# phpman > perldoc > Image::ExifTool::XMP

## NAME
    [Image::ExifTool::XMP](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool%3A%3AXMP/markdown) - Read XMP meta information

## SYNOPSIS
    This module is loaded automatically by [Image::ExifTool](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool/markdown) when required.

## DESCRIPTION
    XMP stands for Extensible Metadata Platform. It is a format based on XML that Adobe developed
    for embedding metadata information in image files. This module contains the definitions required
    by [Image::ExifTool](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool/markdown) to read XMP information.

## AUTHOR
    Copyright 2003-2022, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

    This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as
    Perl itself.

## REFERENCES
    <<http://www.adobe.com/devnet/xmp/>>
    <<http://www.w3.org/TR/rdf-syntax-grammar/>>
    <<http://www.iptc.org/IPTC4XMP/>>

## SEE ALSO
    "XMP Tags" in [Image::ExifTool::TagNames](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/perldoc/Image%3A%3AExifTool%3A%3ATagNames/markdown), Image::[ExifTool(3pm)](https://www.chedong.com/phpMan.php/man/ExifTool/3pm/markdown)