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{{Third-party plugin}}{{man warn|Update|Since Gramps 3.3 some of these features have been added as core gramplets, see [[Category:PluginsGramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Image_Metadata|Image Metadata Gramplet]].}}[[CategoryFile:Developers/GeneralImageMetadata-detached-gramplet-40.png|thumb|right|400px|Fig. Image Metadata Gramplet]]The Image Metadata Gramplet offers an easy interface to add, edit, and remove Image Exif Metadata from your images (*.jpg, *.png. *.tiff, *.exv, *.nef, *.psd, *.pgf).

''This is a [[Third-party Plugin|Third-party plugin]]. Please treat this as anything else of value to you, use carefully on data that is not backed up, and help make it better by reporting any comments or problems to the author.'' <hr>==Installation== [[Image;Prerequisite:Image_Metadata_Gramplet.png|thumb|right|150px|Fig. Image Metadata Gramplet]] '''Special Note: Before being able to use this gramplet/ addon, you will need to download and install [http://tilloy.net/dev/pyexiv2/ pyexiv2] or install pyexiv2 from your local Linux repository. Windows user, there is an installer for you. Ubuntu, use the Universe repository to find pyexiv2.'''<br> The Image Metadata Gramplet offers an easy interface to add, edit, and remove Image Exif Metadata from your images (*.jpg, *.png. *.tiff, *.exv, *.nef, *.psd, *.pgf).

# import the pyexiv2 library<br>#: from pyexiv2 import ImageMetadata, ExifTag<br> # specify your image<br>#: image = ImageMetadata("/home/user/image.jpg")<br> # read the image<br>#: image.read()<br>

'''==Usage scenario==My perferred way to use this addon is:'''<br>1) # install pyexiv2<br>2) # Install this addon<br>3) # Install [http://www.gramps-project.org/wiki/index.php?title=Split_Views Split Views ]<br>4) # Restart Gramps<br>5) # Click on Split Views from the left-side Navigation Sidebar<br>6) # Click Views from the Menu bar, and select Media Views<br>7) # Close the right side View by clicking the X at the top left side<br>8) # Slide the available empty right view to about half the screen.<br>9) # Right click in the open space, and select Add a Gramplet<br>10) # Select Image Metadata Gramplet<br>11) # Select an image from the left hand MediaView<br>

'''==The interface=====Data Fields'''<br>===

Photographer:<br>:The name of the person or company taking the image

Select Date<br>:Will bring up a calendar, and double-click on a date. The time will be filled in as the current time<br>

Date<br>:The Date/ Time needs to be typed in as a very specific format:<br>:Year Mon Day Hour:Minutes:Seconds<br>: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 Seconds Ex.: 10 59 14:#: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.:# Decimal, Ex. : -34.15954:#: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 "."

In this formatDescription:Type in something about the image, you will need to select latitude reference, and longitude reference<br>the people in it or the location of the image. Non-latin characters are NOT allowed. ASCII characters only...

2) Decimal#Save<br>#:Will write the metadata to the image, Exand convert latitude/ longitude if it is in decimal format. #Clear<br>#: -34.15954Will clear all data fields#Convert GPS Coordinates<br>#:will convert Latitude/ Longitude if it is in decimal format

In this format, the Latitude and Longitude reference will be selected My favorite source for you after you click Convert GPS Coordinates or press the Save buttonis: [http://www. For foreign countries that might use a ", " instead of a "gpsvisualizer.", please use the "."com/geocode GPS Visualizer]

Description<br>Type in something about the image, the people in it or the location == Part of the image. Non-latin characters are NOT allowed. ASCII characters only...core code ==

'''Buttons Update'''<br>: Since Gramps 3.3 some of these features have been added as core gramplets, see [[Gramps_3.3_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Image_Metadata|Gramplets]].

1) Save<br>== See also ==Will write the metadata * [[Addon:Edit Image Exif Metadata]] - Gramplet offers an easy interface to the imageadd, edit, and convert latitude/ longitude if it is remove Image Exif (Exchangeable image file format) Metadata from your imagesSee also the built-in decimal format:* [[Gramps_{{Version manual}}_Wiki_Manual_-_Gramplets#Image_Metadata|Image Metadata Gramplet]] that only displays the Exif information.

3) Convert GPS Coordinates<br>[[Category:Plugins]]will convert Latitude/ Longitude if it is in decimal format My favorite source for GPS Coordinates is: [http[Category:Developers//www.gpsvisualizer.com/geocode GPS VisualizerGeneral]] --[[UserCategory:Robhealey1|RobGramplets]] 06:55, 29 March 2010 (UTC) <br clear="all"/>