Hi, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPTC
Regards, Tim Rosenlof On 9/5/2010 2:28 PM, Kathy Meyer wrote: > What's IPTC caption information? This all sounds very interesting but I'm > kind of lost. Does this give you an ability to give more descriptive > information about your images? > > Thanks for filling me in; I'm not familiar with a lot of this technical > jargon. Kathy > > On Sun, Sep 5, 2010 at 12:05 PM, Anne Mamiya<[email protected]> wrote: > >> Thank you, Paul. You are correct that IrfanView does not write EXIF >> information. I opened my file in Adobe Elements and then saved it. >> Apparently it must save the IPTC caption information in the EXIF >> Description field as well. Now when I add the picture into Legacy, I get >> the notification about the picture containing embedded comments and would I >> like to import them into the description field. Thanks so much for your >> assistance! >> >> Anne >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Paul Gray [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: Sunday, September 05, 2010 1:16 PM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: RE: [LegacyUG] IPTC Caption and Legacy Description >> >> Anne, >> >> Legacy does not import the description from the IPTC Caption field. It uses >> the EXIF field 'Description'. I believe that IfranView allows you to view, >> but not update EXIF tags. >> >> The only application that I know (although I am sure others exist) that >> lets you edit the EXIF tags is EXIFTool (best when paired with EXIFGUI for a >> readable interface). I'm not sure whether others like Adobe Photoshop, >> Picasa etc. support this. However, from my limited knowledge in this area, >> it appears there is an increasing trend towards using "XMP tags" at least >> for photo identification. >> >> There are others who will probably chime in with more specific >> recommendations. >> >> >> Paul >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Anne Mamiya [mailto:[email protected]] >> Sent: September-05-10 11:30 AM >> To: [email protected] >> Subject: [LegacyUG] IPTC Caption and Legacy Description >> >> I am reorganizing my photos and entering IPTC information on my photos >> using IrfanView. I have been reading the archives and several posts mention >> that the IPTC Caption field will automatically import into the Description >> field when attaching a photo to an individual. I am not finding that the >> case. >> Is there an option somewhere within Legacy that must be set for this to >> happen? I have looked and cannot find one. Thanks in advance for your >> help. >> >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> >> >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> >> >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> >> >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> >> >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> >> Legacy User Group guidelines: >> >> >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp<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<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/Help.asp> >> >> To unsubscribe: >> http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp<http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp> >> >> >> >> > > 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
