For years, the stock photography and creative licensing world has operated under a largely predictable set of rules. Contributors uploaded, agencies distributed, buyers licensed, and copyright enforcement happened in familiar ways: DMCA takedowns, partner audits, reverse-image search, and the occasional legal battle. Then artificial intelligence arrived — and everything changed faster
MetadataAI Doesn’t Just Read Your Metadata — It Understands It In last week’s kickoff to Series A, we broke down the differences between Exif, IPTC, and XMP metadata — and why they matter. Today, we’re going deeper, tackling the technical heart of MetadataAI™: How it reads, writes, and synchronizes
When Standard Isn’t Enough — Meet Custom XMP Namespaces In the world of photo metadata, standards like Exif, IPTC, and XMP define a common language. But sometimes, your organization needs to say more — in a dialect uniquely your own. Maybe you’re a: * News agency tagging embargo status or story
If you’ve ever wondered what’s really going on behind the scenes of your photos — in those mysterious fields labeled Exif, IPTC, or XMP — you’re not alone. As photographers, editors, and digital asset managers, we interact with metadata constantly… but often without knowing which standard is doing what
What Editors Wish Photographers Knew About Metadata... and how you can save them (and yourself) a lot of headaches. When photographers think of their job, they’re focused — literally — on getting the shot. But for the editors on the other side of the workflow, it’s not just about what
We’re excited to introduce MetadataAI™ — an AI-powered desktop application built for photographers, editors, and digital asset teams who are ready to take control of their image metadata. Whether you’re captioning thousands of photos, optimizing for stock discoverability, or streamlining your newsroom’s editorial workflow, MetadataAI™ makes metadata smarter,