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+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# File:         MIE.pm
+#
+# Description:  Read/write MIE meta information
+#
+# Revisions:    11/18/2005 - P. Harvey Created
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+
+package Image::ExifTool::MIE;
+
+use strict;
+use vars qw($VERSION %tableDefaults);
+use Image::ExifTool qw(:DataAccess :Utils);
+use Image::ExifTool::Exif;
+use Image::ExifTool::GPS;
+
+$VERSION = '1.41';
+
+sub ProcessMIE($$);
+sub ProcessMIEGroup($$$);
+sub WriteMIEGroup($$$);
+sub CheckMIE($$$);
+sub GetLangInfo($$);
+
+# local variables
+my $hasZlib;        # 1=Zlib available, 0=no Zlib
+my %mieCode;        # reverse lookup for MIE format names
+my $doneMieMap;     # flag indicating we added user-defined groups to %mieMap
+
+# MIE format codes
+my %mieFormat = (
+    0x00 => 'undef',
+    0x10 => 'MIE',
+    0x18 => 'MIE',
+    0x20 => 'string', # ASCII (ISO 8859-1)
+    0x28 => 'utf8',
+    0x29 => 'utf16',
+    0x2a => 'utf32',
+    0x30 => 'string_list',
+    0x38 => 'utf8_list',
+    0x39 => 'utf16_list',
+    0x3a => 'utf32_list',
+    0x40 => 'int8u',
+    0x41 => 'int16u',
+    0x42 => 'int32u',
+    0x43 => 'int64u',
+    0x48 => 'int8s',
+    0x49 => 'int16s',
+    0x4a => 'int32s',
+    0x4b => 'int64s',
+    0x52 => 'rational32u',
+    0x53 => 'rational64u',
+    0x5a => 'rational32s',
+    0x5b => 'rational64s',
+    0x61 => 'fixed16u',
+    0x62 => 'fixed32u',
+    0x69 => 'fixed16s',
+    0x6a => 'fixed32s',
+    0x72 => 'float',
+    0x73 => 'double',
+    0x80 => 'free',
+);
+
+# map of MIE directory locations
+my %mieMap = (
+   'MIE-Meta'       => 'MIE',
+   'MIE-Audio'      => 'MIE-Meta',
+   'MIE-Camera'     => 'MIE-Meta',
+   'MIE-Doc'        => 'MIE-Meta',
+   'MIE-Geo'        => 'MIE-Meta',
+   'MIE-Image'      => 'MIE-Meta',
+   'MIE-MakerNotes' => 'MIE-Meta',
+   'MIE-Preview'    => 'MIE-Meta',
+   'MIE-Thumbnail'  => 'MIE-Meta',
+   'MIE-Video'      => 'MIE-Meta',
+   'MIE-Flash'      => 'MIE-Camera',
+   'MIE-Lens'       => 'MIE-Camera',
+   'MIE-Orient'     => 'MIE-Camera',
+   'MIE-Extender'   => 'MIE-Lens',
+   'MIE-GPS'        => 'MIE-Geo',
+   'MIE-UTM'        => 'MIE-Geo',
+   'MIE-Canon'      => 'MIE-MakerNotes',
+    EXIF            => 'MIE-Meta',
+    XMP             => 'MIE-Meta',
+    IPTC            => 'MIE-Meta',
+    ICC_Profile     => 'MIE-Meta',
+    ID3             => 'MIE-Meta',
+    CanonVRD        => 'MIE-Canon',
+    IFD0            => 'EXIF',
+    IFD1            => 'IFD0',
+    ExifIFD         => 'IFD0',
+    GPS             => 'IFD0',
+    SubIFD          => 'IFD0',
+    GlobParamIFD    => 'IFD0',
+    PrintIM         => 'IFD0',
+    InteropIFD      => 'ExifIFD',
+    MakerNotes      => 'ExifIFD',
+);
+
+# convenience variables for common tagInfo entries
+my %binaryConv = (
+    Writable => 'undef',
+    Binary => 1,
+);
+my %dateInfo = (
+    Shift => 'Time',
+    PrintConv => '$self->ConvertDateTime($val)',
+    PrintConvInv => '$self->InverseDateTime($val)',
+);
+my %noYes = ( 0 => 'No', 1 => 'Yes' );
+my %offOn = ( 0 => 'Off', 1 => 'On' );
+
+# default entries for MIE tag tables
+%tableDefaults = (
+    PROCESS_PROC => \&ProcessMIE,
+    WRITE_PROC   => \&ProcessMIE,
+    CHECK_PROC   => \&CheckMIE,
+    LANG_INFO    => \&GetLangInfo,
+    WRITABLE     => 'string',
+    PREFERRED    => 1,
+);
+
+# MIE info
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Main = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Main' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Main',
+    NOTES => q{
+        MIE is a flexible format which may be used as a stand-alone meta information
+        format, for encapsulation of other files and information, or as a trailer
+        appended to other file formats.  The tables below represent currently
+        defined MIE tags, however ExifTool will also extract any other information
+        present in a MIE file.
+
+        When writing MIE information, some special features are supported:
+
+        1) String values may be written as ASCII (ISO 8859-1) or UTF-8.  ExifTool
+        automatically detects the presence of wide characters and treats the string
+        appropriately. Internally, UTF-8 text may be converted to UTF-16 or UTF-32
+        and stored in this format in the file if it is more compact.
+
+        2) All MIE string-value tags support localized text.  Localized values are
+        written by adding a language/country code to the tag name in the form
+        C<TAG-xx_YY>, where C<TAG> is the tag name, C<xx> is a 2-character lower
+        case ISO 639-1 language code, and C<YY> is a 2-character upper case ISO
+        3166-1 alpha 2 country code (ie. C<Title-en_US>).  But as usual, the user
+        interface is case-insensitive, and ExifTool will write the correct case to
+        the file.
+
+        3) Some numerical MIE tags allow units of measurement to be specified.  For
+        these tags, units may be added in brackets immediately following the value
+        (ie. C<55(mi/h)>).  If no units are specified, the default units are
+        written.
+
+        See L<http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/MIE1.1-20070121.pdf> for the
+        official MIE specification.
+    },
+   '0Type' => {
+        Name => 'SubfileType',
+        Notes => q{
+            the capitalized common extension for this type of file.  If the extension
+            has a dot-3 abbreviation, then the longer version is used here. For
+            instance, JPEG and TIFF are used, not JPG and TIF
+        },
+    },
+   '0Vers' => {
+        Name => 'MIEVersion',
+        Notes => 'version 1.1 is assumed if not specified',
+    },
+   '1Directory' => {
+        Name => 'SubfileDirectory',
+        Notes => 'original directory for the file',
+    },
+   '1Name'      => {
+        Name => 'SubfileName',
+        Notes => 'the file name, including extension if it exists',
+    },
+   '2MIME'      => { Name => 'SubfileMIMEType' },
+    Meta => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Meta',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Meta',
+        },
+    },
+    data => {
+        Name => 'SubfileData',
+        Notes => 'the subfile data',
+        %binaryConv,
+    },
+    rsrc => {
+        Name => 'SubfileResource',
+        Notes => 'subfile resource fork if it exists',
+        %binaryConv,
+    },
+    zmd5 => {
+        Name => 'MD5Digest',
+        Notes => q{
+            16-byte MD5 digest written in binary form or as a 32-character hex-encoded
+            ASCII string. Value is an MD5 digest of the entire 0MIE group as it would be
+            with the digest value itself set to all null bytes
+        },
+    },
+    zmie => {
+        Name => 'TrailerSignature',
+        Writable => 'undef',
+        Notes => q{
+            used as the last element in the main "0MIE" group to identify a MIE trailer
+            when appended to another type of file.  ExifTool will create this tag if set
+            to any value, but always with an empty data block
+        },
+        ValueConvInv => '""',   # data block must be empty
+    },
+);
+
+# MIE meta information group
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Meta = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Meta', 2 => 'Image' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Meta',
+    Audio => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Audio',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Audio',
+        },
+    },
+    Camera => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Camera',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Camera',
+        },
+    },
+    Document => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Doc',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Doc',
+        },
+    },
+    EXIF => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::Exif::Main',
+            ProcessProc => \&Image::ExifTool::ProcessTIFF,
+            WriteProc => \&Image::ExifTool::WriteTIFF,
+        },
+    },
+    Geo => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Geo',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Geo',
+        },
+    },
+    ICCProfile  => {
+        Name => 'ICC_Profile',
+        SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::ICC_Profile::Main' },
+    },
+    ID3  => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::ID3::Main' } },
+    IPTC => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::IPTC::Main' } },
+    Image => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Image',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Image',
+        },
+    },
+    MakerNotes => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::MakerNotes',
+            DirName => 'MIE-MakerNotes',
+        },
+    },
+    Preview => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Preview',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Preview',
+        },
+    },
+    Thumbnail => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Thumbnail',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Thumbnail',
+        },
+    },
+    Video => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Video',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Video',
+        },
+    },
+    XMP => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::XMP::Main' } },
+);
+
+# MIE document information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Doc = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Doc', 2 => 'Document' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Doc',
+    NOTES => 'Information describing the main document, image or file.',
+    Author      => { Groups => { 2 => 'Author' } },
+    Comment     => { },
+    Contributors=> { Groups => { 2 => 'Author' }, List => 1 },
+    Copyright   => { Groups => { 2 => 'Author' } },
+    CreateDate  => { Groups => { 2 => 'Time' }, %dateInfo },
+    EMail       => { Groups => { 2 => 'Author' } },
+    Keywords    => { List => 1 },
+    ModifyDate  => { Groups => { 2 => 'Time' }, %dateInfo },
+    OriginalDate=> {
+        Name => 'DateTimeOriginal',
+        Description => 'Date/Time Original',
+        Groups => { 2 => 'Time' },
+        %dateInfo,
+    },
+    Phone       => { Name => 'PhoneNumber', Groups => { 2 => 'Author' } },
+    References  => { List => 1 },
+    Software    => { },
+    Title       => { },
+    URL         => { },
+);
+
+# MIE geographic information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Geo = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Geo', 2 => 'Location' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Geo',
+    NOTES => 'Information related to geographic location.',
+    Address     => { },
+    City        => { },
+    Country     => { },
+    GPS => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::GPS',
+            DirName => 'MIE-GPS',
+        },
+    },
+    PostalCode  => { },
+    State       => { Notes => 'state or province' },
+    UTM => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::UTM',
+            DirName => 'MIE-UTM',
+        },
+    },
+);
+
+# MIE GPS information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::GPS = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-GPS', 2 => 'Location' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-GPS',
+    Altitude   => {
+        Name => 'GPSAltitude',
+        Writable => 'rational64s',
+        Units => [ qw(m ft) ],
+        Notes => q{'m' above sea level unless 'ft' specified},
+    },
+    Bearing => {
+        Name => 'GPSDestBearing',
+        Writable => 'rational64s',
+        Units => [ qw(deg deg{mag}) ],
+        Notes => q{'deg' CW from true north unless 'deg{mag}' specified},
+    },
+    Datum   => { Name => 'GPSMapDatum', Notes => 'WGS-84 assumed if not specified' },
+    Differential => {
+        Name => 'GPSDifferential',
+        Writable => 'int8u',
+        PrintConv => {
+            0 => 'No Correction',
+            1 => 'Differential Corrected',
+        },
+    },
+    Distance => {
+        Name => 'GPSDestDistance',
+        Writable => 'rational64s',
+        Units => [ qw(km mi nmi) ],
+        Notes => q{'km' unless 'mi' or 'nmi' specified},
+    },
+    Heading  => {
+        Name => 'GPSTrack',
+        Writable => 'rational64s',
+        Units => [ qw(deg deg{mag}) ],
+        Notes => q{'deg' CW from true north unless 'deg{mag}' specified},
+    },
+    Latitude => {
+        Name => 'GPSLatitude',
+        Writable => 'rational64s',
+        Count => -1,
+        Notes => q{
+            1 to 3 numbers: degrees, minutes then seconds.  South latitudes are stored
