README file for PEL: PHP EXIF Library. A library with support for reading and writing EXIF headers in JPEG and TIFF images using PHP. Copyright (C) 2004, 2005 Martin Geisler. Licensed under the GNU GPL, see COPYING for details. Description *********** The PHP EXIF Library (PEL) makes it easy to develop programs that will read and write EXIF headers found in JPEG and TIFF images. See the file INSTALL for an introduction to how PEL can be used by your application. PEL is a library written entirely in PHP, which means that it does not have any dependencies outside the core of PHP, it does not even use the EXIF module available for PHP. Please note that the API for PEL is not yet frozen, and it will remain changeable until version 1.0 is reached. Go to the PEL development mailing list (look below) and share your ideas about how the API should look like. Features ******** * Reads and parses both JPEG and TIFF images. * Supports reading and writing all EXIF tags. * Supports internationalisation. * Extensible object-oriented design. * Unit-tested with SimpleTest (http://sf.net/projects/simpletest). * Documented with PhpDocumentor (http://phpdoc.org/). Getting Support *************** The first place you should consult for support is the documentation supplied with PEL, found in the 'doc' directory. There you will find a complete API documentation which describes all the classes and files in PEL, and their use. The scripts found in the 'examples' directory are also a good source of information. PEL is hosted on SourceForge and uses the tools found there for support. For general discussions about the future development of PEL, please use the development mailing list. Remember to subscribe before you post on the list, you can subscribe here: http://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/pel-devel If you have a specific support request, a bug report, a feature request, or maybe a patch, please use the corresponding tracker: http://sourceforge.net/tracker/?group_id=108380 Contributing Test Images ************************ To make PEL as stable as possible, it is tested with images from a number of cameras. Those test images have been split out into a separate download, to make PEL as small and quick as possible to download. Download the test images from the PEL homepage: http://pel.sourceforge.net/ New test images are very much appreciated --- please download the existing test images and read the README file found there for instructions. Credits ******* See the file AUTHORS for a list of people who have contributed to PEL.
Documentation generated on Fri, 18 Feb 2005 01:43:08 +0100 by phpDocumentor 1.3.0RC3