picman Posted October 4, 2004 Report Posted October 4, 2004 Was wondering if anyone has a batch program to create, extract or change the embedded information in digital pictures. I am looking for freeware (besides IfFanview) mostly but looking for recommendations if any of you use it. Looking to provide notes about old pictures that I am scanning and will eventually give to family but want them to be able to know more about the photo.Thanks. Quote
Ken Cox Posted October 4, 2004 Report Posted October 4, 2004 Picmanwelcome to the forumsome of my notes re exifif you plan on messing with your digital picts some things to consider -- so do "save as" so you still have the originalpaintshop pro 8 retains exif data when i did a save ascompupic pro you lose itadobe photoshop you keep itiphoto xpress you lose itcould not find the save as command with breeze browser -- but i think you lose it as i got some picts from a friend and he had resized them and we lost the datafresh view -- you lose itand Irfanview you keep itwhy not use irfanview ??ken Quote
Leif Posted October 4, 2004 Report Posted October 4, 2004 Yes, IrfanView is a very good choice. What's wrong with it?? Latest version: 3.92 - http://www.irfanview.com Quote
picman Posted October 4, 2004 Author Report Posted October 4, 2004 There is nothing wrong with IrFanView and I like it and use it frequently. I was just wondering if there was anything else that worked better or that someone else liked more so than IrFanView.What I didn't know was the information as posted by Ken about losing (EXIF) with certain software. Was wondering more about the IPTC info being stored consistently through various software and how it is stored, is it like the EXIF info? Quote
Ken Cox Posted October 5, 2004 Report Posted October 5, 2004 if you plan on messing with your digital picts some things to consider -- so do "save as" so you still have the original I should have qualified the "save as" portion of the above -- when i do a save as i rename the file with a rev # or something to remind me what i didthe original file and its properties remain un touched ken Quote
keffs Posted October 7, 2004 Report Posted October 7, 2004 The progs I use for maintaining EXIF/IPTC are:- Downloader LPro- Breeze Browser- IMatch- Exif Utilities- PhotoshopFor free stuff, try:- ExifReader- Photo Studio- Exifer- jheadSteve Quote
Ken Cox Posted October 7, 2004 Report Posted October 7, 2004 Keffswhen you make a change with breeze browser -- where is the save as comand located?ken Quote
keffs Posted October 8, 2004 Report Posted October 8, 2004 Ken,BB does not have a "save as" when it comes to editing EXIF/IPTC.Steve Quote
Ken Cox Posted October 8, 2004 Report Posted October 8, 2004 SteveIrfanview is my default editor for opening jpgs, so if i open a file to edit it with BB, Irfanview opensand as i said irfanview does not strip the data by defaultken Quote
keffs Posted October 9, 2004 Report Posted October 9, 2004 Ken,I have nothing against IrfanView, and do use it, but it is not part of my main workflow. What I do find very useful is its batch conversion. Steve Quote
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