Metadata Comments unavailable

I know I must have missed something simple in LR3.2 but can anyone explain to me why I cannot enter comments in that section provided in the Metadata section in the Library but get the written message "Selected service does not support comments"? I've tried the forums and various books but no one seems to explain this. Thanks for any help.

DJ-G wrote:
I'ts a shame that the EXIF User Comment is not available for editing. Is that because you would have to write to the image file? It's not even displayed.
I just checked that its readable from a NEF, and writable to a JPEG (via ExifTool) - it appears to my semi-trained eye to be standard EXIF metadata.
I think this is just an Adobe omission - I suggest submitting a feature request.
In the mean time, it is supported by ExifMeta (a plugin - new version coming out soon), as well as NxTooey (a new version of that coming out soon too).
Rob

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Blog 'Comments' Unavailable to Others....

My iWeb blog is working fine for me, but I am hearing from people that they aren't able to post 'Comments' in it. Another has told me that she can't open it (from her Outlook Express).
Any thoughts or suggestions would be appreciated.
Thanks!
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I had to republish all after this happened to me. Also might want to have your guests viewing on a PC use firefox instead of IE. Good luck!

CS4 Project metadata columns `comment'

PLEASE DISREGARD
Of course as soon as I posted the question below I found how to use that
comment field. And the perfect little tutorial that tells all about it:
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CS4
How is the `comment' field in metadata dialog used?
Found here:
Flyout menu of project panel / Metadata Display / Premiere Project Metadata / comment <=
Can comments be inserted per media item somehow?
If not with that `comment' field then is there any way to register a note or comment about individual clips?

If you click on file/file info you can enter what ever you want in description. This field and keywords (tags) can be read in Windows Explorer.

Multiple Libraries & duplicates

I am sure that my problem is common so hopefully this post will help other people solve similar problems. It may have been answered in other posts although nothing has popped out as a clear and concise way to solve how to deal with multiple libraries and duplicate pictures.
I have over the years created, edited and merged various iPhoto libraries. I now have such a mess of pictures and libraries I don't know what to do to organize them all. The smallest library is about 10GB, the largest about 45GB. I purchased iPhoto Library Manager and Duplicate Annihilator. I have attempted to merge some of the libraries but that didn't work that well. It created yet another library and more duplicates. I then (foolishly) attempted to drag and drop a library file and that created extra pics like thumbnails of the all the faces.
So is there an easier way that sifting thru about 30,000 images?
Do I deal with the duplicates in each separate library first, then merge and do it again. Or attempt a total merge, then scan for duplicates?
Another approach I thought about is to work directly with the originals in the library contents.
I am lucky that I haven't spent too much time with albums, books etc. There is some metadata (comments, maps and faces), but nothing to serious.

Try using a free tool, ExifRenamer (http://www.qdev.de/?location=mac/exifrenamer)
Do not use this tool on files inside of iPhoto Library. You can use the tool only with originals, in simple file format. So you probably need to export the files from iPhoto first before using the tool.
It renames photo/video file names to date/time they were taken. You'd drop a folder containing the files onto ExifRenamer icon, and the files will be renamed. Pretty simple. You can specify the format of file name and other settings to your preference first. Once the files are renamed, you'd drop them into folders based on year/quarter/month.
Basically you'd reorganize the files in this folder structure
2009_01
2009_02
2010_03
Or you could work with
2009-q1 (for Jan - March)
2009-q2 (for Apr - June)
As you are dropping the renamed files into their directories, you may be asked to overwrite files, which you should do.
Once you've renamed the files, you can reimport them into iPhoto Library. I recommend one iPhoto Library for 1 year. Maybe you could keep more years in 1 iPhoto Library. My personal preference is 1 iPhoto Library for 1 year.
Lastly, please make a good backup and test before proceeding. I recommend this.
-Let Time Machine run with iPhoto closed.
-Export all photos from iPhoto into a separate folder. This is for backup and not to be touched.
-Export all photos from iPhoto or duplicate the folder you created in previous step. Work with this folder when using ExifRenamer. Start working with small sets of files initially until you are comfortable.

