Adding Film Metadata In Lightroom 6

[Moto Mark]

Right up front I think there's not a way to do what I'm after but here goes...

I've got back into shooting film recently and have been scanning my negatives and editing them in Lightroom (version 6.14). I would like to add the camera/ lens and exposure info, similar to my field notes, to the metadata when I import the images.

I've gone into the presets panel in LR but there's not a category that fits what I'm after.

The workaround I have come up with is to create a template in Text Edit and copy/paste the info to the 'Caption' section of each image after they are imported. That works, and the metadata stays with the image when they leave LR, but it there another way that I can use that's a bit more automated ?

Does anyone else have a similar situation I'm in ?

 

[Doug]

I use Marc Rochkind's little Mac application ExifChanger. It can edit the EXIF metadata in the image file, and is able to do this on a batch basis as well as individual files.
http://basepath.com/new/detail-ExifChanger.php

 

[Chriscrawfordphoto]

I use Marc Rochkind's little Mac application ExifChanger. It can edit the EXIF metadata in the image file, and is able to do this on a batch basis as well as individual files.
http://basepath.com/new/detail-ExifChanger.php

That looks very useful! Thanks!

 

[Moto Mark]

I use Marc Rochkind's little Mac application ExifChanger. It can edit the EXIF metadata in the image file, and is able to do this on a batch basis as well as individual files.
http://basepath.com/new/detail-ExifChanger.php

That looks very promising, I’m going to check it out.

 

[shimokita]

I am using 'ExifTool', in my case on a windows platform in command mode (line editor). Works in batch mode and I have set up some command lines for common edits.

 

[willie_901]

Why not use keywords? Keywords can be exported in XMP sidecars. With OS X I see the keywords in the IPTC fields for exported JPEG files. There is no separate XMP file.

Or, under IPTC you could use (repurpose) the "Categories" and "Other Categories" Fields.

 

[j.scooter]

I use keywords on import to my main machine. When I copy the files to my backup drive the keywords do not transfer over. But I am probably doing something wrong....
I would like to have the keyword data become exif data. Will look at the options above.

 

[webOSUser]

There is an ExifToolGUI that I have found to be useful. It is a GUI frontend to ExifTool that is easy for me to use.

Steve W

 

[jbhthescots]

I use keywords on import to my main machine. When I copy the files to my backup drive the keywords do not transfer over. But I am probably doing something wrong....
I would like to have the keyword data become exif data. Will look at the options above.

To keep the keywords, you first need to create in Lightroom a catalogue and regularly update it - then, if needed on a new machine or HD, you can unpack it along with the photos and everything will be there. Works for me - but there may be an easier way someone else knows of.