Image Metadata Tokens (EXIF, TIFF, IPTC, etc) – Vector 15

Metadata values that come from the image’s embedded metadata dictionary.

These values are commonly referred to as Exif data, IPTC data, etc. Silent Sifter allows you access to any metadata that is loaded into the file, as long as it is recognized as image metadata.

The way that you access these metadata fields is by providing the key to where the data is stored, and using that key as a token.

The syntax for metadata keys are as follows: specify the name of each section in the metadata, followed by the ‘.’ delimiter, until you finally provide the name of the field you would like to access.

If the value does not exist within a given file, then the metadata will simply not be returned, and the rest of the folder structure/file rename/filter will continue.

All token options are available for use on the metadata keys, the same with all other tokens.

Note that date fields in metadata are stored as plain text, so they do NOT allow date formatting options

Examples:

Usage	Result
image.IPTC.SupplementalCategory	Nature
image.Exif.ApertureValue	3.625
image.Exif.BrightnessValue	2.61785141635489
image.Exif.DateTimeOriginal	2013/04/01 10:47:24
image.Exif.FocalLength	4.28
image.Exif.ShutterSpeedValue	3.90625
image.ExifAux.ImageNumber	254
image.GPS.Latitude	32.969
image.IPTC.keywords	Beach,San Diego,Vacation
image.IPTC.StarRating	3
image.MakerCanon.ImageSerialNumber	1237593
image.MakerNikon.ISOSetting	0,200
image.TIFF.Copyright	Copyright 2013 FW Photography
image.TIFF.ImageDescription	Sunset Photo at La Jolla Shores
image.TIFF.Software	Adobe Photoshop

There are far too many options for us to try to enumerate here, but to give an idea of what types of data is available, here is a representative list:

image.ColorModel
image.DPIHeight
image.DPIWidth
image.Depth
image.Exif.ApertureValue
image.Exif.BrightnessValue
image.Exif.ColorSpace
image.Exif.ComponentsConfiguration
image.Exif.CompressedBitsPerPixel
image.Exif.Contrast
image.Exif.CustomRendered
image.Exif.DateTimeDigitized
image.Exif.DateTimeOriginal
image.Exif.DigitalZoomRatio
image.Exif.ExifVersion
image.Exif.ExposureBiasValue
image.Exif.ExposureMode
image.Exif.ExposureProgram
image.Exif.ExposureTime
image.Exif.FNumber
image.Exif.FileSource
image.Exif.Flash
image.Exif.FlashPixVersion
image.Exif.FocalLenIn35mmFilm
image.Exif.FocalLength
image.Exif.FocalPlaneResolutionUnit
image.Exif.FocalPlaneXResolution
image.Exif.FocalPlaneYResolution
image.Exif.GainControl
image.Exif.ISOSpeedRatings
image.Exif.ImageUniqueID
image.Exif.LightSource
image.Exif.MaxApertureValue
image.Exif.MeteringMode
image.Exif.PixelXDimension
image.Exif.PixelYDimension
image.Exif.Saturation
image.Exif.SceneCaptureType
image.Exif.SceneType
image.Exif.SensingMethod
image.Exif.Sharpness
image.Exif.ShutterSpeedValue
image.Exif.SubjectArea
image.Exif.SubjectDistRange
image.Exif.SubjectDistance
image.Exif.SubsecTime
image.Exif.SubsecTimeDigitized
image.Exif.SubsecTimeOriginal
image.Exif.UserComment
image.Exif.WhiteBalance
image.ExifAux.AFInfo
image.ExifAux.Firmware
image.ExifAux.FlashCompensation
image.ExifAux.FocusDistance
image.ExifAux.FocusMode
image.ExifAux.ImageNumber
image.ExifAux.ImageStabilization
image.ExifAux.LensID
image.ExifAux.LensInfo
image.ExifAux.LensModel
image.ExifAux.LensSerialNumber
image.ExifAux.OwnerName
image.ExifAux.Regions
image.ExifAux.SerialNumber
image.GPS.Altitude
image.GPS.AltitudeRef
image.GPS.DateStamp
image.GPS.GPSVersion
image.GPS.ImgDirection
image.GPS.ImgDirectionRef
image.GPS.Latitude
image.GPS.LatitudeRef
image.GPS.Longitude
image.GPS.LongitudeRef
image.GPS.MapDatum
image.GPS.Status
image.GPS.TimeStamp
image.IPTC.Byline
image.IPTC.Caption/Abstract
image.IPTC.CopyrightNotice
image.IPTC.DateCreated
image.IPTC.DigitalCreationDate
image.IPTC.DigitalCreationTime
image.IPTC.Keywords
image.IPTC.ObjectName
image.IPTC.StarRating
image.IPTC.TimeCreated
image.JFIF.DensityUnit
image.JFIF.IsProgressive
image.JFIF.JFIFVersion
image.JFIF.XDensity
image.JFIF.YDensity
image.MakerCanon.ContinuousDrive
image.MakerCanon.ImageSerialNumber
image.MakerCanon.MaxAperture
image.MakerCanon.MinAperture
image.MakerCanon.UniqueModelID
image.MakerCanon.WhiteBalanceIndex
image.MakerNikon.ColorMode
image.MakerNikon.FlashSetting
image.MakerNikon.FocusMode
image.MakerNikon.ISOSetting
image.MakerNikon.LensType
image.MakerNikon.Quality
image.MakerNikon.SharpenMode
image.MakerNikon.ShootingMode
image.MakerNikon.ShutterCount
image.MakerNikon.WhiteBalanceMode
image.Orientation
image.PictureStyle.HueAdjustment
image.PictureStyle.Monochrome
image.PictureStyle.PictStyleColorSpa
image.PictureStyle.PictureStyle
image.PixelHeight
image.PixelWidth
image.ProfileName
image.TIFF.Artist
image.TIFF.Compression
image.TIFF.Copyright
image.TIFF.DateTime
image.TIFF.ImageDescription
image.TIFF.Make
image.TIFF.Model
image.TIFF.Orientation
image.TIFF.PhotometricInterpretation
image.TIFF.ResolutionUnit
image.TIFF.Software
image.TIFF.XResolution
image.TIFF.YResolution

To learn more about these and other metadata fields available, please visit the websites below:

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