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TIFF File Comments

When reading or updating TIFF comments, you must specify the comment type using the following constants.

For TIFF files: Each comment field can contain a character string. The maximum field size is 32K, except for the date-time field, which are always 20.

Please note that LEADTOOLS also supports IPTC Comments, which can be saved inside TIFF files. For more information, refer to IPTC Comments.

Value

Meaning

RasterCommentMetadataType.Artist

Person who created the image.

RasterCommentMetadataType.Copyright

Copyright notice.

RasterCommentMetadataType.DateTime

Date and time (YYYY:MM:DD HH:MM:SS). The field length is 20, counting the NULL terminator.

RasterCommentMetadataType.Description

Description of the image.

RasterCommentMetadataType.HostComputer

Computer and operating system in use.

RasterCommentMetadataType.Make

Manufacturer of the equipment used to create the image.

RasterCommentMetadataType.Model

Model name and number of the equipment.

RasterCommentMetadataType.NameOfDocument

Name of the document from which the image was scanned.

RasterCommentMetadataType.NameOfPage

Page name from which the image was scanned.

RasterCommentMetadataType.Software

Name and version of the software package used to create the image.

For more information about file comments, refer to RasterCodecs.ReadComment and RasterCodecs.WriteComment.