Author Topic: Microsoft Release New Photo Info tool (Read 6603 times)

GeoPappas · « **on:** January 23, 2007, 14:56 »

This is from the MS site (@ http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/using/digitalphotography/prophoto/photoinfo.mspx):

Microsoft Photo Info is a new software add-in for Microsoft Windows that allows photographers to add, change and delete common "metadata" properties for digital photographs from inside Windows Explorer. It also provides enhanced "hover tips" and additional sort properties for digital photographs in Explorer (in Details view).

Microsoft Photo Info runs on 32-bit versions of Windows XP (with Service Pack 2 or later) and the Windows Vista operating systems.

Using Microsoft Photo Info

After running Setup, a new "Photo Info" item appears in the file context menu in Windows Explorer. Simply select one or more image files in Windows Explorer, right-click and choose Photo Info. Use the tab pages to choose the properties you wish to view or change, then click OK or Apply to save your changes. Microsoft Photo Info does not modify the image pixel data in any way when saving changes; only valid "metadata" properties are updated or added to the image file.

Microsoft Photo Info supports most of the common IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) properties commonly used in digital photography workflows.

Features

• View or edit photo metadata from inside Windows Explorer. Now, advanced image properties are at your fingertips from within Windows.

• Edit images individually, or as a collection. Photo Info has two edit modes: individual and collection, making it easy to update many images at the same time.

• Quick recall of recent entries. For some properties, Photo Info remembers the most recent entries you have typed. To recall a recent entry, click on the drop down arrow and select it from the list.

• Generate copyright notice automatically. Photo Info can generate a standard copyright notice automatically from the Author and date Created information, if present.

• Quick recall of location details. To help save time when entering location information, Photo Info can save location details under a name you provide. Recall these details by selecting the location name from the drop-down menu.

• Correct EXIF capture date / time information. Photo Info can optionally update the EXIF date/time information as recorded in the image file by your camera. You can use this feature to correct the file capture date if your camera's clock was set incorrectly (for example, to the wrong time zone).

• View EXIF properties. Click on the Details tab to view common EXIF properties. Click on More properties for additional details.

• Preview the image. To see a larger preview of the image, double-click on the thumbnail.

• Enhanced hover tips. Hover tips have been enhanced for JPEG, TIFF and other supported file types in Windows Explorer.

• Custom column properties. In Windows Explorer when viewing a folder in Details view, additional sort properties are available for supported image types.

Supported file types

The initial release of Microsoft Photo Info supports the following common image file types: JPEG, TIFF, WDP, HDP (HD Photo), NEF, CR2, and CRW1. Support for additional file formats is under consideration for a future release.

1 Support for CRW files requires that an associated THM file is present in the same folder as the selected CRW image. (THM files are thumbnail "sidecar" files generated by certain Canon cameras.)

GeoPappas · « **Reply #1 on:** January 23, 2007, 14:57 »

For all of you Canon users, you might want to take a good look at the last paragraph...

leaf · « **Reply #2 on:** January 23, 2007, 16:06 »

just downloaded it. .. very nice.

however it is about time that windows gets this working... not complaining or anything :/

eendicott · « **Reply #3 on:** January 23, 2007, 17:00 »

I like the 'edit as collection' feature

CJPhoto · « **Reply #4 on:** January 23, 2007, 17:29 »

Is this just a windows version of pixvue? Does it have all you need for ITPC for microstock?

leaf · « **Reply #5 on:** January 23, 2007, 17:43 »

it seems like it.

eendicott · « **Reply #6 on:** January 23, 2007, 19:34 »

Quote from: CJPhoto on January 23, 2007, 17:29

Is this just a windows version of pixvue? Does it have all you need for ITPC for microstock?

...and Macrostock too!

I added keywords and information to 85 RAW files simultaneously (as a group) in about 3 minutes. Then I opened one of those RAW files and created a tif - info still there. Then created a JPG - info still there. I've never been able to do that before (starting in a RAW file). This is going to speed my workflow immensely!

Does Pixvue allow you to enter the ITPC info in a RAW file?

eendicott · « **Reply #7 on:** January 23, 2007, 20:18 »

Aaarrrgghhhh!!!!

Too good to be true - I found a flaw in the software. When applying the information to a TIF file, the software applies LZW compression and removes part of your keywords. (your 50mb tif files will mysteriously decrease in size and it will drive you nuts).

This also means that your JPG is going to get re-compressed after making changes thus creating more noise prior to submission to the micros. The re-compression does not affect the keywords on a jpg image.

epixx · « **Reply #8 on:** January 23, 2007, 21:39 »

Quote from: eendicott on January 23, 2007, 20:18

Aaarrrgghhhh!!!!

Too good to be true - I found a flaw in the software. When applying the information to a TIF file, the software applies LZW compression and removes part of your keywords. (your 50mb tif files will mysteriously decrease in size and it will drive you nuts).

This also means that your JPG is going to get re-compressed after making changes thus creating more noise prior to submission to the micros. The re-compression does not affect the keywords on a jpg image.

Unfortunately, that sounds like a very Microsoft way of doing it. They do things with your stuff without telling what or why. The only acceptable thing for stock photography is obviously full manual control. With the prices of hard-disks nowadays, it's difficult to see the point with extra compression anyway.

CJPhoto · « **Reply #9 on:** January 24, 2007, 07:02 »

Quote from: eendicott on January 23, 2007, 20:18

This also means that your JPG is going to get re-compressed after making changes thus creating more noise prior to submission to the micros. The re-compression does not affect the keywords on a jpg image.

I thought the specs said it doesn't affect the image with jpeg. I know pixvue doens't. Will have to run some tests.

Anyone checked to see if the sites accept the date. I had a 5 - 10% fail rate with pixvue.

GeoPappas · « **Reply #10 on:** January 24, 2007, 14:20 »

FYI...

It seems that there are some issues (aka bugs) with this new product that are being reported on the various forums.

There is someone at Microsoft that works on the team that created the product that would probably be glad to help track down and fix any problems that you find.

Here is his info:

Mike Tedesco ([email protected])
Technical Evangelist - Pro Photo Community
Microsoft Corporation
http://www.microsoft.com/prophoto

leaf · « **Reply #11 on:** January 24, 2007, 14:30 »

boy geopappas, where do you scrounge your info.

I hereby crown you Microsoft correspondent on microstockgroup.com

GeoPappas · « **Reply #12 on:** January 24, 2007, 15:52 »

Quote from: leaf on January 24, 2007, 14:30

I hereby crown you Microsoft correspondent on microstockgroup.com

Cool, do I get a new badge with that title?

CJPhoto · « **Reply #13 on:** January 27, 2007, 18:12 »

uploaded 10 to SS and 15 to StockXpert

One failure at SS and it didn't remove duplicates - not a problem for SS but notices when I saw how long my keyword list was at StockXpert

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