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Image resources standard ID numbers. Not all file formats use all ID’s. Some information may be stored in other sections of the file.
The ImageResourceID type exposes the following members:
| Field | Description |
|---|---|
| RESOLUTION_INFO | ResolutionInfo structure. See Appendix A in Photoshop API Guide PDF document. |
| NAMES_OF_ALPHA_CHANNELS | Names of the alpha channels as a series of Pascal strings. |
| CAPTION | The caption as a Pascal string. |
| BORDER_INFORMATION | Border information.
Contains a fixed number (2 bytes real, 2 bytes fraction) for the border width, and 2 bytes for border units (1 = inches, 2 = cm, 3 = points, 4 = picas, 5 = columns). |
| BACKGROUND_COLOR | Background color. |
| PRINT_FLAGS | Print flags.
A series of one-byte boolean values (see Page Setup dialog): labels, crop marks, color bars, registration marks, negative, flip, interpolate, caption, print flags. |
| GRAYSCALE | Grayscale and multichannel halftoning information. |
| COLOR_HALFTONING | Color halftoning information. |
| DUOTONE_HALFTONING | Duotone halftoning information. |
| GRAYSCALE_FUNCTION | Grayscale and multichannel transfer function. |
| COLOR_TRANSFER_FUNCTIONS | Color transfer functions. |
| DUOTONE_TRANSFER_FUNCTIONS | Duotone transfer functions. |
| DUOTONE_IMAGE_INFORMATION | Duotone image information. |
| EPS_OPTIONS | EPS options. |
| QUICK_MASK_INFORMATION | Quick Mask information. 2 bytes containing Quick Mask channel ID; 1- byte boolean indicating whether the mask was initially empty. |
| LAYER_STATE_INFORMATION | Layer state information. 2 bytes containing the index of target layer (0 = bottom layer). |
| WORKING_PATH | Working path (not saved). See See Path resource format. |
| LAYERS_GROUP_INFORMATION | Layers group information.
2 bytes per layer containing a group ID for the dragging groups. Layers in a group have the same group ID. |
| IPTC | IPTC-NAA record. Contains the File Info… information. See the documentation in the IPTC folder of the Documentation folder. |
| IMAGE_MODE_FOR_RAW_FORMAT | Image mode for raw format files. |
| JPEG_QUALITY | JPEG quality. Private. |
| GRID_AND_GUIDES_INFO_PHOTOSHOP4 | Grid and guides information. |
| THUMBNAIL_RESOURCE_PHOTOSHOP4 | Thumbnail resource for Photoshop 4.0 only. |
| COPYRIGHT_FLAG_PHOTOSHOP4 | Copyright flag. Boolean indicating whether image is copyrighted. Can be set via Property suite or by user in File Info… |
| URL_PHOTOSHOP4 | URL. Handle of a text string with uniform resource locator. Can be set via Property suite or by user in File Info… |
| THUMBNAIL_RESOURCE_PHOTOSHOP5 | Thumbnail resource (supersedes resource 1033). See See Thumbnail resource format. |
| GLOBAL_ANGLE_PHOTOSHOP5 | Global Angle.
4 bytes that contain an integer between 0 and 359, which is the global lighting angle for effects layer. If not present, assumed to be 30. |
| ICC_PROFILE_PHOTOSHOP5 | (Photoshop 5.0) ICC Profile.
