Image-ExifTool - Re: Adding other tags as keywords in exiftool

Posted on Tue Apr 8 04:31:15 2008 by morganglines in response to 7376 (See the whole thread of 5)
Re: Adding other tags as keywords in exiftool
I've had no problems using
exiftool -overwrite_original '-LensType+>keywords' -ext mie .
to do what's described above, but in the case of my 20mm Sigma Exiftool identifies it as either that or a 14mm Canon (I wish!). So, I'm doing something similar with lens type and iso:
exiftool -v -overwrite_original -keywords+="Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 USM" -keywords+="lens:maker=Canon" +-keywords+="lens:focal_min=50" -keywords+="lens:focal_max=50" -if '$MaxAperture eq "1.4"' -if '$Fo +calLength eq "50.0mm"' -v -ext mie . -execute -overwrite_original -keywords+="Sigma 20mm EX f/1.8" + -keywords+="lens:maker=Sigma" -keywords+="lens:focal_min=20" -keywords+="lens:focal_max=20" -if ' +$MaxAperture eq "1.8"' -if '$FocalLength eq "20.0mm"' -q -ext mie . -execute -overwrite_original - +keywords+="Plastic Wonder" -keywords+="Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII" -keywords+="lens:maker=Canon" -ke +ywords+="lens:focal_min=50" -keywords+="lens:focal_max=50" -if '$MaxAperture eq "1.8"' -if '$Focal +Length eq "50.0mm"' -q -ext mie . -execute -overwrite_original -keywords+="Canon EF 100mm f2.8 Mac +ro USM" -keywords+="macro" -keywords+="close up" -keywords+="lens:maker=Canon" -keywords+="lens:fo +cal_min=100" -keywords+="lens:focal_max=100" -if '$MaxAperture eq "2.8"' -if '$FocalLength eq "100 +.0mm"' -q -ext mie . -execute -overwrite_original -keywords+="Canon EF 135mm f/2L" -keywords+="Can +on EF 135mm f/2L+1.4xTC" -keywords+="1.4xTC" -keywords+="lens:maker=Canon" -keywords+="lens:focal_ +min=135" -keywords+="lens:focal_max=135" -if '$MaxAperture eq "2.0"' -if '$FocalLength eq "189.0mm +"' -if '$ShortFocal eq "135mm"' -if '$LongFocal eq "135mm"' -q -ext mie . -execute -overwrite_orig +inal -keywords+="Canon EF 135mm f/2L" -keywords+="lens:maker=Canon" -keywords+="lens:focal_min=135 +" -keywords+="lens:focal_max=135" -if '$MaxAperture eq "2.0"' -if '$FocalLength eq "135.0mm"' -q - +ext mie . -execute -overwrite_original -keywords+="Canon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS" -keywords+="C +anon EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS+1.4xTC" -keywords+="1.4xTC" -keywords+="lens:maker=Canon" -keyword +s+="lens:focal_min=140" -keywords+="lens:focal_max=560" -if '$MaxAperture eq "8"' -if '$ShortFocal + eq "140mm"' -if '$LongFocal eq "560mm"' -q -ext mie . -execute -overwrite_original -keywords+="Ca +non EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS" -keywords+="lens:maker=Canon" -keywords+="lens:focal_min=100" -key +words+="lens:focal_max=400" -if '$MaxAperture eq "4.5"' -if '$FocalLength eq "135.0mm"' -q -ext mi +e . -execute -overwrite_original -keywords+="Canon EF 35mm f/2" -keywords+="lens:maker=Canon" -key +words+="lens:focal_min=35" -keywords+="lens:focal_max=35" -if '$MaxAperture eq "2.0"' -if '$FocalL +ength eq "35.0mm"' -q -ext mie . -execute -overwrite_original -FNumber="11.0" -FocalLength="16.0mm +" -keywords+="16mm MC Zenitar Fisheye Lens" -keywords+="Fisheye" -keywords+="lens:maker=Zenitar" - +keywords+="lens:focal_min=16" -keywords+="lens:focal_max=16" -if '$FocalLength eq "0.0mm"' -q -ext + mie . -execute -overwrite_original -keywords+="Canon Macro Ring Lite MR-14EX" -if '$MaxAperture e +q "2.8"' -if '$FocalLength eq "100.0mm"' -if '$Flash eq "On"' -if '$CanonFlashMode eq "External fl +ash"' -q -ext mie . -execute -overwrite_original -keywords+="Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS" -keyw +ords+="lens:maker=Canon" -keywords+="lens:focal_min=28" -keywords+="lens:focal_max=135" -if '$MaxA +perture eq "3.5"' -if '$ShortFocal eq "28.0mm"' -if '$LongFocal eq "135.0mm"' -v -ext mie .
Exiftool redirects the values into keywords beautifully, but I've not figured out how to include the name of the tag along with the value. I also see a lot of validity to the argument that tags already present in the images shouldn't necessarily be written out as keywords. (I backup my metadata first to mie files, geotag to xmp, copy the xmp into the mie files to get the geodata, then modify the mie files with lens tags and other details before restoring back to processed JPEGs) Anyone know if there's repository of scripts featuring exiftool? It's so amazingly flexible I'd imagine people must have come up with some neat ones.
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