+            as all negative numbers, but may be entered as positive numbers with a
+            trailing 'S' for convenience.  For example, these are all equivalent: "-40
+            -30", "-40.5", "40 30 0.00 S"
+        },
+        ValueConv    => 'Image::ExifTool::GPS::ToDegrees($val, 1)',
+        ValueConvInv => 'Image::ExifTool::GPS::ToDMS($self, $val, 0)',
+        PrintConv    => 'Image::ExifTool::GPS::ToDMS($self, $val, 1, "N")',
+        PrintConvInv => 'Image::ExifTool::GPS::ToDegrees($val, 1)',
+    },
+    Longitude => {
+        Name => 'GPSLongitude',
+        Writable => 'rational64s',
+        Count => -1,
+        Notes => q{
+            1 to 3 numbers: degrees, minutes then seconds.  West longitudes are
+            negative, but may be entered as positive numbers with a trailing 'W'
+        },
+        ValueConv    => 'Image::ExifTool::GPS::ToDegrees($val, 1)',
+        ValueConvInv => 'Image::ExifTool::GPS::ToDMS($self, $val, 0)',
+        PrintConv    => 'Image::ExifTool::GPS::ToDMS($self, $val, 1, "E")',
+        PrintConvInv => 'Image::ExifTool::GPS::ToDegrees($val, 1)',
+    },
+    MeasureMode => {
+        Name => 'GPSMeasureMode',
+        Writable => 'int8u',
+        PrintConv => { 2 => '2-D', 3 => '3-D' },
+    },
+    Satellites => 'GPSSatellites',
+    Speed => {
+        Name => 'GPSSpeed',
+        Writable => 'rational64s',
+        Units => [ qw(km/h mi/h m/s kn) ],
+        Notes => q{'km/h' unless 'mi/h', 'm/s' or 'kn' specified},
+    },
+    DateTime => { Name => 'GPSDateTime', Groups => { 2 => 'Time' }, %dateInfo },
+);
+
+# MIE UTM information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::UTM = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-UTM', 2 => 'Location' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-UTM',
+    Datum    => { Name => 'UTMMapDatum', Notes => 'WGS-84 assumed if not specified' },
+    Easting  => { Name => 'UTMEasting' },
+    Northing => { Name => 'UTMNorthing' },
+    Zone     => { Name => 'UTMZone', Writable => 'int8s' },
+);
+
+# MIE image information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Image = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Image', 2 => 'Image' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Image',
+   '0Type'          => { Name => 'FullSizeImageType', Notes => 'JPEG if not specified' },
+   '1Name'          => { Name => 'FullSizeImageName' },
+    BitDepth        => { Name => 'BitDepth', Writable => 'int16u' },
+    ColorSpace      => { Notes => 'standard ColorSpace values are "sRGB" and "Adobe RGB"' },
+    Components      => {
+        Name => 'ComponentsConfiguration',
+        Notes => 'string composed of R, G, B, Y, Cb and Cr',
+    },
+    Compression     => { Name => 'CompressionRatio', Writable => 'rational32u' },
+    ImageSize       => {
+        Writable => 'int16u',
+        Count => -1,
+        Notes => '2 or 3 values, for number of XY or XYZ pixels',
+        PrintConv => '$val=~tr/ /x/;$val',
+        PrintConvInv => '$val=~tr/x/ /;$val',
+    },
+    Resolution      => {
+        Writable => 'rational64u',
+        Units => [ qw(/in /cm /deg /arcmin /arcsec), '' ],
+        Count => -1,
+        Notes => q{
+            1 to 3 values.  A single value for equal resolution in all directions, or
+            separate X, Y and Z values if necessary.  Units are '/in' unless '/cm',
+            '/deg', '/arcmin', '/arcsec' or '' specified
+        },
+        PrintConv => '$val=~tr/ /x/;$val',
+        PrintConvInv => '$val=~tr/x/ /;$val',
+    },
+    data => {
+        Name => 'FullSizeImage',
+        %binaryConv,
+        RawConv => '$self->ValidateImage(\$val,$tag)',
+    },
+);
+
+# MIE preview image
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Preview = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Preview', 2 => 'Image' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Preview',
+   '0Type'  => { Name => 'PreviewImageType', Notes => 'JPEG if not specified' },
+   '1Name'  => { Name => 'PreviewImageName' },
+    ImageSize => {
+        Name => 'PreviewImageSize',
+        Writable => 'int16u',
+        Count => -1,
+        Notes => '2 or 3 values, for number of XY or XYZ pixels',
+        PrintConv => '$val=~tr/ /x/;$val',
+        PrintConvInv => '$val=~tr/x/ /;$val',
+    },
+    data => {
+        Name => 'PreviewImage',
+        %binaryConv,
+        RawConv => '$self->ValidateImage(\$val,$tag)',
+    },
+);
+
+# MIE thumbnail image
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Thumbnail = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Thumbnail', 2 => 'Image' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Thumbnail',
+   '0Type'  => { Name => 'ThumbnailImageType', Notes => 'JPEG if not specified' },
+   '1Name'  => { Name => 'ThumbnailImageName' },
+    ImageSize => {
+        Name => 'ThumbnailImageSize',
+        Writable => 'int16u',
+        Count => -1,
+        Notes => '2 or 3 values, for number of XY or XYZ pixels',
+        PrintConv => '$val=~tr/ /x/;$val',
+        PrintConvInv => '$val=~tr/x/ /;$val',
+    },
+    data => {
+        Name => 'ThumbnailImage',
+        %binaryConv,
+        RawConv => '$self->ValidateImage(\$val,$tag)',
+    },
+);
+
+# MIE audio information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Audio = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Audio', 2 => 'Audio' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Audio',
+    NOTES => q{
+        For the Audio group (and any other group containing a 'data' element), tags
+        refer to the contained data if present, otherwise they refer to the main
+        SubfileData.  The C<0Type> and C<1Name> elements should exist only if C<data>
+        is present.
+    },
+   '0Type'      => { Name => 'RelatedAudioFileType', Notes => 'MP3 if not specified' },
+   '1Name'      => { Name => 'RelatedAudioFileName' },
+    SampleBits  => { Writable => 'int16u' },
+    Channels    => { Writable => 'int8u' },
+    Compression => { Name => 'AudioCompression' },
+    Duration    => { Writable => 'rational64u', PrintConv => 'ConvertDuration($val)' },
+    SampleRate  => { Writable => 'int32u' },
+    data        => { Name => 'RelatedAudioFile', %binaryConv },
+);
+
+# MIE video information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Video = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Video', 2 => 'Video' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Video',
+   '0Type'      => { Name => 'RelatedVideoFileType', Notes => 'MOV if not specified' },
+   '1Name'      => { Name => 'RelatedVideoFileName' },
+    Codec       => { },
+    Duration    => { Writable => 'rational64u', PrintConv => 'ConvertDuration($val)' },
+    data        => { Name => 'RelatedVideoFile', %binaryConv },
+);
+
+# MIE camera information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Camera = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Camera', 2 => 'Camera' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Camera',
+    Brightness      => { Writable => 'int8s' },
+    ColorTemperature=> { Writable => 'int32u' },
+    ColorBalance    => {
+        Writable => 'rational64u',
+        Count => 3,
+        Notes => 'RGB scaling factors',
+    },
+    Contrast        => { Writable => 'int8s' },
+    DigitalZoom     => { Writable => 'rational64u' },
+    ExposureComp    => { Name => 'ExposureCompensation', Writable => 'rational64s' },
+    ExposureMode    => { },
+    ExposureTime    => {
+        Writable => 'rational64u',
+        PrintConv => 'Image::ExifTool::Exif::PrintExposureTime($val)',
+        PrintConvInv => 'Image::ExifTool::Exif::ConvertFraction($val)',
+    },
+    Flash => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Flash',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Flash',
+        },
+    },
+    FirmwareVersion => { },
+    FocusMode       => { },
+    ISO             => { Writable => 'int16u' },
+    ISOSetting      => {
+        Writable => 'int16u',
+        Notes => '0 = Auto, otherwise manual ISO speed setting',
+    },
+    ImageNumber     => { Writable => 'int32u' },
+    ImageQuality    => { Notes => 'Economy, Normal, Fine, Super Fine or Raw' },
+    ImageStabilization => { Writable => 'int8u', %offOn },
+    Lens => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Lens',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Lens',
+        },
+    },
+    Make            => { },
+    MeasuredEV      => { Writable => 'rational64s' },
+    Model           => { },
+    OwnerName       => { },
+    Orientation     => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Orient',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Orient',
+        },
+    },
+    Saturation      => { Writable => 'int8s' },
+    SensorSize      => {
+        Writable => 'rational64u',
+        Count => 2,
+        Notes => 'width and height of active sensor area in mm',
+    },
+    SerialNumber    => { },
+    Sharpness       => { Writable => 'int8s' },
+    ShootingMode    => { },
+);
+
+# Camera orientation information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Orient = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Orient', 2 => 'Camera' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Orient',
+    NOTES => 'These tags describe the camera orientation.',
+    Azimuth     => {
+        Writable => 'rational64s',
+        Units => [ qw(deg deg{mag}) ],
+        Notes => q{'deg' CW from true north unless 'deg{mag}' specified},
+    },
+    Declination => { Writable => 'rational64s' },
+    Elevation   => { Writable => 'rational64s' },
+    RightAscension => { Writable => 'rational64s' },
+    Rotation => {
+        Writable => 'rational64s',
+        Notes => 'CW rotation angle of camera about lens axis',
+    },
+);
+
+# MIE camera lens information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Lens = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Lens', 2 => 'Camera' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Lens',
+    NOTES => q{
+        All recorded lens parameters (focal length, aperture, etc) include the
+        effects of the extender if present.
+    },
+    Extender => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Extender',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Extender',
+        },
+    },
+    FNumber         => { Writable => 'rational64u' },
+    FocalLength     => { Writable => 'rational64u', Notes => 'all focal lengths in mm' },
+    FocusDistance   => {
+        Writable => 'rational64u',
+        Units => [ qw(m ft) ],
+        Notes => q{'m' unless 'ft' specified},
+    },
+    Make            => { Name => 'LensMake' },
+    MaxAperture     => { Writable => 'rational64u' },
+    MaxApertureAtMaxFocal => { Writable => 'rational64u' },
+    MaxFocalLength  => { Writable => 'rational64u' },
+    MinAperture     => { Writable => 'rational64u' },
+    MinFocalLength  => { Writable => 'rational64u' },
+    Model           => { Name => 'LensModel' },
+    OpticalZoom     => { Writable => 'rational64u' },
+    SerialNumber    => { Name => 'LensSerialNumber' },
+);
+
+# MIE lens extender information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Extender = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Extender', 2 => 'Camera' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Extender',
+    Magnification   => { Name => 'ExtenderMagnification', Writable => 'rational64s' },
+    Make            => { Name => 'ExtenderMake' },
+    Model           => { Name => 'ExtenderModel' },
+    SerialNumber    => { Name => 'ExtenderSerialNumber' },
+);
+
+# MIE camera flash information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Flash = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Flash', 2 => 'Camera' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Flash',
+    ExposureComp    => { Name => 'FlashExposureComp', Writable => 'rational64s' },
+    Fired           => { Name => 'FlashFired', Writable => 'int8u', PrintConv => \%noYes },
+    GuideNumber     => { Name => 'FlashGuideNumber' },
+    Make            => { Name => 'FlashMake' },
+    Mode            => { Name => 'FlashMode' },
+    Model           => { Name => 'FlashModel' },
+    SerialNumber    => { Name => 'FlashSerialNumber' },
+    Type            => { Name => 'FlashType', Notes => '"Internal" or "External"' },
+);
+
+# MIE maker notes information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::MakerNotes = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-MakerNotes' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-MakerNotes',
+    NOTES => q{
+        MIE maker notes are contained within separate groups for each manufacturer
+        to avoid name conflicts.
