MakerNote

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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.
  
[[Exif]] tag 37500, "MakerNote", is (unfortunately) a popular way to store custom metadata.
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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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By the Exif standard, it 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 ==
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* [http://www.sno.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ ExifTool]
  
 
== External links ==
 
== External links ==

Revision as of 18:36, 3 March 2013

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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.

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.

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