Image Metadata

Overview

ImagXpress® can modify an image's metadata. ImagXpress can modify JPEG/Exif comments, Tiff/Exif tags, IPTC data, Cals tags, and Modca tags. The following properties and methods function on an image's metadata.

Properties

CalsTagData	Gets the tag data for the current Cals tag in the Cals tag list.
CalsTagId	Gets the tag ID of the current Cals tag in the Cals tag list.
ImagError	Gets the control's last error.
IptcDataSet	Gets the current Iptc dataset.
IptcDataSetData	Gets the current Iptc dataset data.
IptcDataSetLength	Gets the current Iptc dataset length.
IptcDataSetType	Gets the current Iptc dataset type.
IptcRecord	Gets the current Iptc record.
JPEGCommentCount	Gets the number of comments contained in the current JPEG, JPEG 2000, JLS, or WSQ file.
ModcaTagData	Gets the tag data for the current Modca tag.
ModcaTagDataLength	Gets the tag data length for the current Modca tag.
ModcaTagId	Gets the tag ID for the current Modca tag.
TagCount	Gets the count of data items within the current tag.
TagData	Gets a block of data from the current tag.
TagLength	Gets the length in bytes of the current tag.
TagLevel	Gets and sets the nesting level at which the tag will reside.
TagNumber	Gets and sets the tag number of the current tag. (See list)
TagType	Gets and sets type of data within the tag.

Methods

CalsAddTag	Adds a Cals tag to the image file.
CalsAddTagPtr	Adds Cals tag information to the image file via a pointer.
CalsDeleteTag	Deletes the current Cals tag in the image file.
CalsFindTag	Retrieves the specified Cals tag in the image file.
CalsFindTagPtr	Retrieves the specified Cals tag in the image file.
CalsFirstTag	Retrieves the first instance of a Cals tag in the image file.
CalsNextTag	Retrieves the next instance of a Cals tag in the image file.
FileGetTags	Retrieves the collection of tags for the page requested.
FileSetTags	Sets the collection of tags into the image file.
IptcAddDataSet	Adds an Iptc dataset to the image.
IptcAddDataSetPtr	Adds an Iptc dataset via a pointer.
IptcDeleteDataSet	Deletes the current Iptc dataset in the image file.
IptcFindDataSet	Retrieves the specified Iptc dataset in the image file.
IptcFirstDataSet	Finds the first instance of an Iptc dataset in the image file
IptcModifyDataSet	Modifies an Iptc dataset in the image file.
IptcModifyDataSetPtr	Modifies the Iptc dataset in the image file via a pointer.
IptcNextDataSet	Retrieves the next instance of an Iptc dataset in the image file.
JPEGCommentAdd	Adds a comment to the current comment list.
JPEGCommentDelete	Deletes a comment from the current comment list.
JPEGGetComment	Returns the comment text of the specified comment in the current comment list.
ModcaAddTag	Adds a Modca tag to the image.
ModcaAddTagPtr	Adds a Modca tag to an image by a pointer.
ModcaDeleteTag	Deletes the current Modca tag.
ModcaFindTag	Finds the specified Modca tag in the image.
ModcaFirstTag	Find the first instance of a Modca tag in the image.
ModcaNextTag	Finds the next instance of a Modca tag in the image.
TagAdd	Adds a tag to the image's tag list.
TagDelete	Removes a tag from the image's tag list.
TagFind	Retrieves the specified tag in the image's tag list.
TagFirst	Retrieves the first tag in the image's tag list.
TagGetDataItem	Retrieves a data item from the current tag in the image's tag list.
TagModify	Modifies a single data item in a tag.
TagNext	Retrieves the next tag in the image's tag list.
TagSetData	Sets a tag with the the supplied data in the image's tag list.
TagSetDataItem	Sets a data item from the current tag in the image's tag list.
TagSetDataPtr	Sets a tag with the the supplied data in the image's tag list.