I've been suggesting it to Legacy off and on for at least a couple of years. I have no idea if it's on their To-Do list or being ignored completely. ----- JL JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/tag/iptc
On 6/3/2010 1:59 PM, Sara Connolly wrote: > I must have gotten caught up in my backwards mode. My husband tells me that > I type very quickly. The only problem is that for every 10 letters I type > correctly, I'm backing up to get rid of the 5 I typed wrong. Guess I forgot > to back up! > > Besides the dyslexia in my fingers -- Do others of you like the IPTC data > idea? > > Thnanks! Sraa (Make that "Thanks, Sara"!) > > -----Original Message----- > From: Mike Fry [mailto:[email protected]] > Sent: Wednesday, June 02, 2010 10:57 AM > To: [email protected] > Subject: Re: [LegacyUG] Pictures and ITPC data > > 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 :-) > 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
