IPTC & EXIF both offer comment sections to include details regarding the pictures. Legacy is not able to recognize either of these features in pictures. It does not automatically place the descriptive fields into the description area of Legacy's picture link . . . so there is no advantage in using one format over the other in Legacy. I'd prefer to keep my pictures in a .png format versus the .jpg format simply because of the png format been able to maintain the original pixels in the picture without degradation.
However, .jpg has long been established for recognizing both the IPCT and the EXIF features that will store information in a picture. I realize that PNG is supposed to be the new and upcoming format to replace both the GIF and the JPG. Nevertheless, PNG does require a slightly larger file size then either the GIF or the JPG, and does not seem to be taking off in popularity as well as many thought that it would. The EXIF was more suited to record the camera information while the IPTC was designed to store the information recorded by the writer or journalist information that would remain with the picture. I find myself going back and forth, trying to decide if I want to go with PNG or JPG for working with my pictures in legacy. I know that I definitely want to deal include all the relevant information regarding the picture, including any historical information I may have, and that will require that I use a file format that works with either the IPTC or the EXIF functions. I definitely do not want to keep a copy of the pictures in both formats - I don't want the redundancy. Does anyone have any thoughts on this? John Legacy User Group Etiquette guidelines can be found at: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp To find past messages, please go to our searchable archives at: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup%40mail.millenniacorp.com/ To unsubscribe please visit: http://www.legacyfamilytree.com/LegacyLists.asp
