https://bugzilla.wikimedia.org/show_bug.cgi?id=18871
Summary: Include at least some EXIF metadata in resized pictures
Product: MediaWiki
Version: unspecified
Platform: All
URL: http://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/COM:VP#Crediting_photo
graphers_in_article_pages
OS/Version: All
Status: NEW
Severity: enhancement
Priority: Normal
Component: Images and files
AssignedTo: [email protected]
ReportedBy: [email protected]
A discussion took place on Wikimedia Commons' Village Pump on 19 May 2009 on
how to best respond to the pressure from photographers wanting their names to
be credited on article pages (1).
It was suggested that instead of (or in addition to) crediting photographers on
article pages, we should make our best efforts to keep the copyright EXIF
metadata when available.
It was understood that the underlying reason for excluding EXIF data from
resized pictures and thumbnails until now, was the concern that sometimes
cameras add an overwhelmingly heavy amount of EXIF metadata.
Our conclusion is that some sort of compromise has to be reached between these
two concerns, by including at least some EXIF metatada, if not all of them.
A) Perhaps, really small thumbnails like those used in categories, (that means
120px or smaller) might be allowed to remain void of metadata, while larger
thumbnails or resized pictures would compulsorily include at least the most
useful metadata.
B) The most useful metadata which should be included in most resized pictures
and thumbnails should be :
**ImageDescription,
**Copyright,
**DateTimeOriginal,
**DateTime,
**GPSLatitudeRef,
**GPSLatitude,
**GPSLongitudeRef,
**GPSLongitude,
**GPSAltitudeRef,
**GPSAltitude,
**IPTC:Credit,
**IPTC:CopyrightNotice, and
**IPTC:Byline.
C) The message at the bottom of description pages (is it a [[Mediawiki:]]
message ? I have not been able to find which) should be reworded with a less
ambiguous wording. When a user reads "This file contains additional information
(...) ", he remains clueless on whether that means the original file, or the
resized 800px preview present on the description page, or both.
(1) [[COM:VP#Crediting photographers in article pages]]
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