+    },
+    Canon => {
+        SubDirectory => {
+            TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Canon',
+            DirName => 'MIE-Canon',
+        },
+    },
+    Casio       => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+    FujiFilm    => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+    Kodak       => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+    KonicaMinolta=>{ SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+    Nikon       => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+    Olympus     => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+    Panasonic   => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+    Pentax      => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+    Ricoh       => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+    Sigma       => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+    Sony        => { SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown' } },
+);
+
+# MIE Canon-specific information
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Canon = (
+    %tableDefaults,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Canon' },
+    WRITE_GROUP => 'MIE-Canon',
+    VRD => {
+        Name => 'CanonVRD',
+        SubDirectory => { TagTable => 'Image::ExifTool::CanonVRD::Main' },
+    },
+);
+
+%Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown = (
+    PROCESS_PROC => \&ProcessMIE,
+    GROUPS => { 1 => 'MIE-Unknown' },
+);
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Add user-defined MIE groups to %mieMap
+# Inputs: none;  Returns: nothing, but sets $doneMieMap flag
+sub UpdateMieMap()
+{
+    $doneMieMap = 1;    # set flag so we only do this once
+    return unless %Image::ExifTool::UserDefined;
+    my ($tableName, @tables, %doneTable, $tagID);
+    # get list of top-level MIE tables with user-defined tags
+    foreach $tableName (keys %Image::ExifTool::UserDefined) {
+        next unless $tableName =~ /^Image::ExifTool::MIE::/;
+        my $userTable = $Image::ExifTool::UserDefined{$tableName};
+        my $tagTablePtr = GetTagTable($tableName) or next;
+        # copy the WRITE_GROUP from the actual table
+        $$userTable{WRITE_GROUP} = $$tagTablePtr{WRITE_GROUP};
+        # add to list of tables to process
+        $doneTable{$tableName} = 1;
+        push @tables, [$tableName, $userTable];
+    }
+    # recursively add all user-defined groups to MIE map
+    while (@tables) {
+        my ($tableName, $tagTablePtr) = @{shift @tables};
+        my $parent = $$tagTablePtr{WRITE_GROUP};
+        $parent or warn("No WRITE_GROUP for $tableName\n"), next;
+        $mieMap{$parent} or warn("$parent is not in MIE map\n"), next;
+        foreach $tagID (TagTableKeys($tagTablePtr)) {
+            my $tagInfo = $$tagTablePtr{$tagID};
+            next unless ref $tagInfo eq 'HASH' and $$tagInfo{SubDirectory};
+            my $subTableName = $tagInfo->{SubDirectory}->{TagTable};
+            my $subTablePtr = GetTagTable($subTableName) or next;
+            # only care about MIE tables
+            next unless $$subTablePtr{PROCESS_PROC} and
+                        $$subTablePtr{PROCESS_PROC} eq \&ProcessMIE;
+            my $group = $$subTablePtr{WRITE_GROUP};
+            $group or warn("No WRITE_GROUP for $subTableName\n"), next;
+            if ($mieMap{$group} and $mieMap{$group} ne $parent) {
+                warn("$group already has different parent ($mieMap{$group})\n"), next;
+            }
+            $mieMap{$group} = $parent;  # add to map
+            # process tables within this one too
+            $doneTable{$subTableName} and next;
+            $doneTable{$subTableName} = 1;
+            push @tables, [$subTableName, $subTablePtr];
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Get localized version of tagInfo hash
+# Inputs: 0) tagInfo hash ref, 1) locale code (ie. "en_CA")
+# Returns: new tagInfo hash ref, or undef if invalid
+sub GetLangInfo($$)
+{
+    my ($tagInfo, $langCode) = @_;
+    # check for properly formatted language code
+    return undef unless $langCode =~ /^[a-z]{2}([-_])[A-Z]{2}$/;
+    # use '_' as a separator, but recognize '_' or '-'
+    $langCode =~ tr/-/_/ if $1 eq '-';
+    # can only set locale on string types
+    return undef if $$tagInfo{Writable} and $$tagInfo{Writable} ne 'string';
+    return Image::ExifTool::GetLangInfo($tagInfo, $langCode);
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# return true if we have Zlib::Compress
+# Inputs: 0) ExifTool object ref, 1) verb for what you want to do with the info
+# Returns: 1 if Zlib available, 0 otherwise
+sub HasZlib($$)
+{
+    unless (defined $hasZlib) {
+        $hasZlib = eval 'require Compress::Zlib';
+        unless ($hasZlib) {
+            $hasZlib = 0;
+            $_[0]->Warn("Install Compress::Zlib to $_[1] compressed information");
+        }
+    }
+    return $hasZlib;
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Get format code for MIE group element with current byte order
+# Inputs: 0) [optional] true to convert result to chr()
+# Returns: format code
+sub MIEGroupFormat(;$)
+{
+    my $chr = shift;
+    my $format = GetByteOrder() eq 'MM' ? 0x10 : 0x18;
+    return $chr ? chr($format) : $format;
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# ReadValue() with added support for UTF formats (utf8, utf16 and utf32)
+# Inputs: 0) data reference, 1) value offset, 2) format string,
+#         3) number of values (or undef to use all data)
+#         4) valid data length relative to offset, 5) returned rational ref
+# Returns: converted value, or undefined if data isn't there
+#          or list of values in list context
+# Notes: all string formats are converted to UTF8
+sub ReadMIEValue($$$$$;$)
+{
+    my ($dataPt, $offset, $format, $count, $size, $ratPt) = @_;
+    my $val;
+    if ($format =~ /^(utf(8|16|32)|string)/) {
+        if ($1 eq 'utf8' or $1 eq 'string') {
+            # read the 8-bit string
+            $val = substr($$dataPt, $offset, $size);
+            # (as of ExifTool 7.62, leave string values unconverted)
+        } else {
+            # convert to UTF8
+            my $fmt;
+            if (GetByteOrder() eq 'MM') {
+                $fmt = ($1 eq 'utf16') ? 'n' : 'N';
+            } else {
+                $fmt = ($1 eq 'utf16') ? 'v' : 'V';
+            }
+            my @unpk = unpack("x$offset$fmt$size",$$dataPt);
+            if ($] >= 5.006001) {
+                $val = pack('C0U*', @unpk);
+            } else {
+                $val = Image::ExifTool::PackUTF8(@unpk);
+            }
+        }
+        # truncate at null unless this is a list
+        # (strings shouldn't have a null, but just in case)
+        $val =~ s/\0.*//s unless $format =~ /_list$/;
+    } else {
+        $format = 'undef' if $format eq 'free'; # read 'free' as 'undef'
+        return ReadValue($dataPt, $offset, $format, $count, $size, $ratPt);
+    }
+    return $val;
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# validate raw values for writing
+# Inputs: 0) ExifTool object ref, 1) tagInfo hash ref, 2) raw value ref
+# Returns: error string or undef (and possibly changes value) on success
+sub CheckMIE($$$)
+{
+    my ($et, $tagInfo, $valPtr) = @_;
+    my $format = $$tagInfo{Writable} || $tagInfo->{Table}->{WRITABLE};
+    my $err;
+
+    return 'No writable format' if not $format or $format eq '1';
+    # handle units if supported by this tag
+    my $ulist = $$tagInfo{Units};
+    if ($ulist and $$valPtr =~ /(.*)\((.*)\)$/) {
+        my ($val, $units) = ($1, $2);
+        ($units) = grep /^$units$/i, @$ulist;
+        defined $units or return 'Allowed units: (' . join('|', @$ulist) . ')';
+        $err = Image::ExifTool::CheckValue(\$val, $format, $$tagInfo{Count});
+        # add units back onto value
+        $$valPtr = "$val($units)" unless $err;
+    } elsif ($format !~ /^(utf|string|undef)/ and $$valPtr =~ /\)$/) {
+        return 'Units not supported';
+    } else {
+        if ($format eq 'string' and $$et{OPTIONS}{Charset} ne 'UTF8' and
+            $$valPtr =~ /[\x80-\xff]/)
+        {
+            # convert from Charset to UTF-8
+            $$valPtr = $et->Encode($$valPtr,'UTF8');
+        }
+        $err = Image::ExifTool::CheckValue($valPtr, $format, $$tagInfo{Count});
+    }
+    return $err;
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Rewrite a MIE directory
+# Inputs: 0) ExifTool object reference, 1) DirInfo reference, 2) tag table ptr
+# Returns: undef on success, otherwise error message (empty message if nothing to write)
+sub WriteMIEGroup($$$)
+{
+    my ($et, $dirInfo, $tagTablePtr) = @_;
+    my $outfile = $$dirInfo{OutFile};
+    my $dirName = $$dirInfo{DirName};
+    my $toWrite = $$dirInfo{ToWrite} || '';
+    my $raf = $$dirInfo{RAF};
+    my $verbose = $et->Options('Verbose');
+    my $optCompress = $et->Options('Compress');
+    my $out = $et->Options('TextOut');
+    my ($msg, $err, $ok, $sync, $delGroup);
+    my $tag = '';
+    my $deletedTag = '';
+
+    # count each MIE directory found and make name for this specific instance
+    my ($grp1, %isWriting);
+    my $cnt = $$et{MIE_COUNT};
+    my $grp = $tagTablePtr->{GROUPS}->{1};
+    my $n = $$cnt{'MIE-Main'} || 0;
+    if ($grp eq 'MIE-Main') {
+        $$cnt{$grp} = ++$n;
+        ($grp1 = $grp) =~ s/MIE-/MIE$n-/;
+    } else {
+        ($grp1 = $grp) =~ s/MIE-/MIE$n-/;
+        my $m = $$cnt{$grp1} = ($$cnt{$grp1} || 0) + 1;
+        $isWriting{"$grp$m"} = 1;   # ie. 'MIE-Doc2'
+        $isWriting{$grp1} = 1;      # ie. 'MIE1-Doc'
+        $grp1 .= $m;
+    }
+    # build lookup for all valid group names for this MIE group
+    $isWriting{$grp} = 1;           # ie. 'MIE-Doc'
+    $isWriting{$grp1} = 1;          # ie. 'MIE1-Doc2'
+    $isWriting{"MIE$n"} = 1;        # ie. 'MIE1'
+
+    # determine if we are deleting this group
+    if (%{$$et{DEL_GROUP}}) {
+        $delGroup = 1 if $$et{DEL_GROUP}{MIE} or
+                         $$et{DEL_GROUP}{$grp} or
+                         $$et{DEL_GROUP}{$grp1} or
+                         $$et{DEL_GROUP}{"MIE$n"};
+    }
+
+    # prepare lookups and lists for writing
+    my $newTags = $et->GetNewTagInfoHash($tagTablePtr);
+    my ($addDirs, $editDirs) = $et->GetAddDirHash($tagTablePtr, $dirName);
+    my @editTags = sort keys %$newTags, keys %$editDirs;
+    $verbose and print $out $raf ? 'Writing' : 'Creating', " $grp1:\n";
+
+    # loop through elements in MIE group
+    MieElement: for (;;) {
+        my ($format, $tagLen, $valLen, $units, $oldHdr, $buff);
+        my $lastTag = $tag;
+        if ($raf) {
+            # read first 4 bytes of element header
+            my $n = $raf->Read($oldHdr, 4);
+            if ($n != 4) {
+                last if $n or defined $sync;
+                undef $raf; # all done reading
+                $ok = 1;
+            }
+        }
+        if ($raf) {
+            ($sync, $format, $tagLen, $valLen) = unpack('aC3', $oldHdr);
+            $sync eq '~' or $msg = 'Invalid sync byte', last;
+
+            # read tag name
+            if ($tagLen) {
+                $raf->Read($tag, $tagLen) == $tagLen or last;
+                $oldHdr .= $tag;    # add tag to element header
+                $et->Warn("MIE tag '$tag' out of sequence") if $tag lt $lastTag;
+                # separate units from tag name if they exist
+                $units = $1 if $tag =~ s/\((.*)\)$//;
+            } else {
+                $tag = '';
+            }
+
+            # get multi-byte value length if necessary
+            if ($valLen > 252) {
+                # calculate number of bytes in extended DataLength
+                my $n = 1 << (256 - $valLen);
+                $raf->Read($buff, $n) == $n or last;
+                $oldHdr .= $buff;   # add to old header
+                my $fmt = 'int' . ($n * 8) . 'u';
+                $valLen = ReadValue(\$buff, 0, $fmt, 1, $n);
+                if ($valLen > 0x7fffffff) {
+                    $msg = "Can't write $tag (DataLength > 2GB not yet supported)";
+                    last;
+                }
+            }
+            # don't rewrite free bytes or information in deleted groups
+            if ($format eq 0x80 or ($delGroup and $tagLen and ($format & 0xf0) != 0x10)) {
+                $raf->Seek($valLen, 1) or $msg = 'Seek error', last;
+                if ($verbose > 1) {
+                    my $free = ($format eq 0x80) ? ' free' : '';
+                    print $out "    - $grp1:$tag ($valLen$free bytes)\n";
+                }
+                ++$$et{CHANGED} if $delGroup;
+                next;
+            }
+        } else {
+            # no more elements to read
+            $tagLen = $valLen = 0;
+            $tag = '';
+        }
+#
+# write necessary new tags and process directories
+#
+        while (@editTags) {
+            last if $tagLen and $editTags[0] gt $tag;
+            # we are writing the new tag now
+            my ($newVal, $writable, $oldVal, $newFormat, $compress);
+            my $newTag = shift @editTags;
+            my $newInfo = $$editDirs{$newTag};
+            if ($newInfo) {
+                # create the new subdirectory or rewrite existing non-MIE directory
+                my $subTablePtr = GetTagTable($newInfo->{SubDirectory}->{TagTable});
+                unless ($subTablePtr) {
+                    $et->Warn("No tag table for $newTag $$newInfo{Name}");
+                    next;
+                }
+                my %subdirInfo;
+                my $isMieGroup = ($$subTablePtr{WRITE_PROC} and
+                                  $$subTablePtr{WRITE_PROC} eq \&ProcessMIE);
+
+                if ($newTag eq $tag) {
+                    # make sure that either both or neither old and new tags are MIE groups
+                    if ($isMieGroup xor ($format & 0xf3) == 0x10) {
+                        $et->Warn("Tag '$tag' not expected type");
+                        next;   # don't write our new tag
+                    }
+                    # uncompress existing directory into $oldVal since we are editing it
+                    if ($format & 0x04) {
+                        last unless HasZlib($et, 'edit');
+                        $raf->Read($oldVal, $valLen) == $valLen or last MieElement;
+                        my $stat;
+                        my $inflate = Compress::Zlib::inflateInit();
+                        $inflate and ($oldVal, $stat) = $inflate->inflate($oldVal);
+                        unless ($inflate and $stat == Compress::Zlib::Z_STREAM_END()) {
+                            $msg = "Error inflating $tag";
+                            last MieElement;
+                        }
+                        $compress = 1;
+                        $valLen = length $oldVal;    # uncompressed value length
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    # don't create this directory unless necessary
+                    next unless $$addDirs{$newTag};
+                }
+
+                if ($isMieGroup) {
+                    my $hdr;
+                    if ($newTag eq $tag) {
+                        # rewrite existing directory later unless it was compressed
+                        last unless $compress;
+                        # rewrite directory to '$newVal'
+                        $newVal = '';
+                        %subdirInfo = (
+                            OutFile => \$newVal,
+                            RAF => new File::RandomAccess(\$oldVal),
+                        );
+                    } elsif ($optCompress and not $$dirInfo{IsCompressed}) {
+                        # write to memory so we can compress the new MIE group
+                        $compress = 1;
+                        %subdirInfo = (
+                            OutFile => \$newVal,
+                        );
+                    } else {
+                        $hdr = '~' . MIEGroupFormat(1) . chr(length($newTag)) .
