That was an interesting article - I now know much more about metadata. I'm
obviously missing something, but I thought that USB keys and CF cards acted
like any other memory, so that whatever was in a file would be reproduced
exactly when it was copied.
Many thanks again John
"John Inzer" wrote:
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> Here's another article on metadata:
>
> Metadata and the Windows
> Vista Photo Gallery
> http://tinyurl.com/3994ha
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> John Inzer
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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?
> > ==============================
> > 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 >
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