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  1. 7.x-1.x exif_location/README.txt
README file for the EXIF Drupal module.


Description
***********

The EXIF module allows to display EXIF metadata on image nodes. EXIF is a
specification for the image file format used by digital cameras.

The metadata tags defined in the EXIF standard cover a broad spectrum including:

 * Date and time information. Digital cameras will record the current date and
   time and save this in the metadata.
 * Camera settings. This includes static information such as the camera model
   and make, and information that varies with each image such as orientation,
   aperture, shutter speed, focal length, metering mode, and film speed
   information.
 * Location information, which could come from a GPS receiver connected to the
   camera.
 * Descriptions and copyright information.

Administrators can choose via CCK fields which EXIF information are read.

At this time, this module supports EXIF information only with JPEG files.

[1] Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format


Requirements
**************

CCK with at least textfields enabled.
EXIF PHP Extension enabled.


Constraints
*************

Constraints with Image Processing utility :

Note that, it has been reported that when using GD, it strips some fields
(like field_gps_gpslatitude or field_gps_gpslongitude) from uploaded files.
Imagemagick seems not to have this limitation and does not strip these fields.
So Imagemagick is recommended when access to GPS data.

Usage
************
After installing it you can go to your content type. It supports both the image
module as well as the imagefield module. Let's say you have an content type
"photo". Go to your field settings and add a new field. For the name of the
field you need to follow the following naming conventions:

### Example:
#1 field_exif_exposuretime -> this would read the ExposureTime of the image and
save it in this field.

#2 field_ifd0_datetime ->  this would read the date time (2009:01:23 08:52:43)
of the image. as a field_type you can take for example a normal textfield, but
also a date field would be possible.

General rule is: [field]_[section]_[name] 

Under admin/settings/exif you can see a list of all possible information. These
informations are taken from the image "sample.jpg". I may not contain all tags
available. If you are looking for some specific tags you can just replace this
image with your own image.

File

./README.txt

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  1. README file for the EXIF Drupal module.
  2. Description
  3. ***********
  4. The EXIF module allows to display EXIF metadata on image nodes. EXIF is a
  5. specification for the image file format used by digital cameras.
  6. The metadata tags defined in the EXIF standard cover a broad spectrum including:
  7. * Date and time information. Digital cameras will record the current date and
  8. time and save this in the metadata.
  9. * Camera settings. This includes static information such as the camera model
  10. and make, and information that varies with each image such as orientation,
  11. aperture, shutter speed, focal length, metering mode, and film speed
  12. information.
  13. * Location information, which could come from a GPS receiver connected to the
  14. camera.
  15. * Descriptions and copyright information.
  16. Administrators can choose via CCK fields which EXIF information are read.
  17. At this time, this module supports EXIF information only with JPEG files.
  18. [1] Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format
  19. Requirements
  20. **************
  21. CCK with at least textfields enabled.
  22. EXIF PHP Extension enabled.
  23. Constraints
  24. *************
  25. Constraints with Image Processing utility :
  26. Note that, it has been reported that when using GD, it strips some fields
  27. (like field_gps_gpslatitude or field_gps_gpslongitude) from uploaded files.
  28. Imagemagick seems not to have this limitation and does not strip these fields.
  29. So Imagemagick is recommended when access to GPS data.
  30. Usage
  31. ************
  32. After installing it you can go to your content type. It supports both the image
  33. module as well as the imagefield module. Let's say you have an content type
  34. "photo". Go to your field settings and add a new field. For the name of the
  35. field you need to follow the following naming conventions:
  36. ### Example:
  37. #1 field_exif_exposuretime -> this would read the ExposureTime of the image and
  38. save it in this field.
  39. #2 field_ifd0_datetime -> this would read the date time (2009:01:23 08:52:43)
  40. of the image. as a field_type you can take for example a normal textfield, but
  41. also a date field would be possible.
  42. General rule is: [field]_[section]_[name]
  43. Under admin/settings/exif you can see a list of all possible information. These
  44. informations are taken from the image "sample.jpg". I may not contain all tags
  45. available. If you are looking for some specific tags you can just replace this
  46. image with your own image.