ISO 16684-4:2024

FINAL
INTERNATIONAL ISO/FDIS
DRAFT
STANDARD 16684-4
ISO/TC 171/SC 2
Graphic technology — Extensible
Secretariat: ANSI
metadata platform (XMP)
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2023-09-04 specification —
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Part 4:
2023-10-30
Use of XMP for semantic units
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ISO/FDIS 16684-4:2023(E)
FINAL
INTERNATIONAL ISO/FDIS
DRAFT
STANDARD 16684-4
ISO/TC 171/SC 2
Graphic technology — Extensible
Secretariat: ANSI
metadata platform (XMP)
Voting begins on:
specification —
Voting terminates on:
Part 4:
Use of XMP for semantic units
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ISO/FDIS 16684-4:2023(E)
Contents Page
Foreword .iv
Introduction .v
1 Scope . 1
2 Normative references . 1
3  Terms and definitions . 1
4 Semantic unit . 3
4.1 General . 3
4.2 Types of semantic units . 3
5  Defining and referencing semantic unit . 5
5.1 Defining semantic units with target resources . 5
5.2 Required Keywords . 5
5.3 Simple valued XMP: selecting a target source resource . 6
5.4 Array valued XMP: selecting a set of specific resources .
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