Image metadata: EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and C2PA
Know which image metadata can reveal location, authorship, rights, or editing history before publishing.
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Different containers, different jobs
EXIF commonly carries camera settings, capture time, orientation, GPS, and device details. IPTC is often used for captions, creator, credit, and rights fields. XMP provides an extensible metadata model that many creative applications use.
C2PA is a separate provenance manifest format. A manifest can describe assertions and actions, but a presence check alone is not a trust or authorship conclusion.
Review before sharing
- Remove or confirm GPS and location fields when publishing outside the original context.
- Check creator, copyright, credit, license, and model-release fields against the intended use.
- Keep the original file separately when a workflow needs complete metadata or provenance history.
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Related tools
- Image Metadata InspectorInspect EXIF, IPTC, XMP, and C2PA manifest presence locally before publishing an image.
- Image CompressorCompare JPEG and PNG compression candidates for multiple JPG, PNG, or WebP images. Review file sizes, RGB pixel error, and original-versus-output previews locally.