Bad IPTC tags transfer

[michel_b]

Hi,

I am trying to transfer IPTC tags from one jpeg file to another, using the command:

exiftool -TagsFromFile  DSC09037.jpg -iptc:all  DSC09037-2.jpg

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But when checking, all IPTC tags are not copied properly, and iPhoto or Preview Mac application do not recognize the transferred Caption-Abstract data.

exiftool -iptc:all  DSC09037.jpg

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Coded Character Set             : UTF8
Application Record Version      : 2
Caption-Abstract                : Grand Koudou

and:

exiftool -iptc:all  DSC09037-2.jpg

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Application Record Version      : 2
Caption-Abstract                : Grand Koudou


Am I missing something ? bug or feature ?

Thanks for this nice tool.
Regards, Michel

[Phil Harvey]

Hi Michel,

Yes, you are missing FAQ 10.

ExifTool doesn't automatically copy CodedCharacterSet with -iptc:all because it may invalidate the encoding of existing IPTC.  So it is up to you to copy this if you want.  Or just set it to UTF8 if you know you are creating new IPTC, because this is by far the best encoding to choose.

- Phil