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{{FormatInfo | {{FormatInfo | ||
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+ | [[Exif]] tag 37500, "MakerNote", is (unfortunately) a popular way to store custom metadata, particularly in image files created by digital cameras (see [[Cameras and Digital Image Sensors]]). | ||
− | + | By the Exif standard, MakerNote is merely a block of arbitrary bytes, which creators of Exif files may use in any way they like. | |
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Some of the data formats used in MakerNotes have been documented or reverse-engineered. A MakerNote usually begins with a signature of some sort, such as the name of a camera manufacturer, to help identify its contents. | Some of the data formats used in MakerNotes have been documented or reverse-engineered. A MakerNote usually begins with a signature of some sort, such as the name of a camera manufacturer, to help identify its contents. | ||
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+ | == Software == | ||
+ | * [https://exiftool.org/ ExifTool] | ||
+ | * [https://www.logipole.com/metadata++-en.htm Metadata++] | ||
== External links == | == External links == | ||
+ | * [https://exiftool.org/TagNames/EXIF.html ExifTool: EXIF Tags] → 0x927c | ||
+ | * [https://exiftool.org/makernote_types.html ExifTool: Makernote Types] | ||
* [http://www.exiv2.org/metadata.html Exiv2 metadata reference] | * [http://www.exiv2.org/metadata.html Exiv2 metadata reference] | ||
* http://ozhiker.com/electronics/pjmt/jpeg_info/makernotes.html | * http://ozhiker.com/electronics/pjmt/jpeg_info/makernotes.html | ||
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+ | [[Category:Graphics]] | ||
+ | [[Category:Cameras and Digital Image Sensors]] |
Latest revision as of 14:19, 23 September 2023
Exif tag 37500, "MakerNote", is (unfortunately) a popular way to store custom metadata, particularly in image files created by digital cameras (see Cameras and Digital Image Sensors).By the Exif standard, MakerNote is merely a block of arbitrary bytes, which creators of Exif files may use in any way they like.
Some of the data formats used in MakerNotes have been documented or reverse-engineered. A MakerNote usually begins with a signature of some sort, such as the name of a camera manufacturer, to help identify its contents.