Image::ExifTool::Protobuf(3) User Contributed Perl Documentation Image::ExifTool::Protobuf(3)

# [NAME](#NAME)

Image::ExifTool::Protobuf - Decode protocol buffer information

# [SYNOPSIS](#SYNOPSIS)

This module is loaded automatically by Image::ExifTool when required.

# [DESCRIPTION](#DESCRIPTION)

This module contains definitions required by Image::ExifTool to decode information in protocol buffer (protobuf) format.

# [AUTHOR](#AUTHOR)

Copyright 2003-2026, Phil Harvey (philharvey66 at gmail.com)

This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or modify it under the same terms as Perl itself.

# [REFERENCES](#REFERENCES)

<https://protobuf.dev/programming-guides/encoding/>

# [SEE ALSO](#SEE_ALSO)

[**Image::ExifTool**(3pm)](/man/os/exiftool/Image::ExifTool.3pm)

2026-10-09 perl v5.44.0

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Document: Image::ExifTool::Protobuf(3pm) from exiftool 13.59-r3 (Chainguard OS)
Source: https://github.com/exiftool/exiftool