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« Reply #25 on: May 31, 2016, 01:41 »
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Thanks again for the detailed info and for sending me the example JPGs.

Sorry it took me a while, but yesterday, I've released DeepMeta v2.0.18, which implements the auto-editorial functionality:

http://www.deepmeta.com/Downloads/

When a JPG is imported with title or description formatted as you detailed (the format accepted by most agencies), DeepMeta will detect this and extract all relevant editorial fields. It will also set the "is editorial"checkbox for that file.

The parsing is not trivial, so I'm looking forward to feedback, including examples of metadata which is still not correctly recognized.

Thanks!


« Reply #26 on: May 31, 2016, 02:08 »
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Looking forward to trying this I really struggle with IS editorial requirements thank ;D

« Reply #27 on: May 31, 2016, 05:16 »
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"PORT OF FELIXSTOWE SUFFOLK UK  24 FEBRUARY 2016: Very large  Container Ship in port with cranes"

This is what I put in the Description not recognised as Editorial used in Shutterstock? Does it need commas perhaps?

« Reply #28 on: May 31, 2016, 05:20 »
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Thanks again for the detailed info and for sending me the example JPGs.

Sorry it took me a while, but yesterday, I've released DeepMeta v2.0.18, which implements the auto-editorial functionality:

http://www.deepmeta.com/Downloads/

When a JPG is imported with title or description formatted as you detailed (the format accepted by most agencies), DeepMeta will detect this and extract all relevant editorial fields. It will also set the "is editorial"checkbox for that file.

The parsing is not trivial, so I'm looking forward to feedback, including examples of metadata which is still not correctly recognized.

Thanks!


Thank you for your work Franky!!!
Just tried to upload an editorial image with IPTC description field as per the guidance.
DM did triggered the "Editorial use only" check box successfully!  :)
though DM did not copy description field's value into DM Caption field and did not choose the country in the list.  :(

« Reply #29 on: May 31, 2016, 05:29 »
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Where do I find the guidance? Thanks

ShadySue

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« Reply #30 on: May 31, 2016, 05:30 »
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« Last Edit: May 31, 2016, 07:18 by ShadySue »

« Reply #31 on: May 31, 2016, 05:36 »
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Thank you for your work Franky!!!
Just tried to upload an editorial image with IPTC description field as per the guidance.
DM did triggered the "Editorial use only" check box successfully!  :)
though DM did not copy description field's value into DM Caption field and did not choose the country in the list.  :(

Thanks for trying it out Karen.

If you can, please post the exact description text you used, so I can have a look.

« Reply #32 on: May 31, 2016, 06:11 »
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Thanks for trying it out Karen.
If you can, please post the exact description text you used, so I can have a look.

The image IPTC description field:
Berlin, Germany - May 28, 2016: Description.

I also tried "05 28 2016" instead of "May 28, 2016" with same results

« Reply #33 on: May 31, 2016, 06:19 »
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Thanks for trying it out Karen.
If you can, please post the exact description text you used, so I can have a look.

The image IPTC description field:
Berlin, Germany - May 28, 2016: Description."

I also tried "05 28 2016" instead of "May 28, 2016" with same results
Felixstowe, England, UK - February 22nd, 2016:: Outdoor Pool in Holiday Resort" similar result to Karen

« Reply #34 on: May 31, 2016, 06:56 »
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Thanks for trying it out Karen.
If you can, please post the exact description text you used, so I can have a look.

The image IPTC description field:
Berlin, Germany - May 28, 2016: Description.

I also tried "05 28 2016" instead of "May 28, 2016" with same results

You're right. This appears to work if you put it in the title field, but not in the description field.
Certainly still a bug.

I'll address that in the next version (probably by tomorrow).

« Reply #35 on: May 31, 2016, 06:58 »
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Thanks for trying it out Karen.
If you can, please post the exact description text you used, so I can have a look.

The image IPTC description field:
Berlin, Germany - May 28, 2016: Description."

I also tried "05 28 2016" instead of "May 28, 2016" with same results
Felixstowe, England, UK - February 22nd, 2016:: Outdoor Pool in Holiday Resort" similar result to Karen
As I mentioned in my post right above: there is still a bug.
However, "February 22nd, 2016" is not going to work anyway as a date, "February 22, 2016" would (once the other bug is fixed).

Thanks for reporting, and keep them coming!

« Reply #36 on: May 31, 2016, 07:01 »
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Thanks for your work on this much appreciated :-)

« Reply #37 on: May 31, 2016, 11:00 »
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ok thanks.
I have a new version: v2.0.19: http://www.deepmeta.com/Downloads/

Addresses the problems mentioned above. Please give it a spin and report back.
Thanks!

« Reply #38 on: June 01, 2016, 02:52 »
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ok thanks.
I have a new version: v2.0.19: http://www.deepmeta.com/Downloads/

Addresses the problems mentioned above. Please give it a spin and report back.
Thanks!


Geez, Franky, you are genius! I noticed that it even selects categories for me now! Even less clicking! :) Man, you just made my day :)

It works almost perfect! I tried it on my collection and the only bug I found is when picture title is formatted with state/country field. For example, if I use:

Paris, France - circa August 2015: Clown beats a client
or
New York, USA - circa August 2015: Clowns beat each other

DeepMeta extract and set countries correctly (France and USA), respectively.

