Metadata preserves information about the contents, copyright status, origin, and history of files. From the Metadata panel, you can view and edit the metadata for selected files, use metadata to search for files, and use templates to append and replace metadata.

For a video on metadata, see www.adobe.com/go/vid0094.

Depending on the selected file and the software you use, the following types of metadata may appear:

File Properties

Describes the characteristics of the file, including the size, creation date, and modification date.

IPTC Core

Displays editable metadata. You can add captions to your files, as well as copyright information. IPTC Core is a new specification that was approved by the IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) in October 2004. It differs from the older IPTC (IIM, legacy) in that new properties have been added, some property names have changed, and some properties have been deleted.

IPTC (IIM, legacy)

Displays editable metadata. As with IPTC Core, you can add captions to your files, as well as copyright information. This set of metadata is hidden by default, because it has been superseded by IPTC Core. However, you can display IPTC (IIM, legacy) metadata by selecting it from the Metadata options in the Preferences dialog box.

Fonts

Lists the fonts used in Adobe InDesign files.

Swatches

List the swatches used in Adobe InDesign and Adobe Illustrator files.

Camera Data (Exif)

Displays information assigned by digital cameras. Exif information includes the camera settings used when the image was taken.

GPS

Displays navigational information from a global positioning system (GPS) available in some digital cameras. Photos without GPS information don’t have GPS metadata.

Camera Raw

Displays settings applied by the Camera Raw plug‑in.

Edit History

Keeps a log of changes made to images with Photoshop.

Adobe Stock Photos

Lists information about images obtained from Adobe Stock Photos.

Version Cue

Lists any Version Cue file version information.

DICOM (Adobe Photoshop CS3 Extended only)

Displays information about images saved in the Digital Imaging and Communications in Medicine (DICOM) format.