EXIF Metadata Extractor (cpp, written by Claude Code)

Claude Code wrote this cpp project from the task below. It does not run on a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine as written.

Task given to the agent:

TASK: EXIF Metadata Extractor

Write a program that reads, displays, and modifies EXIF metadata embedded in image files, supporting GPS coordinate extraction, metadata comparison between images, and bulk metadata operations.

FUNCTIONAL REQUIREMENTS:
- Accept an image file path as a command-line argument (support JPEG, TIFF, and PNG files)
- Extract and display all EXIF tags organized by category: Camera Info (make, model, serial), Capture Settings (exposure time, f-number, ISO, focal length, flash), Date/Time (original, digitized, modified), GPS (latitude, longitude, altitude with decimal degree conversion), Image Info (dimensions, orientation, color space, resolution)
- Support output in multiple formats via --format flag: text (default human-readable), json, csv
- Extract GPS coordinates and convert to both DMS (degrees/minutes/seconds) and decimal degrees format, with an optional Google Maps URL via --map-url flag
- Compare metadata between two images via --compare flag, showing differences side by side
- Support removing specific EXIF tags via --remove flag (e.g., --remove GPS to strip all GPS data for privacy)
- Support removing all metadata via --strip-all flag while preserving image quality
- Support batch extraction from all images in a directory via --batch flag, with a summary CSV output
- Print the metadata summary to console in a structured, readable format
- Save the full metadata dump to a file via --output flag
- If no input is given, generate a sample JPEG image with comprehensive EXIF metadata including GPS coordinates, camera info, and capture settings, then extract and display all metadata
- Handle errors: images without EXIF data, corrupted metadata, unsupported tag types, and read-only files

Create a complete C++ project for a clean Ubuntu 22.04 machine with only G++ 12+ and CMake 3.22+ installed. Include:
- Source code
- CMakeLists.txt with all dependencies (direct and transitive) pinned to exact versions
- README.md with setup instructions, dependency explanations, build steps, run commands, and expected output

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cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.16)
project(ExifExtractor VERSION 1.0.0 LANGUAGES CXX)

set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD 17)
set(CMAKE_CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)

# Find required packages
find_package(exiv2 REQUIRED CONFIG)
find_package(nlohmann_json 3.11.3 REQUIRED CONFIG)

# Main executable
add_executable(exif_extractor main.cpp)

target_link_libraries(exif_extractor PRIVATE
    Exiv2::exiv2lib
    nlohmann_json::nlohmann_json
)

# Installation
install(TARGETS exif_extractor DESTINATION bin)

/**
 * EXIF Metadata Extractor - Reads, modifies, and extracts EXIF metadata
 * from images with GPS coordinate conversion and batch processing support.
 *
 * Dependencies:
 *   - exiv2 (0.28.1): EXIF metadata reading and writing
 *   - nlohmann/json (3.11.3): JSON serialization
 */

#include <iostream>
#include <fstream>
#include <string>
#include <vector>
#include <map>
#include <filesystem>
#include <cmath>
#include <algorithm>
#include <stdexcept>
#include <iomanip>
#include <sstream>

#include <exiv2/exiv2.hpp>
#include <nlohmann/json.hpp>

namespace fs = std::filesystem;
using json = nlohmann::json;

// --- GPS Converter ---

class GPSConverter {
public:
    struct DMS {
        int degrees;
        int minutes;
        double seconds;
    };

    static double dmsToDecimal(double degrees, double minutes,
                               double seconds, char direction) {
        double decimal = degrees + minutes / 60.0 + seconds / 3600.0;
        if (direction == 'S' || direction == 'W') {
            decimal = -decimal;
        }
        return decimal;
    }

    static DMS decimalToDms(double decimalDeg) {
        double abs_val = std::abs(decimalDeg);
        int degrees = static_cast<int>(abs_val);
        double minutesFloat = (abs_val - degrees) * 60.0;
        int minutes = static_cast<int>(minutesFloat);
        double seconds = (minutesFloat - minutes) * 60.0;
        return {degrees, minutes, std::round(seconds * 10000.0) / 10000.0};
    }

