Create MS XMP metadata

[ivanooi]

Hi,

Not sure why. I can't create the MS XMP. Custom XMP no problem.

This is the sample XMP generated by MS ( Right mouse click, properties -> Detail, Copyright field ) Thanks

<?xpacket begin="" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"?>
<x:xmpmeta xmlns:x="adobe:ns:meta/" x:xmptk="Adobe XMP Core 5.1.0-jc003">
  <rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#">
    <rdf:Description rdf:about=""
        xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
        xmlns:xmpMM="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/"
      xmpMM:InstanceID="uuid:faf5bdd5-ba3d-11da-ad31-d33d75182f1b">
      <dc:rights>
        <rdf:Alt>
          <rdf:li xml:lang="x-default">My Copyright</rdf:li>
        </rdf:Alt>
      </dc:rights>
    </rdf:Description>
  </rdf:RDF>
</x:xmpmeta>

<?xpacket end="w"?>

This is the code :
`

     ls_ns = "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/";
     ( XMPMetaFactory.getSchemaRegistry()).registerNamespace( ls_ns, "dc" );

     if( meta.doesArrayItemExist( ls_ns, "rights", 1 )){
        meta.setArrayItem( ls_ns, "rights", 1, "My Copyright");
     }else{
        meta.deleteProperty( ls_ns, "rights");
        meta.setProperty ( ls_ns, "rights"   , "My Copyright");
     }

     ls_xmp = XMPMetaFactory.serializeToString( meta, new SerializeOptions().setPadding(10));
     System.out.println("ls_xmp=\r\n" + ls_xmp);
     metaList.add( new JpegXMP( ls_xmp ));

     FileInputStream  fin = new FileInputStream(  "A.JPG");
     FileOutputStream fout= new FileOutputStream( "B.JPG");

     Metadata.insertMetadata(metaList, fin, fout );

`

[dragon66]

Are you saying the code didn’t add the XMP to the image? How did you know it’s not there? Did you try to read the image meta data using icafe after?

[ivanooi]

yes, I did. the XMP XML not there. and I had tired right click -> Properties -> Detail. You can't the info in Copyright filed

[dragon66]

When you did the console output, did you get the string you created? If so, how did it loo like?

[ivanooi]

No... that the problem :-(

[ivanooi]

but there's no problem inserting custom XMP XML.

[dragon66]

I am confused! What is MS XMP in your case and what do mean by Custom XMP?

[ivanooi]

This is what generated by MS Windows when you keyin info thru Properties -> Detail I would like to generate XMP like what MS Windows generated.

`<?xpacket begin="" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"?>

My Copyright ` Custom mean, I create my own. eg : ` ` Thanks

[dragon66]

Now I see. So you create custom XMP manually and used Adobe API to try to create something similar to what MS did but could’t create the XMP properly?

[ivanooi]

yes yes yes! :-D

[ivanooi]

Actually I'm using icafe. This is the code :

` ls_ns = "http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"; ( XMPMetaFactory.getSchemaRegistry()).registerNamespace( ls_ns, "dc" );

 if( meta.doesArrayItemExist( ls_ns, "rights", 1 )){
    meta.setArrayItem( ls_ns, "rights", 1, "My Copyright");
 }else{
    meta.deleteProperty( ls_ns, "rights");
    meta.setProperty ( ls_ns, "rights"   , "My Copyright");
 }

 ls_xmp = XMPMetaFactory.serializeToString( meta, new SerializeOptions().setPadding(10));
 System.out.println("ls_xmp=\r\n" + ls_xmp);
 metaList.add( new JpegXMP( ls_xmp ));

 FileInputStream  fin = new FileInputStream(  "A.JPG");
 FileOutputStream fout= new FileOutputStream( "B.JPG");

 Metadata.insertMetadata(metaList, fin, fout );`

[dragon66]

I tried your code and I got the following output. I think the issue is you set the dc:rights as an attribute not an element. I don't know how to add that as an element yet (using appendArrayItem() or something?)

ls_xmp=<?xpacket begin="?" id="W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d"?>

[ivanooi]

I see ...hmm....so , there is no way to add that using icafe, right?

[dragon66]

ICAFE is not capable of creating XMP at the moment. But I believe icafe already added the XMP string created by Adobe API to the the image. You won't see it when you right click - > properties -> Detail as it will show the element value if it is there but in your case, you put it as an attribute.

[ivanooi]

anyway to store the data in element not?

[ivanooi]

If added at the correct place, I believe you will be able to see the data in Detail section... that the purpose :-P

[dragon66]

Adobe XMP API should be able to do it but I never used it before.

You can actually try insert directly the XMP string you extracted from MS in your original question using icafe and you should see it afterwards. That way, you will prove it is the issue I mentioned which prevent it from showing.

[ivanooi]

direct modify the xml file. that's another way. I will try that. good idea

[dragon66]

I am closing this thread as the issue is not directly related to icafe. I tried inserting the XMP string provided in your initial question and it works fine. As I mentioned earlier, icafe doesn't provide function to actually create XMP in the first place. It just inserts ready-made XMP in string or byte array format into different kinds of images.

[ivanooi]

Thanks. Finally I managed to use Adobe XMP to construct Microsoft XMP. Thanks again :-D

[dragon66]

Great you made it!