- Opening Image Files
- Metadata Types
- Adding Metadata
- Removing Metadata
- Saving
- Tips for Image Orientation
Choose File > Open, select the image file(s) you want to edit, then click Open. Or drag the image file(s) to the application icon.
Images can contain different format types of metadata. Photo Meta Edit provides you to add, remove and edit metadata of the following format types ②, ③, ④, ⑤ and ⑥.
The Metadata Type List shows types of metadata which are embedded in the files you selected. Contents of metadata, which are selected in the Metadata Type List, will be displayed on the right side of the Metadata Type List.
- Favorites (for Tagged-Format Metadata)
You can arrange only the metadata items (TIFF, Exif and GPS-related) that the user wants to see/edit in order of preference. - HEIC Property
You can set Image Orientation of HEIC files. - Comments (JPEG only)
You can use ASCII characters only. - JFIF (JPEG only)
JFIF (JPEG File Interchange Format) information. - TIFF (Tagged-Format Metadata)
The tag information format defined in TIFF Rev. 6.0. The structure is such that Exif and GPS are in TIFF.
Exif and GPS are usually recorded in this format. The tag numbers of Exif and GPS items are defined by CIPA.
(To avoid confusion, this metadata format is called Tagged-Format Metadata in this User Guide) - XMP
XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) is defined by Adobe systems Inc. JPEG and Tiff images can contain TIFF, Exif and GPS metadata in XMP format. - IPTC Photo Metadata
The list of IPTC Photo Metadata in XMP. If selected file(s) has one or more IPTC Photo Metadata items in XMP, it is appeared in the Metadata Type List.
TIFF Rev. 6.0, Exif ⋅ GPS
XMP Specification
Exif 2.32 metadata for XMP
Photo Sphere XMP
IPTC Photo Metadata Specification
Select the file(s) you want to add in the main window, choose Metadata > Add > "metadata type".
(You can add thumbnails into JPEG only)
Select a metadata type, press the delete key or click "-" button at the bottom of the main window.
- To save the edited files that are selected in the side bar:
Choose > File > Save - To save the all edited files:
Choose > File > Save All
Image Orientation items exist in the Tagged-Format TIFF, XMP > TIFF, and HEIC Property. If each setting is different, the orientation displayed may differ depending on image viewer apps. And also depends on the type of image. The settings for each should be the same in each file.
Photo Meta Edit displays images in the same orientation as Apple's Preview app.
| Image Type | Image Orientation item used to display images in Apple's Preview ver. 11.0 (1056.2.4) |
|---|---|
| JPEG | The item in Tagged-Format TIFF. The item in XMP > TIFF is never used. |
| TIFF | |
| HEIC | The item in HEIC Property has priority. The item in XMP > TIFF is never used. |
| PNG | The item in XMP > TIFF has priority. The item in Tagged-Format TIFF is not used if existing XMP. |