David Hassell Posted August 8, 2018 Share Posted August 8, 2018 I am a serious amateur photographer who concentrates on travel and family photography. I am using Affinity Photo on a trial basis and I am highly impressed with AP's outstanding editing capabilities, ease of use and superb learning videos and tutorials. However, I have just discovered that almost all of my metadata is LOST after exporting files in JPG format! On studying this Forum, I note that any posters have expressed the same concern. This is a deal breaker for me and it will be a great disappointment not to proceed with AP purchase, unless anyone can advise:- 1. is there a workaround for this most basic requirement? and 2. is AP planning to correct this problem in the very near future? I am sure there must be hundreds of potential purchasers who are turning away from AP for the same reason. Krustysimplex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
avj Posted August 27, 2018 Share Posted August 27, 2018 I am evaluating Affinity as an alternative to PS, but the lack of ability to quickly store byline, copyright and caption is a bit of a show stopper for me. Yes, there is third party software out there that will do this but why should I complicate my workflow? It isn't as if writing metadat is that complex. Krustysimplex 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hassell Posted August 28, 2018 Author Share Posted August 28, 2018 I must agree. I was not able to solve my issue, despite serious efforts to do so. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Paradise33 Posted August 31, 2018 Share Posted August 31, 2018 Its third party but works seamlessly with AP & DP - Imatch www.photools.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NikonGuy Posted October 16, 2018 Share Posted October 16, 2018 Imatch is Windows only, bummer. Us Mac users get no respect. Any other metadata solutions that might integrate seamlessly? I too am disappointed that AP is not more metadata robust. Such a basic need by serious photographers Please, Serif, add this important feature to Affinity Photo. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Papacola Posted November 1, 2018 Share Posted November 1, 2018 I have just discovered that you can’t edit metadata I sell quite a few images online and it’s an absolute must for me. I am using a Mac and an I pad pro and have purchased both affinity photo and designer and trying the beta version of publisher I really like the software and I want to stop using photoshop but I am going to have to until this metadata problem is sorted. I will try and find a resolution and post if I do Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keyla Posted December 17, 2018 Share Posted December 17, 2018 I'm using Affinity's trial version as well, with the intention to buy it and stop paying the monthly subscription to PS. Looking for other solution to edit metadata, until Serif adds the feature to Affinity. Hopefully soon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Matt4179 Posted January 2, 2019 Share Posted January 2, 2019 XNVIEW is not a bad choice. It's not pretty but works similar to Adobe Bridge. You can also set it up to send files to Affinity. Once you are done and export it, you can input the IPTC data back in XNVIEW. It would be similar a Bridge->Adobe Camera Raw->Photoshop workflow. It is free for personal use, but ask for licensing money if you are using it for a business. https://www.xnview.com/en/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timlt Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 I just recently decided to start using metadata and tagging the thousands of photos in my collection. I was impressed that Gimp, Rawtherapee, Xnview, many other freeware and open source programs--along with the big guys like Photoshop, and newcomers like ON1--have added metadata editing capabilities. Imagine my surprise to find that my favorite image editor--Affinity--has no ability to edit metadata at all! And worse, when I add metadata with another program first in my workflow (in my case, in Rawtherapee), then push it to AP, AP strips the metadata I added when I save the file in AP. Unbelievable! This is a rather stunning oversight on the part of Affinity. I mean really, really bad. Although I have already paid for 1.7 of both products (AP and AD), I'm re-evaluating whether I will be using this software going forward. I don't have a lot of confidence in a company that could have software that's this far along in its development, and overlooking something that seems so basic to the industry and any competent image editing app--the ability to tag assets in a very detailed way for finding and sorting. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted December 2, 2019 Staff Share Posted December 2, 2019 A lot of work has been done for 1.8 changing the EXIF panel into the Metadata panel, where editable elements are editable and read-only elements are presented. We look forward to your feedback during the forthcoming beta cycle Matt4179 and Tom Lachecki 2 Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timlt Posted December 2, 2019 Share Posted December 2, 2019 That's fair, thanks for reply. Glad to hear it! Given that it's planned in 1.8, I will probably stay onboard and try to get by with Xnview for tagging my assets. Patrick Connor 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dmopell Posted December 3, 2019 Share Posted December 3, 2019 je suis vraiment désappointer de ne pas trouver un éditeur exif pour gérer les mots cles, fonction indispensable pour gerer des collections de photos, ainsi qu'un module recherche Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
timlt Posted December 10, 2019 Share Posted December 10, 2019 On 12/2/2019 at 9:05 AM, Patrick Connor said: A lot of work has been done for 1.8 changing the EXIF panel into the Metadata panel, where editable elements are editable and read-only elements are presented. We look forward to your feedback during the forthcoming beta cycle Yes I see that now in the 1.8 beta. That is great! Tom Lachecki 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
