Thank you for all the information. So only at most some of the metadata will show up in the caption field of Legacy, nothing in the description or date fields? And the transfer does not work all the time? I hope that this is an area that will be considered in a future update. Emily
Sent from my iPhone On Aug 19, 2012, at 11:06 PM, JLB <[email protected]> wrote: > 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 > > 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
