Filling out the "Owner Name" field in Flickr.

[lsquare]

www.flickr.com/photos/lawrencejjlee/3335175688/meta/ (http://www.flickr.com/photos/lawrencejjlee/3335175688/meta/)

I notice that the field, "Owner Name", is described as Unknown. I'm wondering how can I get that field filled out with my name? I'm currently using Adobe Lightroom 2.3 and Photoshop CS4, but I can't find the equivalent field to fill out. Any help would be greatly appreciated.

[Naturalist]

You have to plug your camera into the computer and use the EOS Utility program that came with it.

[lsquare]

You have to plug your camera into the computer and use the EOS Utility program that came with it.

What if I don't have the camera anymore? How can I fill out the field for the existing files?

[Synxernal]

You have to plug your camera into the computer and use the EOS Utility program that came with it.

Does it work with all camera models? I can't find how to do it anywhere for my 450D.

[tzalman]

What if I don't have the camera anymore? How can I fill out the field for the existing files?
Use ExifToolGUI. From the menu bar select Modify/Canon Maker Notes/Owner Name.

[lsquare]

Use ExifToolGUI. From the menu bar select Modify/Canon Maker Notes/Owner Name.

Thx for the suggestion. Do you happen to know if EXIFTool can edit large number of files simultaneously? I intend to use it with a GUI, but I don't want to edit the field for each file, but rather do it in a batch.

[tzalman]

Thx for the suggestion. Do you happen to know if EXIFTool can edit large number of files simultaneously? I intend to use it with a GUI, but I don't want to edit the field for each file, but rather do it in a batch.
When I tried selecting multiple files in a folder the program hung on me at the end of the process and I had to knock it down with Task Manager, but when I opened it again the changes had been made to all the five RAWs I had selected. BTW, it doesn't actually change the original but creates a copy with the new metadata.

[jacuff]

Or if you have Adobe Bridge, just select them all, right click, and select File Info.

[lsquare]

When I tried selecting multiple files in a folder the program hung on me at the end of the process and I had to knock it down with Task Manager, but when I opened it again the changes had been made to all the five RAWs I had selected. BTW, it doesn't actually change the original but creates a copy with the new metadata.

I'm not sure if I understand you. Are you saying that EXIFTool will create a copy of the RAW file that I want to update?

[lsquare]

Or if you have Adobe Bridge, just select them all, right click, and select File Info.

I don't see the "Owner's Name" field in Adobe Bridge CS4 or Lightroom 2.3. I only see the "Artist" field, but I already have that filled with my name.

[tzalman]

I'm not sure if I understand you. Are you saying that EXIFTool will create a copy of the RAW file that I want to update?
Yes.

I don't see the "Owner's Name" field in Adobe Bridge CS4 or Lightroom 2.3. I only see the "Artist" field, but I already have that filled with my name.

There are several different areas in the metadata where a name can be displayed. There are fields for Author, Copyright and Comments in the IPTC and a field for User Comment in the Exif, but the place where EOS Utility and ExifTool put the name is in the Maker's Notes.

[lsquare]

Hi tzalman,

It doesn't sound like EXIFTool is what I'm looking for then since I want to update the RAW file, not create a new copy. I don't even know if the new copy is bit for bit similar except for the difference in the metadata.

I'm looking at Bridge right now and I don't see "Maker's Notes".

[boardhead]

Hi tzalman,

It doesn't sound like EXIFTool is what I'm looking for then since I want to update the RAW file, not create a new copy.

But ExifTool does update the file. By default, it preserves the original file (by renaming it to "<filename>_original", so technically it does "copy" the file, but you can use the -overwrite_original option if you don't want to save the original file.

Also, exiftool is designed from the ground up to process a large number of files. If you specify a directory name instead of a file name, then exiftool will process all files in the directory. Use a command line like "exiftool -ext cr2 DIR" to process all cr2 images in directory "DIR".

- Phil

[lsquare]

But ExifTool does update the file. By default, it preserves the original file (by renaming it to "<filename>_original", so technically it does "copy" the file, but you can use the -overwrite_original option if you don't want to save the original file.

Also, exiftool is designed from the ground up to process a large number of files. If you specify a directory name instead of a file name, then exiftool will process all files in the directory. Use a command line like "exiftool -ext cr2 DIR" to process all cr2 images in directory "DIR".

- Phil

I'm really bad with the command line stuff. Will any of the GUI programs allow me to do this in mass?

Is it possible to set EXIFTool to just update the file instead of duplicating one in the process?

[tzalman]

Is it possible to set EXIFTool to just update the file instead of duplicating one in the process?

In the light of boardhead's comment, I took another look at ExifToolGUI and I see that there is an option to not backup the file when writing to the metadata.