NAME
exiftool - Read and write meta information in files

RUNNING IN WINDOWS
Drag and drop files or folders onto the exiftool executable to display
meta information, or rename to "exiftool.exe" and run from the command
line to access all exiftool features.

This stand-alone Windows version allows simple command-line options to
be added to the name of the executable (in brackets and separated by
spaces at the end of the name), providing a mechanism to use options
when launched via the mouse. For example, changing the executable name
to "exiftool(-a -u -g1 -w txt).exe" gives a drag-and-drop utility which
generates sidecar ".txt" files with detailed meta information. As
shipped, the -k option is added to cause exiftool to pause before
terminating (to keep the command window open). Options may also be added
to the "Target" property of a Windows shortcut to the executable.

SYNOPSIS
exiftool [*OPTIONS*] [-*TAG*...] [--*TAG*...] *FILE*...
exiftool [*OPTIONS*] -*TAG*[+-<]=[*VALUE*]... *FILE*...
exiftool [*OPTIONS*] -tagsFromFile *SRCFILE* [-*SRCTAG*[>*DSTTAG*]...]
*FILE*...
exiftool [ -ver | -list[w|f|wf|g[*NUM*]|d|x] ]

For specific examples, see the EXAMPLES sections below.

DESCRIPTION
A command-line interface to Image::ExifTool, used for reading and
writing meta information in image, audio and video files. *FILE* is one
or more source file names, directory names, or "-" for the standard
input. Information is read from the source files and output in readable
form to the console (or written to output text files with -w).

To write or copy information, new tag values are specified with the
-*TAG*=[*VALUE*] syntax or the -tagsFromFile or -geotag options. This
causes each *FILE* to be rewritten, and by default the original files
are preserved with "_original" appended to their names. (Be sure to
verify that the new files are OK before erasing the originals.) Once in
write mode, exiftool will ignore any read-specific options.

Note: If *FILE* is a directory name then only supported file types in
the directory are processed, or only writable types are processed if any
tag is written. However, a filename may be specified or the -ext option
may be used to force processing of files with any extension.

Below is a list of file types and meta information formats currently
supported by ExifTool (r = read, w = write, c = create):

File Types
------------+-------------+-------------+-------------+------------
3FR r | DVB r | M4A/V r | PBM r/w | RWL r/w
3G2 r | DYLIB r | MEF r/w | PDF r/w | RWZ r
3GP r | EIP r | MIE r/w/c | PEF r/w | RM r
ACR r | EPS r/w | MIFF r | PFA r | SO r
AFM r | ERF r/w | MKA r | PFB r | SR2 r/w
AI r/w | EXE r | MKS r | PFM r | SRF r
AIFF r | EXIF r/w/c | MKV r | PGF r | SRW r/w
APE r | F4A/V r | MNG r/w | PGM r/w | SVG r
ARW r/w | FLA r | MOS r/w | PICT r | SWF r
ASF r | FLAC r | MOV r | PMP r | THM r/w
AVI r | FLV r | MP3 r | PNG r/w | TIFF r/w
BMP r | FPX r | MP4 r | PPM r/w | TTC r
BTF r | GIF r/w | MPC r | PPT r | TTF r
COS r | GZ r | MPG r | PPTX r | VRD r/w/c
CR2 r/w | HDP r/w | MPO r/w | PS r/w | VSD r
CRW r/w | HTML r | MQV r | PSB r/w | WAV r
CS1 r/w | ICC r/w/c | MRW r/w | PSD r/w | WDP r/w
DCM r | IIQ r/w | MXF r | PSP r | WEBP r
DCP r/w | IND r/w | NEF r/w | QTIF r | WEBM r
DCR r | ITC r | NRW r/w | RA r | WMA r
DFONT r | JNG r/w | NUMBERS r | RAF r/w | WMV r
DIVX r | JP2 r/w | ODP r | RAM r | X3F r/w
DJVU r | JPEG r/w | ODS r | RAR r | XCF r
DLL r | K25 r | ODT r | RAW r/w | XLS r
DNG r/w | KDC r | OGG r | RIFF r | XLSX r
DOC r | KEY r | ORF r/w | RSRC r | XMP r/w/c
DOCX r | LNK r | OTF r | RTF r | ZIP r
DV r | M2TS r | PAGES r | RW2 r/w |

Meta Information
----------------------+----------------------+---------------------
EXIF r/w/c | CIFF r/w | Ricoh RMETA r
GPS r/w/c | AFCP r/w | Picture Info r
IPTC r/w/c | Kodak Meta r/w | Adobe APP14 r
XMP r/w/c | FotoStation r/w | MPF r
MakerNotes r/w/c | PhotoMechanic r/w | Stim r
Photoshop IRB r/w/c | JPEG 2000 r | APE r
ICC Profile r/w/c | DICOM r | Vorbis r
MIE r/w/c | Flash r | SPIFF r
JFIF r/w/c | FlashPix r | DjVu r
Ducky APP12 r/w/c | QuickTime r | M2TS r
PDF r/w/c | Matroska r | PE/COFF r
PNG r/w/c | GeoTIFF r | AVCHD r
Canon VRD r/w/c | PrintIM r | ZIP r
Nikon Capture r/w/c | ID3 r | (and more)

AUTHOR
Copyright 2003-2011, Phil Harvey

This is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under
the same terms as Perl itself.

SEE ALSO
Image::ExifTool(3pm), Image::ExifTool::TagNames(3pm),
Image::ExifTool::Shortcuts(3pm), Image::ExifTool::Shift.pl