diff --git a/exif.py b/exif.py
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--- a/exif.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,81 +0,0 @@
-import logging
-logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging.DEBUG)
-
-allowed_exts=[
-  "tif","tiff",                         # TIFF
-  "jpeg","jpg","pjpeg","pjpg","jpe",    # JPEG
-  "webp",                               # Webp
-# "wav","wave",                         # RIFF Wave
-  "png","apng"                          # PNG (since 1.2)
-]
-
-def backupMetadata(file):
-  from PIL import Image, ExifTags
-  
-  logging.debug(f"loading file {file}")
-  img = Image.open(file)
-  logging.debug("file loaded. getting exif")
-  img_exif = img.getexif()
-  
-  full=[]
-  
-  if img_exif is None:
-    logging.warning("Could not load EXIF Data... Either something happened with Pillow, the file disappeared, or you don't have access to the file. Try running verbose!")
-    break
-  else:
-    logging.debug("loaded tags")
-    for key, val in img_exif.items():
-      logging.debug(f"for key:'{key}', val:'{val}' in img_exif.items()")
-      if key in ExifTags.TAGS:
-        logging.debug(f"{key} is known exif tag! ({ExifTags.TAGS[key]})")
-        full.append({
-          'tagName': str(key),
-          'realName': str(ExifTags.TAGS[key]),
-          'value': str(val)
-        })
-      else:
-        logging.warning(f"{key} is an unknown exif tag!")
-        full.append({
-          'tagName': str(key),
-          'realName': None,
-          'value': str(val)
-        })
-    
-    logging.info("writing backup data")
-    import json
-    
-    #import tempfile
-    #temp = tempfile.TemporaryFile(mode='w+')
-    #json.dump(full,temp,sort_keys=True)
-    with open(f"{file}.exif_backup.json.xz",'w+b') as bfile
-      logging.debug(f"writing to {bfile}")
-      import lzma
-      bfile.write(lzma.compress(
-        bytes(json.dumps(full,sort_keys=True)),
-        format=FORMAT_XZ,
-        check=CHECK_SHA256,
-        preset=9
-      ))
-      logging.debug("wrote backup data")
-    
-    logging.info("backup done!")
-    
-def writeTags(file,tags):
-  from PIL import Image
-  image=Image.open(file)
-  exif = image.getexif()
-  
-  if artist in tags:
-    if type(tag.artist) == str:
-      exif[0x013b] = tags.artist
-    elif tags.category == "deviantart":
-      exif[0x013b] = tags.artist.username
-  
-  if title in tags:
-    exif[0x0010e] = tags.title
-   
-  if description in tags:
-    exif[0x9286] = tags.description
-  
-  
-   
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diff --git a/getpub.py b/getpub.py
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index 5d13a19..0000000
--- a/getpub.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,7 +0,0 @@
-def getPub(input):
-  if fa_category in input or input.category == 'furaffinity':
-    return 'Furaffinity'
-  elif input.category == 'deviantart':
-    return 'DeviantArt'
-  else:
-    return 'Unknown'
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diff --git a/iptc.py b/iptc.py
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index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/main.py b/main.py
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index 60b87bf..0000000
--- a/main.py
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,22 +0,0 @@
-# module imports
-import sys
-import json
-import logging
-
-# init logging
-logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging.DEBUG)
-
-# variable init
-infojson={}
-source=sys.argv[1]
-
-logging.info(f"loading info.json for {source}...")
-with open(f"{source}.json") as file:
-  infojson=json.load(file)
-
-# TODO: insert method to check url or dict
-logging.debug("determining file type...")
