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A quick look at image metadata

On Mac OS X 10.4 or later, using Application Wizard, you can quickly view the metadata associated with images and photos.

You don't need to open files, simply preview them in the Special menu and display the More Info submenu.

Application Wizard will instantly show you the metadata embedded in your photos or image files: general properties (size, resolution, depth, orientation, color space, ... ), the settings used when a photo was shot (exposure time, F-number, ISO speed, metering mode, flash information, ... ) and the geographical position where it was taken, information about the digital camera, format-specific properties (compression method, rendering intent, ... ), a description and keywords used for classification purposes if they are available.

With Application Wizard you can also easily save the displayed metadata as RTF (Rich Text Format): choose Save Info from the submenu, type a name for the file, choose where to save it in and click Save.

Supported metadata tags

Application Wizard lets you view general, Exif, IPTC, GPS, TIFF, JFIF, DNG, PNG, GIF and Photoshop metadata, Nikon maker notes and, for photos contained in your iPhoto library, iPhoto keywords and comments.

The following table shows the complete list of the metadata tags supported by Application Wizard:

Preview with metadata

General tags	IPTC tags	TIFF tags

Color model	Object type reference	Compression
Depth	Object attribute reference	Photometric interpretation
Has alpha	Object name	Document name
Is indexed	Edit status	Image description
Is float	Editorial update	Make
Pixel width	Urgency	Model
Pixel height	Subject reference	Orientation
DPI width	Category	X resolution
DPI height	Supplemental categories	Y resolution
Orientation	Fixture identifier	Resolution unit
Profile name	Keywords	Software
	Content location code	Date time
Exif tags	Content location name	Artist
	Date created	Host computer
Exposure time	Time created	Copyright
F-number	Digital creation date	White point
Exposure program	Digital creation time	Primary chromaticities
Spectral sensitivity	Release date
ISO speed ratings	Release time	Photoshop tags
Exif version	Expiration date
Date time original	Expiration time	Layer names
Date time digitized	Special instructions
Components configuration	Action advised	JFIF tags
Compressed bits per pixel	Reference service
Shutter speed	Reference date	JFIF version
Aperture	Reference number	X density
Brightness	Originating program	Y density
Exposure bias	Program version	Density unit
Maximum aperture	Object cycle
Subject distance	Author	DNG tags
Metering mode	Author title
Light source	City	DNG version
Flash	Sub-location	DNG backward version
Focal length	Province/state	Unique camera model
Subject area	Country/primary location code	Localized camera model
User comment	Country/primary location name	Camera serial number
FlashPix version	Original transmission reference	Lens info
Color space	Headline
Pixel X dimension	Credit	PNG tags
Pixel Y dimension	Source
Related sound file	Copyright notice	Gamma
Flash energy	Contact	Interlace type
Focal plane X resolution	Caption/abstract	X pixels per meter
Focal plane Y resolution	Writer/editor	Y pixels per meter
Focal plane resolution unit	Image type	sRGB intent
Subject location	Image orientation	Chromaticities
Exposure index	Language identifier
Sensing method		GIF tags
Custom rendered	GPS tags
Exposure mode		Loop count
White balance	GPS version	Delay time
Digital zoom ratio	Latitude	Has global color map
Focal length in 35 mm film	Longitude
Scene capture type	Altitude
Gain control	Date time stamp
Contrast	Satellites
Saturation	Status
Sharpness	Measure mode
Device setting description	Degree of precision
Subject distance range	Speed
Image unique ID	Track
	Track reference
Nikon maker notes	Image direction
	Image direction reference
ISO setting	Map datum
Color mode	Destination latitude
Quality	Destination longitude
White balance mode	Destination bearing
Sharpen mode	Destination bearing reference
Focus mode	Destination distance
Flash setting	Processing method
ISO selection	Area information
Image adjustment	Differential
Lens adapter
Focus distance
Digital zoom