Editing Image IPTC Info

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What is IPTC?

 

IPTC image information allows you to store information like titles, keywords, creation date in your image files. It is a world wide standard supported by many other image editing and managing applications like Adobe Photoshop.

 

Arles supports IPTC for JPEG and TIFF image files.

 

 

Why should I use it?

 

By storing captions and keywords in your images you can easily share image information with other applications and you can easily move to other computers or email them without loosing title information.

 

Does the JPEG image quality degrade when saving IPTC information?

No. Image quality is fully maintained. Arles only modifies the IPTC information section in a JPEG or TIFF file when saving IPTC changes.

 

 

Edit IPTC information

 

To edit IPTC information:

 

1.Select an image in the Arles Image Explorer.
2.Select Image menu > IPTC Information.

 

Note

You can use the Alt+Left and Alt+Right keys to browse through all images without taking your hands of the keyboard.

 

 

Edit IPTC information for multiple images

 

To edit IPTC information for multiple images:

 

1.Select multiple images in the Arles Image Explorer.
2.Select Image menu > IPTC Information.

 

Only the fields with selected checkboxes will be modified.

 

 

IPTC Templates

 

IPTC Templates are an easy way to quickly fill or modify IPTC fields. For example, you can save your copyright information in a template and load it with one click each time you want to add it to a range of images.

 

To apply first click the Templates button in the IPTC image information window. Next select an item from the templates box and click Load.

 

 

Template load options

 

Clear current IPTC info

Clears the current IPTC information before loading the new template. Unselect this option if you only want to add new fields to the current IPTC contents.

 

Add keywords instead of replace

Any keywords in the template will be added to the current keywords. If you don't select this option all current keywords will be cleared.

 

Add sup. categories instead of replace

Any supplemental categories in the template will be added to the current categories. If you don't select this option all current supplemental categories will be cleared.

 

To create a new template:

 

1.Set the IPTC fields.
2.Select the correct Load options
3.Click the Save button.

 

To delete a template:

 

1.Select the template.
2.Click the Delete button.

 

 

Add IPTC information to a gallery

 

To set the IPTC caption field as thumbnail title in a gallery:

 

1.In the main window select the Titles tab.
2.Set the thumbnail title to Image IPTC caption.
3.Recreate your gallery by clicking the All or HTML button in the main window.

 

 

To show all IPTC information in the thumbnail title:

 

1.In the main window select the Titles tab.
2.Set the thumbnail title to Image IPTC information.
3.Recreate your gallery by clicking the All or HTML button in the main window.

 

 

To add any IPTC field to a gallery:

 

1.In the main window select the Titles tab.
2.Click the Advanced button.
3.In the Advanced Title Options window select (eg Thumbnail title).
4.From the Tags section select Image IPTC tag.
5.In the tag <ImageIPTC Tag="Caption"> replace Caption with an other IPTC field name like Headline.
6.Recreate your gallery by clicking the All or HTML button in the main window.