How to get image metadata in ios

Question

I want to display image metadata using ios. Meta data like Aperture, Shutterspeed, Exposure Compensation, ISO, Lens Focal Length, etc. So please help me if anybody has idea

Answer 1

Answering my own question. The memory-effective and fast way to get a GPS metadata is

let options = [kCGImageSourceShouldCache as String: kCFBooleanFalse]
if let data = NSData(contentsOfURL: url), imgSrc = CGImageSourceCreateWithData(data, options) {
    let metadata = CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex(imgSrc, 0, options) as Dictionary
    let gpsData = metadata[kCGImagePropertyGPSDictionary] as? [String : AnyObject]
}

The second option is

if let img = CIImage(contentsOfURL: url), metadata = img.properties(), 
gpsData = metadata[kCGImagePropertyGPSDictionary] as? [String : AnyObject] { … }

it looks nicer in Swift but uses more memory (tested via Profiler).

Answer 2

updated to iOS 11 with photos framework

Objective - C:

#import <Photos/Photos.h>

- (void)imagePickerController:(UIImagePickerController *)imagePicker didFinishPickingMediaWithInfo:(NSDictionary<NSString *,id> *)info {

    PHAsset* asset = info[UIImagePickerControllerPHAsset];

    [asset requestContentEditingInputWithOptions:nil completionHandler:^(PHContentEditingInput *contentEditingInput, NSDictionary *info) {
        CIImage *fullImage = [CIImage imageWithContentsOfURL:contentEditingInput.fullSizeImageURL];

        NSLog(@"%@", fullImage.properties.description);
    }];

    [imagePicker dismissViewControllerAnimated:YES completion:nil];
}

You also need the permission of Photo library Usage (NSPhotoLibraryUsageDescription) and then can add the following code to view did load or view did appear

[PHPhotoLibrary requestAuthorization:^(PHAuthorizationStatus status) {
    switch (status) {
        case PHAuthorizationStatusAuthorized:
            NSLog(@"PHAuthorizationStatusAuthorized");
            break;
        case PHAuthorizationStatusDenied:
            NSLog(@"PHAuthorizationStatusDenied");
            break;
        case PHAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined:
            NSLog(@"PHAuthorizationStatusNotDetermined");
            break;
        case PHAuthorizationStatusRestricted:
            NSLog(@"PHAuthorizationStatusRestricted");
            break;
    }
}];

Answer 3

Here is what I'm using to get the image size:

+ (CGSize) sizeOfImage:(NSString *) fileName withPath: (NSURL *) fullDirectoryPath;
{
    NSURL *imageNameWithPath = [NSURL URLWithString:fileName relativeToURL:fullDirectoryPath];

    CGImageSourceRef source = CGImageSourceCreateWithURL( (CFURLRef) imageNameWithPath, NULL);
    if (!source) return CGSizeZero;

    CFDictionaryRef dictRef = CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex(source,0,NULL);
    NSDictionary* metadata = (__bridge NSDictionary *)dictRef;
    NSLog(@"metadata= %@", metadata);
    CGSize result = CGSizeZero;
    CGFloat width = [metadata[@"PixelWidth"] floatValue];
    CGFloat height = [metadata[@"PixelHeight"] floatValue];
    NSLog(@"width= %f, height= %f", width, height);

    // The orientation in the metadata does *not* map to UIImageOrientation. Rather, see: https://developer.apple.com/library/ios/documentation/GraphicsImaging/Reference/CGImageProperties_Reference/index.html#//apple_ref/doc/constant_group/Individual_Image_Properties
    // This idea of orientation seems a little odd to me, but it seems it translates to even numbers need to be switched in width/height, odd numbers do not.
    NSUInteger orientation = [metadata[@"Orientation"] integerValue];

    switch (orientation) {
        // Comments give "Location of the origin of the image"
        case 1: // Top, left
        case 3: // Bottom, right
        case 5: // Left, top
        case 7: // Right, bottom
            result = CGSizeMake(width, height);
            break;

        case 2: // Top, right
        case 4: // Bottom, left
        case 6: // Right, top
        case 8: // Left, bottom
            result = CGSizeMake(height, width);
            break;

        default:
            NSAssert(NO, @"Should not get to here!");
            break;
    }

    CFRelease(source);
    NSLog(@"size: %@, orientation: %d", NSStringFromCGSize(result), orientation);

    return result;
}

/* Example meta data:
    ColorModel = RGB;
    Depth = 8;
    Orientation = 6;
    PixelHeight = 1936;
    PixelWidth = 2592;
    "{Exif}" =     {
        ColorSpace = 1;
        PixelXDimension = 2592;
        PixelYDimension = 1936;
    };
    "{JFIF}" =     {
        DensityUnit = 0;
        JFIFVersion =         (
                               1,
                               1
                               );
        XDensity = 1;
        YDensity = 1;
    };
    "{TIFF}" =     {
        Orientation = 6;
    };
}
*/