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I am struggling with Metadata and IPTC information in Photoshop Elements 19.
For example, I have a photo of “Walter, Mary and Emma in the New Forest 23 March 1935”. The bit in inverted commas is included as a caption and the following categories and/or keywords have been tagged: 1935, New Forest, Walter.
The photo is a scan of the original. The date/time created and digistised is the time of the scan. I have used the Adjust Date/Time feature within Elements so that it appears in the correct place in the timeline.
However, when I add “Metadata to file” the date and time of the photo is changed to the date I added the metadata. When I look at the info attached to the photo in “Finder” on the computer the date of the picture is incorrect, but all other information is correct.
To try and get the full date shown correctly I tried adding IPTC information using the full date as a keyword, but this seems to delete the original photo and insert a duplicate into Elements.
I have the same issues with actual photos as well as scanned photos.
What is the best way of attaching the accurate date to a photo so that the information can be seen outside Photoshop Elements?
The reason for this is that old family photos will be shared across the wider family.
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You may find some useful information in the replies to the post under "Captions in PSE 2021". I know it is a different version but perhaps it will work in PSE 2019. One of the replies does discuss using Metadata which is fine if that is the direciton you desire. However, I have found that the response from "hatstead" gives me the solution of adding a caption under the photo and then saving the file as a jpeg. This is exactly what I was trying to accomplish and allows my family to view and use the photos outside of Photoshop Elements.
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