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Metadata standard (work in progress)
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:56 am
by Greg Beetham
Looks like the get together of Adobe, Apple, Canon, Microsoft, Nokia and Sony has produced an initial unifying specification for metadata.
Greg
Sony announcement here.
http://www.sony.net/SonyInfo/News/Press ... index.html
Re: Metadata standard (work in progress)
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 9:38 am
by bossel
Now we understand what this mysterious press conference at Photokina was about!
Re: Metadata standard (work in progress)
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 10:42 am
by Greg Beetham
Yes, and it's probably a safe bet that Microsoft is the glue that is holding it all together and getting those seperate parties into the one place together, it's a pity that Nikon, Pentax, Oly etc. aren't included as well, but they will probably adopt the new standard in due course anyway.
Greg
Re: Metadata standard (work in progress)
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 6:12 pm
by bossel
Greg Beetham wrote:Yes, and it's probably a safe bet that Microsoft is the glue that is holding it all together...
I don't know if you followed the process of the 'standardization' of open-office XML documents. I would'nt say Microsoft is the glue, but rather they're the money. They'd do anything to get in control of this metadata market. Once published, they'll add in their own extensions, tying customers to their products. Just my toosee.
Re: Metadata standard (work in progress)
Posted: Sat Oct 11, 2008 11:56 pm
by PhotoTraveler
Well, it's definitly a good thing.
I like how the main thing is GPS information, always good, though EXIF has had spots for that for a long time. Of course the irony of Sony being part of this and being a maker of many GPS devices except for GPS support in cameras continues. Come on Sony, get it right.
Re: Metadata standard (work in progress)
Posted: Sun Oct 12, 2008 12:30 am
by Greg Beetham
Tch tch bossel,
Microsoft are merely performing a community service....for the greater good.
Greg