This app analyzes the metadata embedded in image files, XMP sidecar files, and the database itself, and helps with identifying and fixing common metadata...
This app analyzes the metadata embedded in image files, XMP sidecar files, and the database itself, and helps with identifying and fixing common metadata problems.
You can launch the Metadata Analyst from the Tools menu, the Command Palette, or from the App Manager via this icon:
The Metadata Analyst (MDA) is a support app to help you and photools.com staff identify problems with metadata in your files.
When users report problems with reading or writing metadata in IMatch, an in-depth analysis of the metadata in the affected files is key for finding a solution. Unfortunately, this is a time-consuming process, often requiring several email exchanges or resulting in extended user community threads.
This Metadata Analyst app detects many common problems found in metadata, whether embedded in files or in separate XMP sidecar files. It produces a detailed report about its findings, a dump of all metadata found in the file, the XMP sidecar file, and in the database. This report can be exported and then used as the basis for a support request or a community post.
The Metadata Analyst is designed to be used in relation to problem reports or support requests related to metadata.
photools.com requests Metadata Analyst reports when needed.
After the MDA has completed the analysis, it displays the results. You can use this button
to copy a summary of the results into the Windows Clipboard. This makes it easy to send the results to photools.com support or to include the results in a user community post.
Use the Save Report tab to save the complete results and a copy of all extracted metadata to a file on your disk when asked by photools.com support.
The Metadata Analyst can be an interesting tool for more experienced users, to learn more details about the metadata in their files. Or to see how different IMatch settings affect the metadata produced by IMatch.