Extract EXIF without loading image contents

[Yurik]

Hello,

Can I extract an EXIF information from an image without actually loading the rest image information? I am working with huge raw files (e.g. 23Mb DNG raw files), which load quite slow, so would like to avoid superfluous operations in case when I only need EXIF.

[magick]

Not with ImageMagick. ImageMagick loads the image and only then can you extract any profiles.

[fmw42]

try EXIFTOOL

[Yurik]

Not with ImageMagick. ImageMagick loads the image and only then can you extract any profiles.

Thanks. Are you planning to add this feature? It looks very useful.

[Yurik]

try EXIFTOOL

Thanks! ExifTool looks very powerful. The only problem is that I am using .NET and would like to avoid third-party EXE, either .NET or C++ code.