Re: Rhetorical Comment

Hmm, I managed to contradict myself in one paragraph.

XMP can be included in an image file or put in a sidecar (or both? But I 
wouldn't see the point...)

-- 
Frédéric Da Vitoria


On 20/10/2025 21:30, Frédéric Da Vitoria wrote:
> I'll try to start a small explanation. I may be wrong, I'll let others 
> correct me:
>
> XMP is an optional part of the contents of an image file, designed to 
> hold structured data. It is almost human-readable. An image file can 
> have EXIF data and/or IPTC data and/or XMP data. XMP could contain a 
> copy of the data contained in EXIF or IPTC, but it can also contain 
> information neither EXIF nor IPTC can hold. XMP data can be put in a 
> sidecar file.
>
> A sidecar file is a file which contains data related to an image file. 
> A sidecar file has the same name as the corresponding image file, but 
> with a specific extension. For example, my first Canon camera 
> automatically added a sidecar (with extension .thm) to each video to 
> hold data which the .mov format could probably not contain.
> -- 
> Frédéric Da Vitoria
>
> On 20/10/2025 19:22, NMH at STIC wrote:
>>
>> I love reading through these questions, answers, and comments, but I 
>> often realize how much of a rookie photographer/editor/software guru 
>> I am.
>>
>> In spite of my age, I love learning new things, but some of these 
>> discussions are seemingly very complex to me.
>>
>> XMP
>> Forks
>> Imgur
>> Sidecars
>> Interpretations
>> Etc.
>>
>> Have a great week all.
>>
>> As I said in the subject, rhetorical.
>>
>>
>> Norm in Texas
>>
>>
>>
>>
>