Import IPTC

I am starting to learn Lightroom. I have the Lightroom 2 book by Martin Evening. I have tried to read and take notes on basic Lightroom set up, importing and organizing photos etc... There is a lot to go through. I have not found yet (or missed) one of my most serious questions. When you import photos into Lightroom. (I have a Nikon D100 Camera with Nikon View) This means for my version of Nikon View I can attach extra data like KEYWORDS, CAPTION, PLACE to every individual photo by the IPTC field within Nikon or Nikon View. My million dollar question is: Will all this IPTC information transfer into Lightroom when I import pictures? I mean automatically, not having to go into Lightroom after import and manually fill out a data field for each picture that was imported. (Each picture being imported into Lightroom will automatically have it's KEYWORDS, CAPTION, PLACE(or IPTC fields) transfered into Lightrooms data field right after being imported.) (If all has been arranged right in Lightroom beforehand) I can't find this answered anywhere in the book. Maybe it is taken for granted you know this, or maybe I missed it, or maybe it's kind of implied. If Lightroom does not do this. Is there a plug in for Lightroom that will do it? Or is there another program that can do it? I have a lot of pictures digital and film and I do not, or can not take the time to do this by hand. Please, I love this book, I love Lightroom. The book is beginning to teach me everything about Lightroom. This is one big thing I can not find out about. My computer will not support Lightroom so I would have to get another computer etc... for it in the future. So at this time it is no use to ask these questions. But anything else you might need to know, ask! Thank You so much for help!

Sandy,
As I don't know or own Nikon View, I can't give you a definitive answer. But yes, in general, LR will import IPTC data and record it in the catalog along with your image. If you like, post a sample image here and I will import it into LR and show you what's been recognized as Metadata from it.
Beat Gossweiler
Switzerland

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Has anyone found a way to accomplish this?
Simply put I wish to add iptc metadata into images already in my Aperture database hopefully in an automated fashion from some kind of data file.

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http://allan.hise.org/ApertureCustomMetadata.html
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Importing IPTC keywords into iPhoto

I have >10,000 photos from my research project with imbedded metadata including four keywords. These are in the IPTC field separated by commas.
keyword_1, keyword_2, keyword_3, keyword_4
When I import these into iPhoto I get a single keyword
keyword_1, keyword_2, keyword_3, keyword_4
If I click to edit this keyword, it immediately is broken into four separate keywords plus the original one.
keyword_1, keyword_2, keyword_3, keyword_4
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keyword_3
keyword_4
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I tried using semicolons to separate the keywords.
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This failed as it just gave me a single keyword that no longer was automatically edited upon clicking.

Hi Phil,
I originally started this on your ExifTool forum. A chap there graciously provided, and helped to refine, a script using ExifTool which has me 95% of the way to my goal.
I'm not a programmer so my understanding of the script is incomplete. It first extracts the data from a csv file and then uses ExifTool to write that data to the jpg files. I copied what I believe to be the relevant sections hoping that maybe someone here could spot the error.
PHYLUM_CSV=`grep ${BASEIMAGE} "${RUBRICFILE}" | cut -d , -f 9`
CLASS_CSV=`grep ${BASEIMAGE} "${RUBRICFILE}" | cut -d , -f 10`
ORDER_CSV=`grep ${BASEIMAGE} "${RUBRICFILE}" | cut -d , -f 11`
FAMILY_CSV=`grep ${BASEIMAGE} "${RUBRICFILE}" | cut -d , -f 12`
KEYWORDS_CSV="1_PHYLUM_${PHYLUM_CSV}, 2_CLASS_${CLASS_CSV}, 3_ORDER_${ORDER_CSV}, 4_FAMILY_${FAMILY_CSV}, 5_GENUS_${GENUS_CSV}, 6_SPECIES_${SPECIES_CSV}"
fi
CAPTION_ABSTRACT_F=`exiftool -s -s -s -caption-abstract "${FILESPEC}"`
KEYWORDS_F=`exiftool -s -s -s -caption-abstract "${FILESPEC}"`
SUBJECT_F=`exiftool -s -s -s -caption-abstract "${FILESPEC}"`
exiftool -m -P -overwrite_original_in_place \
-keywords="${KEYWORDS_CSV}" \
-subject="${KEYWORDS_CSV}" \
"${FILESPEC}"
Here is part of the ExifTool output for one of the files processed with the script. I edited out parts which I thought irrelevant.
bash-3.2$ exiftool -g 0M9I5019.jpg | less -i
---- ExifTool ----
ExifTool Version Number : 8.50
---- File ----
File Name : 0M9I5019.jpg
Directory : .
File Size : 527 kB
File Modification Date/Time : 2003:11:01 20:54:18-05:00
File Permissions : rwx------
File Type : JPEG
MIME Type : image/jpeg
Exif Byte Order : Big-endian (Motorola, MM)
Current IPTC Digest : e6ec6c038fb4c40ebc0252d089a24f1e
---- IPTC ----
Object Name : 0M9I5019, Petrosia (Petrosia) sp. 1895
Keywords : 1_PHYLUM_Porifera, 2_CLASS_Demospongiae, 3_ORDER_Haplosclerida, 4_FAMILY_Petrosiidae, 5_GENUS_Petrosia (Petrosia), 6_SPECIES_sp. 1895
Caption-Abstract : Malaysia, depth 10, depth range 6-10m, wet weight 1168
Application Record Version : 4
---- XMP ----
XMP Toolkit : Image::ExifTool 8.50
Location : 04 20.67N, 113 53.76E
Description : Malaysia, depth 10, depth range 6-10m, wet weight 1168
Subject : 1_PHYLUM_Porifera, 2_CLASS_Demospongiae, 3_ORDER_Haplosclerida, 4_FAMILY_Petrosiidae, 5_GENUS_Petrosia (Petrosia), 6_SPECIES_sp. 1895
Title : 0M9I5019, Petrosia (Petrosia) sp. 1895
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I added the 1_PHYLUM_, etc tags so that the keywords would sort in the correct order in iPhoto.
Strangely enough, the keywords are imported into Picasa as individual keywords but sort in reverse order.
I'm studying your exiftool faq now.
Thanks,
Paul

