Metadata & IPTC

FLOGVIT.culling gives you full control over image metadata — from reading EXIF to writing IPTC fields, hierarchical keywords, GPS data, and more.

EXIF Sidebar

Press I to open the info sidebar. It displays:

• Camera & lens — Body, lens model, serial number
• Exposure — Aperture, shutter speed, ISO, exposure compensation
• Focal length — Actual and 35mm equivalent
• Date & time — Capture time with timezone
• GPS — Coordinates with link to open in Maps
• File info — Format, dimensions, file size
• Histogram — RGB and luminance channels
• Sharpness score — Laplacian variance analysis

IPTC Editor

Open the IPTC editor from the context menu or press the IPTC button in the sidebar. Fields include:

• Headline — Short title for the image
• Caption — Longer description of what's shown
• Keywords — Tags for searchability
• Credit — Photo agency or credit line
• Byline — Photographer name
• City, State, Country — Location fields
• Special Instructions — Usage notes for editors

All fields support auto-complete from your previously used values. When you start typing, matching suggestions appear instantly.

Hierarchical Keywords

Keywords can be organized in a tree structure:

Nature
  ├── Birds
  │   ├── Eagle
  │   └── Owl
  └── Mammals
      └── Fox

When you apply a child keyword like "Eagle", the parent keywords "Birds" and "Nature" are automatically included. This is compatible with Lightroom's keyword hierarchy.

IPTC Templates

Save frequently used metadata as templates:

1. Fill in the IPTC fields you want to reuse
2. Click Save as Template
3. Name it (e.g., "Concert - Rockefeller", "Wedding - Standard")

Apply a template to selected images during import or at any time during culling.

Code Replacements

Define short codes that expand to full values:

• #vg → "VG / Vegard Hanssen"
• #oslo → Sets city to "Oslo", country to "Norway"
• #concert → Adds keywords "concert", "music", "live", "performance"

Codes are typed directly in any IPTC field and expand on Tab.

IPTC Snapshot

Copy all IPTC metadata from one image and paste it to others:

1. Select the source image
2. Copy IPTC from the context menu
3. Select one or more target images
4. Paste IPTC — all fields are applied

Useful when a batch of images from the same event needs identical caption/keywords.

Find & Replace

Search and replace across metadata fields in your entire folder:

• Works on caption, headline, keywords, and other text fields
• Supports regular expressions for advanced patterns
• Preview matches before applying
• Apply to all images or only selected ones

GPS & Geo-Tagging

Viewing GPS Data

Images with embedded GPS coordinates show a location pin in the sidebar with:

• Latitude and longitude
• Clickable link to open in Google Maps or Apple Maps

GPS Tracklog

Load a GPX or KML tracklog file to geo-tag images that don't have GPS:

1. Go to Tools → Load GPS Tracklog
2. Select your GPX/KML file
3. Set the time offset if your camera clock was off
4. FLOGVIT.culling matches each image's capture time to the nearest track point
5. GPS coordinates are written to XMP sidecars

This is especially useful for cameras without built-in GPS when combined with a phone or dedicated GPS logger.

Timezone Adjustment

If your camera was set to the wrong timezone:

1. Select the affected images
2. Go to Tools → Adjust Timezone
3. Set the offset (e.g., +2 hours)
4. Timestamps are corrected in the XMP sidecar — original files are never modified

Batch Operations

All metadata operations work on multiple selected images:

• Cmd+A to select all, then apply IPTC template
• Multi-select with Cmd+Click, then paste IPTC
• Find & Replace across the entire folder

XMP Sidecars

All metadata changes are written to XMP sidecar files (.xmp). Original RAW files are never modified. XMP sidecars are compatible with:

• Adobe Lightroom
• Capture One
• darktable
• Photo Mechanic
• Any software that reads XMP

For JPEG and DNG files, metadata can optionally be written directly into the file.