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AVIF files and strange metadate editability

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 4:59 am

by kmcbest

Hello.

In the image browser if I select one or more avif image(s) and go to menu, the "Edit IPTC" or "Edit XMP" options are greyed out:

Yet if I open the image, the options are available:

: Snipaste_2025-01-05_12-55-57.jpg (24.62 KiB) Viewed 752 times

This prevents me to edit multiple file metadata at once. Why is this restriction?

Re: AVIF files and strange metadate editability

Posted: Sun Jan 05, 2025 12:58 pm

by user0

in Viewer
you edit loaded image, which may be saved in another format
that may or may not support your edits (eg adding metadata), depending on app/format abilities

in Browser
you do not change file format, so app disables not supported edit options

Re: AVIF files and strange metadate editability

Posted: Mon Jan 06, 2025 12:51 am

by kmcbest

But metadata are editable in both for other common formats like jpg/png etc.