![]() ![]() Just unzip ExifToolGUI.zip file into any directory, create Desktop shortcut and GUI is ready to use. Note: In case you've done something wrong in this regard, you'll see an error message when GUI starts. Now copy renamed exiftool file into Windows directory -this is the best place- and ExifTool is ready to be used. Case B: rename exiftool(-k).exe to exiftool.exe (=keep exe extension!).Case A: rename exiftool(-k) to exiftool (=don't add exe extension!).What you need to do (depending on the case above), is: How come there can be Case A or B? Because it depends on your Windows settings. After unzipping, you will see:Ĭase A: exiftool(-k) or Case B: exiftool(-k).exe You only need to download "Windows Executable" zip file from here. However, because GUI is developed in Win7 environment, I can't guarantee backward compatibility. Obviously, such data won't be displayed correctly in GUI Metadata panel, because here, UTF-8 encoded data is expected.ĮxiftoolGUI should run on WinXP up to Win7-64bit. If really needed, then you can still enter "old" ANSI (non-UTF-8) encoded data by using -L option in ExifTool direct mode, i.e: Anyway, all this concerns only "foreign" characters: if you allready used "standard" alphabet (ASCII) characters only, then you won't notice any difference. change/overwrite such tag content (which becomes UTF-8 encoded).īut be aware, that UTF-8 encoded Exif content might not be properly recognized by some other software. If you notice this, then this means, metadata content isn't UTF-8 encoded. It can/will happen, that GUI will show some "weird" characters where country specific characters should appear -if at all, this can/will happen for existing Exif metadata content (i.e: Exif:Artist). However, Metadata Working Group (MWG) organisation recommends using UTF-8 in Exif as well. Right now, the only exception is Exif, which oficially doesn't support UTF-8 yet. For Iptc metadata, UTF-8 charset has also become officially recommended. It's about displaying "foreign", country specific characters:įor Xmp metadata, UTF-8 charset is used as default charset since beginning, so nothing changes here. edited metadata values will be automatically saved in UTF-8 format.characters inside metadata will be shown properly, if metadata content is UTF-8 encoded.-batch capability (where appropriate), means: you can select multiple files and modify them at once.īasic idea behind GUI is, to keep it simple! Thus, only those options are implemented, which I believe, are essential for majority of users.įor ALL metadata, UTF-8 character set encoding/decoding is used.-ability to edit most frequently used metadata tags,.-view all metadata that ExifTool recognizes,.When making ExifToolGUI, the main goal was: There are already some GUI's that make use of ExifTool, but some of them are not flexible enough (for my needs) and/or have somehow limited use. So, I've decided to make some simple ExifTool GUI for my private use. Such approach gives ExifTool great flexibility, but is somehow difficult to use -especially for those, who don't use ExifTool regulary. That means, there's no Graphic User Interface (GUI), so all work must be done by typing commands inside "Command Prompt" window. ![]() The only downside for many potential users is the fact, that ExifTool is a "command-line" utility. -it is very secure to use, is regulary updated and has the best possible support.-it allows to edit almost any metadata tag,.-it shows more metadata tags than any other tool,.In my opinion, ExifTool by Phil Harvey, is the best I've found so far. There are many tools for viewing/editing metadata inside image files. ![]()
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