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Makernote

Definition

EXIF tag 0x927C: a manufacturer-defined metadata block whose internal structure is proprietary. Each camera brand and model family stores different fields. Makernotes carry device-specific information that the standard EXIF spec does not cover and are used for source-device verification.

Related terms

EXIF
Exchangeable Image File Format: a binary metadata standard defined in the IFF/TIFF structure embedded in JPEG APP1 segment and TIFF file headers....
IPTC-IIM
International Press Telecommunications Council Information Interchange Model: a legacy binary metadata standard embedded in JPEG APP13. Carries caption, credit, copyright, and editorial...
moov atom
The master index atom in an MP4 or MOV file. Contains all track sample tables, timing information, creation and modification timestamps, and...
RIFF chunk
Resource Interchange File Format: the container structure used by WAV and AVI files. A hierarchy of typed chunks, each with a four-character...
XMP
Extensible Metadata Platform: Adobe's XML-based metadata container embedded as a text packet in image files. Can carry all standard EXIF and IPTC...

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