Windows Is Bloated, Thanks to Adobe’s Extensible Metadata Platform
Wow, that&#x27;s a bloated format.  Here it is as XML:<p><pre><code>    &lt;?xpacket begin=&quot;?&quot; id=&quot;W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d&quot;?&gt;
    &lt;x:xmpmeta xmlns:x=&quot;adobe:ns:meta&#x2F;&quot; x:xmptk=&quot;Adobe XMP Core 5.4-c002 1.000000, 0000&#x2F;00&#x2F;00-00:00:00        &quot;&gt;
       &lt;rdf:RDF xmlns:rdf=&quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#&quot;&gt;
          &lt;rdf:Description rdf:about=&quot;&quot;
                xmlns:xmp=&quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xap&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;&quot;&gt;
             &lt;xmp:CreatorTool&gt;Picasa&lt;&#x2F;xmp:CreatorTool&gt;
          &lt;&#x2F;rdf:Description&gt;
          &lt;rdf:Description rdf:about=&quot;&quot;
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                xmlns:stArea=&quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xmp&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Area#&quot;&gt;
             &lt;mwg-rs:Regions rdf:parseType=&quot;Resource&quot;&gt;
                &lt;mwg-rs:AppliedToDimensions rdf:parseType=&quot;Resource&quot;&gt;
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                   &lt;stDim:unit&gt;pixel&lt;&#x2F;stDim:unit&gt;
                &lt;&#x2F;mwg-rs:AppliedToDimensions&gt;
                &lt;mwg-rs:RegionList&gt;
                   &lt;rdf:Bag&gt;
                      &lt;rdf:li rdf:parseType=&quot;Resource&quot;&gt;
                         &lt;mwg-rs:Type&gt;&lt;&#x2F;mwg-rs:Type&gt;
                         &lt;mwg-rs:Area rdf:parseType=&quot;Resource&quot;&gt;
                            &lt;stArea:x&gt;0.680921052631579&lt;&#x2F;stArea:x&gt;
                            &lt;stArea:y&gt;0.3537117903930131&lt;&#x2F;stArea:y&gt;
                            &lt;stArea:h&gt;0.4264919941775837&lt;&#x2F;stArea:h&gt;
                            &lt;stArea:w&gt;0.32127192982456143&lt;&#x2F;stArea:w&gt;
                            &lt;stArea:unit&gt;normalized&lt;&#x2F;stArea:unit&gt;
                         &lt;&#x2F;mwg-rs:Area&gt;
                      &lt;&#x2F;rdf:li&gt;
                   &lt;&#x2F;rdf:Bag&gt;
                &lt;&#x2F;mwg-rs:RegionList&gt;
             &lt;&#x2F;mwg-rs:Regions&gt;
          &lt;&#x2F;rdf:Description&gt;
          &lt;rdf:Description rdf:about=&quot;&quot;
                xmlns:exif=&quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;exif&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;&quot;&gt;
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             &lt;exif:ExifVersion&gt;0220&lt;&#x2F;exif:ExifVersion&gt;
          &lt;&#x2F;rdf:Description&gt;
       &lt;&#x2F;rdf:RDF&gt;
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And here it is as SXML (<a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;SXML" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;SXML</a>):<p><pre><code>    (*TOP* (*PI* |xpacket| &quot;begin=\&quot;?\&quot; id=\&quot;W5M0MpCehiHzreSzNTczkc9d\&quot;&quot;)
     (|adobe:ns:meta&#x2F;:xmpmeta|
      (@ (@ (*NAMESPACES* (|adobe:ns:meta&#x2F;| &quot;adobe:ns:meta&#x2F;&quot; . |x|)))
       (|adobe:ns:meta&#x2F;:xmptk|
        &quot;Adobe XMP Core 5.4-c002 1.000000, 0000&#x2F;00&#x2F;00-00:00:00        &quot;))
      &quot;
       &quot;
      (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:RDF|
       (@
        (@
         (*NAMESPACES*
          (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#|
           &quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#&quot; . |rdf|))))
       &quot;
          &quot;
       (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:Description|
        (@
         (@
          (*NAMESPACES*
           (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xap&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;| &quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xap&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;&quot;
            . |xmp|)))
         (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:about| &quot;&quot;))
        &quot;
             &quot;
        (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xap&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;:CreatorTool| &quot;Picasa&quot;) &quot;
          &quot;)
       &quot;
          &quot;
       (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:Description|
        (@
         (@
          (*NAMESPACES*
           (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xmp&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Area#|
            &quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xmp&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Area#&quot; . |stArea|)
           (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xap&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Dimensions#|
            &quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xap&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Dimensions#&quot; . |stDim|)
