Export versions with ratings (IPTC)

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Export versions with ratings (IPTC)

Hi,

Is there any way to export versions with included ratings (stars in IPTC)? They are absent on versions export but are included only in XMP sidecar with exporting originals.

I would need ratings exactly in exported versions. Maybe there are some apple scripts or automator actions?

Thanks!

MacBook 2g, Mac OS X (10.5.5), Aperture 2.1.1

Posted on Oct 13, 2008 9:20 AM

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Answer 1

Yer_Man

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Oct 13, 2008 1:15 PM in response to beta.robot

You cannot write ratings to the IPTC data because the IPTC data does not recognise a ratings field. You could try write them as keyowrds - 1,2,3 etc

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TD

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beta.robot Author

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Oct 14, 2008 7:08 AM in response to Yer_Man

Hm... when I rate photos in iViewMedia Pro or Lightroom they export (or embed) ratings in IPTC just fine. So any other application can recognize them. But Aperture (and apparently iPhoto) are not capable to do this?

More over files with rating are importing fine to Aperture (setting appropriate rating in the Aperture library). But no export. Can't get the trick.

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Yer_Man

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Oct 14, 2008 1:00 PM in response to beta.robot

What field do Lightroom and iView use for the Ratings?

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TD

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beta.robot Author

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Oct 16, 2008 5:10 AM in response to Yer_Man

It is rating field. If you'll look into jpeg you can clearly see: 5

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Yer_Man

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Oct 16, 2008 6:25 AM in response to beta.robot

Hmmm...

Hm... when I rate photos in iViewMedia Pro or Lightroom they export (or embed) ratings in IPTC just fine.

and

It is rating field. If you'll look into jpeg you can clearly see: <xap:Rating>5</xap:Rating>

You’re right. It is a Ratings Field. But it’s not an IPTC field, that’s an XMP field. There is no IPTC ratings field.

As this page clearly lays out:

http://www.portfoliofaq.com/pfaq/FAQ00311.htm

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TD

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beta.robot Author

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Oct 16, 2008 10:25 AM in response to Yer_Man

Thanks Terence, that is interesting. So the idea now moves to: how to embed / make sidecar XMP file for versions export.

The only way I found to do this is Lightbox XMP ( http://www.lightboxsoftware.com/lightboxXMP.html). Some other suggestions maybe?

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Ian Wood

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Oct 16, 2008 10:37 AM in response to Yer_Man

Rating are a standard IPTC tag, but only in the newer (from 2004) IPTC XMP Core schema. Aperture only supports the older IPTC IIM 4 schema which doesn't include ratings.

If you need to transfer ratings etc. please use the feedback form to request support for IPTC XMP Core as the more of us request it the more chance of it being supported in the future...

Ian

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Yer_Man

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Oct 16, 2008 11:30 AM in response to Ian Wood

There you go, I’m ½ right as always...

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TD

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