-from standards import exif
-if infojson.extension in exif.allowed_exts:
-  logging.debug(f"exif module supports {infojson.extesnion} files. using it... ")
-  
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diff --git a/matroska.py b/matroska.py
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index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/png.py b/png.py
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index e69de29..0000000
diff --git a/xmp.py b/xmp.py
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index ba9cb18..0000000
--- a/xmp.py
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@@ -1,123 +0,0 @@
-"XMP Manipulator for gallery-dl"
-import logging
-logging.basicConfig(stream=sys.stderr, level=logging.DEBUG)
-
-allowed_exts=[
-  "html", "htm", "xhtml", "xht",            # HTML
-  "tif", "tiff",                            # TIFF
-  "jpeg", "jpg", "pjpeg", "pjpg", "jpe",    # JPEG
-  "jp2",  "jpf", "jpx", "jpm", "mj2",       # JPEG 2000
-  "png", "apng",                            # PNG
-  "gif",                                    # GIF
-  "mp3",                                    # MPEG-1 / MPEG-2 Layer III
-  "mp4", "m4a", "m4p", "m4b", "m4r", "m4v", # MPEG-4
-  "mov", "qt",                              # Apple QuickTime .mov
-  "pdf",                                    # PDF
-  "webp"                                    # WebP
-]
-
-# def backupMetadata(file: str, outputFileExt: str = "xmp_backup.json.xz") -> bool:
-#   """Exports XMP metadata inside of a file.
-  
-#   Parameters
-#   ----------
-#   file : str
-#       Location of the file relative to the working directory.
-#   outputFileExt : str, optional
-#       The suffix used for the backup file. By default, the output file will be formatted as such:
-#         <source filename>.xmp_backup.json.xz
-        
-#   Returns
-#   -------
-#   bool
-#     True, if operation was successful.
-#     False, if operation failed.
-#   """
-#   from libxmp.utils import file_to_dict
-  
-#   import json
-#   with open(f"{file}.xmp_backup.json.xz",'w+b') as bfile
-#     logging.debug(f"writing to {bfile}")
-#     import lzma
-#     bfile.write(lzma.compress(
-#       bytes(json.dumps(file_to_dict(file),sort_keys=True)),
-#       format=FORMAT_XZ,
-#       check=CHECK_SHA256,
-#       preset=9
-#     ))
-#     logging.debug("wrote backup data")
-    
-#   logging.info("backup done!")
-  
-def backupMetadata(file):
-  import pyexiv2
-  data = pyexiv2.ImageMetadata(file)
-  data.read()
-  
-  full = []
-  
-  for key in data.xmp_keys:
-    full.append([
-      key,
-      data[key].raw_value
-    ])
-  
-  with open(f"{file}.xmp_backup.json.xz",'w+b') as bfile
-    import lzma, json
-    bfile.write(lzma.compress(
-      bytes(json.dumps(full)),
-      format=FORMAT_XZ,
-      check=CHECK_SHA256,
-      preset=9
-    ))
-  
-# def writeTags(file: str, tags: dict) -> bool:
-#   """Writes XMP tags to file taking the info.json file as a dict.
-  
-  
-#   """
-#   from libxmp import XMPFiles, consts
-#   xmpfile = XMPFiles(file_path=file,)
-#   if artist in tags:
-#     if type(tags.artist) == str:
-#       xmp.set_property(consts.XMP_NS_DC, u'creator', tags.artist.decode('unicode-escape'))
-
-def writeTags(file, tags):
-  import pyexiv2
-  xmptags = pyexiv2.ImageMetadata(file)
-  xmptags.read()
-  
-   if artist in tags:
-    if type(tag.artist) == str:
-      xmptags['Xmp.dc.creator'] = tags.artist
-    elif tags.category == "deviantart":
-      xmptags['Xmp.dc.creator'] = tags.artist.username
-  
-  if title in tags:
-    xmptags['Xmp.dc.title'] = tags.title
-   
-  if description in tags:
-    xmptags['Xmp.dc.description'] = tags.description
-  
-  if date in tags:
-    xmptags['Xmp.dc.date'] = tags.date
-  
-  from getpub import getPub
-  xmptags['Xmp.dc.publisher'] = getPub(tags)
-  del getPub
-  
-  keywords=[]
-  
-  if tags in tags: for item in tags.tags: if item not in keywords: keywords.append(item)
-  
-  if theme in tags and tags.theme not in keywords:
-    keywords.append(tags.theme)
-  
-  if rating in tags and tags.rating not in keywords:
-    keywords.append(tags.rating)
-  
-  if species in tags and tags.species not in keywords:
-    keywords.append(tags.species)
-  
-  if gender in tags and tags.gender not in keywords:
-    keywords
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