ITPC goes a lot further than captions; including keywords (like people's names on multi-person files, source, copyright, location details, object name (photo, census, birth records, death certificate, etc) Source URL, Caption Writer, to name just a few. All of this information is search-able which is mighty handy at times.
This is off-topic, although terribly interesting, and you should outta not be including photos to this mailing list as has been said a gazillion times already. We all know what a caption under a photo looks like. --- JL Beeken JLog - simple computer technology for genealogists http://www.jgen.ws/jlog/ On 8/19/2012 6:56 PM, Kay Keating wrote: > *I've never heard of an IPTC format for photos, but I am putting > pertinent information on the front of my photos. I use Paint Shop Pro > to scan, enhance and then "frame". I use one of the picture frames that > provides space below the photo for whatever you want to write and then > save the photo as a jpg. Works for me.* > * > * > * > Inline image 1 > * > On Sun, Aug 19, 2012 at 8:41 PM, Margaret Turner <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > IPTC is International Press Telecommunications Council > > http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Press_Telecommunications_Council > > IPTC is saving captions, source, etc on the image itself. > http://www.rideau-info.com/photos/labelling.html > > Legacy will import the IPTC caption. > > Use free programs such as > - irfan http://www.irfanview.com <http://www.irfanview.com/> - as > well in batch mode - http://www.irfanview.com/faq.htm#Q6 > - xnview http://www.xnview.com/ > > If you have previously put this information on your images, the > deluxe version of ltools > > http://zippersoftware.com/wp/ltools/current-ltools-features/deluxe-ltools-features/ > > has the option: > Get IPTC Data – copies IPTC Caption from JPGs to the Legacy Caption > field, > or if in this information is in Legacy and you want to update the > IPTC on the image then use the ltools option: > Set IPTC Data – copies Legacy Caption, Desc, Date, FileID, Surnames, > and UserIDs/RINs from Legacy to the attached JPEG’s IPTC fields. > > :) > > Margaret > > On 20 August 2012 09:37, Brenda Van Dyke <[email protected] > <mailto:[email protected]>> wrote: > > Ok, I'll bite - what is IPTC? > > > ------Original Message------ > From: Emily Moore > Sender: Emily Moore > To: [email protected] > ReplyTo: [email protected] > Subject: [LegacyUG] Adding IPTC information to scanned documents > and images > Sent: Aug 19, 2012 6:50 PM > > Is there anything better than Adobe Photoshop Elements for > adding IPTC information to scanned images that one wants to use > within Legacy? Can you add IPTC information with Heritage > Collector or Legacy? It is my understanding that if you enter > the information via Adobe Elements, it will transfer Legacy. > > Emily > > > > 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 > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > No virus found in this message. > Checked by AVG - www.avg.com <http://www.avg.com> > Version: 2012.0.2178 / Virus Database: 2437/5210 - Release Date: 08/19/12 > 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 Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
