[Digikam-users] IPTC, EXIF, Kphotoalbum

[Birkir A. Barkarson]

>> XMP metadata will be supported by Exiv2 in the future, and of course, by 
>> digiKam.
>>
>> No need to have a separate XML file to store these metadata : XMP is supported 
>> by JPEG, PNG, and TIFF/EP, like an embeded metadata directly in file, exactly 
>> like IPTC and EXIF are.
> 
> Again, I must disagree. The pictures should be *read-only*. A piece of
> software that rewrite my pictures behind my back get uninstalled
> immediately.

In some cases embedded information is preferred.  It seems both options 
would be in order.

BAB