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P: IPTC information in Info Panel

Forum|Forum|8 years ago
December 27, 2017
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Adobe needs to include IPTC information in the file INFO in Lr CC. This is the industry standard for file information and a requirement of most photo agencies, so why isn't it in CC? Cloud storage is great but without IPTC it's not of much use to those submitting to an agency.

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PropagandaPhoto

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Ability to write IPTC metadata in Lightroom mobile for iPad such as Caption, location, photographer and all the other IPTC fields. Plus the ability to have an IPTC metadata template added on import.

johnrellis

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Moderators, @Rikk Flohr: Photography, please move to Lightroom Ecosystem Ideas.

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OLE MORTEN

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I really miss a function for adding metadata/IPTC to multiple photos in Lightroom CC. I also cannot find a way to track edits to a photo (history) in CC. For these two reasons I am leaving CC and going back to Classic, which I really don´t want to. I also would like this information to be easy to find on Adobe´s webpage, I found out by chatting to a member of Adobe´s staff.

Victoria Bampton LR Queen

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You can add metadata to multiple photos, you just have to be in Grid view.

Lightroom doesn't track every step as Develop History like Lightroom Classic does, but it does create an Auto Version when you switch to a different photo or back to Grid view.

Victoria - The Lightroom Queen

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CreeseWorks

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Could a future update of Lightroom on the iPad feature an editor for IPTC metadata so that photojournalists can edit easier?

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Nick_J

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I'm somewhat surprised this still only has eight votes.

What would be ideal here is if all IPTC fields in the standard were supported, but the user can enable/disable them based on if they use them in their workflow or not. Obviously defaulting to what the vast majority of users will use.

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LBob

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Well-stated!! Adobe, please take note. Thank you.

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Anonymous

My vote for IPTC metadata to be added.

I don't agree that Lightroom CC is an amateur tool. It is a professional tool that is surprisingly powerful after only 1 year on the market but it lacks a few key features that hammer its capability to be used professionally in a productive way:

Better export options (granular size and quality controls, DPI/print settings, TIFF and PNG formats)
Edith with... (besides photoshop, I have more applications I want to use in my workflow)
Smart albums
IPTC metadata

Hence, my vote for this useful feature.

I don't see why these features would be impossible to implement in a 1-year timeframe, if it doesn't happen it is by choice (not wanting professional to use it). Time to put doors and wheels on the car that already has a beautiful chassis and engine, so we can get in and out and actually get somewhere!

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Phil PickinAuthor

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Thanks to those who have recently picked up on this issue and have added their views to this thread. Let's hope that Adobe will take on board our comments and provide us with the opportunity to add IPTC information to Lr CC in the near future.

Victoria Bampton LR Queen

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Top right corner. You're one of the two (now three) who already voted, as it took your vote from your other thread.

Victoria - The Lightroom Queen

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LBob

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Where do we vote?

Victoria Bampton LR Queen

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Only 2 people have voted on the request so far... the more votes, the sooner it's likely to be considered.

Victoria - The Lightroom Queen