Microsoft Photo Info supports many of the properties in the Information Interchange Model 4 specification as published by the International Press Telecommunications Council (IPTC). Microsoft Photo Info can read and write these properties in either the legacy IPTC IIM format (the well-known "IPTC headers" supported in Adobe Photoshop and other programs) or in the newer Adobe Extensible Metadata Platform (XMP) metadata format, depending upon the file type.

For some properties, Microsoft Photo Info maps the original IPTC property names to more commonly used terms, as used in Adobe Photoshop and other software:

Photo Info version 1.0 supports the following file types: JPEG, TIFF, WDP, HDP (HD Photo), NEF, CR2, and CRW. Support for additional file types may be included in a future update. A note about the CRW file format: If a Canon CRW RAW codec is not installed, Photo Info supports CRW files only when an associated THM file is present in the same folder as the selected CRW image. (THM files contain thumbnails generated by certain Canon cameras.

Photo Info runs on 32-bit versions of Windows XP or Windows Vista operating systems (x86). Windows XP users must have Service Pack 2 or later installed. Additionally for Windows XP, users must have installed the Microsoft .NET Framework Version 2.0 Redistributable Package (x86).

If the same property is stored in a file in both IPTC and XMP formats, Microsoft Photo Info gives precedence to the XMP value. When saving changes to a file, Microsoft Photo Info attempts to write the new values to both IPTC and XMP formats (if the Windows codec for that file type supports both). In this case, the property values will be synchronized. In the case of CR2, CR2, and NEF file types, XMP metadata is not supported if a RAW Windows codec is not installed.

Photo Info uses a new Windows platform technology called Windows Imaging Component (WIC). WIC is part of the new imaging and graphics foundation built into Windows Vista and is also available for Windows XP. WIC provides a common interface for applications to work with image files without having to know the details of specific image formats. New image formats are supported through plug-ins called "codecs".

This can happen for a number of reasons. Often the file must be reorganized so that space is created for the new information. Windows applications may add a small amount of padding so that it is easier to add or change metadata in the future; this can cause the file size to increase slightly. If an image contains a thumbnail, Windows will re-encode the thumbnail to make room for other metadata using a default quality level of 7.

Java Sound supports the following audio file formats: AIFF, AU and WAV. It also supports the following MIDI based song file formats: SMF type 0 (Standard MIDI File, aka .mid files), SMF type 1 and RMF. The Java Sound engine can render 8 or 16 bit audio data, in mono or stereo, with sample rates from 8KHz to 48KHz, that might be found in streaming audio or any of the supported file formats.

Asiva Photo supports PICT (Mac version only), TIFF and JPEG files at this time. For TIFF, RGB or CMYK, 8 or 16-bit per component.

Microsoft Photo Info is an add-in for Microsoft Windows that allows photographers to add, change, and delete common "metadata" properties for digital photographs. In addition, it provides enhanced "hover tips" and additional image file sort properties in Windows Explorer (in Details view).

For RAW files other than DNG, Adobe software currently writes metadata to an external "sidecar" file having a '.XMP' extension. Photo Info will only see this metadata if a RAW codec is installed that also supports these sidecar files.

Dublin Core aims to be an easy-to-create and maintain descriptive format to facilitate cross-domain resource discovery on the Web. "Qualified Dublin Core" supports the use of DC elements as the basis for extended but simple statements about resources, rather than as a foundation for more descriptive clauses. Complex descriptions may be necessary for some Web resources and for some purposes, such as administration, preservation, and reference linking.

The Dublin Core Metadata Initiative (DCMI) defines fifteen elements (Title, Creator, Subject, Description, Publisher, Contributor, Date, Type, Format, Identifier, Source, Language, Relation, Coverage, and Rights). Because of its simplicity, it is an ideal metadata vocabulary for exchanging metadata. The Open Archives Initiative Harvesting Protocol , which the IUMJ implements, mandates the use of unqualified Dublin Core. For a demonstration, click http://www.iumj.indiana.edu/phpoai2-1.4/oai2.

Metadata is descriptive information about an object or resource whether it be physical or electronic. While metadata itself is relatively new, the underlying concepts behind metadata have been in use for as long as collections of information have been organized. Library card catalogs represent a well-established type of metadata that has served as collection management and resource discovery tools for decades.

