> On 7 Jan 2023, at 23:31, Gabriel Zachmann via Cocoa-dev > <cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com> wrote: > >> >> I wonder if there is a method to load the EXIF data out of the files without >> opening them completely. That would seem like the ideal approach. > > That's the approach I am looking for, but I haven't found any API to do that.
I’m sure you’ve tried the following, but in case you haven’t: * investigate mmapping each file into memory and use a version of the API that takes NSData/CFData instead of a file/URL to get the EXIF information. * if the files are indexed by Spotlight, can you get the EXIF information from a NSMetadataQuery search? Chris _______________________________________________ Cocoa-dev mailing list (Cocoa-dev@lists.apple.com) Please do not post admin requests or moderator comments to the list. Contact the moderators at cocoa-dev-admins(at)lists.apple.com Help/Unsubscribe/Update your Subscription: https://lists.apple.com/mailman/options/cocoa-dev/archive%40mail-archive.com This email sent to arch...@mail-archive.com