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Kodak "Meta" Segment Format Specification



The Kodak "Meta" Segment is virtually identical in format to an EXIF Segment but uses different tags.

The only differences between the Meta and EXIF segments are:

For format specifications of EXIF, see: TIFF, EXIF, DCF and TIFF/EP

All offsets are relative to the start of the TIFF header at the beginning of the Meta segment





Kodak "Meta" Segment Tags Definition

Tag # Name Type Details
50000 CaptureDevice.FilmProductCode Unknown  
50001 DigitalProcess.ImageSourceEK Unknown  
50002 CaptureConditions.PAR Unknown  
50003 CaptureDevice.CameraOwner.EK Character Coded String First 8 bytes define the coding format:
"ASCII\x00\x00\x00" - ASCII format
"UNICODE\x00" or "Unicode\x00" - Unicode UTF-8
...
50004 CaptureDevice.SerialNumber.Camera Unknown  
50005 SceneContent.GroupCaption.UserSelectGroupTitle Unknown  
50006 OutputOrder.Information.DealerIDNumber Unknown  
50007 CaptureDevice.FID Unknown  
50008 OutputOrder.Information.EnvelopeNumber Unknown  
50009 OutputOrder.SimpleRenderInst.FrameNumber Unknown  
50010 CaptureDevice.FilmCategory Unknown  
50011 CaptureDevice.FilmGencode Unknown  
50012 CaptureDevice.Scanner.ModelAndVersion Unknown  
50013 CaptureDevice.FilmSize Unknown  
50014 DigitalProcess.History.SBARGBShifts Unknown  
50015 DigitalProcess.History.SBAInputImageColourspace Unknown  
50016 DigitalProcess.History.SBAInputImageBitDepth Unknown  
50017 DigitalProcess.History.SBAExposureRecord Unknown  
50018 DigitalProcess.History.UserAdjSBARGBShifts Unknown  
50019 DigitalProcess.ImageRotationStatus Unknown  
50020 DigitalProcess.RollGuid.Elements Unknown  
50021 ImageContainer.MetadataNumber Unknown  
50022 DigitalProcess.History.EditTagArray Unknown  
50023 CaptureConditions.Magnification Unknown  
50028 CaptureDevice.NativePhysicalXResolution Unknown  
50029 CaptureDevice.NativePhysicalYResolution Unknown  
50030 Kodak Special Effects IFD Sub-IFD Sub-IFD with no header. Uses Kodak Special Effects tags
50031 Kodak Borders IFD Sub-IFD Sub-IFD with no header. Uses Kodak Borders tags
50042 CaptureDevice.NativePhysicalResolutionUnit Unknown  
50200 ImageContainer.SourceImageDirectory Unknown  
50201 ImageContainer.SourceImageFileName Unknown  
50202 ImageContainer.SourceImageVolumeName Unknown  
50284 CaptureConditions.PrintQuantity Unknown  
50286 DigitalProcess.ImagePrintStatus Unknown  



Kodak Special Effects Sub-IFD Tags Definition

Tag # Name Type Details
0 Digital Effects Version Numeric  
1 Digital Effects Name Character Coded String First 8 bytes define the coding format:
"ASCII\x00\x00\x00" - ASCII format
"UNICODE\x00" or "Unicode\x00" - Unicode UTF-8
...
2 Digital Effects Type Numeric Lookup 0 = None Applied



Kodak Borders Sub-IFD Tags Definition

Tag # Name Type Details
0 Borders Version Numeric  
1 Border Name Character Coded String First 8 bytes define the coding format:
"ASCII\x00\x00\x00" - ASCII format
"UNICODE\x00" or "Unicode\x00" - Unicode UTF-8
...
2 Border ID Numeric  
3 Border Location Numeric  
4 Border Type Numeric Lookup 0 = None
8 Watermark Type Numeric Lookup 0 = None


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