

change/overwrite such tag content (which becomes UTF-8 encoded).īut be aware, that UTF-8 encoded Exif content might not be properly recognized by some other software. If you notice this, then this means, metadata content isn't UTF-8 encoded. It can/will happen, that GUI will show some "weird" characters where country specific characters should appear -if at all, this can/will happen for existing Exif metadata content (i.e: Exif:Artist). However, Metadata Working Group (MWG) organisation recommends using UTF-8 in Exif as well. Right now, the only exception is Exif, which oficially doesn't support UTF-8 yet. For Iptc metadata, UTF-8 charset has also become officially recommended. It's about displaying "foreign", country specific characters:įor Xmp metadata, UTF-8 charset is used as default charset since beginning, so nothing changes here. edited metadata values will be automatically saved in UTF-8 format.characters inside metadata will be shown properly, if metadata content is UTF-8 encoded.-batch capability (where appropriate), means: you can select multiple files and modify them at once.īasic idea behind GUI is, to keep it simple! Thus, only those options are implemented, which I believe, are essential for majority of users.įor ALL metadata, UTF-8 character set encoding/decoding is used.


The only downside for many potential users is the fact, that ExifTool is a "command-line" utility. -it is very secure to use, is regulary updated and has the best possible support.-it allows to edit almost any metadata tag,.-it shows more metadata tags than any other tool,.In my opinion, ExifTool by Phil Harvey, is the best I've found so far. There are many tools for viewing/editing metadata inside image files.
