Hi All, I see that their is a lot of questions about metadata its transfer and management. I just wanted to add that as far as photography is concerned and Digital Asset Management (DAM) their are a number of options. Metadata comes in several forms EXIF and XMP, which one of these internationally or in the US you choose to use will have to be decided based on your institution and the associations that will be requesting your files. Their are several editing applications that are available some that are free and some that are part of DAM software packages, photo editing software and the like. I have attached a link to some of the generic editing applications that are available and other information that you may find helpful. This is not the end all list, if I were researching with more specific information I would supply a short list for you.
I have used several types and methods for editing Metadata as well as setting up a DAM server based systems and I would tell you that their are any number of ways to approach metadata management and in the short term you can use an application editor along with a iphoto type program but what you really need to address is the quantity of images you will be managing. I was managing 56,000 with an additional 2000 images a month and at that level you can get really confused and frustrated by not having a proper system set up. Additionally their are issues of compatibility especially if their is any type of information exchange. LINK: http://graphicssoft.about.com/od/exifsoftware/EXIF_IPTC_XMP_Software_Metadat a_Readers_Editors_Extraction_Tools.htm I hope that this information is helpful, Best Regards, Bruce Goldsmith, VP Director of Digital Imaging Goldsmith Studios inc >> 1 Clayton Court, Park Ridge, NJ >> Architectural Corporate & Studio >> Photo-Video Services >> Industry leaders in Visual Communication >> PKRG-TV Member, AIA-NJ & SARA Contributor >> Park Ridge, NJ, Technology Committee Member >> Synergy & Montvale Chamber of Commerce Members >> Contact: >> email: bruce at goldsmithstudios.com >> web: www.goldsmithstudios.com >> T : (201)391-4946 C : (201)819-0390 On 2/26/10 8:37 PM, "dlewisarfm at aol.com" <dlewisarfm at aol.com> wrote: > > > Perian, > > For those "Macintosh" folks in your audience, I know that the (free) version > of iPhoto allows easy/direct uploads to your Flickr account, and I believe > that all > the meta-data will be transferred as well. What I haven't found is an easy > way to > "import" meta-data into iPhoto.... Though I haven't played around with it all > that much. > > Not to hijack your thread, but what I'm curious about is "exporting" meta-data > -- specifically tags > and such -- that users might have added. For example... If we upload a > collection with an assortment of > unidentified people, places, events, and then have a pool of volunteers > "identify" them, how can this information > be "mined" back out of Flickr and added to a photos data-file? > > Wish I were closer - would be interested to hear your program. Would you > consider sharing any notes, outline, > etc. that you might have? > > > - David - > David Lewis, Curator > Aurora Regional Fire Museum > www.AuroraRegionalFireMuseum.org > > > > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Perian Sully <psully at magnes.org> > To: Museum Computer Network Listserv <mcn-l at mcn.edu> > Sent: Fri, Feb 26, 2010 5:38 pm > Subject: Re: [MCN-L] metadata exports and Flickr apis and tools > > > Many thanks to everyone who responded to my query. Once I started > researching it, it seemed very strange to me that there would be no tool > available to do what I was asking, OR take the data and embed it into > the IPTC fields. I know lots of photographers and artists use FileMaker > or Excel to catalog their assets, without using Bridge or Lightroom to > edit the files upon creation. Unfortunately, I have no PHP skills, or > familiarity with working with APIs, so I can't really build a solution > myself. > > Apparently, there's some way to use Extensis Portfolio to import csv, > tab-delimited, or Excel files into the IPTC fields of the images, but I > don't have the funds to explore that option. I'm going to look into some > of the open-source DAMS to see if they have that functionality. > > I also contacted John Fox to see if his software, Memory Miner (which we > currently use to organize and upload our previously-undescribed assets > into Flickr - http://www.memoryminer.com ) can import data via a csv. > He's looking into it and doesn't think it would be that difficult to do. > > Chris, I'll check with your friend Brian and check it out. That sounds > like a promising lead! > > The reasoning beyond all of this is that I want to get all of our > collection assets into Flickr soon, and I'm giving a presentation next > week at the CAM conference about using Flickr as a quick-n-dirty means > for increasing access to collections. I'd love to have a handy solution > right at hand to tell people exactly how to do it (beyond copy-paste). > > Best, > > ~Perian > > Perian Sully > Collections Information Manager > Web Programs Strategist > The Magnes > Berkeley, CA > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/ > > > _______________________________________________ > You are currently subscribed to mcn-l, the listserv of the Museum Computer > Network (http://www.mcn.edu) > > To post to this list, send messages to: mcn-l at mcn.edu > > To unsubscribe or change mcn-l delivery options visit: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/mailman/listinfo/mcn-l > > The MCN-L archives can be found at: > http://toronto.mediatrope.com/pipermail/mcn-l/
