,

TileByteCounts = 325,

BadFaxLines = 326,

CleanFaxData = 327,

ConsecutiveBadFaxLines = 328,

InkSet = 332,

InkNames = 333,

NumberOfInks = 334,

DotRange = 336,

TargetPrinter = 337,

ExtraSamples = 338,

SampleFormat = 339,

SMinSampleValue = 340,

SMaxSampleValue = 341,

TransferRange = 342,

ClipPath = 343,

XClipPathUnits = 344,

YClipPathUnits = 345,

Indexed = 346,

JpegTables = 347,

OpiProxy = 351,

ProfileType = 401,

FaxProfile = 402,

CodingMethods = 403,

VersionYear = 404,

ModeNumber = 405,

Decode = 433,

DefaultImageColor = 434,

JpegProc = 512,

JpegInterchangeFormat = 513,

JpegInterchangeFormatLength = 514,

JpegRestartInterval = 515,

JpegLosslessPredictors = 517,

JpegPointTransforms = 518,

JpegqTables = 519,

JpegdcTables = 520,

JpegacTables = 521,

YCbCrCoefficients = 529,

YCbCrSubsampling = 530,

YCbCrPositioning = 531,

ReferenceBlackWhite = 532,

StripRowCounts = 559,

Xmp = 700,

ImageId = 32781,

ExposureTime = 33434,

FNumber = 33437,

SubIfdOffset = 34665,

ImageLayer = 34732,

ExposureProgram = 34850,

SpectralSensitivity = 34852,

GpsifdOffset = 34853,

IsoSpeedRatings = 34855,

OptoElectricCoefficient = 34856,

ExifVersion = 36864,

DateTimeOriginal = 36867,

DateTimeDigitized = 36868,

ComponentsConfiguration = 37121,

CompressedBitsPerPixel = 37122,

ShutterSpeed = 37377,

LensAperture = 37378,

Brightness = 37379,

ExposureBias = 37380,

MaxAperture = 37381,

SubjectDistance = 37382,

MeteringMode = 37383,

LightSource = 37384,

Flash = 37385,

FocalLength = 37386,

SubjectArea = 37396,

MakerNote = 37500,

UserComment = 37510,

SubSecTime = 37520,

SubSecTimeOriginal = 37521,

SubSecTimeDigitized = 37522,

FlashPixVersion = 40960,

ColorSpace = 40961,

PixelXDimension = 40962,

PixelYDimension = 40963,

RelatedSoundFile = 40964,

FlashEnergy = 41483,

SpatialFrequencyResponse = 41484,

FocalPlaneXResolution = 41486,

FocalPlaneYResolution = 41487,

FocalPlaneResolutionUnit = 41488,

SubjectLocation = 41492,

ExposureIndex = 41493,

SensingMethod = 41495,

FileSource = 41728,

SceneType = 41729,

CfaPattern = 41730,

CustomRendered = 41985,

ExposureMode = 41986,

WhiteBalance = 41987,

DigitalZoomRatio = 41988,

FocalLengthin35MmFilm = 41989,

SceneCaptureType = 41990,

GainControl = 41991,

Contrast = 41992,

Saturation = 41993,

Sharpness = 41994,

DeviceSettingDescription = 41995,

SubjectDistanceRange = 41996,

ImageUniqueId = 42016,