Comments on: Lightroom Metadata Viewer Preset Builder (for Lightroom 1.1+) http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503 Not a photo blog, but sometimes I play one on TV Sat, 05 Jul 2008 11:43:56 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.12-alpha by: Vicki http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-18196 Tue, 03 Jun 2008 12:11:05 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-18196 Hi Jeffrey Great tool! This looked exactly what I needed to add GPS co-ords to my photos in the Metadata fields without buying additional hardware/plugins. I have GPS co-ords of sites visited from the car sat nav so why do I need all this other stuff? I added a new GPS Preset ato the metadata files and it is coming up on the listing. But the additional fields added as per "... "com.adobe.artist", "com.adobe.software", "com.adobe.GPS", "com.adobe.GPSAltitude"" are not visible. Can't see these fields in the V2 Beta for lightroom either... Sometimes it's easier to add manually rather than the hit or miss using Google over bushland! Help please! <span class='jfriedl'>Sadly, those fields are not editable within Lightroom, so they only show up when the data is already associated with the photo. Currently, Lightroom offers no way to geoencode photos with Lightroom, but I'm working on something that <i>might</i> allow it for when 2.0 is released. Until then, the best I can suggest is <a href='http://blogs.adobe.com/lightroomjournal/2007/11/geocoding_your_photos_with_lig.html' rel="nofollow">a hybrid approach like this</a>. —Jeffrey</span> Vicki Hi Jeffrey

Great tool!

This looked exactly what I needed to add GPS co-ords to my photos in the Metadata fields without buying additional hardware/plugins. I have GPS co-ords of sites visited from the car sat nav so why do I need all this other stuff?

I added a new GPS Preset ato the metadata files and it is coming up on the listing. But the additional fields added as per

“…
“com.adobe.artist”,
“com.adobe.software”,
“com.adobe.GPS”,
“com.adobe.GPSAltitude”"

are not visible.

Can’t see these fields in the V2 Beta for lightroom either… Sometimes it’s easier to add manually rather than the hit or miss using Google over bushland!

Help please!

Sadly, those fields are not editable within Lightroom, so they only show up when the data is already associated with the photo. Currently, Lightroom offers no way to geoencode photos with Lightroom, but I’m working on something that might allow it for when 2.0 is released. Until then, the best I can suggest is a hybrid approach like this. —Jeffrey
Vicki

]]> by: Rob Smith http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-18036 Wed, 28 May 2008 00:37:54 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-18036 Hi, Jeffery. Am I missing something or does Lightroom not have a collapse all facility for the keywords tags. It's driving me mad trying to use and manage a large keyword hierarchy in that left hand Keyword Tags panel. I have to manually collapse each hierarchical keyword to make space to scroll down the list. I've searched everywhere and tried various Ctrl/Shift etc. options while clicking the triangles - to no avail. A keyboard shortcut to collapse all of them would be a time and frustration saver. Hope you can shed some light. Thanks. <span class='jfriedl'>I dunno, sorry. I don't really use keywords. Perhaps try the Lightroom forums? —Jeffrey</span> Hi, Jeffery. Am I missing something or does Lightroom not have a collapse all facility for the keywords tags. It’s driving me mad trying to use and manage a large keyword hierarchy in that left hand Keyword Tags panel. I have to manually collapse each hierarchical keyword to make space to scroll down the list. I’ve searched everywhere and tried various Ctrl/Shift etc. options while clicking the triangles - to no avail. A keyboard shortcut to collapse all of them would be a time and frustration saver.

Hope you can shed some light. Thanks.