    static std::string formatCoordinate(double decimal, bool isLatitude) {
        DMS dms = decimalToDms(decimal);
        char direction;
        if (isLatitude) {
            direction = decimal >= 0 ? 'N' : 'S';
        } else {
            direction = decimal >= 0 ? 'E' : 'W';
        }
        std::ostringstream oss;
        oss << dms.degrees << "d " << dms.minutes << "' "
            << std::fixed << std::setprecision(4) << dms.seconds
            << "\" " << direction
            << " (" << std::setprecision(8) << decimal << ")";
        return oss.str();
    }

    static std::string getGoogleMapsUrl(double latitude, double longitude) {
        std::ostringstream oss;
        oss << "https://www.google.com/maps?q="
            << std::fixed << std::setprecision(8)
            << latitude << "," << longitude;
        return oss.str();
    }

    static double rationalToDouble(const Exiv2::Rational& r) {
        if (r.second == 0) return 0.0;
        return static_cast<double>(r.first) / static_cast<double>(r.second);
    }
};

// --- Data Structures ---

struct GPSData {
    double latitude = 0.0;
    double longitude = 0.0;
    std::string latitudeFormatted;
    std::string longitudeFormatted;
    double altitude = 0.0;
    bool hasAltitude = false;
    std::string googleMapsUrl;
    bool valid = false;
};

struct ImageInfo {
    std::string filename;
    std::string absolutePath;
    uintmax_t fileSizeBytes = 0;
    std::map<std::string, std::string> exifTags;
    GPSData gps;
    std::string status = "success";
    std::string error;
};

// --- JSON Serialization ---

void to_json(json& j, const GPSData& g) {
    if (!g.valid) {
        j = nullptr;
        return;
    }
    j = json{
        {"latitude", g.latitude},
        {"longitude", g.longitude},
        {"latitudeFormatted", g.latitudeFormatted},
        {"longitudeFormatted", g.longitudeFormatted},
        {"googleMapsUrl", g.googleMapsUrl}
    };
    if (g.hasAltitude) {
        j["altitudeMeters"] = g.altitude;
    }
}

void to_json(json& j, const ImageInfo& info) {
    j = json{
        {"filename", info.filename},
        {"path", info.absolutePath},
        {"fileSizeBytes", info.fileSizeBytes},
        {"status", info.status}
    };
    if (info.status == "success") {
        j["exifTags"] = info.exifTags;
        j["gps"] = info.gps;
    } else {
        j["error"] = info.error;
    }
}

// --- EXIF Extractor ---

class ExifExtractor {
public:
    static const std::vector<std::string> SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS;

    static bool isSupportedImage(const fs::path& filePath) {
        std::string ext = filePath.extension().string();
        std::transform(ext.begin(), ext.end(), ext.begin(), ::tolower);
        return std::find(SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS.begin(),
                         SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS.end(), ext)
               != SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS.end();
    }

    static ImageInfo extractMetadata(const fs::path& imagePath) {
        ImageInfo info;
        info.filename = imagePath.filename().string();
        info.absolutePath = fs::absolute(imagePath).string();

        try {
            info.fileSizeBytes = fs::file_size(imagePath);
        } catch (...) {
            info.fileSizeBytes = 0;
        }

        try {
            auto image = Exiv2::ImageFactory::open(imagePath.string());
            image->readMetadata();

            // Read EXIF data
            const Exiv2::ExifData& exifData = image->exifData();
            for (const auto& tag : exifData) {
                std::string key = tag.key();
                std::string value = tag.print(&exifData);
                if (value.length() > 200) {
                    value = value.substr(0, 197) + "...";
                }
                info.exifTags[key] = value;
            }

            // Extract GPS data
            info.gps = extractGPS(exifData);

        } catch (const Exiv2::Error& e) {
            info.status = "error";
            info.error = e.what();
        } catch (const std::exception& e) {
            info.status = "error";
            info.error = e.what();
        }

        return info;
    }

    static GPSData extractGPS(const Exiv2::ExifData& exifData) {
        GPSData gps;

        auto latTag = exifData.findKey(Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.GPSInfo.GPSLatitude"));
        auto latRef = exifData.findKey(Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.GPSInfo.GPSLatitudeRef"));
        auto lonTag = exifData.findKey(Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.GPSInfo.GPSLongitude"));
        auto lonRef = exifData.findKey(Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.GPSInfo.GPSLongitudeRef"));

        if (latTag == exifData.end() || lonTag == exifData.end() ||
            latRef == exifData.end() || lonRef == exifData.end()) {
            return gps;
        }