David Hassell Posted December 12, 2019 Author Share Posted December 12, 2019 Very pleased to hear about this - will have to investigate. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Liu Posted December 26, 2019 Share Posted December 26, 2019 @Patrick Connor, When can we expect a 1.8 Beta for macOS? Quote Richard Liu MacBook Pro 16" 2021 M1 Max | macOS 12.3.1 | BenQ SW271 | Affinity Photo 1.10.5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
fde101 Posted December 31, 2019 Share Posted December 31, 2019 On 12/26/2019 at 9:42 AM, Richard Liu said: When can we expect a 1.8 Beta for macOS? Considering that Serif's offices are closed right now for the holiday season, it won't be at least until they re-open... probably longer. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy12345 Posted October 25, 2021 Share Posted October 25, 2021 I'm evaluating Affinity Photo right now and I like the software a lot! But unfortunately all my IPTC metadata in the JPEG got removed after saving them. Is there still no way that Affinity Photos keeps IPTC metadata when saving JPEGs? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalVisuals Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 21 hours ago, Andy12345 said: I'm evaluating Affinity Photo right now and I like the software a lot! But unfortunately all my IPTC metadata in the JPEG got removed after saving them. Is there still no way that Affinity Photos keeps IPTC metadata when saving JPEGs? I have test this ,I fill a new picture with some meta data and saved as jpg. After that I reopened this saved file and no missing data. But I'am on windows. Quote Windows 11 (Home)-build: 23H2- build 22631.2715 - 64 bits. 11e generatie Intel(R) Core(TM) i7-11700K @ 32,60GHz. Ram: 80 GB DDR4 -3200 Mhz- 34" breedbeeld Gpu: Geforce 3060 -12GB OC-studiodriver: 537-58 - XP-Pen star03 - mastodon.nl /@digitalvisuals - website: digitalvisuals.nl Affinity Photo2 - Designer 1.10- Publisher 1.10 - ArtRage 6 - Lumina Aurora - ArtRage. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 23 hours ago, Andy12345 said: I'm evaluating Affinity Photo right now and I like the software a lot! But unfortunately all my IPTC metadata in the JPEG got removed after saving them. Is there still no way that Affinity Photos keeps IPTC metadata when saving JPEGs? Please provide more information on your exact workflow, and if possible sample files before/after showing the loss. Patrick Connor 1 Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Andy12345 Posted October 26, 2021 Share Posted October 26, 2021 It's really strange. Now I checked a file before and after editing (I checked with ExifTool by Phil Harvey) and all tags where still there. So I have no idea what went wrong the last time. I will let you know if it happens again. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tazintosh Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 Same issue here. I have a bunch of image including IPTC to batch convert to sRGB. Just run the native "convert to sRGB" macro batch process and compared before/after with ExifTool: all IPTC are gone. Not good! (Yes), "embed metadata" is checked under the batch Save as JPEG options. Running last Affinity Photo on Mac mini M1 with Monterey. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirk23 Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 1 hour ago, Tazintosh said: Same issue here. Perhaps a bug in batch , works for regular jpeg export for me Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
walt.farrell Posted November 12, 2021 Share Posted November 12, 2021 3 hours ago, Tazintosh said: I have a bunch of image including IPTC to batch convert to sRGB. It has worked for me in the past with my images. If you could provide a couple of sample "before" images perhaps we could do some diagnosis. Quote -- Walt Designer, Photo, and Publisher V1 and V2 at latest retail and beta releases PC: Desktop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 64GB memory, AMD Ryzen 9 5900 12-Core @ 3.00 GHz, NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090 Laptop: Windows 11 Pro, version 23H2, 32GB memory, Intel Core i7-10750H @ 2.60GHz, Intel UHD Graphics Comet Lake GT2 and NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3070 Laptop GPU. iPad: iPad Pro M1, 12.9": iPadOS 17.4.1, Apple Pencil 2, Magic Keyboard Mac: 2023 M2 MacBook Air 15", 16GB memory, macOS Sonoma 14.4.1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Staff Patrick Connor Posted November 12, 2021 Staff Share Posted November 12, 2021 @Tazintosh we may have an intermittent problem (see posts by @Andy12345) Can you provide the files? (preferably zipped up or on a cloud drive shared link to exclude the possibility that the forum software may strip source files of their tags too) and can you tell us where they were when this fails (local, local but cloud-backed up folder, network)? Can you try again with the files in a local non backed up folder. Thanks Quote Patrick Connor Serif Europe Ltd Latest V2 releases on each platform Help make our apps better by joining our beta program! "There is nothing noble in being superior to your fellow man. True nobility lies in being superior to your previous self." W. L. Sheldon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jimh12345 Posted April 19, 2022 Share Posted April 19, 2022 I just hit this snag too. I have hundreds of JPGs for sale via POD, and all have IPTC metadata: title, description, keywords. I just found out that if I open and save a file in AP, that metadata is stripped out. Now I have to try to think of which files I've already edited with AP, because they've lost their metadata. I could live with AP being unable to display or edit my IPTC, but not with that data being silently deleted. If AP wants to use XMP, that's ok, but if so it should leave the IPTC alone. XMP metadata just doesn't work for many of us because too many stock sites and PODs don't read it. IPTC is accepted everywhere. Is this an acknowledged problem that might be fixed in the future? Is there any workaround at present? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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