+                               "\0" . $newTag;
+                        %subdirInfo = (
+                            OutFile => $outfile,
+                            ToWrite => $toWrite . $hdr,
+                        );
+                    }
+                    $subdirInfo{DirName} = $newInfo->{SubDirectory}->{DirName} || $newTag;
+                    $subdirInfo{Parent} = $dirName;
+                    # don't compress elements of an already compressed group
+                    $subdirInfo{IsCompressed} = $$dirInfo{IsCompressed} || $compress;
+                    $msg = WriteMIEGroup($et, \%subdirInfo, $subTablePtr);
+                    last MieElement if $msg;
+                    # message is defined but empty if nothing was written
+                    if (defined $msg) {
+                        undef $msg; # not a problem if nothing was written
+                        next;
+                    } elsif (not $compress) {
+                        # group was written already
+                        $toWrite = '';
+                        next;
+                    } elsif (length($newVal) <= 4) {    # terminator only?
+                        $verbose and print $out "Deleted compressed $grp1 (empty)\n";
+                        next MieElement if $newTag eq $tag; # deleting the directory
+                        next;       # not creating the new directory
+                    }
+                    $writable = 'undef';
+                    $newFormat = MIEGroupFormat();
+                } else {
+                    if ($newTag eq $tag) {
+                        unless ($compress) {
+                            # read and edit existing directory
+                            $raf->Read($oldVal, $valLen) == $valLen or last MieElement;
+                        }
+                        %subdirInfo = (
+                            DataPt  => \$oldVal,
+                            DataLen => $valLen,
+                            DirName => $$newInfo{Name},
+                            DataPos => $$dirInfo{IsCompressed} ? undef : $raf->Tell() - $valLen,
+                            DirStart=> 0,
+                            DirLen  => $valLen,
+                        );
+                        # write Compact subdirectories if we will compress the data
+                        if (($compress or $optCompress or $$dirInfo{IsCompressed}) and
+                            eval 'require Compress::Zlib')
+                        {
+                            $subdirInfo{Compact} = 1;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    $subdirInfo{Parent} = $dirName;
+                    my $writeProc = $newInfo->{SubDirectory}->{WriteProc};
+                    # reset processed lookup to avoid errors in case of multiple EXIF blocks
+                    $$et{PROCESSED} = { };
+                    $newVal = $et->WriteDirectory(\%subdirInfo, $subTablePtr, $writeProc);
+                    if (defined $newVal) {
+                        if ($newVal eq '') {
+                            next MieElement if $newTag eq $tag; # deleting the directory
+                            next;       # not creating the new directory
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        next unless defined $oldVal;
+                        $newVal = $oldVal;  # just copy over the old directory
+                    }
+                    $writable = 'undef';
+                    $newFormat = 0x00;  # all other directories are 'undef' format
+                }
+            } else {
+
+                # get the new tag information
+                $newInfo = $$newTags{$newTag};
+                my $nvHash = $et->GetNewValueHash($newInfo);
+                my @newVals;
+
+                # write information only to specified group
+                my $writeGroup = $$nvHash{WriteGroup};
+                last unless $isWriting{$writeGroup};
+
+                # if tag existed, must decide if we want to overwrite the value
+                if ($newTag eq $tag) {
+                    my $isOverwriting;
+                    my $isList = $$newInfo{List};
+                    if ($isList) {
+                        last if $$nvHash{CreateOnly};
+                        $isOverwriting = -1;    # force processing list elements individually
+                    } else {
+                        $isOverwriting = $et->IsOverwriting($nvHash);
+                        last unless $isOverwriting;
+                    }
+                    my ($val, $cmpVal);
+                    if ($isOverwriting < 0 or $verbose > 1) {
+                        # check to be sure we can uncompress the value if necessary
+                        HasZlib($et, 'edit') or last if $format & 0x04;
+                        # read the old value
+                        $raf->Read($oldVal, $valLen) == $valLen or last MieElement;
+                        # uncompress if necessary
+                        if ($format & 0x04) {
+                            my $stat;
+                            my $inflate = Compress::Zlib::inflateInit();
+                            # must save original compressed value in case we decide
+                            # not to overwrite it later
+                            $cmpVal = $oldVal;
+                            $inflate and ($oldVal, $stat) = $inflate->inflate($oldVal);
+                            unless ($inflate and $stat == Compress::Zlib::Z_STREAM_END()) {
+                                $msg = "Error inflating $tag";
+                                last MieElement;
+                            }
+                            $valLen = length $oldVal;    # update value length
+                        }
+                        # convert according to specified format
+                        my $formatStr = $mieFormat{$format & 0xfb} || 'undef';
+                        $val = ReadMIEValue(\$oldVal, 0, $formatStr, undef, $valLen);
+                        if ($isOverwriting < 0 and defined $val) {
+                            # handle list values individually
+                            if ($isList) {
+                                my (@vals, $v);
+                                if ($formatStr =~ /_list$/) {
+                                    @vals = split "\0", $val;
+                                } else {
+                                    @vals = $val;
+                                }
+                                # keep any list items that we aren't overwriting
+                                foreach $v (@vals) {
+                                    next if $et->IsOverwriting($nvHash, $v);
+                                    push @newVals, $v;
+                                }
+                            } else {
+                                # test to see if we really want to overwrite the value
+                                $isOverwriting = $et->IsOverwriting($nvHash, $val);
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if ($isOverwriting) {
+                        # skip the old value if we didn't read it already
+                        unless (defined $oldVal) {
+                            $raf->Seek($valLen, 1) or $msg = 'Seek error';
+                        }
+                        if ($verbose > 1) {
+                            $val .= "($units)" if defined $units;
+                            $et->VerboseValue("- $grp1:$$newInfo{Name}", $val);
+                        }
+                        $deletedTag = $tag;     # remember that we deleted this tag
+                        ++$$et{CHANGED}; # we deleted the old value
+                    } else {
+                        if (defined $oldVal) {
+                            # write original compressed value
+                            $oldVal = $cmpVal if defined $cmpVal;
+                        } else {
+                            $raf->Read($oldVal, $valLen) == $valLen or last MieElement;
+                        }
+                        # write the old value now
+                        Write($outfile, $toWrite, $oldHdr, $oldVal) or $err = 1;
+                        $toWrite = '';
+                        next MieElement;
+                    }
+                    unless (@newVals) {
+                        # unshift the new tag info to write it later
+                        unshift @editTags, $newTag;
+                        next MieElement;    # get next element from file
+                    }
+                } else {
+                    # write new value if creating, or if List and list existed, or
+                    # if tag was previously deleted
+                    next unless $$nvHash{IsCreating} or
+                        (($newTag eq $lastTag and ($$newInfo{List} or $deletedTag eq $lastTag)
+                        and not $$nvHash{EditOnly}));
+                }
+                # get the new value to write (undef to delete)
+                push @newVals, $et->GetNewValues($nvHash);
+                next unless @newVals;
+                $writable = $$newInfo{Writable} || $$tagTablePtr{WRITABLE};
+                if ($writable eq 'string') {
+                    # join multiple values into a single string
+                    $newVal = join "\0", @newVals;
+                    # write string as UTF-8,16 or 32 if value contains valid UTF-8 codes
+                    require Image::ExifTool::XMP;
+                    my $isUTF8 = Image::ExifTool::XMP::IsUTF8(\$newVal);
+                    if ($isUTF8 > 0) {
+                        $writable = 'utf8';
+                        # write UTF-16 or UTF-32 if it is more compact
+                        my $to = $isUTF8 > 1 ? 'UCS4' : 'UCS2';
+                        my $tmp = Image::ExifTool::Decode(undef,$newVal,'UTF8',undef,$to);
+                        if (length $tmp < length $newVal) {
+                            $newVal = $tmp;
+                            $writable = ($isUTF8 > 1) ? 'utf32' : 'utf16';
+                        }
+                    }
+                    # write as a list if we have multiple values
+                    $writable .= '_list' if @newVals > 1;
+                } else {
+                    # should only be one element in the list
+                    $newVal = shift @newVals;
+                }
+                $newFormat = $mieCode{$writable};
+                unless (defined $newFormat) {
+                    $msg = "Bad format '$writable' for $$newInfo{Name}";
+                    next MieElement;
+                }
+            }
+
+            # write the new or edited element
+            while (defined $newFormat) {
+                my $valPt = \$newVal;
+                # remove units from value and add to tag name if supported by this tag
+                if ($$newInfo{Units}) {
+                    my $val2;
+                    if ($$valPt =~ /(.*)\((.*)\)$/) {
+                        $val2 = $1;
+                        $newTag .= "($2)";
+                    } else {
+                        $val2 = $$valPt;
+                        # add default units
+                        my $ustr = '(' . $newInfo->{Units}->[0] . ')';
+                        $newTag .= $ustr;
+                        $$valPt .= $ustr;
+                    }
+                    $valPt = \$val2;
+                }
+                # convert value if necessary
+                if ($writable !~ /^(utf|string|undef)/) {
+                    my $val3 = WriteValue($$valPt, $writable, $$newInfo{Count});
+                    defined $val3 or $et->Warn("Error writing $newTag"), last;
+                    $valPt = \$val3;
+                }
+                my $len = length $$valPt;
+                # compress value before writing if required
+                if (($compress or $optCompress) and not $$dirInfo{IsCompressed} and
+                    HasZlib($et, 'write'))
+                {
+                    my $deflate = Compress::Zlib::deflateInit();
+                    my $val4;
+                    if ($deflate) {
+                        $val4 = $deflate->deflate($$valPt);
+                        $val4 .= $deflate->flush() if defined $val4;
+                    }
+                    if (defined $val4) {
+                        my $len4 = length $val4;
+                        my $saved = $len - $len4;
+                        # only use compressed data if it is smaller
+                        if ($saved > 0) {
+                            $verbose and print $out "  [$newTag compression saved $saved bytes]\n";
+                            $newFormat |= 0x04; # set compressed bit
+                            $len = $len4;       # set length
+                            $valPt = \$val4;    # set value pointer
+                        } elsif ($verbose) {
+                            print $out "  [$newTag compression saved $saved bytes -- written uncompressed]\n";
+                        }
+                    } else {
+                        $et->Warn("Error deflating $newTag (written uncompressed)");
+                    }
+                }
+                # calculate the DataLength code
