MakerNote
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| − | [[Exif]] tag 37500, "MakerNote", is (unfortunately) a popular way store custom metadata. | + | [[Exif]] tag 37500, "MakerNote", is (unfortunately) a popular way to store custom metadata. |
By the Exif standard, it is merely a block of arbitrary bytes, which creators of Exif files may use in any way they like. | By the Exif standard, it 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, | + | 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. |
== External links == | == External links == | ||
Revision as of 18:44, 19 February 2013
Exif tag 37500, "MakerNote", is (unfortunately) a popular way to store custom metadata.By the Exif standard, it 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.
