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Post by reddwarf4ever on Apr 26, 2021 11:14:44 GMT
Hi
don't suppose this happens, just wondered if it was possible. When I enhance a photo, thought it might be handy if the changes applied were saved within the Exif data, I have to change the file name manually or add to the comments, or I forget what changes have been made, hope that makes sense.
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Post by BuckSkin on Apr 26, 2021 12:24:10 GMT
Hi don't suppose this happens, just wondered if it was possible. When I enhance a photo, thought it might be handy if the changes applied were saved within the Exif data, I have to change the file name manually or add to the comments, or I forget what changes have been made, hope that makes sense. I do not know of a means of recording specific edits in the metadata of a jpeg. I do all of my edits in layers and save the layered PSD; I meticulously identify each individual layer so I know what it is; of course, I also save a jpeg of the finished product for viewing. There is such a thing as Embedded Comment, but no Adobe program that I am aware of recognizes it. The FREE programs FastStone and XnView do have the capability to read/edit/write Embedded Comments. You can write anything you wish in an embedded comment; and, I have written some extremely long comments and have not exceeded the length of comment limitations, if there even is a limit. Another very handy feature in XnView is the ability to create Description Files; these are separate "sidecar" text files of unlimited length. There is a switch-box in the XnView Comment Editor that, when checked, will create the Description File identical to the Embedded Comment. You can check the box and create both the Embedded Comment and Description File with identical information; close out of the edit dialogue; then, go back and re-open the comment edit dialogue, uncheck the box, and add information to either field that will not be included in the other = very versatile. www.faststone.org/You want the top option on the FastStone page; it includes the other three options and so much more. You can open and use two separate/independent instances/windows of FastStone. www.xnview.com/en/I have both, XnView Classic and XnViewMP; I mostly use XnViewMP, but Classic has several features not yet included in MP. You can open and use numerous separate/independent instances/windows of XnView; I have not yet found the limit as to how many. Of the two, FastStone is by far my favorite, even though XnView can do a whole lot more; I wish I could merge the best features of both into a single program. It is a rare occasion when both programs are not open on my machine and being used countless times every day. |
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Post by BuckSkin on Apr 26, 2021 12:28:30 GMT
Another means of saving edit information (and any other information) is to create a text layer in the PSD layer stack and hide it below the top Stamp Visible/Merge Visible finished layer.
To read the information, open the PSD in the program of your choice that recognizes layered PSDs and make the text layer visible.
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Post by michelb on Apr 26, 2021 13:58:53 GMT
Hi don't suppose this happens, just wondered if it was possible. When I enhance a photo, thought it might be handy if the changes applied were saved within the Exif data, I have to change the file name manually or add to the comments, or I forget what changes have been made, hope that makes sense. I do not know of a means of recording specific edits in the metadata of a jpeg. Buckskin, You have provided excellent answers to the question "how to attach various comments" to a file. If reddwarf4ever means 'recording specific edits', that is to memorize all the edits and change values into the file itself, we are now considering 'parametric' editing like in Lightroom or Adobe Camera Raw. This editing workflow is necessary for raw files. The raw data can't be changed, so all the edits (slider values for instance) must be recorded and saved just like a recipe. The result is a small sidecar text file in the xmp text format. The 'recipe' is saved and may be used for other files. You don't need to keep a processed output of the values as a copy, the program shows the edits applied to the original when viewing or editing. There are many advantages for that 'non destructive' editing process. What is good to know is that you can use this parametric editing for non raw files with Lightroom or with the Adobe Camera Raw plugin in Photoshop or Elements. For jpegs, tiff, psd the edits are written directly into the metadata header of the file itself and not in a sidecar xmp file. Those settings can be used as 'presets' to get a collection of special effects or rendering. They are not lost and are available for other pictures.
So, beside saving your comments and additional info to the files themselves, you can save all the edits performed in LR or ACR in the files themselves and not only in the catalogs of LR or the organizer. Very often, you'll edit parametrically first before going to the pixel editor for all your work in layers and detailed edits.
For users of the organizer, I think that the 'Notes' field in the Info panel on the right is the simplest solution if the notes are for your own use, not for sharing. For instance the search engine of the organizer will find in seconds the files containing given words or a substring of a word. The 'notes' field recorded in the file has no exact equivalent in Lightroom, but the text is available in most advanced external tools like those you have suggested and also in Bridge.
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