How to view persons names in pics?

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How to view persons names in pics?

I named individual people in a pic in Photo, but when I export it their names do not appear when I move the cursor over their face. Is there a way to do this?

iMac 21.5″, macOS 11.4

Posted on Jun 18, 2021 12:48 PM

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TonyCollinet

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Jun 18, 2021 12:57 PM in response to RoydenfromMB

Hi

To see it in photos app, then

View>show face names:

But this is shown overlayed by the photos app. It is not embedded in the image in exported pictures.

It is embedded in the IPTC metadata, and can be viewed in the inspector in preview app. (hidden by red bar in screenshot)

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RoydenfromMB Author

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Jun 18, 2021 1:16 PM in response to TonyCollinet

When I open my exported pic and go to 'inspector' this is all I get

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Jun 18, 2021 1:49 PM in response to RoydenfromMB

Try exporting a PNG rather than a jpg. There is currently a bug in Big Sur that it doesn't correctly export metadata into jpg files.

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RoydenfromMB Author

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Jun 18, 2021 5:44 PM in response to TonyCollinet

Got it now, but how do I get the names to show when I move the cursor over them? I want the people who see it on my post to be able to be able to do this.

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How to view persons names in pics?

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