Batch annotation

[Dominius]

I think IrfanView is beating out XnView MP in this one area.
I'd like to be able to add one (Caption Writer) to a bunch of new JPEG files but I can't find anywhere in the app that enables batch annotations.

Any help here will be much appreciated.

Dominius (tesquincrydd@gmail.com)

[michel038]

I suppose you want to write some IPTC fields to a batch of images?

Select the images (Use also "View > Show files in subfolders" if needed)

Metadata > Edit IPTC
-First, check Options tab :
"Keep original value if new value is empty" and "Don't load field values" should be enabled
"Mode" must be selected (IPTC only ? or IPTC+xmp ?)

- Then Choose the field you want to use to enter text
... maybe "Caption Writer" in Caption tab ... (exiftool syntax is IPTC:Writer-Editor)
... or "Byline" in Credits tab ... (exiftool syntax IPTC:By-line)
... ( see also "Where and what to save" from Bogdan Hrastnik https://exiftool.org/gui/articles/where_what.html IPTC section)
and "Write to all files" "Ok" buttons

How often do you need to use this? (you can create a button in the main toolbar)


Another way
-Select photos
Metadata > Transfer
> Add
>> IPTC-IIM
>>> Caption Writer
Write your text in the box (... or use another source of data such as folder name or anything else with drop down arrow ?)

and apply

[cday]

I'd like to be able to add one (Caption Writer) to a bunch of new JPEG files but I can't find anywhere in the app that enables batch annotations.

Batch annotation of a file metadata field, see michel038's post above?

Or batch annotation of the [same?] free text, which should be possible [for the same text] using Tools > Batch convert... ?