Crystal Generated PDFs with XMP Metadata attached to Image

Using Crystal Reports 11 with the .NET runtime. I'm adding images into my document. Those images have XMP metadata attached. However, when the final PDF is generated, I do not see that metadata in the resulting PDF. It seems Crystal Reports is stripping it. How can I get crystal reports to retain the metadata of that image in the resulting PDF document.
(When you open a PDF document in a text viewer, you can see the metadata of the image as well as the metadata for the PDF itself)
(Also I'm adding the image by using the insert image feature. Then I use format graphic to specify the path to that image.)

CR does not export the XMP Metadata into PDF at this time. Perhaps a great suggestion to post in the SAP Idea Place.
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