Just tried it. Works Well. Thank you Brian NZ -----Original Message----- From: gen-comp-tips-bounces@rootsweb.com [mailto:gen-comp-tips-bounces@rootsweb.com] On Behalf Of n.east Sent: Wednesday, 26 March 2008 1:53 p.m. To: gen-comp-tips@rootsweb.com Subject: Re: [GEN-COMP-TIPS] Using Metadata to add info to images (was Labelling photos) People now create large amounts of digital images every day. Frequently those images are shared by transmission over the Internet. Because of this increasing use of digital images, problems arise in the effective use, categorization, cataloging and sharing of these images. One way to overcome this is to make use of a feature known as Metadata. Wikipedia has a short article here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Metadata] which explains metadata. Metadata are often generated and included in the image files you create with your camera. Currently, almost all digital cameras generate a standardized set of metadata according to a standard known as Exchange Image File Format (EXIF). Under the EXIF standard, as the image file is created, for example as a ".jpg" or ".tif" file, an EXIF header is appended to the file containing metadata about the image. This metadata may include such items as when the image was created, time it was created, the equipment and settings used, etc. How do you find this EXIF information? If you right click any image you have on your computer from your digital camera, then click on Properties, you should be able to find it by clicking on the "Summary" tab at the top of the screen. This will probably display a "Simple" screen showing very little at all. If you click the "Advanced" button down the bottom, it will reveal a screen which will (hopefully) be full of interesting data (metadata in fact), such as that described above. Now that data may not be a full description of your image, but the Advanced Summary tab allows you to do a bit of editing. Down the bottom of the Advanced screen you will see the heading "Description", with sub-headings of "Title", "Subject", "Keywords" and "Comments". Below this "Description" section you will see "Origin" with the sub-heading "Author". At first it does not appear that there is anywhere against any of those headings which will allow you to type anything. If you click on the middle of the space out from any one of those sub-folders, this will open a text box against that heading, into which you can type or paste any appropriate text. When you have finished click "Apply" and/or "OK". The information you added is now retained with that image, and will be revealed to anyone when they examine the Properties of that image. Metadata is not just confined to images. If you examine the "Summary" tab in "Properties" of say, a Word document you have created, you will see a similar display, but with different headings. Admittedly, it does take time to add that additional information to images, but the end results are well worth the effort if you want to preserve vital information. ____________________________________________________________ GET FREE 5GB EMAIL - Check out spam free email with many cool features! Visit http://www.inbox.com/email to find out more! -------------------------------------- Having trouble with your subscription? Contact the List Admin at gen-comp-tips-admin@rootsweb.com ------------------------------- To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to GEN-COMP-TIPS-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message No virus found in this incoming message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.0/1342 - Release Date: 25/03/2008 10:26 a.m. No virus found in this outgoing message. Checked by AVG. Version: 7.5.519 / Virus Database: 269.22.0/1342 - Release Date: 25/03/2008 10:26 a.m.