Image Metadata Manager

Overview

Image Metadata Manager is a Python script for managing metadata in image files. It offers functionalities to remove all metadata from an image and to add an artist's name to the image's metadata. This tool supports .jpg, .jpeg, .png, .gif, and .bmp formats.

Features

• Remove Metadata: Strip all metadata from image files to ensure privacy or minimize file size.
• Add Artist: Add or update the artist field in the image's metadata.

Requirements

• Python 3.x
• PIL library

Installation

To use this script, you will need Python installed on your system. If you do not have Python installed, you can download it from python.org. Additionally, you will need the PIL library, which can be installed via pip:

python -m venv venv
source venv/bin/activate
pip install -r requirements.txt

Usage

Removing Metadata from files

python ./img_metadata.py -r ./image.png

Removing Metadata from irectories:

python ./img_metadata.py -r ./image_directory

Testing

exiftool TestImage-Canon_40D.jpg
python ./img_metadata.py -r ./TestImage-Canon_40D.jpg