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| MetaEditor - basic window |
Features
- support for JPG and TIFF photo file format
- edit EXIF, IPTC and GPS information in your photos
- interoperability with Google Earth/Maps, file formats KML, KMZ supported
- lossless photo editing without re-compression
- metadata export & import to/from XML file
- advanced features for text and date values (shift date, upcase, lowecase, ...)
- MEcmd console utility included - batch processing from command line (click for help and samples here)
- without installation, you can download ZIP file, extract and run
- MetaCommander - copy, move, delete tags with Norton Commander's style (as of 3.1.0.0)
- GeoTagger - inject GPS coords into your photos, Garmin GPX file supported (as of 3.1.0.0)
- Flickr and Picasa support (as of 3.2.0.0)
- support for 64bit operating systems (as of 3.2.0.0)
- MetaEditor Wizard (as of 3.2.1.0)
MetaEditor vs. ExifEditor comparsion
| MetaEditor | ExifEditor | |
| Environment | .NET Framework 3.0 | .NET Framework 2.0 |
| Operating system | Windows XP SP2 or higher | Windows 98 or higher |
| File type | JPEG, TIFF | JPEG |
| Metadata support | EXIF, IPTC, GPS, XMP | only EXIF |
| Known tags | approx. 275 (in ver. 3.0.0.0), can be extended | can read all tags in a picture |
| Lossless saving | YES | NO |
| Export tags to CSV, XML | YES | YES |
| Strip metadata from photos | YES | NO |
| Extract thumbnails | YES | NO |
| Advanced features | YES | YES |
| Google Earth compatibility | YES | NO |
| Batch editing from console | YES | YES |
| GeoTagger | YES | NO |
| MetaCommander | YES | NO |
| Installation source | MSI, ZIP | MSI, ZIP |
| Status | in progress | development stopped |
| Pricing | free (donation welcome) | free (donation welcome) |
System requirements:
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Windows 95
Windows 98
Windows ME
Windows 2000
Windows XP SP2
Windows Vista
Windows NT4
Windows 2003 SP1
Windows 2008
Windows 7
Windows 8
- .NET Framework 3.5 or higher
Download:
See downloads tab.More screenshots:
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| Tag list, can be exported to standard file formats |
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| export image to Picasa online gallery |
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| GPS support, you can automatically geotag your photos |
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| batch geotagging of images |
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| advanced feature, you can use calculated values for tags |
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| export and import wizard |
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| import tags from XML file |
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| task log window |
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| change queue, modifications can be applied to many images at once, list can be saved for future use, etc... |
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| MetaCommander, manage tags in same way like files |
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| geotagging with Google Maps |
Donation for this project:
This application is provided free without charge. But if you like this application, please, consider to make a small donation to fund and continue this site. Thank you in advance! :-)
Thanks for the nice tool ! I like it very much (although i have some thoughts to enhance it, i will tell tou later).
ReplyDeleteI have a problem with keywords. When i put keywords (seperated with ; ) in a JPG-file with ME, it is OK. I can read the proporties (and keywords) of the changed JPG-file with Total Commander. When i add a keyword via Total Commander to the same file, i can still read the proporties (and keywords) of the changed JPG-file with Total Commander.
But when reading the keywords with ME, the keywords are gone.
Can you have a look?
Hello! Of course, I have. However I never used Total Commander yet, I have to discover this first :-) I ask you for details if necessary. Thanks.
Delete... and it is here :-) How to change properties in TC? You mean select picture file and choose "File - Properties" and attributes here? But this is standard windows property dialog... Anyway, I can discover this too, what's going on with Keywords...
DeleteOk, yes i mean in TC select picture file and choose "File - Properties" and attributes. Did not know it was the standard windows property dialog. Sorry.
ReplyDeleteHello,
DeleteI'd like to inform you about latest version of MetaEditor. It support file properties from Windows explorer, or Total Commander.
Looks useful but I get an error when saving changes "value does not fall within the expected range". Have you tested the program on Windows 7 64 bit?
ReplyDeleteYes, of course. Moreover, it is written in Windows 7 64 bit. Can you send me sample file and short description of error? Steps, how to reproduce error. Thanks.
DeleteThanks for the new version, but i still think something is not OK. I do not see my keywords under IPTC-2:25. I see one keyword under dc:Subject (XMP), only one, but i think that is not the right place. And have a look at : UserComments (EXIF-37510) and Orientation (EXIF-274). I think they need some attention.
