Two clicks from photo data
There is a good tip over at Apple on how to view the exif (meta-data) of a photo that you have tagged with PhotoGPSEditor or PhotoInfoEditor. Such a simple tip, and something I do everyday without thinking about.
Basically, it takes two clicks to view the meta-data (exif) of a photo.
- Click the photo’s icon to select it.
- Press command-I (that is, get info for the file)
- Read the info (you may need to click on the small triangle next to ‘More info’ – that is your second click)
Here are some examples. The following photo was taken in Les Deux Alpes, France:
Les Deux Alpes, France
(if you save this photo to your desktop and then open it with Preview you can read more information stored in the by using the ‘Get Info’ command in Preview’s Tools menu.)
Before the file was processed with PhotoGPSEditor or PhotoInfoEditor the above ‘get info’ method would show:
Before addition of data – note that ‘get info’ for the file shows only the camera details.
After processing the file with PhotoGPSEditor or PhotoInfoEditor and using the ‘built-in’ mapping functions of the programs, the saved file now shows:
After the addition of the meta-data – the data was added by positioning a marker on a map at the location the photo was taken, and then the program ‘added’ Les Deux Alpes, France
The great thing about this is once the data is added it stays associated with the photo, and is searchable via Spotlight.
The Apple Tip: link
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