        // Parse latitude
        double latDeg = GPSConverter::rationalToDouble(latTag->toRational(0));
        double latMin = GPSConverter::rationalToDouble(latTag->toRational(1));
        double latSec = GPSConverter::rationalToDouble(latTag->toRational(2));
        char latDirection = latRef->toString()[0];

        // Parse longitude
        double lonDeg = GPSConverter::rationalToDouble(lonTag->toRational(0));
        double lonMin = GPSConverter::rationalToDouble(lonTag->toRational(1));
        double lonSec = GPSConverter::rationalToDouble(lonTag->toRational(2));
        char lonDirection = lonRef->toString()[0];

        gps.latitude = GPSConverter::dmsToDecimal(latDeg, latMin, latSec, latDirection);
        gps.longitude = GPSConverter::dmsToDecimal(lonDeg, lonMin, lonSec, lonDirection);
        gps.latitudeFormatted = GPSConverter::formatCoordinate(gps.latitude, true);
        gps.longitudeFormatted = GPSConverter::formatCoordinate(gps.longitude, false);
        gps.googleMapsUrl = GPSConverter::getGoogleMapsUrl(gps.latitude, gps.longitude);
        gps.valid = true;

        // Altitude
        auto altTag = exifData.findKey(Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.GPSInfo.GPSAltitude"));
        if (altTag != exifData.end()) {
            gps.altitude = GPSConverter::rationalToDouble(altTag->toRational(0));
            auto altRefTag = exifData.findKey(
                Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.GPSInfo.GPSAltitudeRef"));
            if (altRefTag != exifData.end() && altRefTag->toLong() == 1) {
                gps.altitude = -gps.altitude;
            }
            gps.hasAltitude = true;
        }

        return gps;
    }

    static GPSData extractGPSOnly(const fs::path& imagePath) {
        try {
            auto image = Exiv2::ImageFactory::open(imagePath.string());
            image->readMetadata();
            return extractGPS(image->exifData());
        } catch (...) {
            return GPSData{};
        }
    }
};

const std::vector<std::string> ExifExtractor::SUPPORTED_EXTENSIONS = {
    ".jpg", ".jpeg", ".tiff", ".tif", ".png", ".webp", ".bmp"
};

// --- EXIF Modifier ---

class ExifModifier {
public:
    explicit ExifModifier(const fs::path& imagePath)
        : imagePath_(imagePath) {
        image_ = Exiv2::ImageFactory::open(imagePath.string());
        image_->readMetadata();
    }

    void setDescription(const std::string& description) {
        image_->exifData()["Exif.Image.ImageDescription"] = description;
    }

    void setArtist(const std::string& artist) {
        image_->exifData()["Exif.Image.Artist"] = artist;
    }

    void setCopyright(const std::string& copyright) {
        image_->exifData()["Exif.Image.Copyright"] = copyright;
    }

    void setGPSCoordinates(double latitude, double longitude,
                           double altitude = 0.0, bool setAltitude = false) {
        Exiv2::ExifData& exif = image_->exifData();

        // Latitude
        GPSConverter::DMS latDms = GPSConverter::decimalToDms(latitude);
        std::string latRef = latitude >= 0 ? "N" : "S";
        exif["Exif.GPSInfo.GPSLatitudeRef"] = latRef;

        Exiv2::URationalValue::UniquePtr latValue(new Exiv2::URationalValue);
        latValue->value_.push_back({static_cast<uint32_t>(latDms.degrees), 1});
        latValue->value_.push_back({static_cast<uint32_t>(latDms.minutes), 1});
        latValue->value_.push_back(
            {static_cast<uint32_t>(latDms.seconds * 10000), 10000});
        exif.add(Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.GPSInfo.GPSLatitude"), latValue.get());

        // Longitude
        GPSConverter::DMS lonDms = GPSConverter::decimalToDms(longitude);
        std::string lonRef = longitude >= 0 ? "E" : "W";
        exif["Exif.GPSInfo.GPSLongitudeRef"] = lonRef;

        Exiv2::URationalValue::UniquePtr lonValue(new Exiv2::URationalValue);
        lonValue->value_.push_back({static_cast<uint32_t>(lonDms.degrees), 1});
        lonValue->value_.push_back({static_cast<uint32_t>(lonDms.minutes), 1});
        lonValue->value_.push_back(
            {static_cast<uint32_t>(lonDms.seconds * 10000), 10000});
        exif.add(Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.GPSInfo.GPSLongitude"), lonValue.get());

