TIFF File Comments

When reading or updating TIFF comments, you must specify the comment type using the following constants.

For a loop counter:

Value

Meaning

CMNT_LAST

Last defined number for comments. To get all comments, you can use the comment type constant as a loop counter. The first constant is 0 and the last is CMNT_LAST.

For TIFF files: Each comment field can contain a character string. The maximum field size is 32K, except for the date-time field, which is always 20.

Value

Meaning

CMNT_SZARTIST

Person who created the image.

CMNT_SZCOPYRIGHT

Copyright notice.

CMNT_SZDATETIME

Date and time (YYYY:MM:DD HH:MM:SS). The field length is 20, counting the NULL terminator.

CMNT_SZDESC

Description of the image.

CMNT_SZHOSTCOMP

Computer and operating system in use.

CMNT_SZMAKE

Manufacturer of the equipment used to create the image.

CMNT_SZMODEL

Model name and number of the equipment.

CMNT_SZNAMEOFDOC

Name of the document from which the image was scanned.

CMNT_SZNAMEOFPAGE

Page name from which the image was scanned.

CMNT_SZSOFTWARE

Name and version of the software package used to create the image.