Gets/sets IPTC data collection you want to write into the file.

Namespace: Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs
Assembly: Aurigma.GraphicsMill (in Aurigma.GraphicsMill.dll)

Syntax

Visual Basic

Public Property Iptc As IptcDictionary

C#

public IptcDictionary Iptc { get; set; }

Property Value

IptcDictionary class instance that contains IPTC data collection you want to write into the file.

Examples

JPEG files can store EXIF and IPTC data blocks. Graphics Mill for .NET allows you extracting this data from the JPEG file and save it into another JPEG file (as well as into the other file format which supports EXIF and IPTC). This code sample demonstrates how to add the EXIF and IPTC data to the file:

Visual Basic

Dim bitmap As New Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Bitmap("c:\Mountain.jpg")

Dim writer As New Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.JpegWriter("C:\Mountain2.jpg")

'EXIF
Dim exif As New Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.ExifDictionary
exif(Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.ExifDictionary.Software) = "Aurigma Graphics Mill"

writer.Exif = exif

'IPTC
Dim iptc As New Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.IptcDictionary
iptc(Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.IptcDictionary.Category) = "Nature"
iptc(Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.IptcDictionary.CopyrightNotice) = "Aurigma Inc."
iptc(Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.IptcDictionary.Keyword) = "mountain"

writer.Iptc = iptc

'Adobe resource blocks
Dim adobeResources As New Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AdobeResourceDictionary
'Create new adobe image resource block with the required metadata
Dim arBlock As New Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AdobeResourceBlock("Copyright", New Byte() {1})
'Set this block to the item with 0x040A ID (copyright flag)
adobeResources.Item(&H40A) = arBlock

writer.AdobeResources = adobeResources

'XMP
Dim xmp As New Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.XmpData()
'Create a node with the required metadata
Dim node As New Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.XmpValueNode( _
    Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.XmpNodeType.SimpleProperty, _
    "John Doe", _
    Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.XmpTagNames.DCCreator)
xmp.AddNode(node)

writer.Xmp = xmp.Save()

Dim frame As New Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.JpegFrame(50, True)

frame.SetBitmap(bitmap)

bitmap.Dispose()

writer.AddFrame(frame)

frame.Dispose()

writer.Dispose()

C#

using (Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Bitmap bitmap = 
           new Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Bitmap(@"c:\Mountain.jpg"))
{                
    using (Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.JpegWriter writer = 
               new Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.JpegWriter(@"C:\Mountain2.jpg"))
    {
        //EXIF
        Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.ExifDictionary exif =
            new Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.ExifDictionary();
        exif[Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.ExifDictionary.Software] = "Aurigma Graphics Mill";

        writer.Exif = exif;
    
        //IPTC
        Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.IptcDictionary iptc =
            new Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.IptcDictionary();
        iptc[Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.IptcDictionary.Category] = "Nature";
        iptc[Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.IptcDictionary.CopyrightNotice] = "Aurigma Inc.";
        iptc[Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.IptcDictionary.Keyword] = "mountain";

        writer.Iptc = iptc;

        //Adobe resource blocks
        Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AdobeResourceDictionary adobeResources =
            new Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AdobeResourceDictionary();
        //Create new adobe image resource block with the required metadata
        Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AdobeResourceBlock arBlock = new
            Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.AdobeResourceBlock("Copyright", new byte[] { 1 });
        //Set this block to the item with 0x040A ID (copyright flag)
        adobeResources[0x040A] = arBlock;

        writer.AdobeResources = adobeResources;

        //XMP
        Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.XmpData xmp = new Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.XmpData();
        //Create a node with the required metadata
        Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.XmpValueNode node = new
            Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.XmpValueNode(
                Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.XmpNodeType.SimpleProperty,
                "John Doe",
                Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.XmpTagNames.DCCreator);
        xmp.AddNode(node);

        writer.Xmp = xmp.Save();

        using (Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.JpegFrame frame = 
                   new Aurigma.GraphicsMill.Codecs.JpegFrame(50, true))
        {
            frame.SetBitmap(bitmap);

            writer.AddFrame(frame);
        }
    }
}