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by rnmerchant
Mon Sep 15, 2025 12:07 am
Forum: Retest
Topic: Is there any way to remove set category from the menu?
Replies: 7
Views: 3507

Re: Is there any way to remove set category from the menu?

I'm now using version 1.9.3 64bit.

If I am not mistaken the problem had been fixed but is now back in this version.

Richard :?:
by rnmerchant
Tue Aug 19, 2025 4:52 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: Auto embed filename into JPEG image metadata?
Replies: 7
Views: 2461

Re: Auto embed filename into JPEG image metadata?

Thanks for this help! I think I have made it work.

Regards

Richard
by rnmerchant
Thu Aug 07, 2025 4:23 am
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: Auto embed filename into JPEG image metadata?
Replies: 7
Views: 2461

Re: Auto embed filename into JPEG image metadata?


Since XnViewMp gives a "Tranfer metadata" feature, it's now easy ...

- Select Jpeg's
- Tools, Metadata, Transfer
- +Add, IPTC, Headline (or choose another field like Caption or Credits) as Target field
- Use the drop down menu to choose "Filename" or "Filename without extension" as source.
- Ok ...
by rnmerchant
Sat Mar 08, 2025 8:05 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: label an image with data from EXIF
Replies: 4
Views: 506

Re: label an image with data from EXIF

Thanks Pierre:

That works. I was also able to add in {Lens Model}

I ended up putting each value on one line: that seemed to be more successful.

I think the difference here is that I was using EXIF codes from the internet; the ones I found didn't have any spaces. However in XNView the codes do ...
by rnmerchant
Wed Mar 05, 2025 6:06 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: label an image with data from EXIF
Replies: 4
Views: 506

Re: label an image with data from EXIF

That doesn't work either: still puts the 'field codes text' in rather than the result...

I assume that I'm somehow formatting this incorrectly but I don't know how to change that.

Richard
by rnmerchant
Wed Mar 05, 2025 6:21 am
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: label an image with data from EXIF
Replies: 4
Views: 506

label an image with data from EXIF

I have a series of photos for a lens test project. I'd like to add a label onto the image with some image data.

I imagined using the Text tool for this, and adding EXIF fields. I tried adding a text field and putting in the text box this:
{Exif:ShutterSpeedValue} f.{Exif:ApertureValue} FL.{Exif ...
by rnmerchant
Mon Dec 30, 2024 5:45 pm
Forum: Retest
Topic: Is there any way to remove set category from the menu?
Replies: 7
Views: 3507

Re: Is there any way to remove set category from the menu?

Excellent! Waiting for XnViewMP 1.8.4 to be made available - still version 1.8.3 for download on the website.
by rnmerchant
Mon Dec 23, 2024 7:34 pm
Forum: Retest
Topic: Is there any way to remove set category from the menu?
Replies: 7
Views: 3507

Re: Is there any way to remove set category from the menu?

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move mouse faster
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I would argue that this is ±impossible. I move my mouse lightning fast and it still appears.
by rnmerchant
Sun Dec 22, 2024 12:29 am
Forum: Retest
Topic: Is there any way to remove set category from the menu?
Replies: 7
Views: 3507

Re: Is there any way to remove set category from the menu?

I am having the same problem. Click "metadata" and move the mouse and the "categories" screen - a full screen - immediately takes over my computer.... It must have to do with the 'expansion' of the item with the right arrow getting activated while just thinking about it! If I do a deliberate move of ...
by rnmerchant
Wed Nov 20, 2024 10:00 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: Edit GPS data duplicates file without file creation date
Replies: 1
Views: 943

Edit GPS data duplicates file without file creation date

I'm just learning about using GPS data (from google maps) with image files from my NZ trip.
When I select a group of files and 'paste' GPS data (apparently incomplete: google maps doesn't give altitude it seems), then a duplicate file is created which oddly doesn't have a file creation date...

I ...
by rnmerchant
Sat Oct 28, 2023 10:26 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: move vs copy
Replies: 1
Views: 620

move vs copy

Is there an configuration option for 'drag and drop' to always be 'move' and not copy?

In Win10 this appears to be the default if the move is within the same drive, but it is 'copy' if it is to a different drive. I don't know why this should be the behaviour. When I'm organizing my many new photos ...
by rnmerchant
Fri Sep 08, 2023 5:10 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: Adding text to JPEG images
Replies: 13
Views: 15414

Re: Adding text to JPEG images

Thanks XnTriq:

Just coming back to this question

Thanks for the clue about the Jpeg write settings! I'd not seen that. I've put the quality to 100% now (it was defaulted to 80%) so I'm happy to know about that option!

Regarding my 'adding text to images' question I had imagined just adding simple ...
by rnmerchant
Wed Aug 16, 2023 11:31 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: Adding text to JPEG images
Replies: 13
Views: 15414

Re: Adding text to JPEG images


BetterJPEG
“BetterJPEG is a JPEG editor specifically designed to avoid recompression loss when editing and resaving JPEG images. BetterJPEG takes advantage of the fact that JPEG images consist of a number of small independent blocks and does not recompress blocks that don't have to be changed ...
by rnmerchant
Wed Aug 16, 2023 11:22 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: Adding text to JPEG images
Replies: 13
Views: 15414

Re: Adding text to JPEG images


Bringing up the Text dialogue, it seems to default to MS Shell Dlg 2. This is a font I've never heard of. Is there anything important about this default?

It's a logical font used by default for dialogs and controls (user interface) in Windows.

Microsoft Learn: Using MS Shell Dlg and MS Shell ...
by rnmerchant
Tue Aug 15, 2023 10:25 pm
Forum: MP - General Support
Topic: Adding text to JPEG images
Replies: 13
Views: 15414

Adding text to JPEG images

I have been wondering about adding text to an image (useful, perhaps, with old historical family photos to identify people).

2 questions, perhaps not of great import. However.... Insofar as I understand every time one saves a JPG image the image is 'degraded' a bit further. Is this important enough ...