Have you ever wondered.....

KmH · Feb 27, 2012

What a Raw image XMP file looks like?

Here is one for an image that has had some edits applied in ACR which are indicated by - crs:

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xmlns:tiff="http://ns.adobe.com/tiff/1.0/"
xmlns:exif="http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/"
xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
xmlns:xmp="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/"
xmlns:aux="http://ns.adobe.com/exif/1.0/aux/"
xmlns:photoshop="http://ns.adobe.com/photoshop/1.0/"
xmlns:xmpMM="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/mm/"
xmlns:stEvt="http://ns.adobe.com/xap/1.0/sType/ResourceEvent#"
xmlns:crs="http://ns.adobe.com/camera-raw-settings/1.0/"
tiff:Make="NIKONCORPORATION"
tiff:Model="NIKOND300"
tiff:Orientation="1"
exif:ExifVersion="0221"
exif:[B]ExposureTime[/B]="1/250"
exif:[B]ShutterSpeedValue[/B]="7965784/1000000"
exif:[B]FNumber[/B]="8/1"
exif:[B]ApertureValue[/B]="6/1"
exif:ExposureProgram="1"
exif:ExposureBiasValue="0/6"
exif:MaxApertureValue="16/10"
exif:SubjectDistance="100/100"
exif:[B]MeteringMode[/B]="3"
exif:LightSource="0"
exif:FocalLength="500/10"
exif:SensingMethod="2"
exif:FileSource="3"
exif:SceneType="1"
exif:FocalLengthIn35mmFilm="75"
exif:CustomRendered="0"
exif:ExposureMode="1"
exif:WhiteBalance="0"
exif:SceneCaptureType="0"
exif:GainControl="0"
exif:Contrast="0"
exif:Saturation="0"
exif:Sharpness="2"
exif:SubjectDistanceRange="0"
exif:DigitalZoomRatio="1/1"
exif:DateTimeOriginal="2011-10-20T08:54:15.86"
dc:format="image/x-nikon-nef"
xmp:CreatorTool="Ver.1.10"
xmp:ModifyDate="2011-10-20T08:54:15.86"
xmp:CreateDate="2011-10-20T08:54:15.86"
xmp:Rating="0"
xmp:MetadataDate="2012-02-27T09:28:38-06:00"
aux:SerialNumber="3015281"
aux:LensInfo="500/10 500/10 18/1018/10"
aux:Lens="50.0 mmf/1.8"
aux:LensID="118"
aux:[B]ImageNumber[/B]="5745" [COLOR=#ff0000]← [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000][U]This is the shutter count for the camera as this photo was made[/U].[/COLOR]
aux:ApproximateFocusDistance="100/100"
photoshop:DateCreated="2011-10-20T08:54:15.86"
photoshop:SidecarForExtension="NEF"
xmpMM:DocumentID="F46CC4BFE6264FB3D12A17E031EAFCA3"
xmpMM:OriginalDocumentID="F46CC4BFE6264FB3D12A17E031EAFCA3"
xmpMM:InstanceID="xmp.iid:E0D2BBB85761E1119AEF9274CDA8D3C4"
crs:RawFileName="hed_BagPhotos_0005.NEF"
crs:Version="6.6"
crs:ProcessVersion="5.7" [COLOR=#ff0000]← [/COLOR][COLOR=#ff0000]This is where all the ACR edit info starts. ACR uses these line commands instead of altering image piexls.[/COLOR]
crs:WhiteBalance="Custom"
crs:Temperature="5700"
crs:Tint="+7"
crs:Exposure="+1.40"
crs:Shadows="5"
crs:Brightness="+50"
crs:Contrast="+25"
crs:Saturation="-29"
crs:Sharpness="25"
crs:LuminanceSmoothing="0"
crs:ColorNoiseReduction="25"
crs:ChromaticAberrationR="0"
crs:ChromaticAberrationB="0"
crs:VignetteAmount="0"
crs:ShadowTint="0"
crs:RedHue="0"
crs:RedSaturation="0"
crs:GreenHue="0"
crs:GreenSaturation="0"
crs:BlueHue="0"
crs:BlueSaturation="0"
