Image Info Toolkit [help]

1. Opening an image
After starting the program you can load and process an image by choosing menu "File -> Open... ". If there is already text information implemented in the image you opened, Image Info Toolkit will display it immediately.
If you are working with the input mask shown above, the text information is subdivided into 5 areas: Object description, keywords, category, object rights and origin. You may switch between the areas by using the Pop-Up "Area" 1, or the arrrows at the bottom of the image 2 or pressing simultaneously the keys [ctrl] (Mac: [command]) and [arrow right] or [arrow left].
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2. Rotating an image
If you open a vertical image that comes right out of a digital camera, it will likely be lying on its side. Therefore Image Info Toolkit enables you to rotate such an image using the rotation buttons 3, which work in 90° steps. This manipulation will not be saved with the image and will not affect its original position, it will be used only for better review on the screen.
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3. Adding new keywords
Image Info Toolkit offers two different ways to add keywords to your image information.
a. Type the desired keyword into field number 5 and use the return key to apply ([return]). The keyword will be added to list 4.
b. Open your keyword catalog by selecting menu "keywords" > "keyword catalog". Search and mark your desired keyword inside the hierarchy. Drag the selected keyword with your mouse key held down on the keyword listing 4. All keywords and iit's synonyms connected the selected one will be added to the listing 4 at once. Pressing different optional keys will give you the opportunity to take control of the selection of the submitted keywords:
a. Dragging the keywords without using any optional key will adopt all keywords and its synonyms in the chosen language to the keyword list of the image.
b. Dragging with Ctrl - ( Mac: command- ), enlarges the selection of the adopted keywords and synonyms to all languages.
c. Dragging with shift key pressed will select the keywords without the synonyms.
d. Dragging with ctrl- key ( Mac : command-) and shift key pressed will cause the adoption of the single selected keyword.
With a click on button 6 the list 4 will be sorted alphabetically. Alternatively you are able to sort the list entries by yourself by dragging the keywords to the desired position.
Optional: you are able to drag keywords into the "caption" field of the IPTC window. The keywords will be listed comma delimited.
Using this technology, Image Info Toolkit gives you the opportunity to caption your images extensively and fast. Edit once -use often.
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4. How to manage input lists
To make your workflow a little easier, Image Info Toolkit offers the oportunity to manage input lists for frequentley used entries in a lot of IPTC fields. All fields (like field 8) which have a small + and - icon at the right side can handle such input lists.

You can add a new entry to the input list by typing the entry into the field and a click on + symbol near the IPTC field. You will remove an item when you choose it from the list and click on the - symbole beside the field.
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5. Activate and deactivate selected IPTC fields
With Image Info Toolkit you are able to exclude single IPTC fields from further processing workflow. This could be useful, if you want to batch process images which already have got some entries in IPTC fields and you want this entries to maintain during further image processing.
You can prevent the entry of a single IPTC field from further processing workflow by deselecting the checkbox near the desired field.

tipp : When you hold down the command key (Win ctrl or strg) while checking the box, all boxes beside the IPTC fields will get the same value as the one you checked.
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6. Batch processing / import of IPTC information from separate text files
Image Info Toolkit enables you to process an edited IPTC-Information table to a batch of images at once. For this purpose open a new window choosing (Menu "File -> new window"). Without loading an image fill in the different information fields with the values you would like to process to a batch of images at once. Alternatively you may load a template from the template menu you safed earlier or open an image which already contains information.
When you finished editing, you can start the batch processing by choosing Menu "File -> Batch processing".

A dialog window appears, asking you to choose a source- and a destination folder for the processed images. Please choose the folders and click the check button. Checking the box 7 will incorporate all subfolders to the batch processing. After clicking the Ok button the program will start writing the information you have edited into every single image in your source folder and safe it in your destination folder. Image Info Toolkit window informs you about the ongoing process. Under the menu "File -> Preference" you can influence the behavior of Image Info Toolkit when batch processing is started. There you can optional choose wether you wish to replace older IPTC information in your images or you want the program to add the new IPTC information to already existing data.
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If you already have got text files with image information, for example within a separate excel sheet or your image management software, Image Info Toolkit can automatically include this information into the IPTC fields of each image file. For this you will have to make sure that the text information for each image is included within the batch folder as a .csv file ( Comma seperated value ). The structure of the csv file has to follow exactly the following pattern.

"Object name (Title)","keyword1,keyword2,keyword3","Special Instructions","Date created", "By-line (Author)","City","Province/State","Country","Headline","Credit","Source","Copyright", "Caption","Writer/Editor"

Within the csv file it is not allowed to use carriage return or carriage return/ line feed but the file can be closed with a hard return. Empty fields must be marked as "" . The file name has to be equal to the image file name and it's suffix has to be " .csv " ( ex. Image1.jpg and image1.csv )
Find a sample csv-file within your Image Info Toolkit folder, within the folder "docs".There you will find a folder named "csv".
If you want to extract the IPTC information from CSV files during your batch process, please check box 11. All Information within the input mask will be ignored during this batch process !

7. Save templates

With Image Info Toolkit you are able to save your once edited information as a template for further use. To save your edited information fields as a template choose menu "File -> Save template". A dialogue window will open.
Type the name for your template in field 20 and save it by a single click on the OK button.
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8. Load a template and tend the template collection

You load a template by selecting 'File -> Load template' from the menu bar.
A dialog window will appear where you can choose a template from your template collection by a double click on its title or single click on the title and click on the OK button.

template collection
In the same dialog window you are able to tend your templates, rename it or delete templates you don't need anymore.
a. Change the title of a template, by double clicking its title while pressing the [ctrl] - key (Mac: [Command]) In the following dialog box you will be able to rename the template. Click the OK button to save your changes.
b. To delete a template drag the title of template with your mouse key hold down to the trash button at the left bottom side of the window. A new dialog window will appear, asking if you really want to delete your template. Click the OK button if you agree. Alternatively, mark your template no longer required by a mouse click on the title and click on the trash button to delete it.
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9. Saving image information as a text document

Choose "File -> Preferences..." from the menu bar and in the opened window choose "Workflow". If you select the option field "Also save IPTC information as text file", all info contained in a picture will be additionally written as a text file when the image is saved. This file can be imported into a spreadsheed to get a columnar view of the data.
During batch processing, an aditional text document will be created in each processed folder. This document will contain the information of all images inside the folder.
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10. Read EXIF information
If you want to read the EXIF information within a digital image file choose "EXIF Information" from the "area" combo-box 1. EXIF information are technical details written by your digital camera. TIFF image files may always include EXIF information, although EXIF is a JPEG based file format, some EXIF fields belong to the general information tags of each TIFF image.
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11. Remove EXIF information

If you do not wish other persons to see the details of your digital photographic workflow, Image Info Toolkit offers the ability to remove EXIF information from your image files. Choose the menu "File --> Preferences..." and within the window choose "Workflow". If you check the option field 'remove EXIF Information' , Image Info Toolkit will remove the information when the images are safed.
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