Adding text to iPhoto picture collection for genealogy purposes

I have over 1,000 old family photos that I'd like to label permanently with respect to year, people in the picture, location, etc. I know I can add a caption on iPhoto, but if I make a copy of the photos for other people in my family to view, how can I make sure that the text file comes up with the proper photo so that when they view it on whatever picture organization system they might have on their PCs (such as Picasa), they can see the details of the photo without a lot of effort. Is it possible to use a text watermark in this case? Or is there a simpler method that doesn't require that I open the photos into another editor like Photoshop? Please give me some suggestions! Thanks.

I know I can add a caption on iPhoto, but if I make a copy of the photos for other people in my family to view, how can I make sure that the text file comes up with the proper photo so that when they view it on whatever picture organization system they might have on their PCs (such as Picasa), they can see the details of the photo without a lot of effort.
Select the pics in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. In the resulting window check the box at Titles and keywords and the Titles, keywords +and captions+ (tho' not explicitly mentioned in the export window) will be written to the metadata of the files, which will be picked up by any photo app on any system.
Is it possible to use a text watermark in this case?
iPhoto has no ability to put text onto a photo. For that you'll need an external editor. In order of price here are some suggestions:
Seashore (free)
_[The Gimp|http://www.gimp.org/macintosh>_ also free
Graphic Coverter ($45 approx)
Acorn ($50 approx)
[Pixelmator|http://www.pixelmator.com> ($60 approx.)
Photoshop Elements ($75 approx)
There are many, many other options. Search on MacUpdate.
You can set Photoshop (or any image editor) as an external editor in iPhoto. (Preferences -> General -> Edit Photo: Choose from the Drop Down Menu.) This way, when you double click a pic to edit in iPhoto it will open automatically in Photoshop or your Image Editor, and when you save it it's sent back to iPhoto automatically. This is the only way that edits made in another application will be displayed in iPhoto.
Regards
TD

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