Not everybody is a metadata expert. Feeling a bit insecure about Iptc/IIM blocks, XMP packets and multiple Exif header? Where does this leave you when you share your photos with others…?
Everything about file metadata
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Tags: Exif, IPTC, Thumbnails, XMP
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In case you ever wondered why you should worry about your files, here is a good reason: watch this short video done by the Library of Congress (3 minutes). It will remind you how fragile it is to be “all digital”.If you started working on computers before the turn of the millennium, there is a good chance you have had the pain and panic joy to migrate valuable files from “floppies”, “ZIP drives” and other deceased mediums to safer grounds. Read more…
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You wonder what could possibly connect the Volkswagen Beetle with IPTC metadata? Evolution!Well, I rambled got a little bit carried away during my interview with Vlad Georgescu over at OrganizedPictures.com. Truth to be told, the success story of the Beetle is a good analogy to the evolution from IPTC/IIM to XMP.
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Adding metadata costs time, there is no doubt. However, content editing applications such as MS Office or Photoshop are not optimized for this. Its best to use a separate tool that allows you to tag your files faster and with a higher accuracy. If you are new to metadata, you may ask yourself: Why bother anyway?Tagging images, audio and video clips may seem most obvious, since the contain little or no textual information that could be gobbled up by a search tool. Even the snazziest PCs have a hard time to do anything else besides reading text. But is it all about Rich Media files?
- knowyourfiles: Exif inside XMP is now an official CIPA standard: http://t.co/jiJvkE6P
- knowyourfiles: flickr introduces "geofences" to protect your photo location. But not if you expose original files - Exif GPS data remains in file. #fail
- knowyourfiles: Dive into the unknown depth of file metadata: get the new beta of FileMind 0.6 http://t.co/9EOxFvE #xmp #iptc #exif #pdf #msoffice
