DPP & IPTC data

[sidfrisby]

Hi all

Does anyone know if there is a way to retain IPTC data in files saved in DPP.
It seemd that neither RAW conversions or JPG files retain this information. (Or am I doing something wrong)?

As I use breezeBrowser download pro and write my IPTC data at the download stage it is a pain having to write it again after using DPP. I have BB Pro but prefer DPP for some work.

Best wishes

Sid Frisby
www.sidfrisby.com (http://www.sidfrisby.com/)

[René Damkot]

Just digging up an old thread, 'cause this is the one thing that drives me crazy about DPP. And makes my workflow a lot less 'flowing'...
So: Solution anyone?

Now I just copy a IPTC template over to the converted files in iView, but it makes using file-specific keywords etc. rather a lot of work to do twice. (first add IPTC to the CR2 file, then again to the tiff).

Edit: just saw that this thread is in the wrong forum... I'm sure the mods will move it to RAW and PP....

[TheSteveMadden]

I, too, am frustrated that DPP drops most if not all of intersting Canon maker notes. If I remember to do so, I use BreezeBrowser Pro to copy the EXIF from the CR2 files to the DPP created JPGs. This can be easily done as a batch if the image names haven't changed.

[René Damkot]

Hmmm. I use iView. I can't copy an entire IPTC template over from .CR2 to the .tif or .jpg files AFAIK. (at least, not when a lot of files have different keywords etc.) I'd end up with the 'generic' template without all the specific keywords...
If someone nows a way, I'd be happy to hear....

Canon up till now suggests using DNG... (link: last Q&A) (http://digitaljournalist.org/issue0607/tech-tips.html)

[René Damkot]

Update: Turns out I can!
This (http://forum.iview-multimedia.com/viewtopic.php?p=25020#25020) thread at iViews user forum, got the script 'copy from items with same name' to work. Jay! One major nuisance less....