        // Altitude
        if (setAltitude) {
            exif["Exif.GPSInfo.GPSAltitudeRef"] =
                static_cast<uint16_t>(altitude < 0 ? 1 : 0);
            Exiv2::URationalValue::UniquePtr altValue(new Exiv2::URationalValue);
            altValue->value_.push_back(
                {static_cast<uint32_t>(std::abs(altitude) * 100), 100});
            exif.add(Exiv2::ExifKey("Exif.GPSInfo.GPSAltitude"), altValue.get());
        }
    }

    void removeAllExif() {
        image_->exifData().clear();
    }

    void removeGPSData() {
        Exiv2::ExifData& exif = image_->exifData();
        auto it = exif.begin();
        while (it != exif.end()) {
            if (it->groupName() == "GPSInfo") {
                it = exif.erase(it);
            } else {
                ++it;
            }
        }
    }

    void save(const std::string& outputPath = "") {
        if (!outputPath.empty() && outputPath != imagePath_.string()) {
            fs::copy_file(imagePath_, outputPath,
                         fs::copy_options::overwrite_existing);
            auto outImage = Exiv2::ImageFactory::open(outputPath);
            outImage->readMetadata();
            outImage->setExifData(image_->exifData());
            outImage->writeMetadata();
        } else {
            image_->writeMetadata();
        }
    }

private:
    fs::path imagePath_;
    Exiv2::Image::UniquePtr image_;
};

// --- Batch Processor ---

class BatchProcessor {
public:
    BatchProcessor(const fs::path& directory, bool recursive = false)
        : directory_(directory), recursive_(recursive) {
        discoverFiles();
    }

    size_t fileCount() const { return files_.size(); }

    std::vector<ImageInfo> extractAll() const {
        std::vector<ImageInfo> results;
        for (const auto& file : files_) {
            results.push_back(ExifExtractor::extractMetadata(file));
        }
        return results;
    }

    json generateGPSReport() const {
        json report = json::array();
        for (const auto& file : files_) {
            GPSData gps = ExifExtractor::extractGPSOnly(file);
            if (gps.valid) {
                report.push_back({
                    {"file", file.filename().string()},
                    {"latitude", gps.latitude},
                    {"longitude", gps.longitude},
                    {"altitude", gps.hasAltitude ? json(gps.altitude) : json(nullptr)},
                    {"mapsUrl", gps.googleMapsUrl}
                });
            }
        }
        return report;
    }

    json batchStripExif(const std::string& outputDir = "") const {
        fs::path outDir = outputDir.empty()
            ? directory_ / "stripped" : fs::path(outputDir);
        fs::create_directories(outDir);

        int processed = 0, errors = 0;
        json fileResults = json::array();

        for (const auto& file : files_) {
            try {
                ExifModifier modifier(file);
                modifier.removeAllExif();
                fs::path output = outDir / file.filename();
                modifier.save(output.string());
                processed++;
                fileResults.push_back(output.string());
            } catch (const std::exception& e) {
                errors++;
                fileResults.push_back({{"error", e.what()},
                                       {"file", file.string()}});
            }
        }

        return {{"processed", processed}, {"errors", errors},
                {"files", fileResults}};
    }

    void exportToJson(const std::string& outputPath) const {
        auto results = extractAll();
        json j = results;
        std::ofstream out(outputPath);
        out << j.dump(2);
    }

private:
    fs::path directory_;
    bool recursive_;
    std::vector<fs::path> files_;

    void discoverFiles() {
        if (recursive_) {
            for (const auto& entry : fs::recursive_directory_iterator(directory_)) {
                if (entry.is_regular_file() &&
                    ExifExtractor::isSupportedImage(entry.path())) {
                    files_.push_back(entry.path());
                }
            }
        } else {
            for (const auto& entry : fs::directory_iterator(directory_)) {
                if (entry.is_regular_file() &&
                    ExifExtractor::isSupportedImage(entry.path())) {
                    files_.push_back(entry.path());
                }
            }
        }
        std::sort(files_.begin(), files_.end());
    }
};

