Jpeg comment from Caption

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[Originally posted by lozzer on 2008-03-01 13:30:18-08]

I am using GeoSetter which uses ExifTools to update the Exif info. I have thousands of Jpeg comments on images (to display on a digital picture frame). I have found a command which lets me copy the Caption to the Comment field

Code:

(-execute -Comment<$IPTC:Caption-Abstract)

but what I want is a command which will read the original jpeg comment on an image and copy it to the caption field. Can anyone help?

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[Originally posted by exiftool on 2008-03-01 23:03:35-08]

I'm not sure why you're using the -execute option,
but the $ sign isn't required in the argument you gave
since you are simply copying the existing value.  Using a $
allows you to combine tags into a single string when copying
(ie. "-Comment<$caption-abstract $createdate").

So to copy the caption to the comment, you would use
"-caption-abstract<comment".  ("-comment>caption-abstract"
also works.)

So the file command is:

Code:

exiftool "-caption-abstract<comment" FILE

- Phil