of exiftool, there have been a number of underlying philosophies
which have helped to influence the overall development:</p>

<ol>
<li>Make <a href="ExifTool.html">Image::ExifTool</a> as independent as possible
    from other libraries to make it portable and easy to install.  (Portable to
    a wide range of systems and Perl versions.)</li>
<li>Keep the interface simple for simple tasks (sometimes at the expense of making
    it more complicated for complex tasks).</li>
<li>The <a href="ExifTool.html#Metho