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ImageIO - get image type and exif data

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java

javax.imageio

Given some source file (or more generic - input stream), I need to find out

  • is it an image
  • if it is an image, then retrieve its type (png/jpeg/gif/etc)
  • retrieve exif data, if available

I looked at the API, but it is not clear how to get the type of image or Exif data.

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jdevelop Avatar asked Jul 03 '12 11:07

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2 Answers

Last time I had to do this, a couple of years ago, the standard API couldn't read EXIF data. This library can do so though:

http://www.drewnoakes.com/code/exif/

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OpenSauce Avatar answered Oct 01 '22 04:10

OpenSauce

Easy answer: Use https://github.com/drewnoakes/metadata-extractor/

If you're crazy/brave/curious, you could get image type from the stream by reading the first few bytes (these are magic numbers). I believe the exif is generally at the start of the stream too.

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matt burns Avatar answered Oct 01 '22 05:10

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