Importing IPTC data into LR database

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Updating MetaData from Original Masters Possible?

Hi,
I spend hours (well, most of a day) importing my 13k+ stock library into Aperture after switching to Mac. I used to use Extensis Portfolio on Windows to catalogue my finished files.
Well, it's my own fault for not checking as i was going through all this (I assumed Aperture would be at least as intelligent as Extensis Portfolio), but Aperture seems to be very, very picky about what it recognises as valid IPTC information.
Now, all my images have been IPTC tagged using various versions of Photoshop over the years, but many of them seem to have lost their Description (Caption in Aperture) field during the import.
I have now fixed the problem files by using Graphic Converter to go through my entire collection and resave all the TIFs - which seems to solve the problem (openeing them in PS CS3 and saving them again, doesn't make the issue go away with older files, although new PS CS3 files work fine when imported).
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I have to say - I'm not terribly impressed by Aperture stumbling over such a fundamental thing as importing IPTC data - Extensis Portfolio has no problem extracting IPTC data from just about any version of Photoshop.
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Help with Caption Buddy please...!

Has anyone out there had any luck using Caption Buddy:
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I'm shifting around 2000 photos from my PC to iPhoto, and loved that there was some way (however inconvenient) of importing the info I had spent numerous hours already typing out.
Problem is, I had Caption Buddy working on a trial run a few days ago, but today, after having moved all the photos to my Mac, the script just doesn't want to work!
The IPTC info is definitely there - I've checked it out with Graphic Converter, Image Info and Adobe Bridge. Even Preview is showing that the data exists. But Caption Buddy just doesn't want to play nice.
Of course, it likes some photos, just not the ones I need to import. There is a sample image that is included with Image Info when you download it, and Caption Buddy picks that info up just fine. It just hates my photos!
Maybe the world is just plain out to get me!
Anyone have a fancy trick that might explain why Caption Buddy is not working? Or if not, does anyone have a different way of translating IPTC captions to iPhoto comments?
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Peter

I've fixed the problem, so for anyone who has issues using Caption Buddy, this solution might work for you:
If you've imported photos that aren't being recognized properly by Caption Buddy, try opening a browser window in Graphic Converter, find the photos (the originals, not those in your iPhoto library folder) and use one of Graphic Converter's lossless editing tools on the images. This could be as simple as rotating the image, flipping the image, or adjusting the resolution value in the image header (even if you adjust it to the same value as you already had). Re-import the images into iPhoto, and try Caption Buddy again!
For some reason, this simple method worked for me. Maybe the image headers just needed re-writing.
Have fun!
Peter

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Last year I tried out Aperture and found that it was able to see the 'IPTC legacy Contact' field. This is important for me, as it corresponds to the field "People" in the wonderful iView programme that I've been using for ever. It lists the people on my images. Recently when I upgraded to Mountain Lion, this old program stopped working however. And so I decided to buy a fresh Aperture, and import my pictures.
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This XMP:People field is equal to the IPTC:Contact (legacy) field, and in iView it is used to list the people on the image.
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Is this is a known bug, where can I see a list of other known bugs in metadata handling?
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Another question: in iView, I was used to being able to merge the metadata that I had entered with the fields in the file, where either information in the file or in iView would 'win' in the merger. How should I do such an operation in Aperture?

