XMP Specification September 2005 7 Preface About This Document XMP (Extensible Metadata Platform) provides a standard format for the creation, processing, and interchange of metadata, for a wide variety of applications. This section contains information about this document, including how it is organized, conventions used in the document, and where to go for additional information. Audience This document is intended for developers of applications that will generate, process, or manage files containing XMP metadata. How This Document Is Organized This document has the following sections: ● Chapter 1, “Introduction”, explains what metadata is, and gives a brief overview of the XMP model. ● Chapter 2, “XMP Data Model”, gives a conceptual overview of the data that XMP supports. It describes how metadata is organized into schemas containing a number of properties. ● Chapter 3, “XMP Storage Model”, shows the overall structure of XMP data in files. ● Chapter 4, “XMP Schemas”, lists common schemas that are used for XMP metadata, as well as the value types used for properties. It also describes how new schemas can be defined to meet needs beyond what is supported by the existing model. ● Chapter 5, “Embedding XMP Metadata in Application Files”, describes how XMP metadata is embedded in a variety of specific application files. Conventions used in this Document The following type styles are used for specific types of text: Typeface Style Used for: Sans serif regular XMP property names. For example, xmp:CreationDate Monospaced Regular All XML code