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IncludeMetaInformation

is an option for Import, Thumbnail, and other functions to specify what types of metadata to include.

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IncludeMetaInformation

IncludeMetaInformation

is an option for Import, Thumbnail, and other functions to specify what types of metadata to include.

Details

  • Included metadata typically gets stored in the MetaInformation option of the object.
  • The following settings can be used:
  • Automaticautomatically determine what is to be included
    Allall metadata to be included
    Noneno metadata to be included
    "Raw"raw metadata as stored in the file
    {class1,…}classes of metadata to include
  • Available metadata classes for images include "Exif", "IPTC" and "XMP".
  • Available metadata classes for audio files include "ID3v1", "ID3v2", "APE" and "Xiph".
  • Raw metadata classes can be imported using "RawExif", "RawIPTC", etc.

Examples

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Basic Examples  (3)

Most functions by default import all available metadata:

Wolfram Language code: i = Thumbnail["ExampleData/coneflower.jpg"]

Imported metadata:

Wolfram Language code: Options[i, MetaInformation]//Short

Imported classes of metadata for a JPEG file:

Wolfram Language code: Options[i, MetaInformation][[1, 2]]//Keys

Create a thumbnail image with no metadata:

Wolfram Language code: Thumbnail["ExampleData/coneflower.jpg", IncludeMetaInformation -> None]
Wolfram Language code: Options[%, MetaInformation]

Specify metadata classes to get imported:

Wolfram Language code: Thumbnail["ExampleData/coneflower.jpg", IncludeMetaInformation -> "Exif"]
Wolfram Language code: Options[%, MetaInformation]//Short

Scope  (3)

Import an image including all metadata:

Wolfram Language code: Import["ExampleData/coneflower.jpg"]
Wolfram Language code: Short[Options[%, MetaInformation], 2]

Import an image including only XMP metadata:

Wolfram Language code: Import["ExampleData/coneflower.jpg", IncludeMetaInformation -> "XMP"];
Wolfram Language code: Options[%, MetaInformation]

Import an image without any metadata:

Wolfram Language code: Import["ExampleData/coneflower.jpg", IncludeMetaInformation -> None];
Wolfram Language code: Options[%, MetaInformation]
Wolfram Research (2016), IncludeMetaInformation, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IncludeMetaInformation.html (updated 2018).

Text

Wolfram Research (2016), IncludeMetaInformation, Wolfram Language function, https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IncludeMetaInformation.html (updated 2018).

CMS

Wolfram Language. 2016. "IncludeMetaInformation." Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Wolfram Research. Last Modified 2018. https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IncludeMetaInformation.html.

APA

Wolfram Language. (2016). IncludeMetaInformation. Wolfram Language & System Documentation Center. Retrieved from https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IncludeMetaInformation.html

BibTeX

@misc{reference.wolfram_2026_includemetainformation, author="Wolfram Research", title="{IncludeMetaInformation}", year="2018", howpublished="\url{https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IncludeMetaInformation.html}", note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}

BibLaTeX

@online{reference.wolfram_2026_includemetainformation, organization={Wolfram Research}, title={IncludeMetaInformation}, year={2018}, url={https://reference.wolfram.com/language/ref/IncludeMetaInformation.html}, note=[Accessed: 12-June-2026]}