GIMP gets advanced metadata support (Libre Graphics World)

Libre Graphics World takes a look at the recent merger of code to add a long-requested feature to GIMP: the ability to edit standard metadata formats like Exif, XMP, and IPTC. This feature is frequently demanded by professional users, although the article notes other useful effects as well. "Also, Commons Machinery team is quite interested in getting GIMP to support preservation of metadata in compound works of art. They already provided a similar patch for Inkscape regarding SVG. And now that GIMP can read XMP, it's possible to make this happen."