Problem with backing up catalog in Elements Organizer 12 - help please

I am trying to do a full backup of my catalog in Organizer 12 (this is the first time have tried backup) and it is coming up with 0 bytes of data and gets error message 'Error encountered while writing files'. I have 1000+ files that I have imported to the organizer (with many 1000's to go), and I have used the Organizer to move photos/video around -- so I would think they are in the catalog. (I was trying to put the backup on the C drive -- is that causing any problem).
Elements12 is the first installation on this computer (using Windows 8.1). I have used previous versions on another computer (v3) and was able to handle everything on DVD's.
Also, is there any way to backup just the catalog (location of files, tags, metadata, comments, stars, and thumbnail etc), and not the full files? I will have over a terabyte for sure. Otherwise I will have to get another external hard drive to backup the catalog to. But I already backup all the photo/video files to an external hard drive.
I want to get all ironed out before I started extensive organizing and tagging, etc. I MUST be able to get a usable backup catalogue before I can spend the time I plan.
Thanks for any help;-)
photocrazy12(aka Barbara)

photocrazy12 a écrit:
I am trying to do a full backup of my catalog in Organizer 12 (this is the first time have tried backup) and it is coming up with 0 bytes of data and gets error message 'Error encountered while writing files'.
The first stage of the backup process tells you what is the size needed for the backup: how much space do you need ?
(I was trying to put the backup on the C drive -- is that causing any problem).
It's not recommended for safety and speed reasons, but that's not a reason in itself for your problem. The general rule is that you must store the backup on a separate folder; you must have enough free space (twice the size of the above calculation is recommended).
Also, is there any way to backup just the catalog (location of files, tags, metadata, comments, stars, and thumbnail etc), and not the full files? I will have over a terabyte for sure.
Yes, simply look for the locataion of your catalog in the Help menu, System Information, and copy the whole folder somewhere. Simply look at the total size of that folder.
I will have over a terabyte for sure.
Otherwise I will have to get another external hard drive to backup the catalog to. But I already backup all the photo/video files to an external hard drive.
If you already have a backup from an external software, be sure to have also a copy of your catalog, as mentionned above. But restoring to another computer or drive won't be easy and you'll have to 'reconnect' all your files. That's why the integrated backup system is highly recommended. I'd recomment using another external drive for that purpose.

File management questions with iPhoto 8

I am new to iPhoto, not just version 8. I need to understand a few basics about the Apple way of handling photos. First off let me say that I have a MacBook Pro and a Windows XP desktop pc. I just set up an external harddrive as my storage space for my photos. They were on my pc, but I want to take advantage of iPhoto and manage them via my mac laptop. So I formatted the external drive as a mac drive, purchased a copy of MacDrive so that my pc can read/write to this drive as well and transferred all of my photos to the external harddrive. 14 gigs. I suppose I should now delete them off my pc...
Before I moved my photos, I organized them all into appropriate folders, consolidating them and removing any duplicates that occured sometimes when I accidentally re-imported the same photos from my camera.
I imported the photos on my external harddrive into iPhoto's photo library, using the alias approach instead of having iPhoto make copies of the photos. (I don't need to waste yet another 14 gigs!) So now I have numerous Events, most of which relate directly to the folders I created for my photos. I noticed however that in some instances, iPhoto created multiple events for photos within the same folder.
Here are my questions...
If I merge events in iPhoto, I noticed my folders do not change. Am I just messing around with the aliases, sorta like creating playlists in iTunes? Is there any way to keep things in sync between my folders and my events, so that the contents of my folders match the contents of my events, or is this unwise or unnecessary?
If after I have imported my photos into iPhoto, what happens when I merge my folders of photos on my harddrive, outside of iPhoto? Does iPhoto keep up or do I have to somehow update my iPhoto library? Refresh it? What happens when I add more photos, say with my pc? Do I have to import the new folders of photos into iPhoto each time?
I also have a question about keywords. From the demo movie I watched on apple.com, I saw that one can search for photos using keywords. In the demo, the presenter typed the name of a person and all the pictures of that person appeared. If I want to do this, does this mean I have to add for example the keyword "David" to every picture David is in? Can the name simply appear in the title for the photo and still get picked up within the search results? Is there an easy way to assign keywords to multiple photos at the same time?
Thanks for helping me start out on the right foot!
Paul

