# Read Exif photo information

**URL:** <https://forums.plex.tv/t/read-exif-photo-information/195290>\
**Category:** Feature Suggestions\
**Created:** [June 10, 2017, 8:16pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/read-exif-photo-information/195290 "2017-06-10T20:16:00Z")\
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**Author:** ![OttoKerner](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/plex/user_avatar/forums.plex.tv/ottokerner/32/10079_2.png) [@OttoKerner](https://forums.plex.tv/u/OttoKerner)\
**Post date:** [June 10, 2017, 8:25pm UTC](https://forums.plex.tv/t/read-exif-photo-information/195290/2 "2017-06-10T20:25:13Z")

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duplicate feature request

> [@Please enable 'Use embedded tags' in Photo libraries](https://forums.plex.tv/t/please-enable-use-embedded-tags-in-photo-libraries/168821/1):
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> Now that we have an [online source for tagging](https://support.plex.tv/articles/234976627-auto-tagging-of-photos/) our photos, I guess I shouldn’t be too surprised to find that, like Last.FM and Gracenote, the online source’s accuracy (and therefore usefulness) is, shall we say, less than stellar. Plex’s implementation of the option to use embedded tags in Music libraries has, in my mind, had the greatest impact on the usability of Plex as a whole. The headaches I endured because of the garbage metadata that came from Last.FM and Gracenote are a thing of the p…

closing

please respect the rules for this subforum

- search first if the request has already been posted before
- only [one feature per post](https://forums.plex.tv/discussion/46128/rules-for-this-forum-inc-how-to-vote#top "one feature per post")

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