Iptc:categories is a 3 characters field that was used by associated press.Īre you talking about the one you can display in "edit iptc" window, kategorien ? "Category" is the name of the tool that permits all these stepsįirst, set your own options in "Match" (Ubereinsstimmungen) menu, at the top of this pane.Ĭtrl-Click to select more than one category Photos having correspondind categories(=keywords) are shown. Select a (not empty) category in "Categories filter" (*) Categories count is updated (see categories filter) and keywords are saved. If you use only xnviewmp for tagging, with export options enabled, obviously it's not necessary to import anything, xnviewmp handles it's database automatically. XnViewMp "Settings >Metadata > Export options" are used to enable keywords writing into embedded metadata as standard method for saving keywords. Then, you can use "Categories filter" pane, and select items to display corresponding photos. "Import folders" button in XnViewMP is used when keywords are written by another software, in order to build the internal database (Catalog)
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IPTC:keywords (or XMP:subject as well ) is the standardized way to save embedded keywords in files.Īny software should be able to read and write these keywords. There is in the IPTC Fields a folder called "Schlüsselwörter (german) / keywords" - if I import the keywords from Adobe PS Elements they are shown there.
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The only question would be - if necessary - how to change the categories in the old files to keywords or to find a way to select / filter categories and keywords.īut thank you so much for explanation, thats really big support. If I do that in Adobe and then import the files they are written in IPTC keywords.Īnyhow I think for organizing the files I should stick to XN View but maybe change to write keywords not categories. In my settings it is defined to create IPTC as well as XMP Metadates.Ģ) For raw files, check "update or create sidecar xmp". An old iptc metadata is called category.
Got it - but in XNVIEWMP there is in the IPTC Fields a folder called "Schlüsselwörter (german) / keywords" - if I import the keywords from Adobe PS Elements they are shown there.įrom 2013 on I just worked with XN View and there with categories in IPTC, and all are written in the IPTC. The tags will be read and added in categories of XnViewMP catalog.ĭear Michel - Thank you so much / Merci Beaucoup In Settings > Catalog, use "Import Folder" button. If you have many photos tagged with other softwares, you can set XnViewMP to read the tags (settings > Metadata > Import.
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Select files, click on "View > Update files from catalog" (the catalog IS the categories database, and it will update your photos by writng keywords) (you need to know what you want)Ģ) For raw files, check "update or create sidecar xmp" If you have a lot of photos having categories, but where export option was not enabled, you'll have to force XnViewMP to write keywords.ġ) For jpeg's, check "export.", check "create iptc" or "create xmp" or both. ", and check "create xmp", then adding a category to a photo will WRITE xmp keywords. In Settings > metadata, if you check "export categories to. "Categories" in XnViewMP is a tool designed to manage a database (filter, search. in XnViewMP "tag" is a marking feature, no metadata corresponding. Many kinds of metadata keywords are possible (exif kw, iptc kw, xmp kw, xmp sidecar kw, xmp hierarchical kw)
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Yes I searched first and I have read some of the manuals although not yet completely AND did a Google search.- in most softwares, "tag" means "keyword"
I can create them all day long but cannot add anything nor figure a good way to use them I am not finding any real info about sets. STRIP the categories from incoming photosĪnd sets. Maintaining a list of MY categories withouts being bombed by data from others as I unpack their photos and art So can someone explain or point me to instructions for and I can only delete them one at a time which is useless as they will just reappear next time I touch that folder What is a good strategy for managing categories? I know how to make a list with sub categories but if someone sends me (say) 100 photos, as soon as I open the folder my category list is LOADED with other people's categories that have no meaning in my work flow
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