// SPDX-License-Identifier: GPL-2.0-or-later // Sample program showing how to add, modify and delete Exif metadata. #include #include int main(int argc, char* const argv[]) { try { Exiv2::XmpParser::initialize(); ::atexit(Exiv2::XmpParser::terminate); #ifdef EXV_ENABLE_BMFF Exiv2::enableBMFF(); #endif if (argc != 2) { std::cout << "Usage: " << argv[0] << " file\n"; return EXIT_FAILURE; } std::string file(argv[1]); // Container for exif metadata. This is an example of creating // exif metadata from scratch. If you want to add, modify, delete // metadata that exists in an image, start with ImageFactory::open Exiv2::ExifData exifData; // ************************************************************************* // Add to the Exif data // This is the quickest way to add (simple) Exif data. If a metadatum for // a given key already exists, its value is overwritten. Otherwise a new // tag is added. exifData["Exif.Image.Model"] = "Test 1"; // AsciiValue exifData["Exif.Image.SamplesPerPixel"] = static_cast(162); // UShortValue exifData["Exif.Image.XResolution"] = -2; // LongValue exifData["Exif.Image.YResolution"] = Exiv2::Rational(-2, 3); // RationalValue std::cout << "Added a few tags the quick way.\n"; // Create a ASCII string value (note the use of create) auto v = Exiv2::Value::create(Exiv2::asciiString); // Set the value to a string v->read("1999:12:31 23:59:59"); // Add the value together with its key to the Exif data container Exiv2::ExifKey key("Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal"); exifData.add(key, v.get()); std::cout << "Added key \"" << key << "\", value \"" << *v << "\"\n"; // Now create a more interesting value (without using the create method) Exiv2::URationalValue rv; // Set two rational components from a string rv.read("1/2 1/3"); // Add more elements through the extended interface of rational value rv.value_.emplace_back(2, 3); rv.value_.emplace_back(3, 4); // Add the key and value pair to the Exif data key = Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.Image.PrimaryChromaticities"); exifData.add(key, &rv); std::cout << "Added key \"" << key << "\", value \"" << rv << "\"\n"; // ************************************************************************* // Modify Exif data // Since we know that the metadatum exists (or we don't mind creating a new // tag if it doesn't), we can simply do this: Exiv2::Exifdatum& tag = exifData["Exif.Photo.DateTimeOriginal"]; std::string date = tag.toString(); date.replace(0, 4, "2000"); tag.setValue(date); std::cout << "Modified key \"" << tag.key() << "\", new value \"" << tag.value() << "\"\n"; // Alternatively, we can use findKey() key = Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.Image.PrimaryChromaticities"); auto pos = exifData.findKey(key); if (pos == exifData.end()) throw Exiv2::Error(Exiv2::ErrorCode::kerErrorMessage, "Key not found"); // Get a pointer to a copy of the value v = pos->getValue(); // Downcast the Value pointer to its actual type auto prv = dynamic_cast(v.get()); if (!prv) throw Exiv2::Error(Exiv2::ErrorCode::kerErrorMessage, "Downcast failed"); rv = Exiv2::URationalValue(*prv); // Modify the value directly through the interface of URationalValue rv.value_.at(2) = {88, 77}; // Copy the modified value back to the metadatum pos->setValue(&rv); std::cout << "Modified key \"" << key << "\", new value \"" << pos->value() << "\"\n"; // ************************************************************************* // Delete metadata from the Exif data container // Delete the metadatum at iterator position pos key = Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.Image.PrimaryChromaticities"); pos = exifData.findKey(key); if (pos == exifData.end()) throw Exiv2::Error(Exiv2::ErrorCode::kerErrorMessage, "Key not found"); exifData.erase(pos); std::cout << "Deleted key \"" << key << "\"\n"; // ************************************************************************* // Finally, write the remaining Exif data to the image file auto image = Exiv2::ImageFactory::open(file); image->setExifData(exifData); image->writeMetadata(); return EXIT_SUCCESS; } catch (Exiv2::Error& e) { std::cout << "Caught Exiv2 exception '" << e << "'\n"; return EXIT_FAILURE; } }