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.SH DESCRIPTION
.PP
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.B exiv2
is a program to read and write Exif, IPTC, XMP metadata and
image comments and can read many vendor makernote tags. The program
optionally converts between Exif tags, XMP properties and IPTC
datasets as recommended by the Exif Standard, the IPTC Standard,
the XMP specification and Metadata Working Group guidelines.
is a program to read and write image metadata, including
Exif, IPTC, XMP, image comments, ICC Profile, thumbnails, image
previews and many vendor makernote tags. The program optionally
converts between Exif tags, IPTC datasets and XMP properties as
recommended by the Exif Standard, the IPTC Standard, the XMP
specification and the Metadata Working Group guidelines.
.br
The following image formats are supported:
The following image formats and metadata categories are supported:
.TS
lB lB lB lB lB lB
_ _ _ _ _ _
l l l l l l.
Type Exif IPTC XMP Image Comments ICC Profile
ARW Read Read Read - -
AVIF Read Read Read - -
BMP - - - - -
CR2 Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write
CR3 Read Read Read - Read
CRW Read/Write - - Read/Write -
DNG Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write
EPS - - Read/Write - -
EXV Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write
GIF - - - - -
HEIC Read Read Read - -
HEIF Read Read Read - -
JP2 Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write
JPEG Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write
MRW Read Read Read - -
NEF Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write
ORF Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - -
PEF Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write
PGF Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write
PNG Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write
PSD Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - -
RAF Read Read Read - -
RW2 Read Read Read - -
SR2 Read Read Read - -
SRW Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - -
TGA - - - - -
TIFF Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write
WEBP Read/Write - Read/Write - Read/Write
XMP - - Read/Write - -
lB lB lB lB lB lB lB
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
l l l l l l l.
Type Exif IPTC XMP Image Comments ICC Profile Thumbnail
ARW Read Read Read - - Read
AVIF Read Read Read - - Read
BMP - - - - - -
CR2 Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write Read/Write
CR3 Read Read Read - Read Read
CRW Read/Write - - Read/Write - Read/Write
DNG Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write Read/Write
EPS - - Read/Write - - -
EXV Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write
GIF - - - - - -
HEIC Read Read Read - - Read
HEIF Read Read Read - - Read
JP2 Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write Read/Write
JPEG Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write
MRW Read Read Read - - Read
NEF Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write Read/Write
ORF Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - - Read/Write
PEF Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write Read/Write
PGF Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write -
PNG - Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write Read/Write
PSD Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - - Read/Write
RAF Read Read Read - - Read
RW2 Read Read Read - - Read
SR2 Read Read Read - - Read
SRW Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - - Read/Write
TGA - - - - - -
TIFF Read/Write Read/Write Read/Write - Read/Write Read/Write
WEBP Read/Write - Read/Write - Read/Write Read/Write
XMP - - Read/Write - - -
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.IP \(bu 2
Support for GIF, TGA and BMP images is minimal: the image format is
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.IP \(bu 2
Reading other TIFF-like RAW image formats, which are not listed in the
table, may also work.
.IP \(bu 2
The thumbnail, if available, is included in the list of image previews.
.SH ACTIONS
The \fIaction\fP argument is only required if it is not clear from the
\fIoptions\fP which action is implied.

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