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Windows IPTC/ archival search?
Nick Adams, Photographer
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Norfolk | NE | | Posted: 10:45 PM on 07.30.10 |
->> I'm looking for a Windows based program that I can search for IPTC date to find photos on an external hard drive.
I'm also looking for a program that I don't have to import images into the program to do this. |
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Dennis Wierzbicki, Photographer
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Plainfield | IL | USA | Posted: 11:57 AM on 07.31.10 |
->> Photo Mechanic does this: Edit-Select Date Range-Select IPTC Date check box then use the drop down menu to specify date or range. Images don't get imported into PM.
The only down side is I don't believe PM will search inside all folders on a hard drive...maybe it can...anyone?
If all the images were in the same directory/folder, and then a contact sheet created within this folder, this would be a piece of cake for PM. |
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Nick Adams, Photographer
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Norfolk | NE | | Posted: 1:44 PM on 07.31.10 |
| ->> I meant to say iptc data. I need a program that I can search for keywords. Pm does this on the Mac via apple spotlight however not on windows |
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Stanley Leary, Photographer
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Roswell | GA | USA | Posted: 6:40 PM on 07.31.10 |
| ->> Windows does the same thing as spotlight. Works in the search on mine just fine. |
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Alan Look, Photographer
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Bloomington/Normal | IL | United States | Posted: 6:59 PM on 07.31.10 |
| ->> Try FotoStation. I believe they have a free trial. I used it 5 or 6 years ago and the searches were pretty good. Haven't used it recently. |
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Wally Nell, Photographer
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CAIRO | EG | EGYPT | Posted: 2:14 AM on 08.02.10 |
| ->> Yep, PM does the same on Windows... |
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Nick Adams, Photographer
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Norfolk | NE | | Posted: 9:39 AM on 08.02.10 |
| ->> how so? i call PM and they said it wasnt possible to search for keywords on PM windows. |
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Wally Nell, Photographer
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CAIRO | EG | EGYPT | Posted: 11:09 AM on 08.02.10 |
| ->> Nick, not sure if I am missing something. If you go to PM and choose a directory; then EDIT>FIND, and this should open a box for you to search the IPTC fields or others. However I don't think it will include subfolders in a search. This could be something the guys at PM could include in a future release. |
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Nick Adams, Photographer
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Norfolk | NE | | Posted: 5:35 PM on 08.02.10 |
| ->> that allows me to search the folder i'm currently in however. I need to be able to search a whole external harddrive. |
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Hassel Weems, Photographer
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Locust Grove (Atlanta) | GA | USA | Posted: 7:09 PM on 08.02.10 |
->> Windows Vista will search iptc title and keywords with advanced search.
Keywords are searched via the "tag" field. |
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Hassel Weems, Photographer
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Locust Grove (Atlanta) | GA | USA | Posted: 7:17 PM on 08.02.10 |
->> Sorry, I re-read your message after I posted and saw that you were looking to search by iptc date, not keywords. I don't think Windows will search iptc date.
It will search by date taken in the exif data. |
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Nick Adams, Photographer
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Norfolk | NE | | Posted: 9:12 PM on 08.02.10 |
| ->> Hassel. I'm looking for a IPTC keyword search |
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Clark Brooks, Photo Editor, Photographer
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Urbana | IL | USA | Posted: 10:46 PM on 08.02.10 |
->> Nick,
For what you want to do, with PM at least, you will need to create a master keyword index.
Open all the image folders on the drive in a single window in PM. Then select all the files.
Next, click file -> export. Change the template to text exporter. In the field box, insert the fields you want to be able to search for. In addition to keyword, I would add the caption field, but that's just me. In that box type: {folderpath} {tab} {filename} - {keyw} {tab} {capt}
This will create a text file that will list the folder path and file name (so you know the exact location on your HDD) separated by a - with the keywords, a space and the caption (if one).
Click export when you have configured the parameters the way you want.
Then open the text file in notepad and hit ctrl-F and type in the keyword you are looking for. When the keyword is found you just have to look to the left to find the filename and location. You can append the file with future info as needed.
If the search is a one time thing you can skip exporting and just PM to search for the keyword you are looking for once you have all the files in a single contact sheet.
TIP*** Put all your image files in a single upper level folder. Then you can use the right click on the folder in PM and use the 'open folder and subfolder in a new contact sheet' command rather than have to add each folder manually. |
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Jeff Jones, Photo Editor
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Gallup | NM | USA | Posted: 1:29 PM on 08.06.10 |
->> For Windows Machines there are at least three options:
1)If you have Photoshop use Adobe Bridge. Bridge CS4 has several search parameters - including Date created and "All Metadata". When I just did a quick search of a main folder it found images in the subfolders, so you could make your drive your main folder and it would find all the images that matched the criteria (created date).
2)Another thing to consider is using Adobe Lightroom. It will take a little while, but you can have Lightroom create a catalog of the whole drive and then you can search by date, camera make, etc.
Lightroom is a free download/trial for 30 days,so if this is a one-time thing you could do it under the full version demo. If this is a recurring need then it might be worth the cash for Lightroom - it does a whole lot more too.
3 - ACDSee Pro 3 (also can use as a trial version). It has a search function (press F3) and on the bottom of the list of search parameters you can specify properties, including anything in the EXIF list. |
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