ReplyDeleteHello, I know, Windows explorer works different. When you modify tag (for example Keywords) under Windows explorer, it write value not only to EXIF.XPkeywords tag only, but to XMP.Keywords too and other tags too. It is little bit chatic from my point of view :-) MetaEditor write value exactly to specified tag only.
DeleteBut, I already thought about some "compatibility" mode with Windows explorer, so Metaeditor would write value to multiple tags cuncurrently. You will see in next version...
I'm not working with Windows Explorer (only for checking the properties of files. I am working with ExifTools(Gui) and Piwigo (also using Exiftools).
DeleteIs there any way to add an IPTC tag if the photo doesn't have one? IPTC tags don't show up in the "Select Tag" dropdown menu if the photo doesn't already have IPTC tags.
ReplyDeleteHello, of course, it is possible. Open MetaEditor, some image file, switch to Advanced mode (Tools-Advanced mode) and then you will see menu Tags in second pane. You can add any (known) tag to picture (EXIF, IPTC, XMP).
DeleteThanks for the reply. Now I see how to do it from the tags menu.
ReplyDeleteWhile I'm writing, one feature request, although maybe it wouldn't be helpful for everyone. It would be nice if Metaeditor remembered the most recent tag filter, both in the second pane, and in the New Exif Tag dialog. I'm always working with the same tags (IPTC tags) and having the filter in place makes it easier, but I have to keep resetting it for each image. (Also, I'll note that if I search for IPTC in the New Exif tag dialog, the IPTC tags do not display, but it does work if I filter for IPTC in the second pane.)
Thanks for the great software!
Hello,
Deleteyou can try a new beta version of MetaEditor with these features if you wish. See Download tab and beta version link. Thanks for your feedback in advance.
Wow - thanks! Being able to select recently used tags from the edit tag and new tag areas is perfect! Sent a donation!
DeleteGreat idea. I have a question: are you using same tags and values too? If yes, you can use so called "soap" file for storing modification list to file and anytime read it back later. Is it usable for you? Steps: switch to Advanced mode, perform any changes you want and from 3rd pane "Changes" right-click on list and choose "Save...".
ReplyDeleteThat's neat! Unfortunately, I'm not setting the same values every time. I'm basically just using Metaeditor to edit IPTC bylines and comments for my family photo album, so that they display next to photos uploaded to zenfolio.com. (and will be readable by other tools if I switch to a different photo hosting site some day) Metaeditor is the nicest IPTC editor I have seen so far, though I know I am only using a little bit of its functionality.
DeleteGreat tool, but I found some discrepancies:
ReplyDelete1. I can only start the wizard from the MetaEditor, if I have files selected. But inside the wizard I have to select them again.
2. The wizard needs a "select all added files" button.
3. MetaEditor doesn't add special characters like ä,ö,ü to values, expecting an ASCII character. Depending on the used ASCII table, these characters are valid. (If I do this with the wizard, it works.)
Hello Joe,
Deletethanks for your message. My very fast check:
ad 1) requirement to have at least one picture opened before wizard starts is odd. It will be corrected in next release. Not pre-selected pictures within wizard is same.
ad 2) I don't understand... what you mean? How to replicate this step?
ad 3) see Options menu, is depends on ASCII/Unicode settings for UserComment tag. All other text values "should be" in ASCII only, ie. no special char is allowed by EXIF definition.
Regards
Pavel.
Hello Joe,
ReplyDeleteMetaEditor has been updated, bugs with wizard should be fixed. Updated version 3.3.0.0 is available for download.
Pavel.
Hello Pavel and thank you for your program.
ReplyDeleteI tried to export an XML file with seven photos selected but apart from a header the file as read by MS Excel or Notepad is empty. I am using Windows 8.1 - is this the issue?
Hello Jeff,
Deletethanks for your post. I quickly test export to XML and found no issue (under Windows 7). But I don't believe that Windows 8.1 is causing this. Probably something wrong with pictures. Can you test it with different JPEG file? Or send your file to my email for debug?
Pavel.
BTW, are you using latest version of MetaEditor, ie. 3.3.0.0?
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ReplyDeleteHello Pavel,
ReplyDeleteNice program. I'm trying to copy the value XMP.xmp:CreateDate to EXIF.Image.DateTime for a number of jpeg images in a batch process. Is this possible? If so, how?
Thanks,
TheBlack.
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