Raster Art - Photoshop 10 (.psd, .tif, .eps, .jpg) Final Output Size at 100 – 150ppi, rasterize fonts Resolution refers to the number of dots per inch (dpi) of an image that is output to a media. This applies to raster images only. When supplying a file to be included as a graphic on a sign, the general rule is for the graphic to be at least 150 dpi (at the size that it will be produced).

If the computer has installed the appropriate audio and video decoder based on DirectShow, the program can support it. If you install RM or QT decoder based on DirectShow, the program also supports them. But these decoders are not released by official website, they may have bugs and not stable. The program does not run well. After you uninstall the previous DivX, please restart computer, then install the new version of DivX.

Full Archos quote: "The Jukebox Multimedia can play AVI audio/video files that comply with MPEG4 Simple Profile; the maximum display resolution supported is CIF, i.e. 352 x 288 pixels @ 30 frames/sec. There exists various compression schemes used in AVI files on PC’s, such as Microsoft Windows Media™, Divx™, XVID™…, which more or less comply with the MPEG4 standard.

There are currently several file formats for syndicating content, including but not limited to RSS 0.91, 1.0, and 2.0 and Atom. wURLdBook has been tested with and supports all popular formats, including those by Radio Userland, Blogger and Movable Type. It is our goal to always have seamless, invisible support for all popular formats.

MP3 (320kbps max), WAV, and WMA (320kbps max) (including Microsoft's DRM-protected WMA). Ogg-vorbis is not supported.

DivX, XviD, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4-SP, WMV9, and Motion-JPEG. Note that, according to Creative's web site:DivX and XviD encoded files are playable if they are encoded as standard MPEG-4 Simple (SP) or Advanced Simple Profile (ASP) without GMC support. This product is not certified by DivX Inc. May not play all DivX 4 and 5 files. It's important to note that H.264 (used by Apple's video iPod) is not supported (these files typically have extensions like .mp4 and .m4v).

DazzlerMax presentations are built up of Tasks, or screens, which are linked together. Each Task consists of both Actions and Responses. Actions are the things which happen in the presentation: showing a picture, playing sound, running a video clip, etc. The Responses tell DazzlerMax how the user will interact and navigate through the presentations; for example, by pressing buttons, dragging pictures around the screen, typing in information, and so on.

Other Questions If none of the above answers your queries please download the software and try it - nothing is better than seeing the software in action. The help files also offer comprehensive information regarding each of the software. Also, try the RecordPad Discussion Forum. You can read questions posted by others and if not covered post your own question. We review the posts and reply (if necessary).

The MediaBox Streaming Server can encode live, in MPEG4, MP3, Vorbis RealAudio and RealVideo formats, all at once, or it can serve on-demand content in MP3, RealAudio and RealVideo as well as QuickTime. With our cron feature you can schedule the MediaBox to start and stop encoding at any time in multiple formats with a precision of +/1 millisecond.

This is a current issue with the Windows TIFF codec. If a compressed TIFF file must be reorganized to add metadata, the TIFF codec does not always preserve the original compression settings, causing the file size to increase. This particular Canon model embeds a preview in the JPEG image stream. Because the preview location is private, it is not preserved when the file is reorganized.

Metadata for all content in the OCA will be freely exposed to the public through formats such as the Open Archives Initiative Protocol for Metadata Harvesting (OAI-PMH) and RSS.

The main difference is that a property can contain any serializable object, whereas metadata items can contain only strings. Because metadata contains only strings, you can perform a text search on metadata items. You cannot search on properties.

Several commercial and non-commercial search engines will index META elements with just a little configuration. The well-known "all the Web" search engines including AltaVista, Yahoo, HotBot, etc. tend to avoid using the information found in meta elements in their indexing.

I'll need to fill this in. Here's what Andrew had proposed I write though: A few weeks ago, we talked about writing a post that outlined the little non-XML formats that go into documents. Personally, I found the comparison with a web page to be a fairly convincing justification, but I'd like to see a post explaining the whole issue with a complete list of mini-formats if you're going to mention in the FAQ

There are currently several file formats for syndicating content, including but not limited to RSS 0.91, 1.0, and 2.0 and Atom. Bloglines has been tested with and supports all popular formats, including those by Radio Userland, Blogger and Movable Type. It is our goal to always have seamless, invisible support for all popular formats.