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Removing Metadata with iPhoto 11

January 12th, 2011 | Add a Comment

Like with iPhoto 9 and earlier, one of the easiest ways to remove unwanted Metadata from your JEPG’s was to use the mail feature within iPhoto. The trick was to make sure that “actual size” was selected  and simply drag the picture to the desktop after Mail prepared it. You could then close the Mail window leaving the picture you want  (minus the metadata) on your desktop. See my “How to remove JPEG metadata in apple osx” post for more. However, with iPhoto 11 by default  the pictures you select to mail are now mailed from iPhoto 11 itself and not Mail. To fix this so the above trick still works, you’ll need to go into iPhoto 11′s preferences and under General, change the email photos option to Mail. From … Read entire article »

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Using Aperture 3 to add GPS Metadata

September 5th, 2010 | Add a Comment

Using Aperture to enter GPS coordinates can be done in the location window at the bottom of the Metadata tab. To do this open the Metadata tab and make sure GPS is selected from the drop down. At the bottom you will see where you can enter location information. Sadly Google Maps will not auto populate the altitude data, only latitude and longitude. I hope this will change in the future with an update. Outside of not being able to add altitude, you’re also not able to export the image with the newly added GPS data like you are with iPhoto 9. I find it a bit odd that you can do something in iPhoto 9 that you are unable to do with Aperture 3. Again, hopefully this too will … Read entire article »

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Remove Metadata in Photoshop CS4

March 25th, 2010 | 4 Comments

Here’s a quick tip for removing metadata in Photoshop. When you get your image ready for export click on File in the top menu and select Save for Web & Devices…. From here a new dialog box will open giving you options on the type of file you’d like to export, quality settings, color profile and yes, a metadata removal option. After you get the setting you like, Click save and your done. … Read entire article »

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Using the Export feature In Aperture 3 To Remove Metadata

March 21st, 2010 | Add a Comment

If you’re using Aperture 3 and would like to remove metadata from your images you’ll need to change your Export settings. To do this, use the export tab in the preference window. Under Aperture in the top menu bar select preferences. Then click on the Export tab. Where it lists “Email Photo Export presets” you will find a drop down menu. At the bottom of that menu you’ll select “edit”. From here a new dialog box will open with your Image Export settings. Choose the type of file format and settings you wish to Export with but make sure the “Include Metadata” box is un-cheched. Now when you right click over an image or group of images you’ve selected for Export, you can get a copy of the file minus … Read entire article »

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Enter GPS Coordinates Into iPhoto ’09

March 14th, 2010 | 1 Comment

This is a work around for importing GPS and waypoint data so you can geo-tag your photos. Many cameras still do not have standard, a GPS feature that allows you to record the latitude and longitude coordinates along side the rest of the metadata in-camera. However, you can use software like Places in iPhoto ’09 to input this information in a nice, clean, some what straight forward interface. For example, in iPhoto 09 when you hover the mouse over any picture or event you may notice a small “i” in the lower right corner of the image. This is where you can enter title, description and location information. Location or geotagging can be done by entering either a name of a place, address or GPS coordinates of where the picture was taken. … Read entire article »

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How to remove JPEG metadata in Apple OS X ( easy )

January 15th, 2010 | 4 Comments

How to remove JPEG metadata in Apple OS X ( easy )

Update 1/2011 If you’re using iPhoto 11 a change needs to be made in preferences in order for this trick to work. You may not realize this but hidden information is embedded in your pictures that you may or may not want public. This information is known as Metadata. The information includes more than just the size and time stamp of your images. Metadata includes things like the camera settings, type of camera, type of lens … Read entire article »

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