// --- CLI ---

void printUsage() {
    std::cout << "EXIF Metadata Extractor\n\n"
              << "Commands:\n"
              << "  read  <image> [--json]              Read EXIF from a single image\n"
              << "  gps   <image-or-dir> [-r] [--json]  Extract GPS data\n"
              << "  batch <dir> [-r] [--json out.json]   Batch process images\n"
              << "  modify <image> [options]             Modify EXIF metadata\n"
              << "    --description <text>               Set description\n"
              << "    --artist <name>                    Set artist\n"
              << "    --copyright <text>                 Set copyright\n"
              << "    --gps <lat> <lon>                  Set GPS coordinates\n"
              << "    --strip-exif                       Remove all EXIF\n"
              << "    --strip-gps                        Remove GPS only\n"
              << "    --output <path>                    Output file path\n";
}

int main(int argc, char* argv[]) {
    if (argc < 2) {
        printUsage();
        return 0;
    }

    std::string command = argv[1];

    try {
        if (command == "read") {
            if (argc < 3) {
                std::cerr << "Usage: read <image> [--json]\n";
                return 1;
            }
            bool jsonOutput = (argc > 3 && std::string(argv[3]) == "--json");

            ImageInfo info = ExifExtractor::extractMetadata(argv[2]);

            if (jsonOutput) {
                json j = info;
                std::cout << j.dump(2) << std::endl;
            } else {
                std::cout << "File: " << info.filename << "\n"
                          << "Path: " << info.absolutePath << "\n"
                          << "Size: " << info.fileSizeBytes << " bytes\n";

                if (info.status == "error") {
                    std::cout << "ERROR: " << info.error << "\n";
                    return 1;
                }

                std::cout << "\nEXIF Tags:\n";
                for (const auto& [key, val] : info.exifTags) {
                    std::cout << "  " << key << ": " << val << "\n";
                }

                if (info.gps.valid) {
                    std::cout << "\nGPS Data:\n"
                              << "  Latitude:  " << info.gps.latitudeFormatted << "\n"
                              << "  Longitude: " << info.gps.longitudeFormatted << "\n";
                    if (info.gps.hasAltitude) {
                        std::cout << "  Altitude:  " << info.gps.altitude << " m\n";
                    }
                    std::cout << "  Maps: " << info.gps.googleMapsUrl << "\n";
                }
            }

        } else if (command == "gps") {
            if (argc < 3) {
                std::cerr << "Usage: gps <image-or-dir> [-r] [--json]\n";
                return 1;
            }

            fs::path target(argv[2]);
            bool recursive = false;
            bool jsonOutput = false;
            for (int i = 3; i < argc; i++) {
                std::string arg = argv[i];
                if (arg == "-r" || arg == "--recursive") recursive = true;
                if (arg == "--json") jsonOutput = true;
            }

            if (fs::is_regular_file(target)) {
                GPSData gps = ExifExtractor::extractGPSOnly(target);
                if (gps.valid) {
                    if (jsonOutput) {
                        json j = gps;
                        std::cout << j.dump(2) << "\n";
                    } else {
                        std::cout << "GPS Data for: " << target.filename() << "\n"
                                  << "  Latitude:  " << gps.latitudeFormatted << "\n"
                                  << "  Longitude: " << gps.longitudeFormatted << "\n";
                        if (gps.hasAltitude) {
                            std::cout << "  Altitude:  " << gps.altitude << " m\n";
                        }
                        std::cout << "  Maps: " << gps.googleMapsUrl << "\n";
                    }
                } else {
                    std::cout << "No GPS data found.\n";
                }
            } else if (fs::is_directory(target)) {
                BatchProcessor processor(target, recursive);
                json report = processor.generateGPSReport();
                if (jsonOutput) {
                    std::cout << report.dump(2) << "\n";
                } else {
                    std::cout << "GPS Report (" << report.size()
                              << " images with location):\n";
                    for (const auto& entry : report) {
                        std::cout << "  " << entry["file"].get<std::string>()
                                  << ": " << entry["latitude"] << ", "
                                  << entry["longitude"] << "\n"
                                  << "    " << entry["mapsUrl"].get<std::string>()
                                  << "\n";
                    }
                }
            }

