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+README file for the Exif Drupal module.
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+
+Description
+***********
+
+The Exif module allows to display Exif metadata on image nodes. Exif is a
+specification for the image file format used by digital cameras.
+
+The metadata tags defined in the Exif standard cover a broad spectrum including [1]:
+
+ * Date and time information. Digital cameras will record the current date and
+   time and save this in the metadata.
+ * Camera settings. This includes static information such as the camera model
+   and make, and information that varies with each image such as orientation,
+   aperture, shutter speed, focal length, metering mode, and film speed
+   information.
+ * Location information, which could come from a GPS receiver connected to the
+   camera.
+ * Descriptions and copyright information.
+
+Administrators can choose via CCK fields which Exif information are read.
+
+At this time, this module supports Exif information only with JPEG files.
+
+[1] Reference: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exchangeable_image_file_format
+
+
+Requirements and Constraints
+****************************
+
+CCK with at least textfields enabled.
+If you use a module like imagefield. It's only possible to have one image per node!! 
+If there are more than one images per node, only the exif data of one image is read!
+
+IMPORTANT: If you are using imagefield, do not call the content type "image"!!! Image
+is reserved for using the Image module. If you call your content type image and you are
+using imagefield, the module is not going to work.
+
+
+Usage
+************
+
+After installing it you can go to your CCK nodetype. It supports both the image module 
+aswell as the imagefield module. Let's say you have an content type "photo". Go to your
+cck settings and add a new field. For the name of the field you need to follow the following
+naming conventions:
+
+Example: 
+#1 field_exif_exposuretime -> this would read the ExposureTime of the image and save it
+in this field.
+
+#2 field_ifd0_datetime ->	this would read the date time (2009:01:23 08:52:43) of the image.
+as a field_type you can take for example a normal textfield, but also a date field would be
+possible.
+
+General rule is: [field]_[section]_[name] 
+
+Under admin/settings/exif you can see a list of all possible information. These informations
+are taken from the image "sample.jpg". I may not contain all tags available. If you are looking
+for some specific tags you can just replace this image with your own image.
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