Extract Metadata with Adobe XMP [Part 1]

Almost every media file contains info about it’s contents. Adobe’s XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) is, as they say, “a labeling technology that allows you to embed data about a file, known as metadata, into the file itself”. Devices like digital camera’s, camcorders, mobile phones also save metadata, and we are able to retrieve that info later. “Various standards initiatives are using XMP as their framework of choice for implementation”. More info can be found here: Industry standards groups powered by XMP. So, let’s see how to grab all saved data from file with really simple code.

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