Here's another article on metadata:
Metadata and the Windows
Vista Photo Gallery
http://tinyurl.com/3994ha
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> pete_s_b wrote: Quote:
>> I have just got a Dell Inspiron running Vista Home Premium. Most
>> things work fine, but I have come across an irritation when trying to
>> use removable media - usb keys, CF cards, etc. Most files copy
>> across as they should, but image files give rise to a warning message
>> box entitled Property Loss, which then asks me "Are you sure you want
>> to copy this file without its properties? If I click yes, it copies
>> OK as far as I can see, but I have to do this for each image. Since
>> these are mostly jpegs (some bmps) that I have moved about on usb
>> keys regularly on XP computers, I find this baffling and I haven't
>> been able find any information about it.
>>
>> Help - does anyone know what this is about please? What properties
>> are missing and what can I do about it?
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> Maybe it's referring to metadata like...
> the date taken, camera info...etc.
>
> Right click one of the .jpg files and go to...
> Properties / Summary tab / Advanced button...
> to see the info.
>
> The following articles discuss metadata.
>
> EXIF
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exif
>
> IPTC
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Interna...ations_Council