Tag: Metadata

Adjust Photo Times to Match Local Time

This summer, we travelled to Florida. I did not bother to adjust the clock on my camera to match local time. I left it set to my home time zone: Central European Summer Time (CEST).

When the time came to geotag photos from the trip, I just had to tell HoudahGeo that the camera clock was set to CEST. With this extra bit of information, HoudahGeo was able to figure out at what exact time each photo was taken. It then matched these times to GPS track logs to find where the photos were taken.

This photo of a Key Deer was indeed taken on Big Pine Key, Florida.

Key deer at 4 PM EDT. Or as the camera had it: 10 PM CEST
Key deer at 4 PM in Florida. Or as the camera had it: 10 PM European time.

According to my camera, the above photo was taken at 10 PM. This is at odds with what we see in the picture: broad daylight.
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What is the difference between geotagging and adding locations in Apple Photos?

The Places maps in Apple Photos is a great way to find and explore photos.

Geotagged photos taken with iPhone or another GPS-enabled camera are automatically added to the map. To add other photos, you can assign them locations in Apple Photos. You will, however, also want to geotag these photos.

How is geotagging different from assigning locations in Apple Photos?

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Efficient Geotagging: HoudahGeo’s Places Feature

The Places feature introduced in HoudahGeo 5 allows you to save frequently used locations as favorites. This makes manual geotagging – picking locations from a map – way more efficient.

Places can be used in two different ways: as presets for location coordinates and names or as map bookmarks. Continue reading Efficient Geotagging: HoudahGeo’s Places Feature

Why Geotag Photos?

Geotags are metadata information added to a file, in our case an image file. They usually take the form of GPS coordinates. Additionally, location names like city, state and country can be written to metadata.

By adding geotags to your photos, you basically “pin” them to the places they were taken. There are good reasons to consider geotagging your photos: Continue reading Why Geotag Photos?

HoudahGeo 5.0: Photo geocoding got even better

We’ve just released HoudahGeo 5.0, and we’re very excited about it! We added features you have been waiting for, and refined many of the existing ones.

With HoudahGeo 5.0, the premier photo geotagging tool for Mac got even better. Continue reading HoudahGeo 5.0: Photo geocoding got even better

Adding Artist and Copyright Information to Image Files

While HoudahGeo‘s core function is geotagging, you can also use it to edit other metadata information. For example, you can add Title, Comment, Keyword, or Artist information. Continue reading Adding Artist and Copyright Information to Image Files

Advanced settings for EXIF/XMP export

HoudahGeo supports a couple of advanced settings to customized EXIF/XMP export.

  • Preserve file modification dates
  • Default metadata attribute values
  • Additional metadata attribute values
  • Preserved metadata attributes

These settings are intentionally hidden and meant only for advanced users.
If things go wrong, you will need to trash your HoudahGeo preferences file.

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