Dani:
You don't have to duplicate photos when using iPhoto in it normal, copy to library, mode. Once you import the files you can delete the ones used to import. However, if you're a professional then you've probably read the DAM book, Digital Asset Management, and it implies multiple backup copies.
Files imported in the alias mode retain the color profile that was added by the camera. If you edit in iPhoto then the resulting modified will will have a default profile. In my case the profile went from sRGB IEC1966-2.1 to Camera RGB Profile. But if you use Photoshop as your editor of choice in iPhoto you can manage the profile with it.
I like iPhoto 7 much more than 6. It's editing capabilities are much improved but still no match for PS. It also writes the metadata, comments, keywords and title to the file when exporting. It also allows you to modify the EXIF Capture Date and write it to the original file.
As with any application you must have backups and backups. Also always keep a minimum of 10 GB free space, 15 or more if you'll be doing some heavy editing with PS or work with video. That's important. So that means an external FW hard drive or two for redundancy backups. That is if you're serious about it.
Do you Twango?
TIP: For insurance against the iPhoto database corruption that many users have experienced I recommend making a backup copy of the Library6.iPhoto database file and keep it current. If problems crop up where iPhoto suddenly can't see any photos or thinks there are no photos in the library, replacing the working Library6.iPhoto file with the backup will often get the library back. By keeping it current I mean backup after each import and/or any serious editing or work on books, slideshows, calendars, cards, etc. That insures that if a problem pops up and you do need to replace the database file, you'll retain all those efforts. It doesn't take long to make the backup and it's good insurance.
I've written an Automator workflow application (requires Tiger), iPhoto dB File Backup, that will copy the selected Library6.iPhoto file from your iPhoto Library folder to the Pictures folder, replacing any previous version of it. It's compatible with iPhoto 08 libraries. You can download it at Toad's Cellar. Be sure to read the Read Me pdf file.

Errors when Exporting PDF to various formats

I have a 231 Page PDF that consists of text, scanned images/pages of text, metadata, comments and hidden text. The document is a company manual/handbook. I am working on a project to pull all this into InDesign in order to make the document easily and quickly editable. The problem is that the original PDF was created with Word with all the elements I've listed and the main problem being the scanned pages of text (from previous versions of the manual) just inserted in word before being exported. So, I can't just copy and paste everything into InDesign because a lot of the text is actually scanned pages.
Originally, I got around this by running the OCR Engine and then Command-A > Command-C, etc. The problem there is that the formatting is completely messed up. Line breaks all over, etc. I removed all formatting (including line breaks) by copying and pasting all of the text into Safari's Google search box and then copying/pasting that back into Word (which will eventually simply serve as the file InDesign pulls the text from). Now I'm going through adding in text formatting (paragraph breaks, etc.) by flipping pages of the original manual while hitting "Enter" in Word.
Now, I see a feature in Acrobat 9 Pro that allows me to export to Word, RTF, etc. However, I keep getting some errors. I've managed to get rid of all but one - Bad Fonts. Adobe pops up this "Bad Font" error and tells me the file has not been saved. Additionally, I've managed to get through 116 pages of the document saving process when exporting to "Text - Accessible" and then Acrobat 9 Pro just quits.
Any thoughts on how to get around this error or fix it? Any other time saving tips?
Thanks

Hello,
It seems that the problem is related to particular PDF file.
1. Try running OCR on it via Tools -> Text Recognition -> In This File, and then convert the file.
2. Print the file to Adobe PDF printer and then try to Export it into Excel.
Regards,
Anoop

IPhoto '11 referenced library problems

I have a huge iPhoto library containing 40 000+ images, as well as a large amount of metadata (comments, Faces,...). Since I need to read-access the image files with other software, I use a referenced library.
Everything was fine until the day I decided to upgrade for a larger HD. So I simply restored full content of my old drive on the new drive using a TimeMachine backup. Nothing else was modified (no directory structure changes, not even the volume name).
Since then, the problems. Essentially, references to the original files are lost: Thumbnails are OK, but upon accessing the larger view, iPhoto asks me to locate the file... After having done so, other pics would load nice, but nothing would stick upon a quit and relaunch of iPhoto... (Funnily, this happens only for pics that were imported *after* I upgraded from iPhoto '08 to iPhoto '11).
I tried many things: rebuilding the database, rebuilding the database on the older drive prior to backup, etc... Nothing would help.
So, my questions:
* Whad did I do wrong?
* Is there a way to "repair" file references? (That should be a fairly obvious functionality of database rebuilding)
* Is hacking into the Library.apdb file part of the officially supported solutions?
Obviously, recreating a new iPhoto library is not an option for me, due to the amount of metadata in my library that I don't know how to transfer. Also, I don't consider upgrading to Aperture, which is just too complex and loaded of features which are totally useless to me.
Running Lion and latest iPhoto update.
Thanks!

