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Addon:Image Metadata Gramplet

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[[Image:Image_Metadata_Gramplet.gif|thumb|right|150px|Fig. Image Metadata Gramplet]]
* '''''Special Note: Before being able to use this gramplet/ addon, you will need to download and install pyexiv2 from its[http://tilloy.net/dev/pyexiv2/ website] or install pyexiv2 from your local Linux repository. Windows user, there is an installer for you.'''''<br><br>
Windows Users<br><hr>Following my work on cross compiling pyexiv2 for windows on linuxThe Image Metadata Gramplet offers an easy interface to add, edit, and remove Image Exif Metadata from your images (*.jpg, *.png. *.tiff, I just merged in the master branch an NSIS script that generates a windows installer*.exv, *.nef, *.psd, *. This will allow distributing pyexiv2 in a user-friendly mannerpgf).
For those interestedOnce you have installed pyexiv2, the cross compilation see above for directions to download and build of the installer processes are fully documented in the developers documentation (not published yet, see http://bazaar.launchpad.net/~osomon/pyexiv2/pyexiv2-0install this addon.2/annotate/head%3A/doc/developers.rst).
*** NOTE: For those interested in the cross-compilation process itself for windows using linux, the script I used My perferred way to use this addon is at: 1) install pyexiv22) Install this addon3)) Install [http://tilloywww.gramps-project.netorg/wiki/cross_compile_pyexiv2index.sh cross_compile_pyexiv2.shphp?title=Split_Views Split Views ] . I used linux to compile this one...<br> The Image Metadata Gramplet offers an easy interface to add, edit, and remove Image Exif Metadata from your images. '''''Option One'''''<br>To use this addon/ gramplet, you will need to first download and install it from the directions on the 3.2 Addons page. 14) Select Gramplets on your sidebar<br>Restart Gramps25) In an open space, click right mouse button<br>3) Select add a gramplet, click on Image Metadata Gramplet<br>Now you will see it Click on the GrampletView Split Views from the sidebar.left-side Navigation Sidebar To add, edit, or remove image Metadata, there are two ways to do it: <br>'''Number One:'''<br>1) Select Media from your sidebar<br>26) Click on an image Views from the database<br>Menu bar, and select Media Views37) Select Gramplets on Close the sidebar<br> '''Number Two:'''<br>1) Select Gramplets from right side Views by clicking the sidebar<br>X28) Add Image Metadata Gramplet to Slide the available empty right view from to about half the steps above<br>screen.39) Click Right click in the detach button<br>open space, and select Add a gramplet410) Select media from the sidebar, and the Image Metadata Gramplet will be hanging in mid air.<br>511) Select an image<br> '''''Option Two'''''<br>1) Download and install SplitView from the 3.2 Addons Page<br>2) Click on SplitView<br>3) in the open pane, click right mouse button<br>4) select Image Metadata Gramplet<br>5) Click left hand Media View on the Menu bar<br>6) Select MediaView<br>
'''Data Fields'''<br>
Date<br>
The DateTime Date/ Time needs to be typed in as a very specific format:<br>
Year Mon Day Hour:Minutes:Seconds<br>
1969 Oct 01 11826 Apr 12 14:06:00<br>
Copyright<br>
Can be anything that you please... Ex: (C) 2010 Smith and Wesson<br>
 
Subject<br>
Please enter keywords that describe the picture. Do NOT add a space after the comma. Ex. : Census,Milwaukee,Oregon
Latitude/ Longitude<br>
Latitude/ Longitude data can be entered in one of two ways:<br>
1) Degrees Minutes SecondsEx.: 10 59 14<br>a) 47 9 15<br>b) 122 6 31<br> * In this format, you will need to select latitude reference, and longitude reference<br>
** If the Latitude begins with a negative number, select 'S' as Lat. Ref. or 'N' if a positive number. If the Longitude begins with a negative number, select 'W' as the Long. Ref. or 'E' if a positive number.
2) Decimal<br>a) , Ex. : -34.15418015954<br>b) 84.108620<br> * In this format, the Latitude and Longitude reference will be selected for you after you click Convert GPS Coordinates or press the Save button. For foreign countries that might use a ", " instead of a ".", please use the .
Description<br>
Type in something about the image, the people in it or the location of the image. Non-latin characters are NOT allowed. ASCII characters only...
'''Buttons '''<br>
Will clear all data fields
3) Convert GPSCoordinates<br>
will convert Latitude/ Longitude if it is in decimal format
My favorite source for GPS Coordinatesis: [http://www.gpsvisualizer.com/geocode GPS Visualizer ] You can download this plugin by following the directions at [[3.2_Addons]].
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