diff --git a/ExifParser/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/exifparser/ExifParserFileIngestService.java b/ExifParser/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/exifparser/ExifParserFileIngestService.java index fbcf444d3b..44c68a29c8 100644 --- a/ExifParser/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/exifparser/ExifParserFileIngestService.java +++ b/ExifParser/src/org/sleuthkit/autopsy/exifparser/ExifParserFileIngestService.java @@ -47,8 +47,9 @@ import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskCoreException; import org.sleuthkit.datamodel.TskData.TSK_DB_FILES_TYPE_ENUM; /** - * Example implementation of an image ingest service - * + * Ingest module to parse image Exif metadata. Currently only supports JPEG files. + * Ingests an image file and, if available, adds it's date, latitude, longitude, + * altitude, device model, and device make to a blackboard artifact. */ public final class ExifParserFileIngestService implements IngestServiceAbstractFile { @@ -58,9 +59,9 @@ public final class ExifParserFileIngestService implements IngestServiceAbstractF private IngestManagerProxy managerProxy; private static int messageId = 0; - //public constructor is required - //as multiple instances are created for processing multiple images simultenously - public ExifParserFileIngestService() { + //file ingest services require a private constructor + //to ensure singleton instances + private ExifParserFileIngestService() { } //default instance used for service registration @@ -196,7 +197,7 @@ public final class ExifParserFileIngestService implements IngestServiceAbstractF @Override public String getDescription() { - return "Ingests all image files and retrieves their metadata."; + return "Ingests .jpg and .jpeg files and retrieves their metadata."; } @Override diff --git a/README.txt b/README.txt index ffb00f95cd..2e54f4d999 100644 --- a/README.txt +++ b/README.txt @@ -93,3 +93,7 @@ Advanced installer 9.0 (Freeware) (not embedded in Autopsy, but used to generate Autopsy installer.) - Web page: http://www.advancedinstaller.com/ +Metadata Extractor 2.6.2 for extracting Exif metadata +- Web page: http://www.drewnoakes.com/code/exif/ +- License: http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0 +