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Posted on 2009-05-20 11:07:01-07 by exiftool

Problem ex

[I am posting this on behalf of Michael who had trouble posting in this forum because it doesn't like funny apostrophe characters and accented characters, which I converted to a more conventional form - PH]

Hello everybody I found this nice tool and I am testing some thinks. But I found no result for my Problem I want to write three Informations to the jpg's in all folder / or in in the actual folder The German Names are: Autor = Michael Feske Copyright = Freie Universitat Berlin Kommentar = mein Komenntar zu den Bildern Erfassungdatum = actual Date and Time What must I do that it works from commandline? exiftool -keywords="mein Komenntar zu den Bildern" makes a new field with Name Markierung. exiftool -contributer="Michael Feske" makes somethink but I don't see this. exiftool -copyright="Freie Universitat Berlin" is working correctly Can enybody help me? Greetings Michael

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Posted on 2009-05-20 11:15:25-07 by exiftool in response to 10763

Re: Problem ex

Hi Michael,

Try this:

exiftool -author="Michael Feske" -copyright="Freie Universitat Berlin" -comment="mein Komenntar zu den Bildern" "-modifydate<now" FILE

Here I am guessing that you want to write the ModifyDate, but there is also an XMP MetadataDate tag that could be used.

Of course, you may want to write the information to other locations. See FAQs 2 and 3 for a bit of guidance here.

- Phil

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Posted on 2009-05-20 11:38:42-07 by exiftool in response to 10764

Re: Problem ex

Hello Phil,
thanks for your fast answer.
In copyright its writing, the other fields are emty :-(
can i send you a screenshot?
I am using this line
U:\Programme\ExifTool\exiftool -author="Michael Feske" -copyright="Freie Universität Berlin" -comment="mein Komenntar zu den Bildern" "-modifydate<now" U:\Programme\ExifTool\*.jpg

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Posted on 2009-05-20 11:41:16-07 by exiftool in response to 10768

Re: Problem ex

This command line will write the specified tags. The problem is that the software you are using is presumably expecting different tags (perhaps EXIF:Artist instead of Author for example). Please read FAQ 2 and 3. With a bit of experimenting you should be able to figure out what your software is looking for.

- Phil

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Posted on 2009-05-20 11:51:28-07 by mfeske in response to 10764

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Hello Phil, thanks for your fast answer. In copyright its writing, the other fields are emty :-( can i send you a screenshot? I am using this line

U:\Programme\ExifTool\exiftool -author="Michael Feske" -copyright="Freie Universita&ltt Berlin" -co +mment="mein Komenntar zu den Bildern" "-modifydate<now" U:\Programme\ExifTool\*.jpg

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Posted on 2009-05-20 14:52:50-07 by mfeske in response to 10770

Re: Problem ex

Hello Phil, now I try it with this commandline:

D:\vetmed_converter\script\exe\exiftool -author="Michael Feske Autor" -contributor="Michael Feske C +ontributer" -Writer-Editor="Michael Feske Writer-Editor" -copyright="Freie Universitaet Berlin cop +yright" -CopyrightNotice="Freie Universitaet Berlin Copyright Notice" -keywords+="das ist ein eywo +rd" -keywords+="das ist noch ein keyword" -Contact="+4930838 max.muster at.fu-berlin.de contact" - +comment="erster kommentar" -comment="zweiter kommentar" -Comment="IPTC bearbeitet am: "%date%" von +: "%Username% "-modifydate<now" D:\vetmed_converter\picture\incoming\*.jpg

I am searching with a suffix in my text for the correct position, i make small steps but steps :-) But why is -comment+= not working as -keyword+= ? With right click of mouse in windows I only see keyword and Copyright Notice. Where is the differnet between -copyright and -copyrightNotice. The other field with Titel, theme, comment are emty. Thanks a lot for this tool and your support

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Posted on 2009-05-20 15:07:13-07 by exiftool in response to 10775

Re: Problem ex

Hi Michael,

So we're talking about the tags displayed by Windows. This is useful information.

In general, Windows tends to prefer the EXIF XP tags (XPTitle, XPComment, XPAuthor, etc...), but there are execptions. See these tags in the EXIF tag name documentation for details.

Windows also reads some standard EXIF and IPTC tags, but as far as I know ignores XMP information.

Copyright is an EXIF tag, while CopyrightNotice is an IPTC tag.

Have fun. Welcome to the world of metadata! :)

The += only works to add a value with List-type tags (tags with a "+" in the Writable column of the tag name documentation.

- Phil

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Posted on 2009-05-20 17:00:25-07 by johnrellis in response to 10776

Re: Problem ex

Phil,

You wrote, "Windows also reads some standard EXIF and IPTC tags, but as far as I know ignores XMP information."

I believe this applies to XP Windows Explorer. But Vista Windows Explorer generally does a reasonable job of exposing the metadata from all the standard groups. The order of precedence for reading properties is XMP, IPTC, EXIF, the old Microsoft internal tags:

http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/bb643802.aspx

And according to this tech note:

http://support.microsoft.com/kb/945359

if you install the free Microsoft Pro Photo Tools, then that will change the XP Windows Explorer Properties window to show metadata the same way as on Vista.

John

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Posted on 2009-05-20 17:18:01-07 by exiftool in response to 10778

Re: Problem ex

Hi John,

Thanks for pointing this out. I don't have access to a Vista system.

- Phil

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Posted on 2009-05-20 19:34:40-07 by mfeske in response to 10779

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Hello Phil, can you make an example for this type of tag, is it mormal look likes the other? I have the Problem with Umlaute which -lang I must use that i can use Umlaute? Theire is an error message by convertign that it is not correct utf format Greetings Michael I try with -XPAuthor=Prof. Dr. than I have an Error with -XPAuthor=Prof._Dr. theire is no error, must i use a special sign for space?

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Posted on 2009-05-21 11:09:56-07 by exiftool in response to 10783

Re: Problem ex

You must put quotes around arguments with spaces.

-XPAuthor="Prof. Dr."

Read FAQ number 10 for help with special characters (your umlaute problem).

- Phil

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Posted on 2009-06-17 07:24:25-07 by mfeske in response to 10785

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Hello Phil,

-XPAuthor="Prof. Dr."

isn t working, the entrance is "Prof." only,

-XPAuthor="Prof._Dr."

is working and the entrance is Prof._Dr. not nice but it works. For Umlaute Problem I try so many, but it is a problem this time. Greetings Micha

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Posted on 2009-06-17 11:07:40-07 by exiftool in response to 10984

Re: Problem ex

Hi Micha,

I think you must be using the wrong quotes. Be sure they are the standard ASCII double quote marks. You have the same problem with single quotes in this forum. I'm sure your problems are related to the character set you are using.

- Phil

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