YES!!!
I finally managed to recover my iPhoto library!
But it was not easy. I had to hack into the database file to put up things right.
After a significant amount of trial-and-error, here is the procedure I came to, which finally worked for me (use at your own risk):
0. Make sure you make enough backups so as to revert to the previous state if something goes wrong!
1. Make a copy of your iPhoto Library [Show Package Contents]/Database/apdb/Library.apdb to your desktop.
This file contains most of the data involved for managing your iPhoto data.
2. Open this file using a SQLite database manager.
I used Navicat 9.1, which has nice import-export features. For direct editing, Base 2.0 is may be easier.
3. Open the table RKMaster.
This table contains all records for the individual pics of your library.
4. Correct the path of each of your pic files in the imagePath column to their current filepath.
This contains the path of your pic files at the time they were imported, and is not updated by iPhoto even though you have moved your pic files somewhere else.
If you have several thousands of paths to correct, a good idea is to export this column to a text file (also including the modelId column for referencing), and to correct paths using the substring Search&Replace function of your favorite text editor. Be sure to re-import the corrected data properly using the modelId column as references.
5. If needed, correct in the same manner the content of the fileVolumeUuid column to the value of the drive currently containing your picfiles.
If needed, obtain this value considering a pic which was recently imported from that drive.
6. If your drive name was modified, also correct its name in the name column of the RKVolume table.
Identify the proper record by considering its uuid previously obtained.
7. If you're happy with your work, quit the database managing program and put Library.apdb back in its original location inside your iPhoto Library.
Keep the older somewhere in case something goes wrong.
8. Run iPhoto to see if your work is successful!
At this point, you might consider rebuilding the Photo Library (hold alt-cmd while launching iPhoto) and choose Repair the iPhoto Library Database (Be sure to leave the Rebuild the iPhoto Library Database from automatic backup unchecked!). This might correct some possible unconsistencies resulting from your edits. Also, a good thing might be to rebuild all thumbnails. If iPhoto does not bug you for locating files during that process, you have possibly done your work right! If not, back to step 1.
As said, this worked for me, with no visible inconsistencies or side effects to be noticed in the behavior of iPhoto (at least for now). But possibly some knowledgable people might comment and improve that process, and some database script guru might also help automating this. Please comment.
Lessons learned (How I understand the things as far as I know):
A. Library.apdb stores the initial drive and path of the pic files at the time they were imported. This is not modified as the files are moved around.
B. Some other data (BLOBs?) is used to track the files at their actual location. Therefore, it seems OK to move the pic files after they were imported.
C. Unfortunately, this other data is broken if the file is recreated (even with same content and location), for example with a file-based backup and restore (Time Machine).
D. In that case, iPhoto is unable to recover the file if its current drive and path does not match the one when the file was imported, stored in the database. Also there is no mechanism in iPhoto to correct this data.
E. Therefore, it is very important to import pic files in iPhoto only when these are already in their final location! If not, your iPhoto Library won't survive a TimeMachine backup and restore! (Possibly, a block-based drive backup could work... I don't know).
F. ...And Apple should really, really fix this issue! (By correcting the stored filepath and drive to the current file location at least when the database is repaired, and by offering at least some basic file reconnection options).
Hope this helps...
- Pascal

IPhoto not recognizing keywords created in CS3

I've added keywords to files (both psds and jpegs) I've created in Photoshop and Bridge (CS3). If I look at the file info in Finder, the keywords are there. But when I look at the info of the file in iPhoto, the keywords don't show. Also when I create a Smart Album to match the keywords, nothing shows.
Any ideas?

You shouldn't reverse engineer answers from your initial hypothesis
Not what I did. I searched on Google and found only references to jpeg and tiff supporting IPTC and none to psd. Have you tried that? I'm not sure that the Finder supports IPTC data, only limited Exif.
Why would photoshop be writing for the benefit of the Apple operating system when it's cross platform?
Because they're nice people? Or because both Oses support basic metadata comments?
Regards
TD

How to edit video files (mp4, avi ...) meta data (Title, author ...) ?