The raw bytes of an ICC (International Color Consortium) format profile. See ICC1v42_2006-05.pdf in the Documentation folder and icProfileHeader.h in Sample Code\Common\Includes. |
| WATERMARK_PHOTOSHOP5 | Watermark. One byte. |
| ICC_UNTAGGED_PROFILE_PHOTOSHOP5 | ICC Untagged Profile. 1 byte that disables any assumed profile handling when opening the file. 1 = intentionally untagged. |
| TRANSPARENCY_INDEX_PHOTOSHOP6 | Transparency Index. 2 bytes for the index of transparent color, if any. |
| GLOBAL_ALTITUDE_PHOTOSHOP6 | Global Altitude. 4 byte entry for altitude. |
| SLICES_PHOTOSHOP6 | Slices (Photoshop 6). |
| WORKFLOW_URL_PHOTOSHOP6 | Workflow URL. Unicode string. Photoshop 6. |
| ALPHA_IDENTIFIERS_PHOTOSHOP6 | Alpha Identifiers. 4 bytes of length, followed by 4 bytes each for every alpha identifier. |
| URL_LIST_PHOTOSHOP6 | URL InternalList. 4 byte count of URLs, followed by 4 byte long, 4 byte ID, and Unicode string for each count. |
| VERSION_INFO_PHOTOSHOP6 | Version Info. 4 bytes version, 1 byte hasRealMergedData , Unicode string: writer name, Unicode string: reader name, 4 bytes file version. |
| EXIF_DATA_1_PHOTOSHOP_7 | EXIF data 1 |
| EXIF_DATA_3_PHOTOSHOP_7 | ExifData3Photoshop7 |
| XMP_PHOTOSHOP7 | XMP metadata. File info as XML description. |
| CAPTION_DIGEST_PHOTOSHOP7 | Caption digest. 16 bytes: RSA Data Security, MD5 message-digest algorithm. |
| PRINT_SCALE_PHOTOSHOP7 | Print scale. 2 bytes style (0 = centered, 1 = size to fit, 2 = user defined).
4 bytes x location (floating point). 4 bytes y location (floating point). 4 bytes scale (floating point). |
| PIXEL_ASPECT_RATIO | Pixel Aspect Ratio. 4 bytes (version = 1 or 2), 8 bytes double, x / y of a pixel.
Version 2, attempting to correct values for NTSC and PAL, previously off by a factor of approx. 5%. |
| LAYER_COMPS | Layer Comps. 4 bytes (descriptor version = 16), Descriptor. |
| LAYER_SELECTION_IDS | Layer Selection ID(s).
2 bytes count, following is repeated for each count: 4 bytes layer ID. |
| PRINT_INFO_CS2 | Print info (Photoshop CS2). |
| LAYER_GROUP_ENABLED_ID_CS2 | Layer Group(s) Enabled ID.
1 byte for each layer in the document, repeated by length of the resource. NOTE: Layer groups have start and end markers (Photoshop CS2). |
| COLOR_SAMPLERS_RESOURCE_CS3 | Color samplers resource. Also see ID 1038 for old format. |
| MEASUREMENT_SCALE_CS3 | Measurement Scale. 4 bytes (descriptor version = 16), Descriptor. |
| TIMELINE_INFORMATION_CS3 | Timeline Information. 4 bytes (descriptor version = 16), Descriptor. |
| SHEET_DISCLOSURE_CS3 | Sheet Disclosure. 4 bytes (descriptor version = 16), Descriptor. |
| PRINT_INFORMATION_CS5 | Print Information (Photoshop CS5). |
| PRINT_STYLE_CS5 | Print Style (Photoshop CS5). |
| MACINTOSH_NS_PRINT_INFO_CS5 | Macintosh NSPrintInfo.
Variable OS specific info for Macintosh. NSPrintInfo. It is recommended that you do not interpret or use this data. (Photoshop CS5). |
| WINDOWS_DEVMODE_CS5 | Windows DEVMODE.
Variable OS specific info for Windows. DEVMODE. It is recommended that you do not interpret or use this data. (Photoshop CS5). |
| AUTO_SAVE_FILE_PATH_CS6 | Auto Save File Path. Unicode string. (Photoshop CS6). |
| AUTO_SAVE_FORMAT_CS6 | Auto Save Format. Unicode string. (Photoshop CS6). |
| PATH_SELECTION_STATE_CC | Path Selection State. (Photoshop CC). |
| IMAGE_READY_VARIABLES | Image Ready variables. XML representation of variables definition. |
| IMAGE_READY_DATASETS | Image Ready data sets. |
| PRINT_FLAGS_INFORMATION | Print flags information.
2 bytes version ( = 1), 1 byte center crop marks, 1 byte ( = 0), 4 bytes bleed width value, 2 bytes bleed width scale. |
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