adding photo history

[gba1]

Is there an easy way to add some detailed photo history to an image that doesn't require renaming the file (which of course runs into the windows convention for length of file).  From reading the help menu it appears the notepad is for some other purpose.  Thanks.

[axel.hennig]

You could use the "Description" Metadata field for example, or an IMatch Attribute.

[Mario]

I agree with Axel. Information like this belongs into metadata (not file names) and the XMP description tag is a good place to store this kind of information and conserve it for the future inside the image.

For a more structured approach, like multiple entries/records with date, description etc., the powerful Attributes in IMatch are something you might want to look into.

A good starting point to record historical events would be an Attribute Set with a date attribute and a text attribute. You can then add any number of these records to a file, each record consisting of a date and a description.

[ubacher]

You may find the File Notes App convenient to add the data to the XMP description tag.
(Note that you can use this App also to store data in Attribute sets.)

[PandDLong]

Is there an easy way to add some detailed photo history to an image that doesn't require renaming the file (which of course runs into the windows convention for length of file).  From reading the help menu it appears the notepad is for some other purpose.  Thanks.

As mentioned you can use a metadata tag(s) or attributes.  A few fundamentals to understand are:

1. Do you want the photo history to be stored (and "travel") with the photo file?  In which case you will want it in the metadata.

2. Do you want structured data (as per Mario's comments - date, description, etc)?  In which case it is attributes or a set of metadata tags (depending on #1)

3. Do you want it to be accessible to others who don't have iMatch?  In which case, it will be easiest to be in the metadata and some very specific tags based upon how others access the image.


If you want to keep it in the metadata, there are hundreds of tags that can be used and which one(s) will depend on the answers to #2 and #3 as well as if you need to accommodate other apps accessing or updating the metadata.

The challenge with choice is .... choice.

Hope that is helpful and happy to provide some examples from my own decisions in this regard if that would be useful.

Michael