Hello all,
After transcoding a DVD into MP4 using Avidemux I would like to change the video meta data title so that it looks great when listed into my favorite portable video reader.
It seems Avidemux uses the file name as title, but do not provide any way to change it afterwards. I also know how to set the title using ffmpeg, but I do not want to re-encode the video each time I want to do that !
Does anybody know about a simple tool (command line or gui) to change MP4 and other video formats meta data such the movie title ?
Thank you very much for sharing your experience !
Cheers,
Chicha.

shtrom wrote:
Easytag works fine for MP4 files, but doesn't consider even showing AVI files in its list. I ended up using FFmpeg for similar purposes.
From what I've seen around, it seems to have supported command line arguments like "-title" or "-comment". My version (22511-1) does no like them. It however supports a generic "-metadata" argument.
ffmpeg -metadata title="TITLE" -metadata artist="ARTIST" -metadata date=DATE -metadata genre="GENRE" -metadata comment="COMMENT" -acodec copy -vcodec copy -i old.avi new.avi
The list of metadata names FFmpeg supported at some point in time (r20910, 2009-12-21) can be found here [0].
For some reason, my vlc (1.0.5-5) doesn't show them in the media information, but mplayer does.
[0] http://multimedia.cx/eggs/supplying-ffm … -metadata/
FFmpeg's metadata handling is in flux. If one builds an unpatched version from subversion right now, the metadata doesn't line up properly in some cases. This may be why VLC isn't seeing the data. It's for sure why MPD from Git is having trouble right now. The patch below fixes a lot of it. I added a comment on a bug report that I filed with FFmpeg previously to try to get them to commit it:
http://lists.mplayerhq.hu/pipermail/ffm … 83487.html

Notes: Projects - Albums - Folders

Is there a notes taking or description feature that allows descriptive notes to be attached to individual Projects, Albums or Folders?
With a large number of Projects, and in working with multiple drives, I indicate data I want to retain by very briefly stated changes in the Project/Album/Folder name, but this is really a compromise as it doesn't allow much clarity of info.
A great feature would be the ability to open the space for a few lines of text on a filename in order to be a future reference for info like content details, where used, date of sales, where transferred, etc.
If not a feature of Aperture 3, there a means for linking elsewhere to capture notes? At worst, I could start a file for notes where the reference would be the Aperture filename, but a link inside Aperture or even to an outside file would be very convenient tool.
How do others record relevant data for future reference on Aperture Projects/Albums/Folders?

DonLoveland wrote:
Kirby, this is very helpful.
Glad to help.
I was not previously aware of the Projects Info tab, so this is a great first step. I just upgraded to A3, may have been there in A2 but I didn't discover it.
According to the Apple "What's new" page, this is, indeed, new to Ap3. I never used a previous version.
As you suggested, I've created my own "status codes" so as to be standardized in checking off what I've done with individual projects.
Next recommendation (picked up from a helpful forum member): right-click in one of the text fields and select "Substitutions→Text Replacement". (I think you'll have to activate this with each launch of Aperture.) Then go to "System Preferences→Language & Text→Text" and add keyboard shortcuts for each of your status codes. This might seem cumbersome, but 1. it allows you to use longer status codes, and more importantly, 2. it ensures that there are no typos in your status codes.
What I've ended up with (still subject to change) is a long initial string coded as a series of "Not!Status" identifiers, where "Status" is each of the status parameters I track. This way it is easy to search either the Projects view or the Library tab for Projects which are not yet at a certain status. Then when the Project has reached a status, I simply double-click the "Not" and replace it with a space (which then lets me search for those Projects which have the selected status).
Project text searching is rudimentary. There are no operations allowed. The search is literal. Space characters are included.
I added a custom data field, "Comments" to the Metadata General section, it appears at the bottomof the fields group. I would like to rearrange this to be up near the top. A3 Help states that you can rearrange fields, but, I couldn't find any specifics on rearranging fields.
Easy. When you hover the mouse cursor over a field name on the Metadata tab of the Inspector, the name should show in reverse video. Click and drag the field name and put it where you want. (I smiled when I discovered this.)
For my Metadata Comments, I'm making up standardized tags for consistent status on certain actions, similar to the Projects Comments.
I use the built-in color labels to mark where along a standard progression of image development each Version is. The color labels are queer in that they are an "only one of" set of eight markers. Almost every other use of them I tried ended up failing because there were images I needed to mark with more than one color at the same time. I suggest using them for something image-specific and important to track -- tagging versions with colors is much more readily available than adding/changing status codes in a custom metadata field.
So this is very helpful for creating a track record of Projects process and Image processes for future reference. Thanks,
Let us know how you work this out.
Message was edited by: Kirby Krieger to add a bit
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Help: looking for Serialization suggestions (on strategies and products)

