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510953 2006-12-29 22:19:00 OK, I figured it out. Windows will only display comments that have been created in Explorer's Properties, not those created with third-party apps. :groan: :(

<mutter mutter curse curse>


Luckily it works the other way around though - the third-party apps can see the comments created in Explorer and by other apps.
FoxyMX (5)
510954 2006-12-29 22:42:00 Download a EXIF editor. Opanda. I had great success. Its trial only but the basic things work without payment. After a trip I had to change the time cos I forgot to change the international clock when overseas :) You can also add your own details as well.

Opanda PowerEXIF
Nomad (952)
510955 2006-12-29 23:44:00 FoxyMX have you looked at Picasa? http://picasa.google.com ? :) stu161204 (123)
510956 2006-12-30 00:50:00 Hi folks. Probably teaching my granny to suck eggs here but I use Windows Explorer for adding comment to special pics. Using View > Choose Details and Comments puts the Comments column in the standard WE pane. Right clicking on any pic and then Prioerties > Summary > Comments allows the description of the pic. Using WE, the pics in any folder can be sorted by comment. The Choose Details options allow for a great deal of ready information to be displayed, right from the basic of which camera was used, while the Properties > Summary > Advanced allows the display of more information than most people would ever need. Worth browing. Scouse (83)
510957 2006-12-30 03:45:00 Download a EXIF editor. Opanda. I had great success. Its trial only but the basic things work without payment. After a trip I had to change the time cos I forgot to change the international clock when overseas :) You can also add your own details as well.

Opanda PowerEXIF

Had a squizz at this and whilst it looks very good it's not quite what I am after. Thanks anyway. :)
FoxyMX (5)
510958 2006-12-30 03:53:00 FoxyMX have you looked at Picasa? http://picasa.google.com ? :)

Though I have used Picasa in the past I much prefer FastStone Image Viewer. Just had another look at Picasa's features, however, to see whether it can do what I want and discovered that it can create IPTC standard captions which got me interested. Researching further I found this page (www.rideau-info.com) which looks rather promising. Will now have to do some experimenting. ;)

I got to learn a few more new things today because of your suggestion, so thanks Stu. :thumbs:
FoxyMX (5)
510959 2006-12-30 03:57:00 Scouse, we have already discussed the Windows Explorer comments and info tricks but thanks for your detailed instructions anyway. They are sure to be useful to someone who wasn't aware of that feature. :cool: FoxyMX (5)
510960 2006-12-30 09:53:00 Though I have used Picasa in the past I much prefer FastStone Image Viewer. Just had another look at Picasa's features, however, to see whether it can do what I want and discovered that it can create IPTC standard captions which got me interested. Researching further I found this page (www.rideau-info.com) which looks rather promising. Will now have to do some experimenting. ;)

I got to learn a few more new things today because of your suggestion, so thanks Stu. :thumbs:

Your welcome :)
stu161204 (123)
510961 2006-12-30 16:20:00 It doesn't with mine? Win XP Home SP2. If I enable the "Comments" in Explorer I can see them in one of the columns whilst in Details view, but can't see them when hovering the mouse over a pic. It shows the resolution though.

Are you sure yours does that? I mean for comments the user has added, not the EXIF information, which I can see.

It does on my "Win XP Home SP2" system. Thanks Speedy.:) I didn't know that either.
Vince (406)
510962 2006-12-30 20:37:00 Vince, you might wish to take note of my post in reply #11. FoxyMX (5)
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