Exiv2 - Exif and IPTC metadata library and tools
Author: Andreas Huggel
Description: Open source Exif and IPTC metadata library and tools with Exif MakerNote and read/write support
Keywords: exif, iptc, metadata, makernote, manipulation, manipulate, read and write, write, change, update, jpeg, jpg, ifd, image file directory, thumbnail, thumbnails, tag, tags, canon, fujifilm, sigma/foveon, nikon, open source, opensource, huggel, andreas, andreas huggel

- Main Page
- Namespaces
- Classes
- Files
- Examples

- Exif
- Canon
- Fujifilm
- Minolta
- Nikon
- Olympus
- Panasonic
- Pentax
- Sigma/Foveon
- Sony

- IPTC datasets

- dc
- xmp
- xmpRights
- xmpMM
- xmpBJ
- xmpTPg
- xmpDM
- pdf
- photoshop
- crs
- tiff
- exif
- aux
- Iptc4xmpCore

# Exiv2 Tag Tables

## Dublin Core Schema

The Dublin Core schema provides a set of commonly used XMP properties.

- Exiv2 keys are `Xmp.dc.<Property>`
- The schema namespace URI is `http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/`
- The preferred schema namespace prefix is `dc`

Reference: XMP specification

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Property | Label | Value type | Exiv2 type | Category | Description
--- | --- | --- | --- | --- | ---
contributor | Contributor | bag ProperName | XmpBag | External | Contributors to the resource (other than the authors).
coverage | Coverage | Text | XmpText | External | The spatial or temporal topic of the resource, the spatial applicability of the resource, or the jurisdiction under which the resource is relevant.
creator | Creator | seq ProperName | XmpSeq | External | The authors of the resource (listed in order of precedence, if significant).
date | Date | seq Date | XmpSeq | External | Date(s) that something interesting happened to the resource.
description | Description | Lang Alt | LangAlt | External | A textual description of the content of the resource. Multiple values may be present for different languages.
format | Format | MIMEType | XmpText | Internal | The file format used when saving the resource. Tools and applications should set this property to the save format of the data. It may include appropriate qualifiers.
identifier | Identifier | Text | XmpText | External | Unique identifier of the resource. Recommended best practice is to identify the resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
language | Language | bag Locale | XmpBag | Internal | An unordered array specifying the languages used in the resource.
publisher | Publisher | bag ProperName | XmpBag | External | An entity responsible for making the resource available. Examples of a Publisher include a person, an organization, or a service. Typically, the name of a Publisher should be used to indicate the entity.
relation | Relation | bag Text | XmpBag | Internal | Relationships to other documents. Recommended best practice is to identify the related resource by means of a string conforming to a formal identification system.
rights | Rights | Lang Alt | LangAlt | External | Informal rights statement, selected by language. Typically, rights information includes a statement about various property rights associated with the resource, including intellectual property rights.
source | Source | Text | XmpText | External | Unique identifier of the work from which this resource was derived.
subject | Subject | bag Text | XmpBag | External | An unordered array of descriptive phrases or keywords that specify the topic of the content of the resource.
title | Title | Lang Alt | LangAlt | External | The title of the document, or the name given to the resource. Typically, it will be a name by which the resource is formally known.
type | Type | bag open Choice | XmpBag | External | A document type; for example, novel, poem, or working paper.