ExifTool Forum

[Originally posted by abeltazza on 2009-03-19 00:13:49-07]

I've been trying to use the script here http://highearthorbit.com/289/ along with ExifTool to export my iPhoto tags so I can import my photos to Lightroom.

I initially thought the issue was with the script but it actually seems to be with ExifTools. I am using exiflist to inspect the result of the operation. See the examples below...

Execute: exiftool -keywords='aa' -keywords='bb' -keywords='cc' -keywords='dd' image.jpg

Result: Keywords: aa; bb; Demo; Demo

Execute: exiftool -sep ", " -keywords="aa, bb, cc, dd" DSC02117.JPG

Result: Keywords: aa; bb; Demo; Demo

With more keywords it has more eccentric behaviour...

Execute: exiftool -sep ", " -keywords="aa, bb, cc, dd, ee, ff, gg, hh, ii, jj, kk, ll, mm, nn, oo" image.jpg

Result: Keywords: aa; bb; Demo; Demo; Demo; Demo; Demo; Demo; Demo;DDemoDemoDemoDemoDemoDemoDemoDemoD

Any ideas on how to work around this please let me know.

Thanks

[Originally posted by exiftool on 2009-03-19 12:30:23-07]

An easy way to tell if it is exiftool is to execute the exiftool
command from the command line.

But I can tell you that exiftool is not the culprit.

Where are you getting the "Result" from?  Try using exiftool
at the command line to extract the keywords you wrote.

- Phil