+                my $extLen;
+                if ($len < 253) {
+                    $extLen = '';
+                } elsif ($len < 65536) {
+                    $extLen = Set16u($len);
+                    $len = 255;
+                } elsif ($len <= 0x7fffffff) {
+                    $extLen = Set32u($len);
+                    $len = 254;
+                } else {
+                    $et->Warn("Can't write $newTag (DataLength > 2GB not yet suppported)");
+                    last; # don't write this tag
+                }
+                # write this element (with leading MIE group element if not done already)
+                my $hdr = $toWrite . '~' . chr($newFormat) . chr(length $newTag);
+                Write($outfile, $hdr, chr($len), $newTag, $extLen, $$valPt) or $err = 1;
+                $toWrite = '';
+                # we changed a tag unless just editing a subdirectory
+                unless ($$editDirs{$newTag}) {
+                    $et->VerboseValue("+ $grp1:$$newInfo{Name}", $newVal);
+                    ++$$et{CHANGED};
+                }
+                last;   # didn't want to loop anyway
+            }
+            next MieElement if defined $oldVal;
+        }
+#
+# rewrite existing element or descend into uncompressed MIE group
+#
+        # all done this MIE group if we reached the terminator element
+        unless ($tagLen) {
+            # skip over existing terminator data (if any)
+            last if $valLen and not $raf->Seek($valLen, 1);
+            $ok = 1;
+            # write group terminator if necessary
+            unless ($toWrite) {
+                # write end-of-group terminator element
+                my $term = "~\0\0\0";
+                unless ($$dirInfo{Parent}) {
+                    # write extended terminator for file-level group
+                    my $len = ref $outfile eq 'SCALAR' ? length($$outfile) : tell $outfile;
+                    $len += 10; # include length of terminator itself
+                    if ($len and $len <= 0x7fffffff) {
+                        $term = "~\0\0\x06" . Set32u($len) . MIEGroupFormat(1) . "\x04";
+                    }
+                }
+                Write($outfile, $term) or $err = 1;
+            }
+            last;
+        }
+
+        # descend into existing uncompressed MIE group
+        if ($format == 0x10 or $format == 0x18) {
+            my ($subTablePtr, $dirName);
+            my $tagInfo = $et->GetTagInfo($tagTablePtr, $tag);
+            if ($tagInfo and $$tagInfo{SubDirectory}) {
+                $dirName = $tagInfo->{SubDirectory}->{DirName};
+                my $subTable = $tagInfo->{SubDirectory}->{TagTable};
+                $subTablePtr = $subTable ? GetTagTable($subTable) : $tagTablePtr;
+            } else {
+                $subTablePtr = GetTagTable('Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown');
+            }
+            my $hdr = '~' . chr($format) . chr(length $tag) . "\0" . $tag;
+            my %subdirInfo = (
+                DirName => $dirName || $tag,
+                RAF     => $raf,
+                ToWrite => $toWrite . $hdr,
+                OutFile => $outfile,
+                Parent  => $dirName,
+                IsCompressed => $$dirInfo{IsCompressed},
+            );
+            my $oldOrder = GetByteOrder();
+            SetByteOrder($format & 0x08 ? 'II' : 'MM');
+            $msg = WriteMIEGroup($et, \%subdirInfo, $subTablePtr);
+            SetByteOrder($oldOrder);
+            last if $msg;
+            if (defined $msg) {
+                undef $msg; # no problem if nothing written
+            } else {
+                $toWrite = '';
+            }
+            next;
+        }
+        # just copy existing element
+        my $oldVal;
+        $raf->Read($oldVal, $valLen) == $valLen or last;
+        if ($toWrite) {
+            Write($outfile, $toWrite) or $err = 1;
+            $toWrite = '';
+        }
+        Write($outfile, $oldHdr, $oldVal) or $err = 1;
+    }
+    # return error message
+    if ($err) {
+        $msg = 'Error writing file';
+    } elsif (not $ok and not $msg) {
+        $msg = 'Unexpected end of file';
+    } elsif (not $msg and $toWrite) {
+        $msg = '';  # flag for nothing written
+        $verbose and print $out "Deleted $grp1 (empty)\n";
+    }
+    return $msg;
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Process MIE directory
+# Inputs: 0) ExifTool object reference, 1) DirInfo reference, 2) tag table ref
+# Returns: undef on success, or error message if there was a problem
+# Notes: file pointer is positioned at the MIE end on entry
+sub ProcessMIEGroup($$$)
+{
+    my ($et, $dirInfo, $tagTablePtr) = @_;
+    my $raf = $$dirInfo{RAF};
+    my $verbose = $et->Options('Verbose');
+    my $out = $et->Options('TextOut');
+    my $notUTF8 = ($$et{OPTIONS}{Charset} ne 'UTF8');
+    my ($msg, $buff, $ok, $oldIndent, $mime);
+    my $lastTag = '';
+
+    # get group 1 names: $grp doesn't have numbers (ie. 'MIE-Doc'),
+    # and $grp1 does (ie. 'MIE1-Doc1')
+    my $cnt = $$et{MIE_COUNT};
+    my $grp1 = $tagTablePtr->{GROUPS}->{1};
+    my $n = $$cnt{'MIE-Main'} || 0;
+    if ($grp1 eq 'MIE-Main') {
+        $$cnt{$grp1} = ++$n;
+        $grp1 =~ s/MIE-/MIE$n-/ if $n > 1;
+    } else {
+        $grp1 =~ s/MIE-/MIE$n-/ if $n > 1;
+        $$cnt{$grp1} = ($$cnt{$grp1} || 0) + 1;
+        $grp1 .= $$cnt{$grp1} if $$cnt{$grp1} > 1;
+    }
+    # set group1 name for all tags extracted from this group
+    $$et{SET_GROUP1} = $grp1;
+
+    if ($verbose) {
+        $oldIndent = $$et{INDENT};
+        $$et{INDENT} .= '| ';
+        $et->VerboseDir($grp1);
+    }
+    my $wasCompressed = $$dirInfo{WasCompressed};
+
+    # process all MIE elements
+    for (;;) {
+        $raf->Read($buff, 4) == 4 or last;
+        my ($sync, $format, $tagLen, $valLen) = unpack('aC3', $buff);
+        $sync eq '~' or $msg = 'Invalid sync byte', last;
+
+        # read tag name
+        my ($tag, $units);
+        if ($tagLen) {
+            $raf->Read($tag, $tagLen) == $tagLen or last;
+            $et->Warn("MIE tag '$tag' out of sequence") if $tag lt $lastTag;
+            $lastTag = $tag;
+            # separate units from tag name if they exist
+            $units = $1 if $tag =~ s/\((.*)\)$//;
+        } else {
+            $tag = '';
+        }
+
+        # get multi-byte value length if necessary
+        if ($valLen > 252) {
+            my $n = 1 << (256 - $valLen);
+            $raf->Read($buff, $n) == $n or last;
+            my $fmt = 'int' . ($n * 8) . 'u';
+            $valLen = ReadValue(\$buff, 0, $fmt, 1, $n);
+            if ($valLen > 0x7fffffff) {
+                $msg = "Can't read $tag (DataLength > 2GB not yet supported)";
+                last;
+            }
+        }
+
+        # all done if we reached the group terminator
+        unless ($tagLen) {
+            # skip over terminator data block
+            $ok = 1 unless $valLen and not $raf->Seek($valLen, 1);
+            last;
+        }
+
+        # get tag information hash unless this is free space
+        my ($tagInfo, $value);
+        while ($format != 0x80) {
+            $tagInfo = $et->GetTagInfo($tagTablePtr, $tag);
+            last if $tagInfo;
+            # extract tags with locale code
+            if ($tag =~ /\W/) {
+                if ($tag =~ /^(\w+)-([a-z]{2}_[A-Z]{2})$/) {
+                    my ($baseTag, $langCode) = ($1, $2);
+                    $tagInfo = $et->GetTagInfo($tagTablePtr, $baseTag);
+                    $tagInfo = GetLangInfo($tagInfo, $langCode) if $tagInfo;
+                    last if $tagInfo;
+                } else {
+                    $et->Warn('Invalid MIE tag name');
+                    last;
+                }
+            }
+            # extract unknown tags if specified
+            $tagInfo = {
+                Name => $tag,
+                Writable => 0,
+                PrintConv => 'length($val) > 60 ? substr($val,0,55) . "[...]" : $val',
+            };
+            AddTagToTable($tagTablePtr, $tag, $tagInfo);
+            last;
+        }
+
+        # read value and uncompress if necessary
+        my $formatStr = $mieFormat{$format & 0xfb} || 'undef';
+        if ($tagInfo or ($formatStr eq 'MIE' and $format & 0x04)) {
+            $raf->Read($value, $valLen) == $valLen or last;
+            if ($format & 0x04) {
+                if ($verbose) {
+                    print $out "$$et{INDENT}\[Tag '$tag' $valLen bytes compressed]\n";
+                }
+                next unless HasZlib($et, 'decode');
+                my $stat;
+                my $inflate = Compress::Zlib::inflateInit();
+                $inflate and ($value, $stat) = $inflate->inflate($value);
+                unless ($inflate and $stat == Compress::Zlib::Z_STREAM_END()) {
+                    $et->Warn("Error inflating $tag");
+                    next;
+                }
+                $valLen = length $value;
+                $wasCompressed = 1;
+            }
+        }
+
+        # process this tag
+        if ($formatStr eq 'MIE') {
+            # process MIE directory
+            my ($subTablePtr, $dirName);
+            if ($tagInfo and $$tagInfo{SubDirectory}) {
+                $dirName = $tagInfo->{SubDirectory}->{DirName};
+                my $subTable = $tagInfo->{SubDirectory}->{TagTable};
+                $subTablePtr = $subTable ? GetTagTable($subTable) : $tagTablePtr;
+            } else {
+                $subTablePtr = GetTagTable('Image::ExifTool::MIE::Unknown');
+            }
+            if ($verbose) {
+                my $order = ', byte order ' . GetByteOrder();
+                $et->VerboseInfo($tag, $tagInfo, Size => $valLen, Extra => $order);
+            }
+            my %subdirInfo = (
+                DirName => $dirName || $tag,
+                RAF     => $raf,
+                Parent  => $$dirInfo{DirName},
+                WasCompressed => $wasCompressed,
+            );
+            # read from uncompressed data instead if necessary
+            $subdirInfo{RAF} = new File::RandomAccess(\$value) if $valLen;
+
+            my $oldOrder = GetByteOrder();
+            SetByteOrder($format & 0x08 ? 'II' : 'MM');
+            $msg = ProcessMIEGroup($et, \%subdirInfo, $subTablePtr);
+            SetByteOrder($oldOrder);
+            $$et{SET_GROUP1} = $grp1;    # restore this group1 name
+            last if $msg;
+        } else {
+            # process MIE data format types
+            if ($tagInfo) {
+                my $rational;
+                # extract tag value
+                my $val = ReadMIEValue(\$value, 0, $formatStr, undef, $valLen, \$rational);
+                unless (defined $val) {
+                    $et->Warn("Error reading $tag value");
+                    $val = '<err>';
+                }
+                # save type or mime type
+                $mime = $val if $tag eq '0Type' or $tag eq '2MIME';
+                if ($verbose) {
+                    my $count;
+                    my $s = Image::ExifTool::FormatSize($formatStr);
+                    if ($s and $formatStr !~ /^(utf|string|undef)/) {
+                        $count = $valLen / $s;
+                    }
+                    $et->VerboseInfo($lastTag, $tagInfo,
+                        DataPt  => \$value,
+                        DataPos => $raf->Tell() - $valLen,
+                        Size    => $valLen,
+                        Format  => $formatStr,
+                        Value   => $val,
+                        Count   => $count,
+                    );
+                }
+                if ($$tagInfo{SubDirectory}) {
+                    my $subTablePtr = GetTagTable($tagInfo->{SubDirectory}->{TagTable});
+                    my %subdirInfo = (
+                        DirName => $$tagInfo{Name},
+                        DataPt  => \$value,
+                        DataLen => $valLen,
+                        DirStart=> 0,
+                        DirLen  => $valLen,
+                        Parent  => $$dirInfo{DirName},
+                        WasCompressed => $wasCompressed,
+                    );
+                    # set DataPos and Base for uncompressed information only
+                    unless ($wasCompressed) {
+                        $subdirInfo{DataPos} = 0; # (relative to Base)
+                        $subdirInfo{Base}    = $raf->Tell() - $valLen;
+                    }
+                    # reset PROCESSED lookup for each MIE directory
+                    # (there is no possibility of double-processing a MIE directory)
+                    $$et{PROCESSED} = { };
+                    my $processProc = $tagInfo->{SubDirectory}->{ProcessProc};
+                    delete $$et{SET_GROUP1};
+                    delete $$et{NO_LIST};
+                    $et->ProcessDirectory(\%subdirInfo, $subTablePtr, $processProc);
+                    $$et{SET_GROUP1} = $grp1;
+                    $$et{NO_LIST} = 1;
+                } else {
+                    # convert to specified character set if necessary
