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Is there any standard 'ID3' style for putting metadata into an EXIF header?

I suspect the grandparent poster simply adjusted the EXIF header on their JPEG image. EXIF has an orientation tag (from the link see page 24, or page 18 if you look at the page number on the bottom of the page) that can represent the rotation of the image in 90 degree increments as well as flip the image horizontally or vertically. The actual rotation takes place when the image is rendered (assuming the application that renders it understands the tag!). No doubt Microsoft's proposed format also uses a header, although there is certainly room for expansion.

To partially counteract the bloat, try Adobe Reader Speed-Up. I've just started using it a couple of weeks ago, but it's pretty nice.

Disclaimer: it did refuse to open one PDF (specifically this[PDF warning--duh]) complaining about missing plugins, but I put exactly zero effort into fixing this (and you can allegedly get it to work on something like this with minimal effort).

RE:"There's no well-supported digital equivalent to a negative"

While it's not absolute proof of ownership, most digital formats these days include a specification called EXIF. (Google for "EXIF" or see http://www.exif.org/ for more info).
The extraneous information in a digital photo containg EXIF data includes such information as Make & model of camera, etc. While such information is not absolute, it can, in a pinch, providde reasonable proof of ownership, as long as you can show you own the equipment specified, and that all the images point to your equipment.

localhost$ strings office.jpg
JFIF
Exif
dEASTMAN KODAK COMPANY
KODAK LS753 ZOOM DIGITAL CAMERA
0221
0100
2005:02:02 13:34:17
2005:02:02 13:34:17

Simply put, the pictures are organized and displayed in a manner according to data embedded in the image file itself... which is halfway innovative.

No, it's not. They're simply scanning the EXIF headers (that is, after all, one of the things EXIF headers are for), and sorting on one of the fields in the header. There are about forty fields in an EXIF header; I suppose they're applying for forty more patents, one each for sorting on each field.

That's Microsoft "innovation" for you.

Schwab

EXIF stands for Exchangeable Image File Format, and is a standard for storing interchange information in image files, especially those using JPEG compression. Most digital cameras now use the EXIF format.

Almost all digital camera store EXIF metadata in their jpegs, which contains, among other things, the date the picture was taken. It also contains things such as shutter speed, apature, and whether or not the flash was used. The full spec is available on exif.org here

Almost all digital camera store EXIF metadata in their jpegs, which contains, among other things, the date the picture was taken. It also contains things such as shutter speed, apature, and whether or not the flash was used. The full spec is available on exif.org here

It is interesting that the editors want to be able to index these pictures by play, but have not realized how easy that would be to do. The cameras they use track the time that the photo was taken, in the exif information and in the file system (create date). All that would be needed is to syncronize the times on the cameras to allow them the get the true chronological order. If they had an intern hit one key at the start of the play, and another at the end of the play, they would be able to isolate all of the photos by play. They are already doing most of this. Looking on their web site, they already have time indexes based on the game clock.

You could even go so far as to give the editor / reporter types a device to track the times when they expect to have a good photo. You could even have it record a voice memo so the tech doesn't get into their way. I would assume that they all have cell phones that can do this, or PDA's could be used. (overkill, but handy)

That's funny, 3 years ago when I bought a DigitaOS-equipped camera, I found programs that would let me connect an NMEA0183-compliant GPS receiver to the camera's serial port, and embed the coordinates in the JPEG's EXIF header. The concept certainly isn't new.

The problem with Flashpoint is that their SDK is expensive for personal use, and downright absurd for commercial use. The dev kit shouldn't exceed the cost of the device it's for, IMHO. I'd love to see an open OS for a prosumer-grade digital camera.

The Exif file format, which contains header information for JPEG images is ready for location stamps. There are tags for longitude and lattitude. Exif is embedded in JPEG images and is in use by most digital cameras.

This means that a GPS-enabled digital camera could not only store when a picture was taken, but automatically record WHERE it was taken. This could be a great asset for travelers, surveyors, journalists, etc.

Metadata standards such and DIG35 and EXIF are already in place for many image formats. How is this better or different? Microsoft already adds proprietary field to the metadata, how hard would it be to add your own metadata fields for encrypted data?

JPEG allows arbitrary headers; one such header is the EXIF header which most digital cameras will include. This includes stuff like date and time taken, focal length, etc. The problem is that since it's an
extension of JPEG rather than a mandatory part of the standard, any software is free to ignore the EXIF header, and neglect to preserve it when modifying the image. For example, take a JPEG from a digital camera, with date and time helpfully included in the EXIF header... run ImageMagick "mogrify" on it; perhaps to resize it or to change the JPEG compression ratio -- EXIF header disappears (you can use jhead to get around this.)

My understanding of JPEG2000 is that the standard specifies a header containing XML metadata. Evidence here.

I'm very keen on the concept. It makes sense that in a single (standard format) file I should be able to store a picture, technical details about it, free text annotation, etc. such that for example, a really simple bit of CGI could present it as an album.