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    <h1>Getting started</h1>
    <p class="lead">An overview of the basic Exiv2 C++ library and command line utility features and the Exiv2 project,
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	    <h2 id="lib">Exiv2 C++ library</h2>
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	      <li>Fast read and write access to the
	        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exif">Exif</a>, 
	        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTC">IPTC</a> and 
	        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform">XMP</a>
	        <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata">metadata</a> of an image
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	      <li>Easy to use and <a href="doc/index.html" title="Exiv2 API documentation">extensively documented</a> C++ API</li>
	      <li><a href="conversion.html" title="Exiv2 Conversions">Conversions</a> of Exif and IPTC metadata to XMP and vice versa</li>
	      <li>Smart IPTC implementation that does not affect data that programs like Photoshop store
	        in the same image segment
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	      <li>Exif <a href="makernote.html" title="Exif Makernote Formats and Specifications">Makernote</a> support:
	       <ul>
	        <li>Makernote tags can be read and written just like any other metadata</li>
	        <li>Sophisticated write algorithm avoids corrupting the Makernote</li>
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	      <li>Simple interface to extract previews embedded in RAW images and Exif thumbnails</li>
	      <li>Set and delete methods for Exif thumbnails</li>
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        <h4 class="margin-top-m">Future plans</h4>
        <p>These are high-level goals for the Exiv2 library, see the
	      <a href="http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/roadmap">roadmap</a>
	      for details for the upcoming version.
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	     <li>A stable API</li>
	     <li>A unified metadata container</li>
	     <li>Additional image formats and more Makernote support</li>
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		    To learn how to use the Exiv2 library in your own programs, start by reading the 
		    short <a href="doc/index.html">API documentation intro</a> and study some of the examples here.
		    Refer to the <a href="metadata.html">metadata taglists</a> for supported tags and default types
		    and the <a href="doc/namespaceExiv2.html">API documentation</a> for the interface.
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		<li><a title="Reading and printing the Exif metadata of an image" href="examples.html#example1">Read Exif metadata</a></li>
		<li><a title="Sample usage of high-level Exif metadata operations" href="examples.html#example2">Add, modify, delete Exif</a></li>
		<li><a title="Reading and printing the IPTC metadata of an image" href="examples.html#example3">Read IPTC datasets</a></li>
		<li><a title="The quickest way to access, set or modify IPTC metadata" href="examples.html#example4">Set IPTC datasets</a></li>
		<li><a title="Sample (test) usage of high level XMP classes" href="examples.html#example5">Set XMP properties</a></li>
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       <h2>Exiv2 Community and Resources</h2>
       <p>The Exiv2 community website provides access to all project resources, including the 
	   <a href="http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/issues">issue tracker</a>,
	   <a href="http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/wiki">wiki</a>, 
	   <a href="http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/boards">forum</a> and 
	   <a href="http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/repository">source code repository</a>.
	   There you can interact with project members and users
	   to get help and support, report bugs and get involved with the project.
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       <a class="btn btn-primary" href="http://dev.exiv2.org/projects/exiv2/wiki" role="button">Community website</a>
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	<h2 id="util">Command line utility</h2>
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	  <li>Print <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exif">Exif</a>, 
            <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTC">IPTC</a> and 
            <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extensible_Metadata_Platform">XMP</a> image
            <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata">metadata</a> in different formats: 
	    Exif summary info, interpreted values, or the plain data for each tag</li>
	  <li>Print the structure of images.  This is useful for image file analysis.</li>
	  <li><a title="Modify" href="sample.html#modify">Set, add and delete</a> Exif, IPTC, XMP metadata and ICC profile
	    from command line modify commands or command scripts</li>
	  <li>Adjust the Exif timestamp (that's how it all started...)</li>
	  <li>Rename Exif image files according to the Exif timestamp</li>
	  <li>Extract, insert and delete Exif, IPTC and XMP metadata and JPEG comments</li>
	  <li><a href="conversion.html" title="Exiv2 Conversions">Convert</a> from Exif and IPTC to XMP properties and vice versa</li>
	  <li>Extract previews from RAW images and thumbnails from the Exif metadata</li>
	  <li>Insert and delete the thumbnail image embedded in the Exif metadata</li>
	  <li>Print, set and delete the JPEG comment of JPEG images</li>
	  <li>Fix the Exif ISO setting of picture taken with Canon and Nikon cameras</li>
	  <li>Metadata and ICC Profiles can be very conveniently piped on the command-line from one image to others.</li>
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	      To get started with the Exiv2 command line utility, run it with the <em>-h</em>
	      parameter from a terminal or cmd shell: 
	      <code><a title="Exiv2 usage" href="sample.html#usage">exiv2 -h</a></code> and 
	      study the samples here.
	      For details, read the <a href="manpage.html" title="Exiv2 man page">manual page</a>.
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	  Among other things, the good people at Open Hub provide tools for evaluating Open Source projects and communities.
	  Their analysis is based on data gathered from the project's source code repositories. Below are the Open Hub "factoids"
	  for Exiv2. Use these to explore what Open Hub has to say on the state of our project. 
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