drewnoakes/metadata-extractor

FLIR camera support

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#197 opened on Sep 28, 2016

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Description

Hello, I was wondering if there is any plan to support FLIR cameras ? http://www.flir.com/uploadedFiles/sUAS/Products/Vue-Pro/FLIR-Interface-Requirements-TIFF.pdf

On my side, I was trying to access Date/Time Original with metadata-extractor, no value. However ExifTool is able to find it

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Tech stack
java
Domain
backenddata
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
4
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
over 1 week
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stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
needs investigation
Prerequisites
Java programmingUnderstanding of EXIF/metadataFLIR camera specification
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
20
Research direction
Investigate the FLIR camera metadata specification (referenced PDF). Compare how ExifTool extracts the Date/Time Original field. Review existing metadata extractor code for similar vendor specific metadata handlers. Consider implementing a new FLIR reader class following the project's conventions.