IPTC is International Press Telecommunications Council http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Press_Telecommunications_Council
IPTC is saving captions, source, etc on the image itself. http://www.rideau-info.com/photos/labelling.html Legacy will import the IPTC caption. Use free programs such as - irfan http://www.irfanview.com - as well in batch mode - http://www.irfanview.com/faq.htm#Q6 - xnview http://www.xnview.com/ If you have previously put this information on your images, the deluxe version of ltools http://zippersoftware.com/wp/ltools/current-ltools-features/deluxe-ltools-features/ has the option: Get IPTC Data – copies IPTC Caption from JPGs to the Legacy Caption field, or if in this information is in Legacy and you want to update the IPTC on the image then use the ltools option: Set IPTC Data – copies Legacy Caption, Desc, Date, FileID, Surnames, and UserIDs/RINs from Legacy to the attached JPEG’s IPTC fields. :) Margaret On 20 August 2012 09:37, Brenda Van Dyke <b...@columbus.rr.com> wrote: > Ok, I'll bite - what is IPTC? > > > ------Original Message------ > From: Emily Moore > Sender: Emily Moore > To: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > ReplyTo: LegacyUserGroup@LegacyUsers.com > Subject: [LegacyUG] Adding IPTC information to scanned documents and images > Sent: Aug 19, 2012 6:50 PM > > Is there anything better than Adobe Photoshop Elements for adding IPTC > information to scanned images that one wants to use within Legacy? Can you > add IPTC information with Heritage Collector or Legacy? It is my > understanding that if you enter the information via Adobe Elements, it will > transfer Legacy. > > Emily > > > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > > Sent from my Verizon Wireless BlackBerry > > Legacy User Group guidelines: > http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp > Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ > Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: > http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ > Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp > Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and > on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). > To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp > > > Legacy User Group guidelines: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Etiquette.asp Archived messages after Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyusers.com/ Archived messages from old mail server - before Nov. 21 2009: http://www.mail-archive.com/legacyusergroup@legacyfamilytree.com/ Online technical support: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/Help.asp Follow Legacy on Facebook (http://www.facebook.com/LegacyFamilyTree) and on our blog (http://news.LegacyFamilyTree.com). To unsubscribe: http://www.LegacyFamilyTree.com/LegacyLists.asp