I dunno, sorry. I don’t really use keywords. Perhaps try the Lightroom forums? —Jeffrey

]]> by: Peter Mischer http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-16369 Sun, 13 Apr 2008 20:15:08 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-16369 Hi, this is a very useful tool. I made my own metadata display but discovered that the -- to ,e vital -- information: the focal length in 35mm equivalent ist not showing, even though there is an option for it and the tag (FocalLengthIn35mmFormat) is in the image (as shown e.g. by Phil Harvey's tool). Is there a workaround to display this tag? Thanxx, Mixx <span class='jfriedl'>There's no workaround that I know of, but your posts reminds me that I should submit the couple bugs I discovered, such as this one, to Adobe so they'll get fixed in 2.0! Had I done this before, perhaps they would have been fixed by 1.3 or 1.4. Sorry. —Jeffrey</span> Hi, this is a very useful tool. I made my own metadata display but discovered that the — to ,e vital — information: the focal length in 35mm equivalent ist not showing, even though there is an option for it and the tag (FocalLengthIn35mmFormat) is in the image (as shown e.g. by Phil Harvey’s tool). Is there a workaround to display this tag?
Thanxx, Mixx

There’s no workaround that I know of, but your posts reminds me that I should submit the couple bugs I discovered, such as this one, to Adobe so they’ll get fixed in 2.0! Had I done this before, perhaps they would have been fixed by 1.3 or 1.4. Sorry. —Jeffrey

]]> by: tony spore http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-14401 Sun, 10 Feb 2008 20:13:15 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-14401 I really like the tool. I was wondering is there any way to display extra exif tables which are normally not shown by light room. For example on my E-3 there are focus points used, if the camera focused or not, etc. How would it be possible to include these? <span class='jfriedl'>Sorry, it can't be done. The entire universe of what's available – at least as much as I could figure out – is shown in the tool. —Jeffrey</span> I really like the tool. I was wondering is there any way to display extra exif tables which are normally not shown by light room.
For example on my E-3 there are focus points used, if the camera focused or not, etc. How would it be possible to include these?

Sorry, it can’t be done. The entire universe of what’s available – at least as much as I could figure out – is shown in the tool. —Jeffrey

]]> by: Mario http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-14297 Tue, 05 Feb 2008 16:40:48 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-14297 Hi Jeffrey, Thank you for all this thourough info so far!! I was wondering if there is any way to export medadata from LR (without the images) into a simple text file (csv, etc.). <span class='jfriedl'>I think Tim Armes' <a href='http://timothyarmes.com/lrtransporter.php' rel="nofollow">LrTransporter plugin</a> will do the trick</span> Or inversely, how to import existing image metadata into LR, matching unique image file names and fields, and populate the fields automatically. For example, I have 1'000 images in LR, and metadata in an ACCESS database - it would be nice to transfer in batch this info ;) Any ideas? <div class='jfriedl'><p>This is not currently possible with the plugin infrastructure, but you may be able to build .xmp sidecar files and load them into Lightroom that way. It's not necessarily straightforward and perhaps not even possible. I'm not sure; I've never done this.</p><p>Hopefully, some future version of the plugin API will allow for this. —Jeffrey</p></div> Hi Jeffrey,
Thank you for all this thourough info so far!!
I was wondering if there is any way to export medadata from LR (without the images) into a simple text file (csv, etc.).

I think Tim Armes’ LrTransporter plugin will do the trick

Or inversely, how to import existing image metadata into LR, matching unique image file names and fields, and populate the fields automatically. For example, I have 1′000 images in LR, and metadata in an ACCESS database - it would be nice to transfer in batch this info ;)
Any ideas?

This is not currently possible with the plugin infrastructure, but you may be able to build .xmp sidecar files and load them into Lightroom that way. It’s not necessarily straightforward and perhaps not even possible. I’m not sure; I’ve never done this.

Hopefully, some future version of the plugin API will allow for this. —Jeffrey

]]> by: Willie http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-13601 Wed, 23 Jan 2008 04:09:37 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-13601 I found that using your Configuration Manager, I was able to increase the font size in the metadata panel. LR does not currently show a JPG or TIF file's bit depth or embedded color space. Is there a way for you to enable viewing of those two items? <span class='jfriedl'>No, sadly, those are not exposed to the metadata panel. —Jeffrey</span> I found that using your Configuration Manager, I was able to increase the font size in the metadata panel.

