99% there on my batch tagging project, thanks to this helpful forum. Final issue is a warning about "Malformed UTF-8 character(s)". Below are a few example clumps of text. Any guidance on what it means or how to solve? Not even sure if it's an issue or not
scanpix/Images/Geordie Shore/URA2Aw9QRjw.jpg URA2Aw9QRjw.jpg 11.99 URA2Aw9QRjw.jpg scanpix/Images/Geordie Shore 107 kB 2020:05:29 06:37:19-04:00 2020:05:30 06:19:38-04:00 2020:05:30 06:19:38-04:00 rw-rw-rw- JPEG jpg image/jpeg 634 1024 Baseline DCT, Huffman coding 8 3 YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2) 634x1024 0.649 Backgrid UK Ebum London United Kingdom , Chloe Ferry, Nicole Bass, Makeup, Pink Lipstick, Eye Makeup, Black Dress, Sleeveless, Spaghetti Straps, Two Toned Dress, Black, Pink, Printed Dress, Floral Print, Off Shoulder, Ruched, Pattern, Mini Dress, Brown Handbag, Louis Vuitton, Clear Shoes, Open Toe, Ankle Strap, Sandal, Black Handbag, Lbd, Little Black Dress, Black Shoe, Stiletto Heels, Smile, Funny, Funny Face, Gesture BGUK_1667027 - London, UNITED KINGDOM - Celebrities spotted outside Libertine Night Club while attending In The Style's Summer party Pictured: Chloe Ferry, Nicole Bass BACKGRID UK 25 JULY 2019 BYLINE MUST READ: NIGHTVISION / BACKGRID UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
scanpix/Images/Geordie Shore/_POhLz9_6Xs.jpg _POhLz9_6Xs.jpg 11.99 _POhLz9_6Xs.jpg scanpix/Images/Geordie Shore 145 kB 2020:05:29 06:09:07-04:00 2020:05:30 06:19:43-04:00 2020:05:30 06:19:43-04:00 rw-rw-rw- JPEG jpg image/jpeg 1024 1018 Baseline DCT, Huffman coding 8 3 YCbCr4:2:0 (2 2) 1024x1018 1 Backgrid UK Joml London United Kingdom , Marnie Simpson, Makeup, Pink Lipstick, Short Necklace, Pendant, Multicoloured Shirt, Open Collar, Pocket Detail, Coudray Fabric, Pleated, Pattern, Black Jeans, Denim Black Boots, Suede Boots, Ankle Length Boots, Smile, Funny, Full Length, Marnie Simpson, Makeup, Pink Lipstick, Short Necklace, Pendant BGUK_1888994 - London, UNITED KINGDOM - English television personality Marnie Simpson pictured during the campaign for Department of Education's Hungry Little Mind to encourage parents to interact with their children more in London. Pictured: Marnie Simpson BACKGRID UK 3 MARCH 2020 BYLINE MUST READ: CONNECTED PHOTOGRAPHY / BACKGRID UK: +44 208 344 2007 / uksales@backgrid.com USA: +1 310 798 9111 / usasales@backgrid.com *UK Clients - Pictures Containing Children Please Pixelate Face Prior To Publication*
I'm assuming Windows?
You will find that the data might either be truncated or corrupt at the part that says The Style's Summer party. This is because of the Fancy Quote '. It has to do with the character coding in the Windows command line (see FAQ #18 (https://exiftool.org/faq.html#Q18)).
Take a look at the file with
exiftool -g1 -a -s /path/to/file/
to see if there's a problem.
You can try changing the code page with cpcp 65001 and changing the font as mentioned in that FAQ. Another option, the one I tend to use, is to add the -L (latin) option (https://exiftool.org/exiftool_pod.html#L--latin). That seems to fix most of my character encoding problems, though it won't work if you have to deal with Cyrillic or Chinese or similar characters.