![]() ![]() To be able to copy extended attributes (any, or simply ) into an exif tag using exiftools and vice verca. Also, it would be nice to know that I can convert the tags into an Exif tag, in case I find a better photo organizer, which stores the tags in Exif. Before spending time tagging, I need a way to regularily back them up. My main concern with going with Gwenview and extended attributes is that they are somewhat fragile - some software looses them when working on the file ( ). However, TagSpaces is out of my price range, and I don't want to do rename files manually (I want to easily tag several images in bulk). Another option could be to put the tags directly in the filename: "IMG_2101. However, I don't seem to have this choice, as I haven't found a photo organizer, which stores custom tags in Exif. I'm thinking "Keywords" would be a good Exif tag for this purpose. I would be more comfortable with storing it in an Exif tag, as there is a neat tool for working with these (yours!). I'm not decided if I want to go with storing my tags in an extended attribute. For this I can however use "recoll", which does index tags set in the "" extended attribute. ![]() Gwenview is ok for tagging, but lacks the feature to find images with certain tags. In my search, I found Gwenview, which stores the custom tags in an extended attribute named "". Having lost my tagging efforts several times in my lifetime, I'm now convinced that this metadata needs to be tightly coupled with the photos (here is a brilliant article on that subject: ) Unfortunately however, most organizers stores the tags in sidecar files or in a database. ![]() I'm overall looking for a way to categorize my photos and videos with tags (such as "favourite, birthday, family"), which are stored in the images themselves. ![]()
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