Hello,
I'm looking for suggestions on how to tackle a Serialization issue. Suggestions on tools to use, and approaches for "do it yourself" coding are both needed.
I need to serialize a large evolving codebase with a minimum of rewriting (overriding readObject... for each class is out of the question, likewise embeding metadata comments for all classes is also out of the question). Currently the codebase is using Java's default Object Serialization (to a binary array). This is completely unacceptable for the long term (object versioning and migrations are a nightmare).
As such I've determined that JSX/JSX2 looks like a feasable solution (the pricing is nice; the mechanism wrappers readObject, writeObject (so a minimum of recoding); they automatically map objects back and forth and don't require Objects to be constrained (with meta data, being a given format (such as beans...))). I was leaning towards Object -> XML because:
1) it is easy to read and therefore parse / upgrade / version
2) it would fit into many different types of databases without need of specalized decompositions (just put the whole object in a data cell)
however, management really wants to go Object -> tables. I am a bit leery about this but I keep hearing "we have no plans to move to any data technology other than RDB". Given those assumptions, it kind of pulls me in another direction. Namely a table serialization would have greatly enhanced performance (one could scan for objects with the highest value of some instance var quite quickly; with the other scheme it would be rather expensive...). So now I'm looking for suggestions on products that serialize Object -> table. The product at www.objectmatter.com looks like it might work well, but the licencing seems expensive. JSX/JSX2 might have Object -> table capability in the future but not now.
Likewise, loathe as I am to reinvent a complex wheel, I am looking for strategies on rolling my own object -> table mapping code.
On the one hand I think I might implement the serialization in a way similar to JSX (wrapper readObject...) as this would seem to give a direct route to the relevant instance variables.... On the other hand this would be even more slow than Java's current serialization, and I think I might go a bit blind parsing the binary stream. I could write some "stand-alone" that scans .java or .class files and auto generates a mapping file, then I could use some tool like Castor (however, given the complexities of some of my classes I think they might break Castor). The big problem is that my classes are complex and ugly (inner classes, anon classes...) so I get the feeling developing an algorithm for serializing them will be difficult and error prone. I was thinking of using Reflection and some guesses on getter/setters but now I'm thinking of using Java's security model (basically to turn all instance variables into "public" ones for my serialization routine).

An update:
Actually Castor didn't look as "full featured" as I originally thought...
So for now I'm trying to write my own persistance manager. Its along the same lines as the article "Using Reflection to Automatically Map Objects to a Database" (which can be found at URL http://www.ajug.org/meetings/2001/DBMap.html ).
The cool thing is that I have permission to make my work open source (I think that will help my company and others). My project goals are:
1) create the persistance manager
-the manager can be easily extended for any backing DB (within reason); so not just RDB but LDAP.... This will enable the user to easily "plug & play" DB technologies.
-the manager will have a very simple (and limited) API similar to
serialization. Basically one will be able to save, delete, and
retrieve objects without needing predefined DB-Object mapping
files.
Likewise the user will be insulated from DB specific details.
I am going to add a "context" which is basically a level of
transactionalism (either the backing db supports it or you code it
into your db wrapper layer).
There will NOT be much in the way of query support.
2) hook into existing "bridge" technologies
-when I get done I want to see if I can get my auto-mapping & my
persistence manager... to "cooperate" with stuff like Castor,
Hibernate, OJB, TJDO.... This is a much lower priority but I see
it as strategic for the long term growth of the project (it will
enable users to transition from "dumb" auto-maps to "smart" custom
ones seemlessly
I'm going to open another thread about this on the forum.

