Following the instructions, we closed the prompt and dragged an image file into ExifTool's executable. Right away we knew we were in unfamiliar territory. We extracted ExifTool's executable and double-clicked it to open the program's documentation, which includes an extensive list of file types and meta information formats that ExifTools supports. To edit data, you'll need to rename the executable file and open it via a command line, which enables all of the Perl distribution's features. Simply place this portable tool's executable file on your desktop and drag an image file into it to produce a Command Prompt window displaying all of the file's available metadata. It can also be used to add Lens Information to digital files if you shoot a lot with legacy Lenses and to correct the Focal length in 35mm if Lightroom calculates it wrong.If you can handle the Perl programming language or have no problem with the Command Prompt (or typing characters and spaces) then ExifTool offers a super-fast way to view and edit an image file's metadata without having to open a substantial program. The only requirement is to have ExifTool installed. To cut a long story short, the plugin is finished, has preset support for Exposure related and Development related values and runs on both, Windows and Mac OS. But looking at FullMetaExport helped me a lot to make this plugin. So I downloaded the Lightroom® SDK and began to write my own plugin. I knew that Angry Birds uses lua, but that’s it. So Let’s see in which language these plugins are written.
It’s a great plugin, has presets, so I could build my ExifTool command-lines in the plugin and save them as preset. The only thing that came close to what I would want was FullMetaExport by Chao. A few shell scripts later I was still not satisfied, because of course my files are all spread over in my filesystem, so changing EXIF tags in files over different folders would mean exporting and reimporting pictures.Įventually I searched for a Lightroom plugin that would allow me to add EXIF tags to pictures directly from my Smart Collections in my Lightroom® catalog.
So I found ExifTool, a command-line utility which allows to read, write and create EXIF tags in all sorts of files. I don’t mean keywords, but proper EXIF tags to see Camera Model, Lens and all that stuff in my EXIF Panel in Lightroom® so I can search them through the Metadata Library Filter. Organizing your caffenol scans in Lightroom®Ģ weeks ago I did a bit of spring cleaning in my Lightroom® catalog and thought about how I could properly tag all my scans.
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