Adobe Photoshop CS5 for Photographers - Martin Evening [254]
Figure 11.44 This shows an example of how you might fill in some of the IPTC Extension metadata sections. You can also obtain more specific information via the www.newscodes.org website.
Figure 11.41 Here is an example of the File Info dialog showing editable metadata items such as the image description and copyright notice. I have circled here the Import/Export options menu that is discussed in Figure 11.42.
Figure 11.43 Following on from Figure 11.42, once you have done this you can apply the template to other images by going to the Tools Replace Metadata/Append Metadata menu. Replace Metadata substitutes all preexisting metadata with that in the template. Append Metadata is the safer option since it only adds to the metadata that is already embedded in the image file.
Figure 11.42 You can configure the File Info dialog and create a custom metadata template containing the metadata items you might wish to regularly apply to collections of images. If you mouse down on the Import/ Export metadata options (shown above and also circled in Figure 11.41) you can choose ‘Export…’ which opens the Export dialog shown above, where you can save the current metadata settings as a new metadata template.
IPTC Extensions
Bridge CS5 has now added the IPTC Extension Schema for XMP, which is a supplemental schema to the IPTC Core. It provides additional fields with which to input metadata that can be useful to a commercial photography business. In Figure 11.44 I have provided examples of how you might complete some of the items listed in the IPTC Extensions section of the Create Metadata Template, and you will see brief explanations of how each of these new fields may be utilized. Also, in Figure 11.45 you can see an example of how the new IPTC Extensions data is presented in the File Info dialog. Basically, the new IPTC Extensions schema can provide additional information about the content of the image such as the name, organization or event featured in a photograph. It provides you with further fields to improve administration, where you can apply globally unique identifiers (known as GUID). It offers fields for precisely defining the licensing and copyrights of a particular photograph. For example, rather than just saying ‘this photo is copyright of so and so’, it allows you to specify the name of the copyright holder as well as who to contact to obtain a license. This might well be a picture library or a photo agent rather than the photographers themselves. The image supplier can also be identified separately. Again, it might be a photo library that supplies the image rather than the photographer directly.
Controlled Vocabulary
David Riecks runs a website with tips and guidelines on how to work with a controlled vocabulary at: www.Controlledvocabulary.com.
Viewing IPTC Extensions metadata
Note that the IPTC Extensions metadata is only visible when previewing the File Info dialog shown in Figure 11.45. These items won't be displayed in the Bridge Metadata panel.
Figure 11.45 This shows an expanded view of the File Info IPTC Extensions section.
Photographers who shoot people now have the opportunity to record specific model information, such as the age of the model, whether they are under 18 years old, etc., and you can also provide a summary of the model release status. The same thing applies to photographs of private properties, where under some circumstances a property release may be required.
Other types of metadata
Metadata comes in many forms. In the early days of digital camera technology development, the camera manufacturers jointly came up with the EXIF metadata