Exporting Raw with metadata ***?

When is Apple going to figure out that MOST publications require raw files or DNG's with META-DATA embeded? How the heck are we supposed to export our raw files with META-DATA????????/
It seems to me that Aperture does most other things well, but this is a serious flaw.

If you want to embed IPTC caption info into your RAW file, you might want to consider Camera Bits, "Photo Mechanic."
It can be used to write IPTC caption and other fields directly to the RAW photo. It can also be used to do the same to jpeg photos without adding a generation of jpeg to the photo. You can make all the changes to the IPTC text you want as many times as you want without opening the photo.
The program is a favorite among photojournalist and I still use it with Aperture.
Apple claims that Aperture's inability to save IPTC info to the file is a feature when it is one of its biggest drawbacks.
Aperture's mission statement of "Aperture never touches the original file" needs to change to "Aperture never touches the original PHOTO"
I WANT to save my caption and copyright info into the the original file, not a separate sidecar that can be lost and editors don't know what to do with.
PowerBook G4 Mac OS X (10.4.9)

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is it possible to export a raw image from aperture with the settings applied in aperture (either as dng, if imported as such, or with xmp sidecar file)? i only see export options for a version (tiff, jpg, etc) or original (as shot or originally imported). but what if i decide i don't like aperture and want to go over to lightroom or back to bridge ACR or any other system?
aperture isn't what i want it be yet, and although i have hopes that it will be soon, i don't like the idea of spending a lot of time applying settings that i will lose if i decide later to move to a different program (lightroom, etc) later.
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that really is a big commitment then... for something that is in my mind severely flawed and only a work in progress. and incredibly slow not to mention. i spent a lot of time on some vacation photos recently, not even a job, and now i feel those photos are going to be forever stuck in there if i later decide to abandon aperture.
i think it's going to be a duke out between lightroom and aperture, but at least a migration from my current workflow - bridge/acr - will be a two way street with lightroom. (actually, currently lightroom is unalbe to write to dng files, which is amazing since it is an adobe creation, right? but at least they are aware of the issue and have rightfully called their program a beta version).

Adding and /exporting/ image with Metadata problem

i have been able to add metadata to an image i need to publish but for some reason i am having a problem figuring out how to export this metada with the image.
i see i have an option to export as original or as version. does this affect whether metada has been exported?
also, can i export as PNG as get the metadata in the image or do i have to use something like jpg for some reason?
finally, is there a way to verify that the metadata has been exported along with the image to my desktop before i upload to the web?! it seems really sort of odd to have to re-import the image into Aperture to test the exported image to see if the metadata is there. i mean, i am glad i just did this with the image and metadata that i exported b/c the metadata is not there but it seems like this could be simpler.
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What export preset are you using? Did you check the box to include metadata. This is all in the manual. PNG has poor support for metadata so you're best sticking to Jpeg. You can check for the metadata in Preview, or an of a 100 other photo apps.
Regards
TD

Exporting version with metadata

Hi there,
this is probably an easy question. If I have a file (RAW or JPG), make some changes on it using aperture, including changes in the metadata such as adding tags and possibly GPS data, then how do I export the edited version so that the metadata of the export reflects the changes I have made within aperture?
Currently I command click on the photo and ask to "export version". I select the "JPG - original size" option, which, upon inspection, has the box "include metadata" ticked. But the exported file only has the metadata that came from the camera. Keywords are always gone and GPS data is often (?) gone.
Can anybody help me with this?
Thanks a lot,
Gil

Apologies. Just found an earlier thread which deals with this bug in aperture:
http://discussions.apple.com/thread.jspa?threadID=1674375&tstart=0
Gil

How to export date with metadata

How do I include date when exporting metadata (not with the image).
I can't get Aperture (3.1.2) to export any kind of date. It shows the date field field, but the value is blank. Using Automator I can extract and export IXIF date which includes the time. I'd like to be able to export the date without the time code.
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In the Metadata tab of the Inspector, choose IPTC Core. Then, in the Image brick, click in the Date Created field to set it. See if the date now exports with your metadata.
Let us know if that works. Thanks

Exporting photos with metadata

I have exported my photos but the Create date is the date that I exported - i.e. I have lost all the meta data regarding the time and date the picture as taken. What is the option that I need to tick for this data to be exported such that my photos retain their original create date?
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James

James
Select the file in the iPhoto Window and go File -> Export. In the resulting dialogue have the option to write the tags, captions, titles and location metadata to the file.
The date and time data is written to the file anyway.
but the Create date is the date that I exported
Are you looking with the Finder? The date and time on the photograph is contained in the Exif metadata. The Finder is unaware of Exif and shows you the date and time of the file. View the pic with an app that is Exif aware.
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I would like to use Aperture 3 for reviewing video footage from my SLR and adding notes, ratings, etc. Has anyone come up with a way to get this metadata exported from Aperture and imported into Final Cut Pro? I can export a simple tab-delimited file from Aperture, but is there a way to get that in a form where it can become a bin in Final Cut Pro. (I think Batch List import in FCP will only work for capturing stuff from tape -- my clips already exist on the hard drive.)

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So is there a way to export an OMF that points to the original audiofiles, instead of writing new ones? Or some other way to keep the original meta data of the file?

Not sure what metadata your sound designer is looking for, but try not "encapsolating audio." I believe you have to manually locate your audio files and reconnect them when you send it to ProTools. Also, I've also had better experiences outputting OMFs from Audition. Send you sequence to Audition and then create your OMF from there.

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Exporting File Name to "Raw Data" Metadata

At one time I was able to export a file's original file name in the "Raw Data" area of the metadata. I seem to have lost that ability in LR 4. I find this useful when a client renames a file and then wants me to find the original. I would open the file in Photoshop (or even a word processor) and the original name would be in the Raw Data area in File Info.
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Hi John, Thanks for your reply. I actually use Metadata Wrangler, but there is no "copy original file name into metadata" switch that I can see. And when you ask it to export all metadata, it actually doesn't.
After several hours of testing I've found the culprit. Lightroom does not export all the metadata if you save it to a JPEG file, even if you tell it to. Neither does Photoshop's "Save for Web" even if you tell it to save all metadata. Both lose the field with the original file name (see my first post above).
But if you export the file to Photoshop using the "CMD + E" command, Photoshop gets all the metadata. If you then "Save As" a JPEG, the original file name travels to the newly created JPEG file. It's there in the metadata. If you then do the same thing with "Save for Web" with "metadata" "all" you lose the file name field.
So since you are asking all these programs to "save all metadata" and they don't, I would consider that a bug.
Wouldn't you?

In iPhoto, how can I export images with the metadata - including the title and caption information - intact as part of the image?

In iPhoto, how can I export images with the metadata — including the title and caption information — intact as part of the image?

Check those boxes in the export dialogue - Exporting From iPhoto
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I have original photos that states the time taken and all other datas of my camera but once I edited and export from aperture, the new photos do not have the original metadata in it anymore. Is it possible to export photos with the original/master metadata?

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How can you backup your original lightroom 1.0 files to an external drive so you can completely restore data if computer dies? or want to transfer to 2nd computer?
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Aperture has a one click vault feature-copying all to external drive.

LR can be set-up yo back-up the dB on a regular basis. The images you should be already backing up. That is all you need at a minimum.
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