IPTC Releases IPTC for XMP
Source: IPTC Metadata for XMP
International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC) releases ‘IPTC Core’ metadata schema for Adobe Systems, Inc.’s XMP metadata standard.
The “IPTC Core” version 1.0 specification was approved by the IPTC and now the specification document and additional supporting material is available:
* IPTC Core 1.0 specification document
* “custom panels” of IPTC Core metadata for Adobe Photoshop CS
* a comprehensive user guide to these panels
* example photos with IPTC Core metadata
* guideline for XMP software implementers
See: IPTC Metadata for XMP (IPTC4XMP) Home of the “IPTC Core” Schema for XMP
About the IPTC:
The IPTC, based in Windsor, UK, is a consortium of the world’s major news agencies and news industry vendors. It develops and maintains technical standards for improved news exchange that are used by virtually every major news organization in the world.
Currently about 55 companies and organizations from the news industry are members of the IPTC, they are drawn from all continents except South America. More on IPTC membership can be found on the “How to Join” page.
A brief history:
The IPTC was established in 1965 by a group of news organizations including the Alliance Européenne des Agences de Presse, ANPA (now NAA), FIEJ (now WAN) and the North American News Agencies (a joint committee of Associated Press, Canadian Press and United Press International) to safeguard the telecommunications interests of the World’s Press.
Since the late 1970’s IPTC’s activities have primarily focused on developing and publishing Industry Standards for the interchange of news data.
See the IPTC Home page for more info.
About the Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP):
Adobe’s Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) is a labeling technology that allows you to embed data about a file, known as metadata, into the file itself. With XMP, desktop applications and back-end publishing systems gain a common method for capturing, sharing, and leveraging this valuable metadata — opening the door for more efficient job processing, workflow automation, and rights management, among many other possibilities. With XMP, Adobe has taken the “heavy lifting” out of metadata integration, offering content creators an easy way to embed meaningful information about their projects and providing industry partners with standards-based building blocks to develop optimized workflow solutions.
See: The XMP Product Page for more info about XMP.