Exif Schema for TIFF Properties

The following table lists the XMP properties for TIFF-derived data. Only those TIFF properties that are mentioned in the EXIF 2.2 specification are included here.

Reference: XMP Specification and Documentation

Property Label Value type Exiv2 type Category Description
ImageWidth Image Width Integer XmpText Internal TIFF tag 256, 0x100. Image width in pixels.
ImageLength Image Length Integer XmpText Internal TIFF tag 257, 0x101. Image height in pixels.
BitsPerSample Bits Per Sample seq Integer XmpSeq Internal TIFF tag 258, 0x102. Number of bits per component in each channel.
Compression Compression Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal TIFF tag 259, 0x103. Compression scheme: 1 = uncompressed; 6 = JPEG.
PhotometricInterpretation Photometric Interpretation Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal TIFF tag 262, 0x106. Pixel Composition: 2 = RGB; 6 = YCbCr.
Orientation Orientation Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal TIFF tag 274, 0x112. Orientation:1 = 0th row at top, 0th column at left 2 = 0th row at top, 0th column at right 3 = 0th row at bottom, 0th column at right 4 = 0th row at bottom, 0th column at left 5 = 0th row at left, 0th column at top 6 = 0th row at right, 0th column at top 7 = 0th row at right, 0th column at bottom 8 = 0th row at left, 0th column at bottom
SamplesPerPixel Samples Per Pixel Integer XmpText Internal TIFF tag 277, 0x115. Number of components per pixel.
PlanarConfiguration Planar Configuration Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal TIFF tag 284, 0x11C. Data layout:1 = chunky; 2 = planar.
YCbCrSubSampling YCbCr Sub Sampling Closed Choice of seq Integer XmpSeq Internal TIFF tag 530, 0x212. Sampling ratio of chrominance components: [2, 1] = YCbCr4:2:2; [2, 2] = YCbCr4:2:0
YCbCrPositioning YCbCr Positioning Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal TIFF tag 531, 0x213. Position of chrominance vs. luminance components: 1 = centered; 2 = co-sited.
XResolution X Resolution Rational XmpText Internal TIFF tag 282, 0x11A. Horizontal resolution in pixels per unit.
YResolution Y Resolution Rational XmpText Internal TIFF tag 283, 0x11B. Vertical resolution in pixels per unit.
ResolutionUnit Resolution Unit Closed Choice of Integer XmpText Internal TIFF tag 296, 0x128. Unit used for XResolution and YResolution. Value is one of: 2 = inches; 3 = centimeters.
TransferFunction Transfer Function seq Integer XmpSeq Internal TIFF tag 301, 0x12D. Transfer function for image described in tabular style with 3 * 256 entries.
WhitePoint White Point seq Rational XmpSeq Internal TIFF tag 318, 0x13E. Chromaticity of white point.
PrimaryChromaticities Primary Chromaticities seq Rational XmpSeq Internal TIFF tag 319, 0x13F. Chromaticity of the three primary colors.
YCbCrCoefficients YCbCr Coefficients seq Rational XmpSeq Internal TIFF tag 529, 0x211. Matrix coefficients for RGB to YCbCr transformation.
ReferenceBlackWhite Reference Black White seq Rational XmpSeq Internal TIFF tag 532, 0x214. Reference black and white point values.
DateTime Date and Time Date XmpText Internal TIFF tag 306, 0x132 (primary) and EXIF tag 37520, 0x9290 (subseconds). Date and time of image creation (no time zone in EXIF), stored in ISO 8601 format, not the original EXIF format. This property includes the value for the EXIF SubSecTime attribute. NOTE: This property is stored in XMP as xmp:ModifyDate.
ImageDescription Image Description Lang Alt LangAlt External TIFF tag 270, 0x10E. Description of the image. Note: This property is stored in XMP as dc:description.
Make Make ProperName XmpText Internal TIFF tag 271, 0x10F. Manufacturer of recording equipment.
Model Model ProperName XmpText Internal TIFF tag 272, 0x110. Model name or number of equipment.
Software Software AgentName XmpText Internal TIFF tag 305, 0x131. Software or firmware used to generate image. Note: This property is stored in XMP as xmp:CreatorTool.
Artist Artist ProperName XmpText External TIFF tag 315, 0x13B. Camera owner, photographer or image creator. Note: This property is stored in XMP as the first item in the dc:creator array.
Copyright Copyright Lang Alt LangAlt External TIFF tag 33432, 0x8298. Copyright information. Note: This property is stored in XMP as dc:rights.