- From: Chris Lilley <chris@w3.org>
- Date: Tue, 27 Feb 2007 18:59:36 +0100
- To: Doug Schepers <doug.schepers@vectoreal.com>
- Cc: Thibaud Elziere <thibaud@fotolia.com>, www-svg@w3.org
On Tuesday, February 27, 2007, 5:33:18 PM, Doug wrote: DS> If you do go the RDF route, I'd suggest that you also provide your own DS> interface for inserting metadata, something as simple as a Web form, so DS> that you can get consistency across all your files, regardless of their DS> provenance. You might suggest or mandate particular items (like title, DS> author, or license) for further compatibility. Also, you could scan the DS> file for existing metadata, and let them replace or supplement it, then DS> insert the RDF directly into the file. I see that there is an existing library for reading and writing IPTC (and EXIF) metadata: http://www.exiv2.org/ and the author notes in future plans 'support for additional image formats'. One option would be to work with the author to help extend Exiv2 to SVG images as well. -- Chris Lilley mailto:chris@w3.org Interaction Domain Leader Co-Chair, W3C SVG Working Group W3C Graphics Activity Lead Co-Chair, W3C Hypertext CG
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