IPTC and XMP
image metadata attributes

This table compares the image metadata standard field names of the most common imaging
software products Adobe Photoshop, Adobe Lightroom, FotoStation and Photo Mechanic with those of the official IPTC Core, IIM and XMP specifications.
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IPTC Core Specification 1.1 IPTC-NAA IIM 4.1 XMP namespace:property ID Photoshop CS3 Lightroom 3 FotoStation 6.0 Photo Mechanic 4.6.2
Last updated on March 25, 2010. More to come...
Creator 2:80 By-line dc:creator Author [Description] Creator Byline Photographer
Description 2:120 Caption/Abstract dc:description Description [Description] Caption Caption Caption
Copyright Notice 2:116 Copyright Notice dc:rights Copyright Notice [Description] Copyright Copyright String Copyright
Keywords 2:25 Keywords dc:subject Keywords [Description] Keyword Tags Keywords Keywords
Title 2:05 Object Name dc:title Document Title [Description] File Name Object Name Object Name
Country Code (legacy) 2:100 Country/Primary Location Code Iptc4xmpCore:CountryCode ISO Country Code [IPTC Image] ISO Country Code Country Code Code
Sublocation (legacy) 2:92 Sublocation Iptc4xmpCore:Location Location [IPTC Image] Location n/a Location
Creator's jobtitle 2:85 By-line Title photoshop:AuthorsPosition Author Title [Description] Job Title Byline Title Title
Description Writer 2:122 Writer/Editor photoshop:CaptionWriter Description Writer [Description] Description Writer Caption Writer Caption Writers
  2:15 Category <marked as deprecated> photoshop:Category Category [Categories] Category Category Category
City (legacy) 2:90 City photoshop:City City [Origin] City City City
Country (legacy) 2:101 Country/Primary Location Name photoshop:Country Country [Origin] Country Country Country
Credit Line 2:110 Credit photoshop:Credit Credit [Origin] Provider Credit Credit
Date Created 2:55 Date Created photoshop:DateCreated Date Created [Origin] Date Created IPTC Created Date Date
Headline 2:105 Headline photoshop:Headline Headline [Origin] Headline Headline Headline
Instructions 2:40 Special Instructions photoshop:Instructions Instructions [Origin] Instructions Special Instructions Special Instructions
Source 2:115 Source photoshop:Source Source [Origin] Source Source Source
Province or State (legacy) 2:95 Province/State photoshop:State State/Province [Origin] State/Province Province State State
  2:20 Supplemental Category <marked as deprecated> photoshop:SupplementalCategories Supplemental Categories [Categories] Other Categories Supplemental Category Supp Cat 1 [2, 3]
Job Id 2:103 Original Transmission Reference photoshop:TransmissionReference Transmission Reference [Origin] Job Identifier Original Transmission Reference Transmission Ref
    <defined as field number 121 in FotoStation>   <delimited inside of Description> <delimited inside of Caption> Local Caption <delimited inside of Caption>
  2:22 Fixture Identifier       Fixture Identifier  
  2:65 Originating Program       Originating Progr…  
  2:10 Urgency   Urgency [Origin] Priority Urgency