+                    if ($notUTF8 and $formatStr =~ /^(utf|string)/) {
+                        $val = $et->Decode($val, 'UTF8');
+                    }
+                    if ($formatStr =~ /_list$/) {
+                        # split list value into separate strings
+                        my @vals = split "\0", $val;
+                        $val = \@vals;
+                    }
+                    if (defined $units) {
+                        $val = "@$val" if ref $val; # convert string list to number list
+                        # add units to value if specified
+                        $val .= "($units)" if defined $units;
+                    }
+                    my $key = $et->FoundTag($tagInfo, $val);
+                    $$et{RATIONAL}{$key} = $rational if defined $rational and defined $key;
+                }
+            } else {
+                # skip over unknown information or free bytes
+                $raf->Seek($valLen, 1) or $msg = 'Seek error', last;
+                $verbose and $et->VerboseInfo($tag, undef, Size => $valLen);
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    # modify MIME type if necessary
+    $mime and not $$dirInfo{Parent} and $et->ModifyMimeType($mime);
+
+    $ok or $msg or $msg = 'Unexpected end of file';
+    $verbose and $$et{INDENT} = $oldIndent;
+    return $msg;
+}
+
+#------------------------------------------------------------------------------
+# Read/write a MIE file
+# Inputs: 0) ExifTool object reference, 1) DirInfo reference
+# Returns: 1 on success, 0 if this wasn't a valid MIE file, or -1 on write error
+# - process as a trailer if "Trailer" flag set in dirInfo
+sub ProcessMIE($$)
+{
+    my ($et, $dirInfo) = @_;
+    return 1 unless defined $et;
+    my $raf = $$dirInfo{RAF};
+    my $outfile = $$dirInfo{OutFile};
+    my ($buff, $err, $msg, $pos, $end, $isCreating);
+    my $numDocs = 0;
+#
+# process as a trailer (from end of file) if specified
+#
+    if ($$dirInfo{Trailer}) {
+        my $offset = $$dirInfo{Offset} || 0;    # offset from end of file
+        $raf->Seek(-10 - $offset, 2) or return 0;
+        for (;;) {
+            # read and validate last 10 bytes
+            $raf->Read($buff, 10) == 10 or last;
+            last unless $buff =~ /~\0\0\x06.{4}(\x10|\x18)(\x04)$/s or
+                        $buff =~ /(\x10|\x18)(\x08)$/s;
+            SetByteOrder($1 eq "\x10" ? 'MM' : 'II');
+            my $len = ($2 eq "\x04") ? Get32u(\$buff, 4) : Get64u(\$buff, 0);
+            my $curPos = $raf->Tell() or last;
+            last if $len < 12 or $len > $curPos;
+            # validate element header if 8-byte offset was used
+            if ($2 eq "\x08") {
+                last if $len < 14;
+                $raf->Seek($curPos - 14, 0) and $raf->Read($buff, 4) or last;
+                last unless $buff eq "~\0\0\x0a";
+            }
+            # looks like a good group, so remember start position
+            $pos = $curPos - $len;
+            $end = $curPos unless $end;
+            # seek to 10 bytes from end of previous group
+            $raf->Seek($pos - 10, 0) or last;
+        }
+        # seek to start of first MIE group
+        return 0 unless defined $pos and $raf->Seek($pos, 0);
+        # update DataPos and DirLen for ProcessTrailers()
+        $$dirInfo{DataPos} = $pos;
+        $$dirInfo{DirLen} = $end - $pos;
+        if ($outfile and $$et{DEL_GROUP}{MIE}) {
+            # delete the trailer
+            $et->VPrint(0,"  Deleting MIE trailer\n");
+            ++$$et{CHANGED};
+            return 1;
+        } elsif ($et->Options('Verbose') or $$et{HTML_DUMP}) {
+            $et->DumpTrailer($dirInfo);
+        }
+    }
+#
+# loop through all documents in MIE file
+#
+    for (;;) {
+        # look for "0MIE" group element
+        my $num = $raf->Read($buff, 8);
+        if ($num == 8) {
+            # verify file identifier
+            if ($buff =~ /^~(\x10|\x18)\x04(.)0MIE/s) {
+                SetByteOrder($1 eq "\x10" ? 'MM' : 'II');
+                my $len = ord($2);
+                # skip extended DataLength if it exists
+                if ($len > 252 and not $raf->Seek(1 << (256 - $len), 1)) {
+                    $msg = 'Seek error';
+                    last;
+                }
+            } else {
+                return 0 unless $numDocs;   # not a MIE file
+                if ($buff =~ /^~/) {
+                    $msg = 'Non-standard file-level MIE element';
+                } else {
+                    $msg = 'Invalid MIE file-level data';
+                }
+            }
+        } elsif ($numDocs) {
+            last unless $num;   # OK, all done with file
+            $msg = 'Truncated MIE element header';
+        } else {
+            return 0 if $num or not $outfile;
+            # we have the ability to create a MIE file from scratch
+            $buff = ''; # start from nothing
+            # set byte order according to preferences
+            $et->SetPreferredByteOrder();
+            $isCreating = 1;
+        }
+        if ($msg) {
+            last if $$dirInfo{Trailer}; # allow other trailers after MIE
+            if ($outfile) {
+                $et->Error($msg);
+            } else {
+                $et->Warn($msg);
+            }
+            last;
+        }
+        # this is a new MIE document -- increment document count
+        unless ($numDocs) {
+            # this is a valid MIE file (unless a trailer on another file)
+            $et->SetFileType();
+            $$et{NO_LIST} = 1;   # handle lists ourself
+            $$et{MIE_COUNT} = { };
+            undef $hasZlib;
+        }
+        ++$numDocs;
+
+        # process the MIE groups recursively, beginning with the main MIE group
+        my $tagTablePtr = GetTagTable('Image::ExifTool::MIE::Main');
+
+        my %subdirInfo = (
+            DirName => 'MIE',
+            RAF => $raf,
+            OutFile => $outfile,
+            # don't define Parent so WriteMIEGroup() writes extended terminator
+        );
+        if ($outfile) {
+            # generate lookup for MIE format codes if not done already
+            unless (%mieCode) {
+                foreach (keys %mieFormat) {
+                    $mieCode{$mieFormat{$_}} = $_;
+                }
+            }
+            # update %mieMap with user-defined MIE groups
+            UpdateMieMap() unless $doneMieMap;
+            # initialize write directories, with MIE tags taking priority
+            # (note that this may re-initialize directories when writing trailer
+            #  to another type of image, but this is OK because we are done writing
+            #  the other format by the time we start writing the trailer)
+            $et->InitWriteDirs(\%mieMap, 'MIE');
+            $subdirInfo{ToWrite} = '~' . MIEGroupFormat(1) . "\x04\xfe0MIE\0\0\0\0";
+            $msg = WriteMIEGroup($et, \%subdirInfo, $tagTablePtr);
+            if ($msg) {
+                $et->Error($msg);
+                $err = 1;
+                last;
+            } elsif (defined $msg and $isCreating) {
+                last;
+            }
+        } else {
+            $msg = ProcessMIEGroup($et, \%subdirInfo, $tagTablePtr);
+            if ($msg) {
+                $et->Warn($msg);
+                last;
+            }
+        }
+    }
+    delete $$et{NO_LIST};
+    delete $$et{MIE_COUNT};
+    delete $$et{SET_GROUP1};
+    return $err ? -1 : 1;
+}
+
+1;  # end
+
+__END__
+
+=head1 NAME
+
+Image::ExifTool::MIE - Read/write MIE meta information
+
+=head1 SYNOPSIS
+
+This module is used by Image::ExifTool
+
+=head1 DESCRIPTION
+
+This module contains routines required by Image::ExifTool to read and write
+information in MIE files.
+
+=head1 WHAT IS MIE?
+
+MIE stands for "Meta Information Encapsulation".  The MIE format is an
+extensible, dedicated meta information format which supports storage of
+binary as well as textual meta information.  MIE can be used to encapsulate
+meta information from many sources and bundle it together with any type of
+file.
+
+=head2 Features
+
+Below is very subjective score card comparing the features of a number of
+common file and meta information formats, and comparing them to MIE.  The
+following features are rated for each format with a score of 0 to 10:
+
+  1) Extensible (can incorporate user-defined information).
+  2) Meaningful tag ID's (hint to meaning of unknown information).
+  3) Sequential read/write ability (streamable).
+  4) Hierarchical information structure.
+  5) Easy to implement reader/writer/editor.
+  6) Order of information well defined.
+  7) Large data lengths supported: >64kB (+5) and >4GB (+5).
+  8) Localized text strings.
+  9) Multiple documents in a single file.
+ 10) Compact format doesn't squander disk space or bandwidth.
+ 11) Compressed meta information supported.
+ 12) Relocatable data elements (ie. no fixed offsets).
+ 13) Binary meta information (+7) with variable byte order (+3).
+ 14) Mandatory tags not required (an unnecessary complication).
+ 15) Append information to end of file without editing.
+
+                          Feature number                   Total
+     Format  1  2  3  4  5  6  7  8  9 10 11 12 13 14 15   Score
+     ------ ---------------------------------------------  -----
+     MIE    10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10 10    150
+     PDF    10 10  0 10  0  0 10  0 10 10 10  0  7 10 10     97
+     PNG    10 10 10  0  8  0  5 10  0 10 10 10  0 10  0     93
+     XMP    10 10 10 10  2  0 10 10 10  0  0 10  0 10  0     92
+     AIFF    0  5 10 10 10  0  5  0  0 10  0 10  7 10  0     77
+     RIFF    0  5 10 10 10  0  5  0  0 10  0 10  7 10  0     77
+     JPEG   10  0 10  0 10  0  0  0  0 10  0 10  7 10  0     67
+     EPS    10 10 10  0  0  0 10  0 10  0  0  5  0 10  0     65
+     CIFF    0  0  0 10 10  0  5  0  0 10  0 10 10 10  0     65
+     TIFF    0  0  0 10  5 10  5  0 10 10  0  0 10  0  0     60
+     EXIF    0  0  0 10  5 10  0  0  0 10  0  0 10  0  0     45
+     IPTC    0  0 10  0  8  0  0  0  0 10  0 10  7  0  0     45
+
+By design, MIE ranks highest by a significant margin.  Other formats with
+reasonable scores are PDF, PNG and XMP, but each has significant weak
+points.  What may be surprising is that TIFF, EXIF and IPTC rank so low.
+
+As well as scoring high in all these features, the MIE format has the unique
+ability to encapsulate any other type of file, and provides a non-invasive
+method of adding meta information to a file.  The meta information is
+logically separated from the original file data, which is extremely
+important because meta information is routinely lost when files are edited.
+
+Also, the MIE format supports multiple files by simple concatenation,
+enabling all kinds of wonderful features such as linear databases, edit
+histories or non-intrusive file updates.  This ability can also be leveraged
+to allow MIE-format trailers to be added to some other file types.
+
+=head1 MIE 1.1 FORMAT SPECIFICATION (2007-01-21)
+
+=head2 File Structure
+
+A MIE file consists of a series of MIE elements.  A MIE element may contain
+either data or a group of MIE elements, providing a hierarchical format for
+storing data.  Each MIE element is identified by a human-readable tag name,
+and may store data from zero to 2^64-1 bytes in length.
+
+=head2 File Signature
+
+The first element in the MIE file must be an uncompressed MIE group element
+with a tag name of "0MIE".  This restriction allows the first 8 bytes of a
+MIE file to be used to identify a MIE format file.  The following table
+lists the two possible initial byte sequences for a MIE-format file (the
+first for big-endian, and the second for little-endian byte ordering):
+
+    Byte Number:      0    1    2    3    4    5    6    7
+
+    C Characters:     ~ \x10 \x04    ?    0    M    I    E
+        or            ~ \x18 \x04    ?    0    M    I    E
+
+    Hexadecimal:     7e   10   04    ?   30   4d   49   45
+        or           7e   18   04    ?   30   4d   49   45
+
+    Decimal:        126   16    4    ?   48   77   73   69
+        or          126   24    4    ?   48   77   73   69
+
+Note that byte 1 may have one of the two possible values (0x10 or 0x18), and
+byte 3 may have any value (0x00 to 0xff).
+
+=head2 Element Structure
+
+    1 byte  SyncByte = 0x7e (decimal 126, character '~')
+    1 byte  FormatCode (see below)
+    1 byte  TagLength (T)
+    1 byte  DataLength (gives D if DataLength < 253)
+    T bytes TagName (T given by TagLength)
+    2 bytes DataLength2 [exists only if DataLength == 255 (0xff)]
+    4 bytes DataLength4 [exists only if DataLength == 254 (0xfe)]
+    8 bytes DataLength8 [exists only if DataLength == 253 (0xfd)]
+    D bytes DataBlock (D given by DataLength)
+
+The minimum element length is 4 bytes (for a group terminator).  The maximum
+DataBlock size is 2^64-1 bytes.  TagLength and DataLength are unsigned
+integers, and the byte ordering for multi-byte DataLength fields is
+specified by the containing MIE group element.  The SyncByte is byte
+aligned, so no padding is added to align on an N-byte boundary.