However, if the state is added, DeepMeta cannot extract the country name. For instance:
 
New York, NY/USA - circa August 2015: Clowns beat each other

will not work, because of the "NY" (state abbreviation) part. Could you please fix it?

Additional request, could you please make an option which if checked cuts title down to 10 words for every imported file to fit into iStock requirement? That would be awesome!

Thanks, you really rock man!

 
 


« Reply #39 on: June 01, 2016, 03:42 »
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You're welcome ... you're the one who started this all ;)

I don't think it'll be too hard to add the changes you suggested. Most likely in the next release.

Thanks again for all the detailed reports. Additional ones from anyone are still welcome!
I suspect there are more special cases of country/state/province naming out there in the field...

ShadySue

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« Reply #40 on: June 01, 2016, 05:19 »
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I suspect there are more special cases of country/state/province naming out there in the field...
Indeed: we can use town then:
Scotland, UK;
England, UK;
Northern Ireland, UK;
and presumably (though I haven't done it personally) Wales, UK.

« Reply #41 on: June 01, 2016, 06:06 »
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Well, the latest version does recognize the format posted by "Pauws99":

"Felixstowe, England, UK - February 22nd, 2016: Outdoor Pool in Holiday Resort"

DeepMeta removes the comma between "Felixtowe" and "England" to comply with iStock"s format:
It's converted into:

"Felixstowe  England, United Kingdom - February 22, 2016: Outdoor Pool in Holiday Resort"

Is this what you had in mind?
Would the full IPTC description be something like above? Having 3 words for the location, separated by 2 commas?


ShadySue

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« Reply #42 on: June 01, 2016, 06:28 »
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Well, the latest version does recognize the format posted by "Pauws99":

"Felixstowe, England, UK - February 22nd, 2016: Outdoor Pool in Holiday Resort"

DeepMeta removes the comma between "Felixtowe" and "England" to comply with iStock"s format:
It's converted into:

"Felixstowe  England, United Kingdom - February 22, 2016: Outdoor Pool in Holiday Resort"

Is this what you had in mind?
Would the full IPTC description be something like above? Having 3 words for the location, separated by 2 commas?

I have acceptances for e.g. "Glasgow, Scotland, UK - 14th June 2015, but if they accept with one comma, that's fine too.
One or a few inspectors aren't on-message on this and reject for town, country, UK and say (wrongly) that it should only be town, UK - but that is really very occasional.

« Reply #43 on: June 01, 2016, 07:12 »
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that's very useful. Thanks!

« Reply #44 on: June 01, 2016, 17:13 »
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You're welcome ... you're the one who started this all ;)

I don't think it'll be too hard to add the changes you suggested. Most likely in the next release.

Thanks again for all the detailed reports. Additional ones from anyone are still welcome!
I suspect there are more special cases of country/state/province naming out there in the field...

Thank you Franky! :) When are you planning to release the next one? :)

« Reply #45 on: June 02, 2016, 01:27 »
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I think this weekend.
Still getting in some useful feedback through other channels, and I'll try to address them all.

(Edited to add: there is a new release today, v2.0.20, but this is just a bugfix release)
« Last Edit: June 02, 2016, 03:49 by FrankyDM »

« Reply #46 on: June 02, 2016, 07:45 »
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I think this weekend.
Still getting in some useful feedback through other channels, and I'll try to address them all.

(Edited to add: there is a new release today, v2.0.20, but this is just a bugfix release)
Okay, here is another feedback for you Franky :) When the new file is imported to DeepMeta, program reads the metadata and tries to set up correct fields for the image (titles, keywords, category, etc). Sometimes all of them are set by the program and status of the file become "To Edit" with no errors. So technically I should be able to move it to upload queue right away, but DeepMeta does not allow to do so. I have to manually click on every image like that to enter the Edit mode and then click OK even if I did not modify any data. Then program allows me to move file to upload queue. Can you fix it? Please make it movable to upload queue right away if there are no errors left and file is ready for upload immediately after importing.

Thanks :)

« Reply #47 on: June 02, 2016, 08:14 »
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You're right, it makes sense.
Though of course you should still verify the choices DeepMeta has made, as some may be wrong.

« Reply #48 on: June 03, 2016, 10:34 »
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You're right, it makes sense.
Though of course you should still verify the choices DeepMeta has made, as some may be wrong.
Of course, but many times your software is 100% correct, so there is not need for me to modify anything :) Good job! Please let us know when you release the next version with bug fixes, I cannot wait to test it :)

« Reply #49 on: June 04, 2016, 08:11 »
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I've released DeepMeta v2.0.21:

  • New settings added the the Options (Windows) / Preferences (Mac) dialog: auto keyword/term and auto category selection is now optional and is off by default
  • New option added to truncate title imported from IPTC metadata to 10 words. This setting is also off by default.
  • Auto term selection for keywords is improved and less aggressive
  • Several improvements to extraction of editorial data from IPTC metadata upon import. Thanks for all helpful and detailed feedback!
  • If no errors are left after metadata import, the file status is correctly set to "To upload"

As usual, keep the reports and suggestions coming. Much appreciated!


 

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