        } else if (command == "batch") {
            if (argc < 3) {
                std::cerr << "Usage: batch <dir> [-r] [--json out.json]\n";
                return 1;
            }

            fs::path directory(argv[2]);
            bool recursive = false;
            std::string jsonFile;
            for (int i = 3; i < argc; i++) {
                std::string arg = argv[i];
                if (arg == "-r" || arg == "--recursive") recursive = true;
                if (arg == "--json" && i + 1 < argc) jsonFile = argv[++i];
            }

            BatchProcessor processor(directory, recursive);
            std::cout << "Found " << processor.fileCount() << " image(s)\n";

            if (!jsonFile.empty()) {
                processor.exportToJson(jsonFile);
                std::cout << "Exported to: " << jsonFile << "\n";
            } else {
                auto results = processor.extractAll();
                for (const auto& info : results) {
                    std::cout << "\n--- " << info.filename << " ---\n";
                    if (info.status == "success") {
                        std::cout << "  EXIF tags: " << info.exifTags.size() << "\n"
                                  << "  GPS: " << (info.gps.valid ? "Yes" : "No") << "\n";
                    } else {
                        std::cout << "  Error: " << info.error << "\n";
                    }
                }
            }

        } else if (command == "modify") {
            if (argc < 3) {
                std::cerr << "Usage: modify <image> [options]\n";
                return 1;
            }

            fs::path imagePath(argv[2]);
            ExifModifier modifier(imagePath);
            std::string outputPath;

            for (int i = 3; i < argc; i++) {
                std::string arg = argv[i];
                if (arg == "--description" && i + 1 < argc) {
                    modifier.setDescription(argv[++i]);
                } else if (arg == "--artist" && i + 1 < argc) {
                    modifier.setArtist(argv[++i]);
                } else if (arg == "--copyright" && i + 1 < argc) {
                    modifier.setCopyright(argv[++i]);
                } else if (arg == "--gps" && i + 2 < argc) {
                    double lat = std::stod(argv[++i]);
                    double lon = std::stod(argv[++i]);
                    modifier.setGPSCoordinates(lat, lon);
                } else if (arg == "--strip-exif") {
                    modifier.removeAllExif();
                } else if (arg == "--strip-gps") {
                    modifier.removeGPSData();
                } else if ((arg == "--output" || arg == "-o") && i + 1 < argc) {
                    outputPath = argv[++i];
                }
            }

            modifier.save(outputPath);
            std::cout << "Saved to: "
                      << (outputPath.empty() ? imagePath.string() : outputPath)
                      << "\n";

        } else {
            printUsage();
        }

    } catch (const std::exception& e) {
        std::cerr << "Error: " << e.what() << "\n";
        return 1;
    }

    return 0;
}

# EXIF Metadata Extractor (C++ - Trial 1)

A C++ tool for reading, modifying, and batch processing EXIF metadata from images with GPS coordinate conversion.

## Dependencies

- **exiv2** (0.28.1): EXIF/IPTC/XMP metadata reading and writing
- **nlohmann/json** (3.11.3): JSON serialization and output

## Build

```bash
mkdir build && cd build
cmake ..
cmake --build .
```

### With vcpkg

```bash
vcpkg install exiv2 nlohmann-json
cmake -B build -DCMAKE_TOOLCHAIN_FILE=[vcpkg-root]/scripts/buildsystems/vcpkg.cmake
cmake --build build
```

## Usage

### Read EXIF metadata
```bash
./exif_extractor read photo.jpg
./exif_extractor read photo.jpg --json
```

### Extract GPS data
```bash
./exif_extractor gps photo.jpg
./exif_extractor gps ./photos --recursive --json
```

### Batch process
```bash
./exif_extractor batch ./photos --recursive
./exif_extractor batch ./photos --json metadata.json
```

### Modify EXIF metadata
```bash
./exif_extractor modify photo.jpg --artist "John Doe" --output modified.jpg
./exif_extractor modify photo.jpg --gps 40.7128 -74.0060
./exif_extractor modify photo.jpg --strip-exif --output clean.jpg
./exif_extractor modify photo.jpg --strip-gps
```

## Features

- Read all EXIF, IPTC, and XMP metadata tags
- Extract and convert GPS coordinates (DMS to decimal)
- Generate Google Maps links from GPS data
- Modify EXIF tags (description, artist, copyright, GPS)
- Strip all EXIF or GPS data only
- Batch process directories with recursive support
- Export metadata to JSON format