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Old 03-28-2007   #1 (permalink)
mxh


 
 

Re: Universal Metadata with Photo Gallery?


"mxh" <mxh@att.net> wrote in message
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>I have recently started using Vista Ultimate's Photo Gallery tagging
>system. This works great in spite of PG's limitations. Also, the tags and
>star ratings show up in PhotoShop Bridge and presumably other image
>organizing software as well.
>
> So here is my concern: How are the tags and ratings applied? Are they
> somehow written to the image, or are they stored in windows. If the
> former, great! If the latter, how does one back up the tags and ratings or
> transfer them to other machines?
>
>
> For example, I wish to set up Photo Gallery on other Vista machines on my
> network. I want them to be able to search on the tagging and rating info
> I've already entered. Is this possible?
>
> Thanks for any information,
> mxh



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Old 03-29-2007   #2 (permalink)
mxh


 
 

Re: Universal Metadata with Photo Gallery?

It appears that it is indeed written to the file and can be read by any
program using XMP, as per:

http://blogs.msdn.com/pix/archive/20...16/702780.aspx



mxh



"mxh" <mxh@att.net> wrote in message
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> "mxh" <mxh@att.net> wrote in message
> news:%236lBT0ZcHHA.648@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl...
>>I have recently started using Vista Ultimate's Photo Gallery tagging
>>system. This works great in spite of PG's limitations. Also, the tags and
>>star ratings show up in PhotoShop Bridge and presumably other image
>>organizing software as well.
>>
>> So here is my concern: How are the tags and ratings applied? Are they
>> somehow written to the image, or are they stored in windows. If the
>> former, great! If the latter, how does one back up the tags and ratings
>> or transfer them to other machines?
>>
>>
>> For example, I wish to set up Photo Gallery on other Vista machines on my
>> network. I want them to be able to search on the tagging and rating info
>> I've already entered. Is this possible?
>>
>> Thanks for any information,
>> mxh

>


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