Same here. I checked on my iMac and an MBP in Aperture 3.4.1, MacOS X 10,8.2, and I see the same. Aperture exports the legacy contacts field, but it does not show it in the versions when importing an image.
However, when I check the imported original/master image file, the IPTC field is not erased - the version just does not reflect the data stored in the legacy contacts field.
Something else I notice, is that when I fill in the name of a face, this name is added as one of the IPTC Keywords.
.. so should I try to copy my "XMP:People" = "IPTC:Contact" (the two are equal) to the Keywords?
Keywords? or do you mean IPTC tags? The keywords are a special kind of metadata tags, and I do not see the "faces" names in the Aperture keywords. In which tag do you see them?
if you want to use another IPTC field to store the Contact info, I'd recommend to copy your info to one of the metadata fieldds, that are not marked as "legacy". Any feature labelled "legacy" is likely not to be supported in the near future.
Is this is a known bug, where can I see a list of other known bugs in metadata handling?
I have not seen this bug reported before, and do not know of any list of known bugs.
How soon it will be fixed? And will I then be able re-read my metadata from the original files?
Write a bug-report to Apple: http://www.apple.com/feedback/aperture.html
They should be told, that users still depend on this legacy tag, otherwise the chances are slim that they will bother to fix it - the name "legacy" clearly indicates that this metadata tag is doomed and only supported for compatibility reasons.
Your imported originals/masters still have this field and carry the data - at least mine do - so you might consider to write an Automator service to access them with a shell script using exiftool.
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in iView, I was used to being able to merge the metadata that I had entered with the fields in the file
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Just some thoughts - sorry that I do not have a solution for your problem
Regards
Léonie

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When I import my files the keywords are always imported and put into the top of the keyword directory instead of nested in folders I have organised in the keyword HUD. To solve this I have to remove all the new keywords, then import my IPTC metadata using iView Media Pro and the excellent Annoture.
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Importing .xmp sidecar file doesn't populate IPTC info??

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I'd expect CS2 to ignore CS1 panels so I doubt that's the issue. Panels don't interfere with each other--they just offer different views of the data. In any case, move the extra panels to your desktop and see what happens.
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this is my first post, after using Aperture on a casual basis for 7 months.
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I was hoping the the "metadata improvments" that Apple delivered with Aperture v.1.1 would include the ability to import legacy files with IPTC and XMP metadata embedded by Photoshop, iView, Photo Mechanic, and other similar programs.
Unless I am missing something that ability is still not a part of the Aperture program.
I really like Aperture and think Apple has got many things right in the new program. I would like to make it my primary tool for digital image management. That would require the ability to read into the Aperture Library the metadadta written by other programs.
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Gilles-
I think your problem is likely that you have the option to stack the copy with the original turned on. First, right-click on one of these photos and go to the stacking menu. If Unstack is not grayed out then you have a stack -- select Unstack to reveal all copies.
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I'm importing some film scans and files created from digital cameras into my Aperture library. Most of them already have IPTC matadata added, this would have been done when the scans or JPGs were originally made.
I'm having trouble where the IPTC date and XMP are different. This will be because the IPTC date is the date the image was taken while the XMP date is the date the file was created. Aperture always wants to use the XMP date which is invariably the wrong date!
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I have just purchased MetaData Browser, an iPad/iPhone app which allows me to see the metadata actually copied to device. Most all of the data is there EXCEPT the photo's File Name, Version Name, Caption and a few other IPTC fields. This additional data is on the original picture stored in my Aperture library on my MacBook. Why would these fields be excluded in the transfer process? Guess I'll have to take this up with Apple directly. Of course, even with this data included, Apple's Photos app does not recognize ANY of the metadata or make it available to the user in any form.

Iptc and xmp, data important for organizing photos?

HI, I keep encountering these two acronyms (IPTC and XMP) while working with my photos in Aperture. Are these data important, should I be doing anything with it? Essentially what I am doing is, after importing photos from iPhoto, I am filing to Folders, Projects, and Albums (some Smart). Thanks

Astechman,
EXIF (which you didn't ask about) is Exchangable Interchange Format, and those fields are generally physical attributes about your photos, as recorded by your camera. Things like date/time, aperture, shutter speed, etc. Some people like to think they should be able to change those, but that doesn't make any sense (except if your camera's clock is wrong.)
IPTC (International Press Telecommunications Council) data is used in digital media as metadata for the author to put things. These include things like keywords, location narratives, copyright notice, photographer name. I.e., things that don't have anything to do with the camera or the physical attributes of the photo, but about the subject/content of the photo or the photographer.
XMP adds onto IPTC, and is often associated with a "sidecar" file, in which a digital asset manager system (DAMS) saves extra metadata to such a file. (Aperture is a DAMS, but it does not use sidecar files; it keeps data like that within the library.)
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