DISC Metadata Fields
The Digital Image Submission Criteria (DISC) Metadata for Digital Image Submission Specification defines standard metadata fields to be attached to digital images for submission to magazines for publication. Metadata fields included in this specification are the combined metadata requirements for metadata to be provided by the photographer or agency upon submission to magazines. These fields are an aggregate of the requirements of magazine publishers participating in the DISC effort. All magazine publishers do not require all fields. Rather, these fields are options from which each publisher may select their own field requirements.
Because it is the stated intent of the DISC Working Group that the photographer or agency will provide values for the standard metadata fields upon image submission, the metadata fields defined in this Specification are specifically designed to be simple and straightforward. These simple metadata fields are intended to be implementable as well as usable.
Photographer | Entity(s) responsible for taking the photograph. |
Value | Proper Name, Last, First Middle, etc. |
Example | Van Horne, Eric Q. Jr. |
Photographer Contact Info | Contact information for the photographer |
Value | Text field |
Example | vanhorne@ericq.com |
Original File Name | The original image file name as submitted by photographer or provider. The intent is to preserve the file name upon submission to assist with tracking later in the workflow in the case that the image file was renamed |
Value | Text field |
Example | QZO20040517a.jpg |
Photo Credit | Photographer/agency (official photo credit as it will appear in publication) |
Value | Text field |
Example | Jane Smith/SIGMA |
Copyright | If copyrighted, indicates who holds the copyright. |
Value | Text field |
Example | Jane Smith/SIGMA |
Provider / Source | Provider of the photograph (agency, company, person) and their contact information. (Name/Address) |
Value | Ordered text fields |
Example | Rexie Pictures Agency/25 Greenwich Street, New York, NY 10021 |
Location of Shoot | Geographic location of shoot and/or city, from most specific to least specific |
Value | Ordered text fields |
Example | Times Square/New York City |
State of Shoot | State/Province of the shoot |
Value | Text field |
Example | New York |
Country of Shoot | Country of the shoot |
Value | Text field |
Example | USA |
Date of Shoot | Date of the shoot |
Value | Date field in format DD/MM/YYYY |
Example | 05/12/2003 |
Subject | Short description of the subject of the image |
Value | Text field |
Example | “Coast of Spain” or “Tomatoes” |
Caption | Description of the photo as it might appear in the publication. |
Value | Text field |
Example | “George W. Bush addressing Congress” |
Keywords | Keywords from list provided by the publication or stock agency |
Value | Ordered text fields |
Example | president, politician, election |
Special Instructions | Special Instructions to the photo editor, includes intended image use size |
Value | Text field |
Example | Do not crop; Full page |
Job Identifier | Number or identifier issued by the publication, used to identify this job |
Value | Text field |
Example | K1267D |
