Software supporting
IPTC photo metadata standards
IIM and "IPTC Core"
Introduction
The IPTC provides standards for photo metadata for more
than a decade:
- In the early 1990's IPTC's Information
Interchange Model (IIM) standard was adopted to provide
metadata fields in digital image files. This set of metadata
is called "IPTC data", "IPTC fields" or "IPTC header".
- In 2005 the IPTC released the "IPTC
Core" standard for metadata based on Adobe's technical
XMP framework.
This page reflects how these standards
are implemented by digital photo management software.
The information was provided by the corresponding software
vendor and IPTC provide them "as is", no software
was tested for standard conformance by the IPTC.
(Note to software vendors: email
a request to office@iptc.org if you want to add your
photo software.)
List of software products -
in alphabetical order, follow the link
Key to
table below:
Supported OS: indicates versions of Microsoft Windows, Apple
Mac OS, or a kind of Unix/Linux.
Supports IIM: whether metadata of the IIM standards can be
read or written
Supports XMP and IPTC Core: whether metadata of the IPTC Core
can be read or written, as IPTC Core is built on Adobe's XMP
its supports is a prerequisite.
Synchronizes IIM/Core values: indicates the direction of synchronzing
values: 1/ only from IIM to IPTC Core, 2/ only from IPTC Core
to IIM, 3/ both directions, 4/ no synchronization is available
at all.
| ACDSee Pro |
| Product
version |
8.1 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: All recent
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
ACD Systems |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.acdsee.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Acrobat |
| Product
version |
8 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe After Effects Pro |
| Product
version |
7.0 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: XP
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
NO |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe After Effects Std |
| Product
version |
7.0 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: XP
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
NO |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Audition |
| Product
version |
2.0 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: XP
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Bridge |
| Product
version |
CS2 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Creative Suite 2 Premium |
| Product
version |
2 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc. |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Creative Suite 2 Standard |
| Product
version |
2 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc. |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Encore DVD |
| Product
version |
2.0 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: XP
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Illustrator |
| Product
version |
CS2 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe InCopy |
| Product
version |
CS2 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe InDesign |
| Product
version |
CS2 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Photoshop |
| Product
version |
CS2 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Premiere Pro |
| Product
version |
2.0 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: XP
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Production Studio Premium |
| Product
version |
. |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: XP
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Adobe Production Studio Standard |
| Product
version |
. |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: XP
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| BreezeBrowser Pro |
| Product
version |
1.6 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 98 to XP
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: from IPTC Core to IIM only |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Breeze Systems Ltd |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.breezesys.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Canto Cumulus |
| Product
version |
7.x |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: Win 2000, 2003, XP, Vista (Server)
Mac: OS X (Clnt + Srv.)
*ix: Linux, Solaris (Server) |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
Menu option enables one-click catalog configuration for IPTC. But users (admins) can add any number of metadata fields they need, making it possible to support other standards too. Details on Cumulus' IPTC Core support is available on Canto's website |
| Software
vendor |
Canto Software GmbH |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.canto.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2007-02-16 |
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| Caption Edit |
| Product
version |
1.02 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 98 to XP
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
Its IPTC caption editing module lets you batch edit textual metadata of graphics files, add and edit caption text. |
| Software
vendor |
Media Web India |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.captionedit.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-12-07 |
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| Captivate |
| Product
version |
. |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
NO |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Carpe camera |
| Product
version |
2.0 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: All recent
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Windh Technology |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.windh.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Contribute |
| Product
version |
4 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
NO |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| DC |
| Product
version |
5 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: All recent
Mac: OS X
*ix: Linux, Unix |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
Client server solution. |
| Software
vendor |
Digital Collections GmbH |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.digicol.de |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-14 |
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| Digital Railroad |
| Product
version |
2.0 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows:
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
Application is web browser based |
| Software
vendor |
Digital Railroad |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.digitalrailroad.net |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Downloader Pro |
| Product
version |
2.0 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 98 to XP
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: from IPTC Core to IIM only |
| Comments |
Downloader Pro v2.0 is currently available as a
beta version. The full release will be available later in 2006. |
| Software
vendor |
Breeze Systems Ltd |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
Breeze Systems Ltd |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Dreamweaver |
| Product
version |
8 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
NO |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| ExifTool |
| Product
version |
6.42 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: All recent
Mac: OS X
*ix: Linux, other *ix |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
ExifTool is a customizable set of Perl modules
plus an application script for reading and writing meta information in
image, audio and video files, including the maker note information of many
digital cameras by various manufacturers. |
| Software
vendor |
Phil Harvey |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/ |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| EXIFutils |
| Product
version |
2.7 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Hugsan Pty. Ltd. |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.hugsan.com/EXIFutils |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Exiv2 |
| Product
version |
0.11 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: All recent
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
* reads and writes IPTC metadata in JPEG images *
smart IPTC implementation that does not affect data that programs like
Photoshop store in the same JPEG image segment * reads IPTC metadata from
TIFF images and related RAW formats |
| Software
vendor |
Open Source Project |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.exiv2.org |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Fireworks |
| Product
version |
8 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
NO |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| Flash Pro |
| Product
version |
8 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: 2000, XP
Mac: OS X
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
NO |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
NO |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: - no synchronization at all |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
Adobe Systems, Inc., |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.adobe.com |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2006-11-11 |
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| FotoStation Pro |
| Product
version |
6.0 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: XP, Vista
Mac: OS X 10.4
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
FotoWare as |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.fotoware.com/ |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2007-10-08 |
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| FotoWare Color Factory |
| Product
version |
6.0 |
| Supported
OS |
Windows: Srv2003
Mac:
*ix: |
| Supports
IIM |
YES |
| Supports
XMP and IPTC Core |
YES |
| Synchronizes
IIM/Core values |
Metadata values
are synchronized: back and forth |
| Comments |
|
| Software
vendor |
FotoWare as |
| Visit vendor's
web site |
www.fotoware.com/ |
| Information
provided by the vendor on |
2007-10-08 |
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