View And Manipulate Metadata Image Files Using ExifTool - ExifTool is a customize-able set of Perl modules plus a full-featured application for reading and writing meta information in a wide variety of files.
Including the maker note information of many digital cameras by various manufacturers such as Canon, Casio, FujiFilm, GE, HP, JVC/Victor, Kodak, Leaf, Minolta/Konica-Minolta, Nikon, Olympus/Epson, Panasonic/Leica, Pentax/Asahi, Reconyx, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Sigma/Foveon and Sony.
Including the maker note information of many digital cameras by various manufacturers such as Canon, Casio, FujiFilm, GE, HP, JVC/Victor, Kodak, Leaf, Minolta/Konica-Minolta, Nikon, Olympus/Epson, Panasonic/Leica, Pentax/Asahi, Reconyx, Ricoh, Samsung, Sanyo, Sigma/Foveon and Sony.
Below is a list of file types and meta information formats currently supported by ExifTool ( r = read, w = write, c = create ):
File Types
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3FR r | DVB r | M2TS r | PAGES r | RWL r/w
3G2 r | DYLIB r | M4A/V r | PBM r/w | RWZ r
3GP r | EIP r | MEF r/w | PDF r/w | RM r
ACR r | EPS r/w | MIE r/w/c | PEF r/w | SO r
AFM r | ERF r/w | MIFF r | PFA r | SR2 r/w
AI r/w | EXE r | MKA r | PFB r | SRF r
AIFF r | EXIF r/w/c | MKS r | PFM r | SRW r/w
APE r | F4A/V r | MKV r | PGM r/w | SVG r
ARW r/w | FLA r | MNG r/w | PICT r | SWF r
ASF r | FLAC r | MOS r/w | PMP r | THM r/w
AVI r | FLV r | MOV r | PNG r/w | TIFF r/w
BMP r | FPX r | MP3 r | PPM r/w | TTC r
BTF r | GIF r/w | MP4 r | PPT r | TTF r
COS r | GZ r | MPC r | PPTX r | VRD r/w/c
CR2 r/w | HDP r/w | MPG r | PS r/w | WAV r
CRW r/w | HTML r | MPO r/w | PSB r/w | WDP r/w
CS1 r/w | ICC r/w/c | MQV r | PSD r/w | WMA r
DCM r | IIQ r | MRW r/w | PSP r | WMV r
DCP r/w | IND r/w | NEF r/w | QTIF r | X3F r
DCR r | ITC r | NRW r/w | RA r | XLS r
DFONT r | JNG r/w | NUMBERS r | RAF r/w | XLSX r
DIVX r | JP2 r/w | ODP r | RAM r | XMP r/w/c
DJVU r | JPEG r/w | ODS r | RAW r/w | ZIP r
DLL r | K25 r | ODT r | RIFF r |
DNG r/w | KDC r | OGG r | RSRC r |
DOC r | KEY r | ORF r/w | RTF r |
DOCX r | LNK r | OTF r | RW2 r/w |
Meta Information
----------------------+----------------------+---------------------
EXIF r/w/c | Kodak Meta r/w | Adobe APP14 r
GPS r/w/c | PhotoMechanic r/w | MPF r
IPTC r/w/c | JPEG 2000 r | Stim r
XMP r/w/c | DICOM r | APE r
MakerNotes r/w/c | Flash r | Vorbis r
Photoshop IRB r/w/c | FlashPix r | SPIFF r
ICC Profile r/w/c | QuickTime r | DjVu r
MIE r/w/c | Matroska r | M2TS r
JFIF r/w/c | GeoTIFF r | PE/COFF r
Ducky APP12 r/w/c | PrintIM r | AVCHD r
PDF r/w/c | ID3 r | ZIP r
CIFF r/w | Ricoh RMETA r | (and more)
AFCP r/w | Picture Info r |
How To View Image Exif Metadata
Exiftol is a fleksible tools. The command below nukes all EXIF metadata in a photo in one fell swoop ( replace LinuxSlaves.jpg with the actual file name ) :
exiftool LinuxSlaves.jpg
You'll see exif metadata. In this case, here's the output by run that commad :
Explanantion :
No 1 - Option using exiftoolNo 2 - File modification date
No 3 - Camera model when the pics taken
No 4 - Applications for edit/created this file
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How To Manipulate Image Exif Metadata
#1 Make image with a comment
We can embed comment to our photos. You must add option -Comment=your comment. Follow this command below :
# exiftool -Comment=linuxslaves.com IMG_3357.jpg
1 image files updated
Success! Look this picture for more details :
#2 Remove, Change Images Copyright
Please careful ! For second point of second tutorials manipulate exif metadata is information and education purpose only. Read Disclaimer this site for more details. So please use this tools in smart. Oke, here's the command :
# exiftool -Copyright= IMG_3357.jpg
1 image files updated
# exiftool -Copyright=LinuxSlaves IMG_3357.jpg
1 image files updated
This screenshot will tell you the output from those command :
Explore yourself for further manipulation. I think that's all I can tell about View And Manipulate Exif Metadata Image Files Using ExifTool on Linux. Hope you've enjoyed reading this tutorial as much I’ve enjoyed writing it.