Exiv2

h1. Welcome to the Exiv2 community!

Exiv2 is the C++ library and command line utility to manage image metadata. This is the community website of the project. The Exiv2 homepage is http://www.exiv2.org/

From here you can access all project resources and interact with project members and Exiv2 users. Following a few [[Points to consider before posting|simple guidelines]] ensures that you stand a good chance of getting an answer quickly. Your feedback is also a valuable contribution to the project and will help to improve the quality of the software and provide directions and encouragement for future development.

h2. Primary Resources - Look here first!

* "Download Exiv2":http://www.exiv2.org/download.html

* "How to build Exiv2 _on the XYZ platform_":http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/wiki/How_do_I_build_Exiv2_on_the_XYZ_platform

* "How do I run the test suite":http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/wiki/How_do_I_run_the_test_suite_for_Exiv2

* "Guidelines for submitting patches":http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/wiki/Guidelines_for_submitting_patches

* "FAQ - Frequently asked Questions and Topics":http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/wiki/FAQ

* "Forum":http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/boards 

* "Exiv2 API documentation":http://www.exiv2.org/doc/index.html

* "Exiv2 ChangeLog":http://www.exiv2.org/changelog.html

* "Metadata reference tables":http://www.exiv2.org/metadata.html

* "Makernote Formats and Specifications":http://www.exiv2.org/makernote.html

* "Deprecated Exiv2 Yahoo! group":http://uk.groups.yahoo.com/group/exiv2/

h2. Development Topics

* [[Contributing to Exiv2]]

* [[Accessing preview images]]

* [[Thread safety]]

* Translators

* Non-intrusive vs. intrusive writing

* How to add support for a new image format

* [[How to add support for a new makernote]]

* [[GSoC 2013 "Cloud Ready" Project Specification]]

h2. Other Topics

* [[Supported image formats]]

* [[Supported video formats]]

* [[VideoSamples]]

* [[The Metadata in JPEG files]]

* [[The Metadata in PNG files]]

* [[The Metadata in TIFF files]]

* [[The server-side script to handle Exiv2 HTTP Write Access]]

* [[Exiv2 and Cloud Services]]

* [[The Metadata in RIFF files]]

* [[The Metadata in Matroska files]]