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Having covered the metadata that can be embedded in the image in an earlier post, there are a few extra bits and pieces to cover on metadata outside the image file. These pieces of metadata are relevant for search engine optimisation (SEO) rather than for identification and ownership. There are potentially three areas where information about the image can be placed outside the image file contents, and so potentially of use to search engines in identifying the content of the image. These are particularly useful for giving a hint about the subject matter to Google Images and other image directories, which still don’t actually look at the image itself to determine the content. Continue reading ‘Image metadata for artists – part 2′