crs:FillLight="20"
crs:Vibrance="+41"
crs:HighlightRecovery="0"
crs:Clarity="+61"
crs:Defringe="0"
crs:HueAdjustmentRed="0"
crs:HueAdjustmentOrange="0"
crs:HueAdjustmentYellow="0"
crs:HueAdjustmentGreen="0"
crs:HueAdjustmentAqua="0"
crs:HueAdjustmentBlue="0"
crs:HueAdjustmentPurple="0"
crs:HueAdjustmentMagenta="0"
crs:SaturationAdjustmentRed="0"
crs:SaturationAdjustmentOrange="0"
crs:SaturationAdjustmentYellow="0"
crs:SaturationAdjustmentGreen="0"
crs:SaturationAdjustmentAqua="0"
crs:SaturationAdjustmentBlue="0"
crs:SaturationAdjustmentPurple="0"
crs:SaturationAdjustmentMagenta="0"
crs:LuminanceAdjustmentRed="0"
crs:LuminanceAdjustmentOrange="0"
crs:LuminanceAdjustmentYellow="0"
crs:LuminanceAdjustmentGreen="0"
crs:LuminanceAdjustmentAqua="0"
crs:LuminanceAdjustmentBlue="0"
crs:LuminanceAdjustmentPurple="0"
crs:LuminanceAdjustmentMagenta="0"
crs:SplitToningShadowHue="0"
crs:SplitToningShadowSaturation="0"
crs:SplitToningHighlightHue="0"
crs:SplitToningHighlightSaturation="0"
crs:SplitToningBalance="0"
crs:ParametricShadows="0"
crs:ParametricDarks="0"
crs:ParametricLights="0"
crs:ParametricHighlights="0"
crs:ParametricShadowSplit="25"
crs:ParametricMidtoneSplit="50"
crs:ParametricHighlightSplit="75"
crs:SharpenRadius="+1.0"
crs:SharpenDetail="25"
crs:SharpenEdgeMasking="0"
crs:PostCropVignetteAmount="0"
crs:GrainAmount="0"
crs:ColorNoiseReductionDetail="50"
crs:LensProfileEnable="0"
crs:LensManualDistortionAmount="0"
crs:PerspectiveVertical="0"
crs:PerspectiveHorizontal="0"
crs:PerspectiveRotate="0.0"
crs:PerspectiveScale="100"
crs:ConvertToGrayscale="False"
crs:ToneCurveName="MediumContrast"
crs:CameraProfile="AdobeStandard"
crs:CameraProfileDigest="117885652CC92F92B2CEA3D4D5111301"
crs:LensProfileSetup="LensDefaults"
crs:HasSettings="True"
crs:HasCrop="False"
crs:AlreadyApplied="False">
<exif:ISOSpeedRatings>
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</exif:ISOSpeedRatings>
<exif:Flash
exif:Fired="False"
exif:Return="0"
exif:Mode="0"
exif:Function="False"
exif:RedEyeMode="False"/>
<exif:UserComment>
<rdf:Alt>
<rdf:li xml:lang="x-default">(C)2011 Keith Harrod Photography</rdf:li>
</rdf:Alt>
</exif:UserComment>
<dc:creator>
<rdf:Seq>
<rdf:li>KeithHarrod</rdf:li>
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</dc:creator>
<dc:rights>
<rdf:Alt>
<rdf:lixml:lang="x-default">2011 Keith Harrod</rdf:li>
</rdf:Alt>
</dc:rights>
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<rdf:Seq>
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stEvt:action="saved"
stEvt:instanceID="xmp.iid:3FC61BA32EFBE0119254993F0B952536"
stEvt:when="2011-10-20T10:17:34-05:00"
stEvt:softwareAgent="AdobePhotoshop Camera Raw 6.5 (Windows)"
stEvt:changed="/metadata"/>
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stEvt:action="saved"
stEvt:instanceID="xmp.iid:E0D2BBB85761E1119AEF9274CDA8D3C4"
stEvt:when="2012-02-27T09:28:38-06:00"
stEvt:softwareAgent="AdobePhotoshop Camera Raw 6.6 (Windows)"
stEvt:changed="/metadata"/>
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