+
+=head3 FormatCode
+
+The format code is a bitmask that defines the format of the data:
+
+    7654 3210
+    ++++ ----  FormatType
+    ---- +---  TypeModifier
+    ---- -+--  Compressed
+    ---- --++  FormatSize
+
+=over 4
+
+=item FormatType (bitmask 0xf0):
+
+    0x00 - other (or unknown) data
+    0x10 - MIE group
+    0x20 - text string
+    0x30 - list of null-separated text strings
+    0x40 - integer
+    0x50 - rational
+    0x60 - fixed point
+    0x70 - floating point
+    0x80 - free space
+
+=item TypeModifier (bitmask 0x08):
+
+Modifies the meaning of certain FormatTypes (0x00-0x60):
+
+    0x08 - other data sensitive to MIE group byte order
+    0x18 - MIE group with little-endian byte ordering
+    0x28 - UTF encoded text string
+    0x38 - UTF encoded text string list
+    0x48 - signed integer
+    0x58 - signed rational (denominator is always unsigned)
+    0x68 - signed fixed-point
+
+=item Compressed (bitmask 0x04):
+
+If this bit is set, the data block is compressed using Zlib deflate.  An
+entire MIE group may be compressed, with the exception of file-level groups.
+
+=item FormatSize (bitmask 0x03):
+
+Gives the byte size of each data element:
+
+    0x00 - 8 bits  (1 byte)
+    0x01 - 16 bits (2 bytes)
+    0x02 - 32 bits (4 bytes)
+    0x03 - 64 bits (8 bytes)
+
+The number of bytes in a single value for this format is given by
+2**FormatSize (or 1 << FormatSize).  The number of values is the data length
+divided by this number of bytes.  It is an error if the data length is not
+an even multiple of the format size in bytes.
+
+=back
+
+The following is a list of all currently defined MIE FormatCode values for
+uncompressed data (add 0x04 to each value for compressed data):
+
+    0x00 - other data (insensitive to MIE group byte order) (1)
+    0x01 - other 16-bit data (may be byte swapped)
+    0x02 - other 32-bit data (may be byte swapped)
+    0x03 - other 64-bit data (may be byte swapped)
+    0x08 - other data (sensitive to MIE group byte order) (1)
+    0x10 - MIE group with big-endian values (1)
+    0x18 - MIE group with little-endian values (1)
+    0x20 - ASCII (ISO 8859-1) string (2,3)
+    0x28 - UTF-8 string (2,3,4)
+    0x29 - UTF-16 string (2,3,4)
+    0x2a - UTF-32 string (2,3,4)
+    0x30 - ASCII (ISO 8859-1) string list (3,5)
+    0x38 - UTF-8 string list (3,4,5)
+    0x39 - UTF-16 string list (3,4,5)
+    0x3a - UTF-32 string list (3,4,5)
+    0x40 - unsigned 8-bit integer
+    0x41 - unsigned 16-bit integer
+    0x42 - unsigned 32-bit integer
+    0x43 - unsigned 64-bit integer (6)
+    0x48 - signed 8-bit integer
+    0x49 - signed 16-bit integer
+    0x4a - signed 32-bit integer
+    0x4b - signed 64-bit integer (6)
+    0x52 - unsigned 32-bit rational (16-bit numerator then denominator) (7)
+    0x53 - unsigned 64-bit rational (32-bit numerator then denominator) (7)
+    0x5a - signed 32-bit rational (denominator is unsigned) (7)
+    0x5b - signed 64-bit rational (denominator is unsigned) (7)
+    0x61 - unsigned 16-bit fixed-point (high 8 bits is integer part) (8)
+    0x62 - unsigned 32-bit fixed-point (high 16 bits is integer part) (8)
+    0x69 - signed 16-bit fixed-point (high 8 bits is signed integer) (8)
+    0x6a - signed 32-bit fixed-point (high 16 bits is signed integer) (8)
+    0x72 - 32-bit IEEE float (not recommended for portability reasons)
+    0x73 - 64-bit IEEE double (not recommended for portability reasons) (6)
+    0x80 - free space (value data does not contain useful information)
+
+Notes:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item 1.
+
+The byte ordering specified by the MIE group TypeModifier applies to the MIE
+group element as well as all elements within the group.  Data for all
+FormatCodes except 0x08 (other data, sensitive to byte order) may be
+transferred between MIE groups with different byte order by byte swapping
+the uncompressed data according to the specified data format.  The following
+list illustrates the byte-swapping pattern, based on FormatSize, for all
+format types except rational (FormatType 0x50).
+
+      FormatSize              Change in Byte Sequence
+    --------------      -----------------------------------
+    0x00 (8 bits)       0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 --> 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 (no change)
+    0x01 (16 bits)      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 --> 1 0 3 2 5 4 7 6
+    0x02 (32 bits)      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 --> 3 2 1 0 7 6 5 4
+    0x03 (64 bits)      0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 --> 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 0
+
+Rational values consist of two integers, so they are swapped as the next
+lower FormatSize.  For example, a 32-bit rational (FormatSize 0x02, and
+FormatCode 0x52 or 0x5a) is swapped as two 16-bit values (ie. as if it had
+FormatSize 0x01).
+
+=item 2.
+
+The TagName of a string element may have an 6-character suffix to indicate a
+specific locale. (ie. "Title-en_US", or "Keywords-de_DE").
+
+=item 3.
+
+Text strings are not normally null terminated, however they may be padded
+with one or more null characters to the end of the data block to allow
+strings to be edited within fixed-length data blocks.  Newlines in the text
+are indicated by a single LF (0x0a) character.
+
+=item 4.
+
+UTF strings must not begin with a byte order mark (BOM) since the byte order
+and byte size are specified by the MIE format.  If a BOM is found, it should
+be treated as a zero-width non-breaking space.
+
+=item 5.
+
+A list of text strings separated by null characters.  These lists must not
+be null padded or null terminated, since this would be interpreted as
+additional zero-length strings.  For ASCII and UTF-8 strings, the null
+character is a single zero (0x00) byte.  For UTF-16 or UTF-32 strings, the
+null character is 2 or 4 zero bytes respectively.
+
+=item 6.
+
+64-bit integers and doubles are subject to the specified byte ordering for
+both 32-bit words and bytes within these words.  For instance, the high
+order byte is always the first byte if big-endian, and the eighth byte if
+little-endian.  This means that some swapping is always necessary for these
+values on systems where the byte order differs from the word order (ie. some
+ARM systems), regardless of the endian-ness of the stored values.
+
+=item 7.
+
+Rational values are treated as two separate integers.  The numerator always
+comes first regardless of the byte ordering.  In a signed rational value,
+only the numerator is signed.  The denominator of all rational values is
+unsigned (ie. a signed 64-bit rational of 0x80000000/0x80000000 evaluates to
+-1, not +1).
+
+=item 8.
+
+32-bit fixed point values are converted to floating point by treating them
+as an integer and dividing by an appropriate value.  ie)
+
+    16-bit fixed value = 16-bit integer value / 256.0
+    32-bit fixed value = 32-bit integer value / 65536.0
+
+=back
+
+=head3 TagLength
+
+Gives the length of the TagName string.  Any value between 0 and 255 is
+valid, but the TagLength of 0 is valid only for the MIE group terminator.
+
+=head3 DataLength
+
+DataLength is an unsigned byte that gives the number of bytes in the data
+block.  A value between 0 and 252 gives the data length directly, and
+numbers from 253 to 255 are reserved for extended DataLength codes.  Codes
+of 255, 254 and 253 indicate that the element contains an additional 2, 4 or
+8 byte unsigned integer representing the data length.
+
+    0-252      - length of data block
+    255 (0xff) - use DataLength2
+    254 (0xfe) - use DataLength4
+    253 (0xfd) - use DataLength8
+
+A DataLength of zero is valid for any element except a compressed MIE group.
+A zero DataLength for an uncompressed MIE group indicates that the group
+length is unknown.  For other elements, a zero length indicates there is no
+associated data.  A terminator element must have a DataLength of 0, 6 or 10,
+and may not use an extended DataLength.
+
+=head3 TagName
+
+The TagName string is 0 to 255 bytes long, and is composed of the ASCII
+characters A-Z, a-z, 0-9 and underline ('_').  Also, a dash ('-') is used to
+separate the language/country code in the TagName of a localized text
+string, and a units string (possibly containing other ASCII characters) may
+be appear in brackets at the end of the TagName.  The TagName string is NOT
+null terminated.  A MIE element with a tag string of zero length is reserved
+for the group terminator.
+
+MIE elements are sorted alphabetically by TagName within each group.
+Multiple elements with the same TagName are allowed, even within the same
+group.
+
+TagNames should be meaningful.  Case is significant.  Words should be
+lowercase with an uppercase first character, and acronyms should be all
+upper case.  The underline ("_") is provided to allow separation of two
+acronyms or two numbers, but it shouldn't be used unless necessary.  No
+separation is necessary between an acronym and a word (ie. "ISOSetting").
+
+All TagNames should start with an uppercase letter.  An exception to this
+rule allows tags to begin with a digit (0-9) if they must come before other
+tags in the sort order, or a lowercase letter (a-z) if they must come after.
+For instance, the '0Type' element begins with a digit so it comes before,
+and the 'data' element begins with a lowercase letter so that it comes after
+meta information tags in the main "0MIE" group.
+
+Tag names for localized text strings have an 6-character suffix with the
+following format:  The first character is a dash ('-'), followed by a
+2-character lower case ISO 639-1 language code, then an underline ('_'), and
+ending with a 2-character upper case ISO 3166-1 alpha 2 country code.  (ie.
+"-en_US", "-en_GB", "-de_DE" or "-fr_FR".  Note that "GB", and not "UK" is
+the code for Great Britain, although "UK" should be recognized for
+compatibility reasons.)  The suffix is included when sorting the tags
+alphabetically, so the default locale (with no tag-name suffix) always comes
+first.  If the country is unknown or not applicable, a country code of "XX"
+should be used.
+
+Tags with numerical values may allow units of measurement to be specified.
+The units string is stored in brackets at the end of the tag name, and is
+composed of zero or more ASCII characters in the range 0x21 to 0x7d,
+excluding the bracket characters 0x28 and 0x29.  (ie. "Resolution(/cm)" or
+"SpecificHeat(J/kg.K)".)  See L<Image::ExifTool::MIEUnits> for details. Unit
+strings are not localized, and may not be used in combination with localized
+text strings.
+
+Sets of tags which would require a common prefix should be added in a
+separate MIE group instead of adding the prefix to all tag names.  For
+example, instead of these TagName's:
+
+    ExternalFlashType
+    ExternalFlashSerialNumber
+    ExternalFlashFired
+
+one would instead designate a separate "ExternalFlash" MIE group to contain
+the following elements:
+
+    Type
+    SerialNumber
+    Fired
+
+=head3 DataLength2/4/8
+
+These extended DataLength fields exist only if DataLength is 255, 254 or
+253, and are respectively 2, 4 or 8 byte unsigned integers giving the data
+block length.  One of these values must be used if the data block is larger
+than 252 bytes, but they may be used if desired for smaller blocks too
+(although this may add a few unnecessary bytes to the MIE element).
+
+=head3 DataBlock
+
+The data value for the MIE element.  The format of the data is given by the
+FormatCode.  For MIE group elements, the data includes all contained
+elements and the group terminator.
+
+=head2 MIE groups
+
+All MIE data elements must be contained within a group.  A group begins with
+a MIE group element, and ends with a group terminator.  Groups may be nested
+in a hierarchy to arbitrary depth.
+
+A MIE group element is identified by a format code of 0x10 (big endian byte
+ordering) or 0x18 (little endian).  The group terminator is distinguished by
+a zero TagLength (it is the only element allowed to have a zero TagLength),
+and has a FormatCode of 0x00.
+
+The MIE group element is permitted to have a zero DataLength only if the
+data is uncompressed.  This special value indicates that the group length is
+unknown (otherwise the minimum value for DataLength is 4, corresponding the
+the minimum group size which includes a terminator of at least 4 bytes). If
+DataLength is zero, all elements in the group must be parsed until the group
+terminator is found.  If non-zero, DataLength includes the length of all
+elements contained within the group, including the group terminator.  Use of
+a non-zero DataLength is encouraged because it allows readers quickly skip
+over entire MIE groups.  For compressed groups DataLength must be non-zero,
+and is the length of the compressed group data (which includes the
+compressed group terminator).