10.5.2 ... and Macintosh HD icon still not visible on Desktop or in Finder

So. The long expected update to 10.5.2 has finally come ... but ... the problem with the disappearing HD on the Desktop and in the Finder is still remaining.
Meanwhile I've tried (almost) everything to make that da.... icon to reappear. Nothing helped so far. I even tried the "chflags nohidden ~/" command suggested by apple. This is really getting annoying. A 400 MB update but no solution to such a minor thing. (Well, or it's a real big thing, because it's still not fixed.)
I helped myself with an Alias of my HD on the Desktop to be able to access it directly. (I can make it visible with TinkerTool, but that doesn't look nice, because you see all hidden files.)
Any other (new) experiences out there?
remus

Francine
I have followed all your postings and I am truly amazed at all your Mac “under-the-hood” knowledge and even more impressed by your kindness and patience with novice users as myself.
Your summary about problem with invisible hard disk icons (http://www.pinkmutant.com/articles/invisible.html) is the best I found after spending many days looking for a solution.
I also suffer the missing Mac HD icon problem. I temporarily solved it by using your solution #1 (A simple Apple script). However, as noted by other users, the problem returns as soon as I click on the icon. The ls -al@ command in terminal revealed that I do have com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment 42
Although I have been a Mac User since 1987 I have never used terminal and therefore I am truly intimidated and fearful of doing your suggested next step (deleting the metadata comment). I would much appreciate if you could answer the following before I take the jump:
1. My default “shell” when I open terminal is tcsh and the prompt is % instead of $, does it make any difference if I use tcsh instead of bash? (Sorry if this a silly question, but I just want to make sure.
2. Since the name of my Hard Disk (boot disk) is Mac HD, is the following command to eliminate the metadata correct?
[Macintosh-2:~] myusername% xattr –d com.apple.metadata:kMDItemFinderComment /Volumes/”Mac HD”
Many thanks in advance,
Albert

InCopy CC file sharing

Can InCopy CC files (.icap) can be accessed(open & edit) by a remote person who doesn't have either creative cloud membership or InCopy. When searching in the web I found the below one from Adobe FAQ column:
"In addition, Creative Cloud sharing features let you share files with people who aren't members of Creative Cloud by allowing them to view the files in a browser. Viewers can turn layers on and off, view relevant metadata, comment, and even download files for editing."
What I don't understand here is 'the files can be viewed in browser'. Does it mean it can be opened in any broswer & edited even if the InCopy product is not installed or it means they can edit the files in InCopy CS6?
Can anyone make this clear...

There is huge difference between viewing a file to check out a layout and
opening and editing one.
Without Creative Cloud there is no way to open and/or edit an InCopy CC
assignment file. You can subscribe to a single application such as InCopy if
you need to on a month to month basis.

Audio goes away

Hey guys. Another simple question. When importing and working on a project in premiere, the audio is fine. But once I close the project and reopen it, the audio isn't there. Where once you could see the audio, now all I see is straight blue lines where it should be. What am I doing wrong? Thanks

Prelude has occasional burps, though generally it does what it was designed to do. Which actually was to log in tons of footage for say TV news stations & such. A job done typically by junior assistants. They by design would be sitting at a computer, viewing clips in Prelude, marking & ingesting with metadata comments the pieces that seem worthwhile & dumping the rest. They'd have presets for where different types of stories say would go, with everything getting transcoded in the subclipping & immediately put onto say three different storage systems for backing up on ingestion.
Rough-cutting a timeline is an additional bonus, used by a more experienced "handler" to actually start a bit for the final "show" team to whittle down. Or used to prep from the original ingestion again, to send to the teams that put together the nightly show. In some TV sitcom/drama/reality-show use, this is the way all "cards" & drives of a day's shoot get logged & loaded for pruning later, and again, may be by varying levels of low to middle staffers.
Somehow you'd think that sending stuff like rough-cuts directly to PrPro would be a snap ... but whilst I was still trying to utilize it in my shop, and over at the Prelude forum daily ... the two most common complaints were that rough-cuts were oft too rough-cut to work as a sequence/timeline in PrPro, and that the lovely ability to make custom metadata fields went splat when you got to PrPro as getting PrPro to do anything other than simply show such fields was problematic at best. Sorting or searching by custom fields can be difficult, though I understand that has been improved. How much I do not know.
Personally, I wish that Prelude had some kind of database capability, so that it was closer to Lightroom than Bridge. Adobe doesn't share my dream on this, however ...
Neil

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