## ExifTool Tag Names

The tables listed below give the names of all tags recognized by ExifTool, excluding shortcut and unknown tags.

A Tag ID or Index is given in the first column of each table. A Tag ID is the computer-readable equivalent of a tag name, and is the identifier that is actually stored in the file. An Index refers to the location of the information, and is used if the information is stored at a fixed position in a data block.

A Tag Name is the handle by which the information is accessed. In some instances, more than one name may correspond to a single tag ID. In these cases, the actual name used depends on the context in which the information is found. Case is not significant for tag names. A question mark after a tag name indicates that the information is either not understood, not verified, or not very useful -- these tags are not extracted by ExifTool unless the Unknown (-u) option is enabled. Be aware that some tag names are different than the descriptions printed out by default when extracting information with "exiftool". To see the tag names instead of the descriptions, use "exiftool -S".

The Writable column indicates whether the tag is writable by ExifTool. Anything but an "N" in this column means the tag is writable. A "Y" indicates writable information that is either unformatted or written using the existing format. Other expressions give details about the information format, and vary depending on the general type of information. The format name may be followed by a number in square brackets to indicate the number of values written, or the number of characters in a fixed-length string (including a null terminator which is added if required).

An asterisk (`*`) in the Writable column indicates a 'protected' tag which is not writable directly, but is set via a Composite tag. A tilde (`~`) indicates a tag this is only writable when print conversion is disabled (by setting PrintConv to 0, or using the -n option). An exclamation point (`!`) indicates a tag that is considered unsafe to write under normal circumstances. These 'unsafe' tags are not set when calling SetNewValuesFromFile() or when using the exiftool -TagsFromFile option, and care should be taken when editing them manually since they may affect the way an image is rendered.

The HTML version of this document also lists possible Values for all tags which have a discrete set of values, and gives Notes for some tags.

Note: If you are familiar with common meta-information tag names, you may find that some ExifTool tag names are different than expected. The usual reason for this is to make the tag names more consistent across different types of meta information. To determine a tag name, either consult this documentation or run "exiftool -S" on a file containing the information in question.

> Tag Table Index
> EXIF XMP XMP aux XMP cc XMP crs XMP dc XMP dex XMP exif XMP iptcCore XMP pdf XMP photoshop XMP PixelLive XMP tiff XMP xmp XMP xmpBJ XMP xmpMM XMP xmpPLUS XMP xmpRights XMP xmpTPg IPTC IPTC EnvelopeRecord IPTC ApplicationRecord IPTC NewsPhoto IPTC PreObjectData IPTC ObjectData IPTC PostObjectData Leaf Leaf CameraProfile Leaf CaptureProfile Leaf ImageProfile Leaf ShootSetup Leaf CameraSetup Leaf CaptureSetup Leaf Neutrals Leaf Selection Leaf Sharpness Leaf ToneCurve Leaf ColorSetup Leaf LookHeader Leaf SaveSetup Leaf SubIFD ICC_Profile ICC_Profile Header ICC_Profile Chromaticity ICC_Profile ColorantTable ICC_Profile Measurement ICC_Profile ViewingConditions Photoshop Photoshop Resolution Photoshop JPEG_Quality GPS Canon Canon CameraSettings Canon FocalLength Canon ShotInfo Canon Panorama Canon ColorInfoD30 Canon LensInfo1D Canon PictureInfo Canon FileInfo Canon ColorInfo Canon WhiteBalance Canon PreviewImageInfo CanonCustom Functions10D CanonCustom Functions20D CanonCustom FunctionsD30 CanonCustom Functions1D Casio Casio Type2 PrintIM | FujiFilm JVC JVC Text Kodak Kodak Type2 Kodak Type3 Kodak Type4 Kodak Type5 Kodak Type6 Kodak Unknown Kodak Meta Kodak SpecialEffects Kodak Borders Unknown Minolta Minolta CameraSettings Nikon Nikon PreviewImage Nikon ColorBalance1 Nikon ColorBalance2 Nikon ColorBalance3 Nikon LensData00 Nikon LensData01 Nikon CaptureOffsets Nikon Type2 NikonCapture NikonCapture CropData NikonCapture Brightness NikonCapture DLightingHQ NikonCapture NoiseReduction NikonCapture PhotoEffects NikonCapture ColorBoost NikonCapture DLightingHS NikonCapture UnsharpData Olympus Olympus TextInfo Olympus Equipment Olympus CameraSettings Olympus RawDevelopment Olympus ImageProcessing Olympus FocusInfo Panasonic Pentax Pentax MOV Ricoh Ricoh Subdir Ricoh Text Sanyo Sigma Sony Sony SRF CanonRaw CanonRaw MakeModel CanonRaw SensorInfo CanonRaw ImageFormat CanonRaw TimeStamp CanonRaw ImageInfo CanonRaw FlashInfo CanonRaw ExposureInfo SigmaRaw SigmaRaw Header SigmaRaw HeaderExt SigmaRaw Properties GeoTiff JFIF JFIF Extension Jpeg2000 Jpeg2000 ImageHeader Jpeg2000 CaptureResolution Jpeg2000 DisplayResolution | BMP PICT PNG PNG ImageHeader PNG PrimaryChromaticities PNG TextualData PNG PhysicalPixel MNG MNG Background MNG BasisObject MNG ClipObjects MNG CloneObject MNG DefineObject MNG DeltaPNGHeader MNG JNGHeader MNG Loop MNG MagnifyObject MNG MNGHeader MNG MoveObjects MNG PasteImage MNG PromoteParent MNG ShowObjects MNG TerminationAction MNG ExportImage MNG FramePriority MIFF PDF PDF Info PDF Root PDF Metadata PDF Pages PDF Kids PDF PieceInfo PDF AdobePhotoshop PDF Private PDF ImageResources PDF Resources PDF ColorSpace PDF DefaultRGB PDF ICCBased PostScript DICOM ID3 ID3 v1 ID3 v2_2 ID3 v2_3 ID3 v2_4 WAV WAV List WAV Info WAV Exif WAV Format QuickTime QuickTime Movie QuickTime MovieHdr QuickTime Track QuickTime Media QuickTime Minf QuickTime Stbl QuickTime TrackHdr QuickTime UserData QuickTime Video QuickTime Preview QuickTime ImageFile QuickTime ImageDesc APP12 Extra Composite

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Last revised Dec 21, 2005