EXIFutils

The EXIFutils are a set of command line utilities that extract, add, remove, copy, and replace EXIF and IPTC data from JPEG, TIFF, and other image file formats including proprietary Raw formats.

Product Information

Company: EXIFutils
More information: on features of the EXIFutils
Trial version: EXIFutils v2.7

Script Element

The Script Element in PowerSWITCH allows you to communicate with command line tools like EXIFutils.

These utilities can:

• edit the values of individual EXIF and IPTC fields in one for more image files.
• copy values between EXIF and IPTC fields.
• extract EXIF and IPTC data from images in multiple directories in a format suitable for importing to spreadsheets or databases.
• be used with scripting languages (e.g. Perl) to automate tasks such as renaming of image files or generating image catalogues based on EXIF data.
• be used with web servers to extract individual fields for use in the generation of dynamic web content.
• copy EXIF, IPTC, and Flashpix data between TIFF and JPEG files
• Reinsert EXIF data that has been deleted by photo editing programs
• Rename image files based on the value of EXIF and IPTC fields
• Change the Last Modified time of a JPEG or TIFF file to match the time the photo was taken.

Example scripts

• Change EXIF information
  This script is used to change the EXIF information using the EXIFutils tools.
• Retrieve EXIF information
  

  This script uses the EXIFutils command-line tools to retrieve the EXIF information for each incoming file and adds it to the metadata of that respective file.

Example Flow

• Change and export Exif Image info
  

  This flow shows how you can use EXIFutils to change the exif information of incoming images. Secondly, it exports the exif information and save it as an XML file.