On 2010/06/02 16:00, Sara Connolly wrote: > JLB's message reminded me to send a request to the Legacy folks that > they should include the ability to read ITPC data in Legacy. > Ideally, Legacy would even allow us to input data using the ITPC > standard. > > The ITPC data standard is used by many popular picture editing and/or > organizing programs. Since the data about the picture is embedded in > the picture file itself, any program that uses the IPTC standard can > "see" that data. It's kinda-sorta like writing the info on the back > of a hard-copy photo. No matter who inherits the digital photo, if > they use a program that reads ITPC data (which most programs in the > future will probably do), they will be able to see the embedded data. > This could include names of the people in it, when and where it was > taken, etc. > > The folks at Legacy have been ahead of the game in providing us with > a way to attach pictures to our genealogy info. In fact, that ability > was the main one that caused me to switch to Legacy from FTM. > However, now that a popular standard is available, it is very > important that Legacy allow us to use that standard.
All very well, except that it's IPTC not ITPC :-) -- Regards, Mike Fry Johannesburg Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