+
+=head3 Group Terminator
+
+The group terminator has a FormatCode and TagLength of zero.  The terminator
+DataLength must be 0, 6 or 10 bytes, and extended DataLength codes may not
+be used.  With a zero DataLength, the byte sequence for a terminator is "7e
+00 00 00" (hex).  With a DataLength of 6 or 10 bytes, the terminator data
+block contains information about the length and byte ordering of the
+preceding group.  This additional information is recommended for file-level
+groups, and is used in multi-document MIE files and MIE trailers to allow
+the file to be scanned backwards from the end.  (This may also allow some
+documents to be recovered if part of the file is corrupted.)  The structure
+of this optional terminator data block is as follows:
+
+    4 or 8 bytes  GroupLength (unsigned integer)
+    1 byte        ByteOrder (0x10 or 0x18, same as MIE group)
+    1 byte        GroupLengthSize (0x04 or 0x08)
+
+The ByteOrder and GroupLengthSize values give the byte ordering and size of
+the GroupLength integer.  The GroupLength value is the total length of the
+entire MIE group ending with this terminator, including the opening MIE
+group element and the terminator itself.
+
+=head3 File-level MIE groups
+
+File-level MIE groups may NOT be compressed.
+
+All elements in a MIE file are contained within a special group with a
+TagName of "0MIE".  The purpose of the "OMIE" group is to provide a unique
+signature at the start of the file, and to encapsulate information allowing
+files to be easily combined.  The "0MIE" group must be terminated like any
+other group, but it is recommended that the terminator of a file-level group
+include the optional data block (defined above) to provide information about
+the group length and byte order.
+
+It is valid to have more than one "0MIE" group at the file level, allowing
+multiple documents in a single MIE file.  Furthermore, the MIE structure
+enables multi-document files to be generated by simply concatenating two or
+more MIE files.
+
+=head2 Scanning Backwards through a MIE File
+
+The steps below give an algorithm to quickly locate the last document in a
+MIE file:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item 1.
+
+Read the last 10 bytes of the file.  (Note that a valid MIE file may be as
+short as 12 bytes long, but a file this length contains only an an empty MIE
+group.)
+
+=item 2.
+
+If the last byte of the file is zero, then it is not possible to scan
+backward through the file, so the file must be scanned from the beginning.
+Otherwise, proceed to the next step.
+
+=item 3.
+
+If the last byte is 4 or 8, the terminator contains information about the
+byte ordering and length of the group.  Otherwise, stop here because this
+isn't a valid MIE file.
+
+=item 4.
+
+The next-to-last byte must be either 0x10 indicating big-endian byte
+ordering or 0x18 for little-endian ordering, otherwise this isn't a valid
+MIE file.
+
+=item 5.
+
+The value of the preceding 4 or 8 bytes gives the length of the complete
+file-level MIE group (GroupLength).  This length includes both the leading
+MIE group element and the terminator element itself.  The value is an
+unsigned integer with a byte length given in step 3), and a byte order from
+step 4).  From the current file position (at the end of the data read in
+step 1), seek backward by this number of bytes to find the start of the MIE
+group element for this document.
+
+=back
+
+This algorithm may be repeated again beginning at this point in the file to
+locate the next-to-last document, etc.
+
+The table below lists all 5 valid patterns for the last 14 bytes of a
+file-level MIE group, with all numbers in hex.  The comments indicate the
+length and byte ordering of GroupLength (xx) if available:
+
+  ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? ?? 7e 00 00 00  - (no GroupLength)
+  ?? ?? ?? ?? 7e 00 00 06 xx xx xx xx 10 04  - 4 bytes, big endian
+  ?? ?? ?? ?? 7e 00 00 06 xx xx xx xx 18 04  - 4 bytes, little endian
+  7e 00 00 0a xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 10 08  - 8 bytes, big endian
+  7e 00 00 0a xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 18 08  - 8 bytes, little endian
+
+=head2 Trailer Signature
+
+The MIE format may be used for trailer information appended to other types
+of files.  When this is done, a signature must appear at the end of the main
+MIE group to uniquely identify the MIE format trailer.  To achieve this, a
+"zmie" trailer signature is written as the last element in the main "0MIE"
+group.  This element has a FormatCode of 0, a TagLength of 4, a DataLength
+of 0, and a TagName of "zmie".  With this signature, the hex byte sequence
+"7e 00 04 00 7a 6d 69 65" appears immediately before the final group
+terminator, and the last 22 bytes of the trailer correspond to one of the
+following 4 patterns (where the trailer length is given by "xx", as above):
+
+  ?? ?? ?? ?? 7e 00 04 00 7a 6d 69 65 7e 00 00 06 xx xx xx xx 10 04
+  ?? ?? ?? ?? 7e 00 04 00 7a 6d 69 65 7e 00 00 06 xx xx xx xx 18 04
+  7e 00 04 00 7a 6d 69 65 7e 00 00 0a xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 10 08
+  7e 00 04 00 7a 6d 69 65 7e 00 00 0a xx xx xx xx xx xx xx xx 18 08
+
+Note that the zero-DataLength terminator may not be used here because the
+trailer length must be known for seeking backwards from the end of the file.
+
+Multiple trailers may be appended to the same file using this technique.
+
+=head2 MIE Data Values
+
+MIE data values for a given tag are usually not restricted to a specific
+FormatCode.  Any value may be represented in any appropriate format,
+including numbers represented in string (ASCII or UTF) form.
+
+It is preferred that closely related values with the same format are written
+to a single tag instead of using multiple tags.  This improves localization
+of like values and decreases MIE element overhead.  For instance, instead of
+separate ImageWidth and ImageHeight tags, a single ImageSize tag is defined.
+
+Tags which may take on a discrete set of values should have meaningful
+values if possible.  This improves the extensibility of the format and
+allows a more reasonable interpretation of unrecognized values.
+
+=head3 Numerical Representation
+
+Integer and floating point numbers may be represented in binary or string
+form.  In string form, integers are a series of digits with an optional
+leading sign (ie. "[+|-]DDDDDD"), and multiple values are separated by a
+single space character (ie. "23 128 -32").  Floating point numbers are
+similar but may also contain a decimal point and/or a signed exponent with a
+leading 'e' character (ie. "[+|-]DD[.DDDDDD][e(+|-)EEE]").  The string "inf"
+is used to represent infinity.  One advantage of numerical strings is that
+they can have an arbitrarily high precision because the possible number of
+significant digits is virtually unlimited.
+
+Note that numerical values may have associated units of measurement which
+are specified in the L</TagName> string.
+
+=head3 Date/Time Format
+
+All MIE dates are strings in the form "YYYY:mm:dd HH:MM:SS.ss+HH:MM".  The
+fractional seconds (".ss") are optional, and if included may contain any
+number of significant digits (unlike all other fields which are a fixed
+number of digits and must be padded with leading zeros if necessary).  The
+timezone ("+HH:MM" or "-HH:MM") is recommended but not required.  If not
+given, the local system timezone is assumed.
+
+=head2 MIME Type
+
+The basic MIME type for a MIE file is "application/x-mie", however the
+specific MIME type depends on the type of subfile, and is obtained by adding
+"x-mie-" to the MIME type of the subfile.  For example, with a subfile of
+type "image/jpeg", the MIE file MIME type is "image/x-mie-jpeg".  But note
+that the "x-" is not duplicated if the subfile MIME type already starts with
+"x-".  So a subfile with MIME type "image/x-raw" is contained within a MIE
+file of type "image/x-mie-raw", not "image/x-mie-x-raw".  In the case of
+multiple documents in a MIE file, the MIME type is taken from the first
+document.  Regardless of the subfile type, all MIE-format files should have
+a filename extension of ".MIE".
+
+=head2 Levels of Support
+
+Basic MIE reader/writer applications may choose not to provide support for
+some advanced features of the MIE format.  Features which may not be
+supported by all software are:
+
+=over 4
+
+=item Compression
+
+Software not supporting compression must ignore compressed elements and
+groups, but should be able to process the remaining information.
+
+=item Large data lengths
+
+Some software may limit the maximum size of a MIE group or element.
+Historically, a limit of 2GB may be imposed by some systems.  However,
+8-byte data lengths should be supported by all applications provided the
+value doesn't exceed the system limit.  (ie. For systems with a 2GB limit,
+8-byte data lengths should be supported if the upper 17 bits are all zero.)
+If a data length above the system limit is encountered, it may be necessary
+for the application to stop processing if it can not seek to the next
+element in the file.
+
+=back
+
+=head1 EXAMPLES
+
+This section gives examples for working with MIE information using ExifTool.
+
+=head2 Encapsulating Information with Data in a MIE File
+
+The following command encapsulates any file recognized by ExifTool inside a
+MIE file, and initializes MIE tags from information within the file:
+
+    exiftool -o new.mie -tagsfromfile FILE '-mie:all<all' \
+        '-subfilename<filename' '-subfiletype<filetype' \
+        '-subfilemimetype<mimetype' '-subfiledata<=FILE'
+
+where C<FILE> is the name of the file.
+
+For unrecognized files, this command may be used:
+
+    exiftool -o new.mie -subfilename=FILE -subfiletype=TYPE \
+        -subfilemimetype=MIME '-subfiledata<=FILE'
+
+where C<TYPE> and C<MIME> represent the source file type and MIME type
+respectively.
+
+=head2 Adding a MIE Trailer to a File
+
+The MIE format may also be used to store information in a trailer appended
+to another type of file.  Beware that trailers may not be compatible with
+all file formats, but JPEG and TIFF are two formats where additional trailer
+information doesn't create any problems for normal parsing of the file.
+Also note that this technique has the disadvantage that trailer information
+is commonly lost if the file is subsequently edited by other software.
+
+Creating a MIE trailer with ExifTool is a two-step process since ExifTool
+can't currently be used to add a MIE trailer directly.  The example below
+illustrates the steps for adding a MIE trailer with a small preview image
+(C<small.jpg>) to a destination JPEG image (C<dst.jpg>).
+
+Step 1) Create a MIE file with a TrailerSignature containing the desired
+information:
+
+    exiftool -o new.mie -trailersignature=1 -tagsfromfile small.jpg \
+        '-previewimagetype<filetype' '-previewimagesize<imagesize' \
+        '-previewimagename<filename' '-previewimage<=small.jpg'
+
+Step 2) Append the MIE information to another file.  In Unix, this can be
+done with the 'cat' command:
+
+    cat new.mie >> dst.jpg
+
+Once added, ExifTool may be used to edit or delete a MIE trailer in a JPEG
+or TIFF image.
+
+=head2 Multiple MIE Documents in a Single File
+
+The MIE specification allows multiple MIE documents (or trailers) to exist
+in a single file.  A file like this may be created by simply concatenating
+MIE documents.  ExifTool may be used to access information in a specific
+document by adding a copy number to the MIE group name.  For example:
+
+    # write the Author tag in the second MIE document
+    exiftool -mie2:author=phil test.mie
+
+    # delete the first MIE document from a file
+    exiftool -mie1:all= test.mie
+
+=head2 Units of Measurement
+
+Some MIE tags allow values to be specified in different units of
+measurement.  In the MIE file format these units are combined with the tag
+name, but when using ExifTool they are specified in brackets after the
+value:
+
+    exiftool -mie:gpsaltitude='7500(ft)' test.mie
+
+If no units are provided, the default units are written.
+
+=head2 Localized Text
+
+Localized text values are accessed by adding a language/country code to the
+tag name.  For example:
+
+    exiftool -comment-en_us='this is a comment' test.mie
+
+=head1 REVISIONS
+
+  2010-04-05 - Fixed "Format Size" Note 7 to give the correct number of bits
+               in the example rational value
+  2007-01-21 - Specified LF character (0x0a) for text newline sequence
+  2007-01-19 - Specified ISO 8859-1 character set for extended ASCII codes
+  2007-01-01 - Improved wording of Step 5 for scanning backwards in MIE file
+  2006-12-30 - Added EXAMPLES section and note about UTF BOM
+  2006-12-20 - MIE 1.1:  Changed meaning of TypeModifier bit (0x08) for
+               unknown data (FormatType 0x00), and documented byte swapping
+  2006-12-14 - MIE 1.0:  Added Data Values and Numerical Representations
+               sections, and added ability to specify units in tag names
+  2006-11-09 - Added Levels of Support section
+  2006-11-03 - Added Trailer Signature
+  2005-11-18 - Original specification created
+
+=head1 AUTHOR
+
+Copyright 2003-2014, Phil Harvey (phil at owl.phy.queensu.ca)
+
+This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it
+under the same terms as Perl itself.  The MIE format itself is also
+copyright Phil Harvey, and is covered by the same free-use license.
+
+=head1 REFERENCES
+
+=over 4
+
+=item L<http://owl.phy.queensu.ca/~phil/exiftool/MIE1.1-20070121.pdf>
+
+=back
+
+=head1 SEE ALSO
+
+L<Image::ExifTool::TagNames/MIE Tags>, L<Image::ExifTool::MIEUnits>,
+L<Image::ExifTool(3pm)|Image::ExifTool>
+
+=cut
+