![]() The collected XMP metadata is embedded in the graphic. UI dialogs for each User Group are then defined these dialogs are displayed to collect data from the users at their step in the defined workflow. We then examine the expected values for each of these data fields (customer’s controlled vocabulary) and create data sources for the corresponding XMP fields. These data elements are then used to define the customer’s custom XMP schema. Our approach when integrating graphics to multiple business systems is to look across all systems for the common data elements and then at each individual system to determine which data elements comprise an index to their records. This can make a quick “point” solution but it is not a viable long-time strategic metadata approach. What I have found is rather than bother creating a schema, the data is be forced into existing industry schemas. There are open source SDKs to read and write XMP (including custom schemas). Custom schemas are actually simple to create. XMP is meant to be used with custom schemas (extensible is literally in the name). While various industry standards groups have created and endorsed XMP schemas, these are not the end all for XMP. These vendors are not leveraging the power of XMP, they are treating it like keywords. ![]() No reference to the XMP schema is provided the XMP Tags are simply text, leaving the programmer to guess which data is associated with the XMP Tag. I found DAM vendors using an open source command line tool (EXIFTool) which simply scrapes all readable text in the file and provides it to the programmer to deal with. Their integration scripts look for the data in “Job Description” and “Transmission Reference” the data had nothing to do with that XMP schema. ![]() I found customers “stuffing” their data into existing XMP fields and ignoring the label being displayed. People seem to act like only the data fields provided by industry standard schemas are available in XMP. ![]() While metadata has become widely known in the last few years, XMP still lives in the shadows. All this time I thought the XMP standard was widely understood in the digital graphics world. The user knows the how, why, who, where, when and what that may not be “seen” in the file’s content.Į-Spec has been using XMP metadata in integration projects since 2006. Embedding the metadata in the file ensures the metadata travels with the file.Ĭustom embedded XMP also ensures that data which cannot be determined by visual examination of the content is not lost it is captured from the user during creation. Embedded – metadata is stored in the file not linked to an external database or DAM system.Ĭustom – the metadata schema, namespace, tag names and controlled vocabulary are defined by the company instead of using an existing industry provided schema.Ĭustom embedded XMP is useful for data that currently resides in file/folder names this information can be lost as the file is copied, moved or emailed. ![]()
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