Interpret XMP-Metadata in ALAssetRepresentation

ALAssetRepresentation* representation = [[self assetAtIndex:index] defaultRepresentation];

// Create a buffer to hold the data for the asset's image
uint8_t *buffer = (Byte*)malloc(representation.size); // Copy the data from the asset into the buffer
NSUInteger length = [representation getBytes:buffer fromOffset: 0.0  length:representation.size error:nil];

if (length==0)
    return nil;

// Convert the buffer into a NSData object, and free the buffer after.

NSData *adata = [[NSData alloc] initWithBytesNoCopy:buffer length:representation.size freeWhenDone:YES];

// Set up a dictionary with a UTI hint. The UTI hint identifies the type
// of image we are dealing with (that is, a jpeg, png, or a possible
// RAW file).

// Specify the source hint.

NSDictionary* sourceOptionsDict = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObjectsAndKeys:

(id)[representation UTI], kCGImageSourceTypeIdentifierHint, nil];

// Create a CGImageSource with the NSData. A image source can
// contain x number of thumbnails and full images.

CGImageSourceRef sourceRef = CGImageSourceCreateWithData((CFDataRef) adata,  (CFDictionaryRef) sourceOptionsDict);

[adata release];

CFDictionaryRef imagePropertiesDictionary;

// Get a copy of the image properties from the CGImageSourceRef.

imagePropertiesDictionary = CGImageSourceCopyPropertiesAtIndex(sourceRef,0, NULL);

CFNumberRef imageWidth = (CFNumberRef)CFDictionaryGetValue(imagePropertiesDictionary, kCGImagePropertyPixelWidth);

CFNumberRef imageHeight = (CFNumberRef)CFDictionaryGetValue(imagePropertiesDictionary, kCGImagePropertyPixelHeight);

int w = 0;

int h = 0;

CFNumberGetValue(imageWidth, kCFNumberIntType, &w);

CFNumberGetValue(imageHeight, kCFNumberIntType, &h);

// Clean up memory

CFRelease(imagePropertiesDictionary);