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IPTC template Unicode UTF8 Windows and Mac problem

Posted: Wed Apr 11, 2012 2:00 pm
by frereroy
My question concerns exporting an IPTC/XMP template to be used cross platform both on Windows and Mac.

I am using XnviewMP v 0.39 on both a 32 bit Windows platform and a 64 bit Intel Mac OSX.

In the Edit IPTC/XMP Save template… / Load template...

the IPTC Encoding is set to: "Use UTF-8 to write IPTC" box and the Default IPTC encoding is set to "Locale"

The resulting *.iptc file has, in both versions, the following first line:

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><!DOCTYPE iptc_template><iptc_template version="1.0"> which seems correct.

but the template does not correctly translate the characters on the "other" platform and when it is checked with a Unicode editor,

SC Unipad - Unicode Text Editor on Win XP and Win 7 and BBedit on OSX Lion, the characters are indeed incorrect.

Does anyone have any suggestions or advice? Thanks in advance.

Re: IPTC template Unicode UTF8 Windows and Mac problem

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:08 pm
by xnview
yes right, there is a coding problem

Re: IPTC template Unicode UTF8 Windows and Mac problem

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:57 pm
by frereroy
xnview wrote:yes right, there is a coding problem

1.000.000 Euros question - will it be fixed in version 40?

Thanks/Merci.

Re: IPTC template Unicode UTF8 Windows and Mac problem

Posted: Fri Apr 13, 2012 2:59 pm
by xnview
frereroy wrote:
xnview wrote:yes right, there is a coding problem
1.000.000 Euros question - will it be fixed in version 40?
Thanks/Merci.
yes :)

Re: IPTC template Unicode UTF8 Windows and Mac problem

Posted: Sat Apr 14, 2012 7:59 am
by frereroy
frereroy wrote: will it be fixed in version 40?
yes :)
If ever you need another beta tester - especially for cross platform IPTC/XMP questions you just have to ask.
I have been a long time admirer of the XnView project.

Best wishes/Bon weekend.

Re: IPTC template Unicode UTF8 Windows and Mac problem

Posted: Thu Apr 19, 2012 9:10 am
by xnview
Please check XnViewMP 0.48

Re: IPTC template Unicode UTF8 Windows and Mac problem

Posted: Tue Apr 24, 2012 9:06 am
by frereroy
xnview wrote:Please check XnViewMP 0.48

This function is now working correctly on version 0.48. Many thanks.