Comment 9 for bug 1552179

We can't drop our use of EXIF, it's essential - Variety uses EXIF metadata inside the images to store info about where the image is downloaded from, what the source URL and Author is, etc. EXIF is definitely the most appropriate place for this, as it "moves" along with the image when a user starts reorganizing their collection, and it also ensures that author attribution, whenever present, persists if the user uploads the image somewhere.