1. Generates a report with tag names and interepreted (translated) human readable data
exiv2.exe -Pnt d:\files\myMediaFile.jpg
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Print Exif summary
Run 'exiv2' against the selected image to print a concise human-readable summary: file name, type, image size, camera make/model, timestamp, exposure, aperture, ISO, focal length, and thumbnail size.
Print all metadata (Exif + IPTC + XMP)
Use '-p a' to dump every metadata key from every namespace (Exif, IPTC, XMP, ICC), one per line, with type, count, and value. Long output for image-heavy formats.
Extract raw XMP packet (XML)
Use '-pX' to print the raw embedded XMP/RDF packet. Output is XML; use the Preview HTML button to render it. Empty for files with no XMP packet.
Filter metadata by group (Exif.Image.*)
Combine '-g Image' with '-p a' to list only keys whose family contains 'Image'. Useful for narrowing a noisy dump to one logical section.
# Exiv2 - Help
Source: https://exiv2.org/
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Usage: exiv2.exe [ option [ arg ] ]+ [ action ] file ...
Image metadata manipulation tool.
Where file is one or more files, optionally containing a URL
(http, https, ftp, sftp, data or file) or wildcard
Actions:
pr | print Print image metadata (default is a summary). This is the default
action
ad | adjust Adjust Exif timestamps by the given time. Requires
at least one of -a, -Y, -O or -D
rm | delete Deletes image metadata, use -d to choose type to delete
(default is all)
in | insert Insert metadata from .exv, .xmp, thumbnail or .icc file.
Use option -S to change the suffix of the input files and
-l to change the location
ex | extract Extract metadata to .exv, .xmp, preview image, thumbnail,
or ICC profile. Use option -S to change the suffix of the input
files and -l to change the location
mv | rename Rename files and/or set file timestamps according to the
Exif timestamps. The filename format can be set with
-r format, timestamp options are controlled with -t and -T
mo | modify Apply commands to modify the Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata.
Requires option -m or -M
fi | fixiso Copy ISO setting from Canon and Nikon makernotes, to the
standard Exif tag
fc | fixcom Convert the Unicode Exif user comment to UCS-2. The current
character encoding can be specified with the -n option
Options:
-h Display this help and exit
-V Show the program version and exit
-v Be verbose during the program run
-q Silence warnings and error messages (quiet)
-Q lvl Set log-level to d(ebug), i(nfo), w(arning), e(rror) or m(ute)
-b Obsolete, reserved for use with the test suit
-u Show unknown tags (e.g., Exif.SonyMisc3c.0x022b)
-g str Only output where 'str' matches in output text (grep)
Append /i to 'str' for case insensitive
-K key Only output where 'key' exactly matches tag's key
-n enc Character set to decode Exif Unicode user comments
-k Preserve file timestamps when updating files (keep)
-t Set the file timestamp from Exif metadata when renaming (overrides -k)
-T Only set the file timestamp from Exif metadata ('rename' action)
-f Do not prompt before overwriting existing files (force)
-F Do not prompt before renaming files (Force)
-a time Time adjustment in the format [+|-]HH[:MM[:SS]]. For 'adjust' action
-Y yrs Year adjustment with the 'adjust' action
-O mon Month adjustment with the 'adjust' action
-D day Day adjustment with the 'adjust' action
-p mode Print mode for the 'print' action. Possible modes are:
s : A summary of the Exif metadata (the default)
a : Exif, IPTC and XMP tags (shortcut for -Pkyct)
e : Exif tags (shortcut for -PEkycv)
t : Interpreted (translated) Exif tags (-PEkyct)
v : Plain (untranslated) Exif tags values (-PExgnycv)
h : Hex dump of the Exif tags (-PExgnycsh)
i : IPTC tags (-PIkyct)
x : XMP tags (-PXkyct)
c : JPEG comment
p : List available image preview, sorted by size
C : Print ICC profile
R : Recursive print structure of image (debug build only)
S : Print structure of image (limited file types)
X : Extract "raw" XMP
-P flgs Print flags for fine control of tag lists ('print' action):
E : Exif tags
I : IPTC tags
X : XMP tags
x : Tag number for Exif or IPTC tags (in hexadecimal)
g : Group name (e.g. Exif.Photo.UserComment, Photo)
k : Key (e.g. Exif.Photo.UserComment)
l : Tag label (e.g. Exif.Photo.UserComment, 'User comment')
d : Tag description
n : Tag name (e.g. Exif.Photo.UserComment, UserComment)
y : Type
y : Type
c : Number of components (count)
s : Size in bytes of vanilla value (may include NULL)
v : Plain data value of untranslated (vanilla)
V : Plain data value, data type and the word 'set'
t : Interpreted (translated) human readable values
h : Hex dump of the data
-d tgt1 Delete target(s) for the 'delete' action. Possible targets are:
a : All supported metadata (the default)
e : Exif tags
t : Exif thumbnail only
i : IPTC tags
x : XMP tags
c : JPEG comment
C : ICC Profile
c : All IPTC data (any broken multiple IPTC blocks)
- : Input from stdin
-i tgt2 Insert target(s) for the 'insert' action. Possible targets are
a : All supported metadata (the default)
e : Exif tags
t : Exif thumbnail only (JPEGs only from <file>-thumb.jpg)
i : IPTC tags
x : XMP tags
c : JPEG comment
C : ICC Profile, from <file>.icc
X : XMP sidecar from file <file>.xmp
XX: "raw" metadata from <file>.exv. XMP default, optional Exif and IPTC
- : Input from stdin
-e tgt3 Extract target(s) for the 'extract' action. Possible targets
a : All supported metadata (the default)
e : Exif tags
t : Exif thumbnail only (to <file>-thumb.jpg)
i : IPTC tags
x : XMP tags
c : JPEG comment
pN: Extract N'th preview image to <file>-preview<N>.<ext>
C : ICC Profile, to <file>.icc
X : XMP sidecar to <file>.xmp
XX: "raw" metadata to <file>.exv. XMP default, optional Exif and IPTC
- : Output to stdin
-r fmt Filename format for the 'rename' action. The format string
follows strftime(3). The following keywords are also supported:
:basename: - original filename without extension
:dirname: - name of the directory holding the original file
:parentname: - name of parent directory
Default 'fmt' is %Y%m%d_%H%M%S
-c txt JPEG comment string to set in the image.
-m cmdf Applies commands in 'cmdf' file, for the modify action (see -M for format).
-M cmd Command line for the modify action. The format is:
( (set | add) <key> [[<type>] <value>] |
del <key> [<type>] |
reg prefix namespace )
-l dir Location (directory) for files to be inserted from or extracted to.
-S suf Use suffix 'suf' for source files for insert action.
Examples:
exiv2 -pe image.dng *.jp2
Print all Exif tags in image.dng and all .jp2 files
exiv2 -g date/i https://clanmills.com/Stonehenge.jpg
Print all tags in file, where key contains 'date' (case insensitive)
exiv2 -M"set Xmp.dc.subject XmpBag Sky" image.tiff
Set (or add if missing) value to tag in file
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