LR does not currently show a JPG or TIF file’s bit depth or embedded color space. Is there a way for you to enable viewing of those two items?

No, sadly, those are not exposed to the metadata panel. —Jeffrey

]]> by: Herve http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-13590 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:49:10 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-13590 Hello Jeffrey (and all others) I am thinking of on feature in the metadata It seems that for the moment I can only sort by lens, not by range of focal for a given lens (zoom of course) , say 17 to 28 for the 17/85 Canon EFS-IS, then 29-50, then 51-85 for example . My goal is to automatize imports (or at least select and batch process)with some minimal corrections such as vignetting , and purple fringe (which depends on focal length and aperture), waiting for LR to have a distortion correction. One could have presets for each lens by range of focal length and aperture which would correct these defaults, and may be automatize the process (as in DXO) Hello Jeffrey (and all others)
I am thinking of on feature in the metadata
It seems that for the moment I can only sort by lens, not by range of focal for a given lens (zoom of course) , say 17 to 28 for the 17/85 Canon EFS-IS, then 29-50, then 51-85 for example .
My goal is to automatize imports (or at least select and batch process)with some minimal corrections such as vignetting , and purple fringe (which depends on focal length and aperture), waiting for LR to have a distortion correction.
One could have presets for each lens by range of focal length and aperture which would correct these defaults, and may be automatize the process (as in DXO)

]]> by: Herve http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-13589 Tue, 22 Jan 2008 22:29:56 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-13589 Hi Jeffrey I have been trying to download your Metadata Viewer Preset Builder for days , and I am very frustrated , since I keep having this Lua_pcall(L,2,1,0)==0 errror. Your Preset Builder is exactly what I want, it's fantastic, all the info I need in one glance. I have tried many tricks like download as text and rename as lrtemplate, remove what I think are comments, reduce the panel to one separator, always this Lua error What an I doing wrong , as if some rare persons signal it , many can use your work without problems I work with LR1.3.1 , Vista v6 , and in FRENCH, Thinking French was my damnation, I switched to an English version of LR and got the LUA story again. May be someone has the answer Thank you for answering me Hi Jeffrey
I have been trying to download your Metadata Viewer Preset Builder for days , and I am very frustrated , since I keep having this Lua_pcall(L,2,1,0)==0 errror.
Your Preset Builder is exactly what I want, it’s fantastic, all the info I need in one glance.

I have tried many tricks like download as text and rename as lrtemplate, remove what I think are comments, reduce the panel to one separator, always this Lua error

What an I doing wrong , as if some rare persons signal it , many can use your work without problems

I work with LR1.3.1 , Vista v6 , and in FRENCH,
Thinking French was my damnation, I switched to an English version of LR and got the LUA story again.

May be someone has the answer

Thank you for answering me

]]> by: Age Bosma http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-13553 Mon, 21 Jan 2008 11:18:55 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-13553 I noticed a Metadata Viewer update to 0.29, is there a changelog available somewhere or would it be possible to include one with the possible future updates? I noticed a Metadata Viewer update to 0.29, is there a changelog available somewhere or would it be possible to include one with the possible future updates?

]]> by: Willie http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-13507 Sat, 19 Jan 2008 00:44:08 +0000 http://regex.info/blog/2007-06-27/503#comment-13507 Is there a way to increase the font size in the metadata panel? I tried increasing it using Edit > Preferences > Interface tab > Panel Font Size > Large, but the font size is still too small for me to read comfortably. Windows Vista, Lightroom 1.3.1 Is there a way to increase the font size in the metadata panel? I tried increasing it using Edit > Preferences > Interface tab > Panel Font Size > Large, but the font size is still too small for me to read comfortably.

Windows Vista, Lightroom 1.3.1

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