Comments on: Jeffrey’s “Metadata-Viewer Preset Editor” Lightroom Plugin

By: Luis Mederos

Luis Mederos — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 22:42:57 +0000

Hi Jeffrey

I find your plugins extremely helpful.

I have a question re the Metadata Preset Builder. Will this plug-in (or another of yours) allow me to change the default choices within a field. Specifically, in the Copyright Status field, I am trying to add choices to the 3 default choices; is this possible?

Thanks in advance.

– Luis

Sadly, Lightroom doesn’t allow for that, sorry. —Jeffrey

By: John Cothron

John Cothron — Wed, 19 Oct 2011 03:14:04 +0000

I use your other plugins and they’re great. I’m evaluating this one but I have a question. The concept is great, but the number of fields I have to choose from (seemingly) are very limited. Does this change once I register it or am I missing something now? The ones I’m seeing are very basic but I see no scroll bars or another way to see others. I’m near Atlanta, GA by the way

Thanks,

John

There should be a scrollbar to the left of the list (more or less in the middle of the dialog). The list has 150 or so entries, and is limited by what Lightroom supports. —Jeffrey

By: Rafal Magda

Rafal Magda — Sat, 17 Sep 2011 08:52:59 +0000

Could I suggest a little, helpful enhancement ?
I find it would be great to have an “EV” parameter – exposure value (computed from exposure time and aperture, adjusted for ISO sensitivity as well), the same as in your Data Plot plugin.
It would greatly improve understanding on situations where light conditions are the same, but I change exposure parameters (or auto program does that for me) and want to know when camera build light meter has failed.
Thank you for great job!

Sadly, Lightroom doesn’t offer that as a bit of data that can be displayed, so in the Metadata Panel we’re out of luck for this idea. —Jeffrey

By: Christopher Souser

Christopher Souser — Fri, 02 Sep 2011 05:19:50 +0000

I think I have a pretty good idea of what this does, but would love to see the ability to analyze my development pre-sets and have them tell me the difference between the two or taking an original and a virtual copy and telling the differences or what was adjusted.

This plugin is unrelated to develop presets. —Jeffrey

By: Stephanie

Stephanie — Tue, 16 Aug 2011 16:48:57 +0000

Hi Jeffery, I apologize if this has been addressed already, this is in regards to the Original File Name. In your wonderful plugin, I can see the original file name, but is there anyway to embed that into the metadata when you export the file? Is there another plugin of yours that will do this? In my photo library system I have, I rename all the files, but would like to keep the original file name in the metadata in case I need to go back to the original RAW file. Thank you! -Stephanie Houston, TX Nothing easy comes to mind, mostly because it sounds like you're using Lightroom in a nonstandard way. Normally, the only files in your library *are* the original raw files, but it sounds like you're exporting versions of the raw files, then reimporting those derivatives. You need to do this for copies that you've edited externally (e.g. in Photoshop), but otherwise one generally works with their raw files directly. The best I can suggest is that you use exiftool to copy the original filename into a metadata field that Lightroom does handle natively (e.g. caption, job id, ...) and then "metadata > read from file". (But be sure to do a "metadata > save to file" before, so that when you read back in later, you're getting all the changes you'd already made in Lightroom along with the new original name copied to the new field.) —Jeffrey

By: Glenn

Glenn — Sat, 16 Apr 2011 19:27:29 +0000

I just registered MetaData Preset Builder and Metadata Data Viewer. My primary goal was to be able to see Flash settings both on and off Camera. I was pleased to find this information in the Data Viewer, but their is so much information there I was hoping by registering Preset Builder I could build a customized preset that contained this as well as other EXIF data already in LightRoom 3. I’m probably missing something but all I see when I select All Possible items or any other starting point are those settings already in Lightroom, not the additional Flash related ones I find in Data Viewer. I don’t think Preset Builder is much help to me if it doesn’t include Data Viewer elements. My only reason for adding it was to simplify workflow. It takes Data Viewer a few seconds to load for each photo, my goal is to compare two photos in Lightroom Survey mode and click back and forth the see the camera settings.

Hope that makes sense, can you tell me what I’m missing?

You’re not missing anything… what you want to do makes total sense… except that (for whatever reason) Lightroom doesn’t allow it. The preset builder works within the confines of what data Lightroom has made available to plugins in the metadata panel, while the Data Viewer jumps out of Lightroom to use ExifTool to grab all the data from an image, then sends it back to the dialog for presentation. As you’ve noted, it’s a slow round trip. Why doesn’t Adobe make all the data available to the plugin? I don’t know, but I suppose like everything else it’s part of the ongoing tug of war between resources (or lack thereof) like time/money/engineers and the never-ending tsunami of feature requests. —Jeffrey

By: Drew

Drew — Tue, 22 Feb 2011 19:26:12 +0000

Can I create custom metadata fields with this plug-in?

I added a field labeled “label” and then changed the label to be “My label” but that didn’t carry over into Light Room. It was labeled “label” in Light Room.

Thanks for any info. I’m trying to add custom metadata fields.

Drew,
Upland, CA

No, sorry. I don’t understand what “added a field” means, but this plugin lets you strip selected metadata, not add any. BTW, the Adobe product is “Lightroom”, not “Light Room”. —Jeffrey

By: JLD95

JLD95 — Sun, 28 Nov 2010 08:59:02 +0000

Hi Jeffrey,

I have a problem with Nikon AF-S VR Micro-Nikkor 105mm f2.8G IF-ED and D90.
At reproduction ratio 1:1, Nikon manual says 314 mm and the pluggin displays 349,99 mm.

best regards,

Jean-Luc from France.

The plugin just reports the metadata, which originates in the lens/camera. It’s not at all exact… I would guess that if you put the camera on rapid fire and slowly change the focus from one extreme to the other, and then inspect the subject-distance metadata for all the photos, you’ll find that there is a small set of lengths … maybe a dozen.. that everything is reported at. The same goes for a zoom and the focal lengths. Give it a try and report back with your findings…. —Jeffrey

By: Rebour

Rebour — Sat, 14 Aug 2010 17:23:05 +0000

Hi Jeffrey,

I tryed your plug in and I find ir really great.
I would be happy to see the “modified date” in the metadata viewer and it seems currently impossible. Modifed date is seen from lightroom as it is possible to rank order “time of change” but i never find a way to see it without having to open explorer.

May be a suggestion for next update of the plug in would be to see “modified date” or modified date and time” in metadata field ?

best regards,

Thibaud
from France

By: Lisadawn Schram

Lisadawn Schram — Wed, 28 Jul 2010 16:16:32 +0000

I’ve just got to say this: I’m working right now with your LR Flickr plug-in and have just downloaded this as well. You deserve every penny you get and more! My husband and I would not know what to do without your plugins, and instead of asking you any questions, I’m just saying: THANK YOU BIG BIG! We will be making payment by tomorrow for the plugins we are using and I encourage others to think about giving you a little bit more than they originally thought they would, thinking about the added value these plugins give their lives and routines. Where would they be without them…? Assign a value to that!!!