           (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metadataworkinggroup.com&#x2F;schemas&#x2F;regions&#x2F;|
            &quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metadataworkinggroup.com&#x2F;schemas&#x2F;regions&#x2F;&quot; . |mwg-rs|)))
         (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:about| &quot;&quot;))
        &quot;
             &quot;
        (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metadataworkinggroup.com&#x2F;schemas&#x2F;regions&#x2F;:Regions|
         (@ (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:parseType| &quot;Resource&quot;)) &quot;
                &quot;
         (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metadataworkinggroup.com&#x2F;schemas&#x2F;regions&#x2F;:AppliedToDimensions|
          (@ (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:parseType| &quot;Resource&quot;)) &quot;
                   &quot;
          (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xap&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Dimensions#:w| &quot;912&quot;) &quot;
                   &quot;
          (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xap&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Dimensions#:h| &quot;687&quot;) &quot;
                   &quot;
          (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xap&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Dimensions#:unit| &quot;pixel&quot;) &quot;
                &quot;)
         &quot;
                &quot;
         (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metadataworkinggroup.com&#x2F;schemas&#x2F;regions&#x2F;:RegionList| &quot;
                   &quot;
          (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:Bag| &quot;
                      &quot;
           (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:li|
            (@
             (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:parseType| &quot;Resource&quot;))
            &quot;
                         &quot;
            (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metadataworkinggroup.com&#x2F;schemas&#x2F;regions&#x2F;:Type|) &quot;
                         &quot;
            (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.metadataworkinggroup.com&#x2F;schemas&#x2F;regions&#x2F;:Area|
             (@
              (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:parseType| &quot;Resource&quot;))
             &quot;
                            &quot;
             (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xmp&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Area#:x| &quot;0.680921052631579&quot;) &quot;
                            &quot;
             (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xmp&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Area#:y| &quot;0.3537117903930131&quot;) &quot;
                            &quot;
             (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xmp&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Area#:h| &quot;0.4264919941775837&quot;) &quot;
                            &quot;
             (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xmp&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Area#:w| &quot;0.32127192982456143&quot;) &quot;
                            &quot;
             (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;xmp&#x2F;sType&#x2F;Area#:unit| &quot;normalized&quot;) &quot;
                         &quot;)
            &quot;
                      &quot;)
           &quot;
                   &quot;)
          &quot;
                &quot;)
         &quot;
             &quot;)
        &quot;
          &quot;)
       &quot;
          &quot;
       (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:Description|
        (@
         (@
          (*NAMESPACES*
           (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;exif&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;| &quot;http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;exif&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;&quot;
            . |exif|)))
         (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;www.w3.org&#x2F;1999&#x2F;02&#x2F;22-rdf-syntax-ns#:about| &quot;&quot;))
        &quot;
             &quot;
        (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;exif&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;:PixelXDimension| &quot;912&quot;) &quot;
             &quot;
        (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;exif&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;:PixelYDimension| &quot;687&quot;) &quot;
             &quot;
        (|http:&#x2F;&#x2F;ns.adobe.com&#x2F;exif&#x2F;1.0&#x2F;:ExifVersion| &quot;0220&quot;) &quot;
          &quot;)
       &quot;
       &quot;)
      &quot;
    &quot;)
     (*COMMENT* &quot; whitespace padding &quot;) (*PI* |xpacket| &quot;end=\&quot;w\&quot;&quot;))
</code></pre>
The only terrible thing about the SXML is the preserved-whitespace from the XML (which of course wouldn&#x27;t exist in pure SXML); otherwise it&#x27;s much nicer and contains exactly as much information.