CEPIC/IPTC Photo Metadata Usage by Clients - conducted in May 2010
1. In which sector of the industry does your company work?
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Book Publishing
9.1%1
Magazine
18.2%2
Newspaper
27.3%3
Broadcasting / TV
9.1%1
Web
18.2%2
Advertising / Design
27.3%3
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45.5%5
2. In which country are you based?
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3. Please tick all IPTC fields your company is able to use from pictures received from your suppliers (agencies, libraries, photographers) as they are embedded into these images:
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Caption/Description100.0% (7)0.0% (0)0.0% (0)7
Headline66.7% (4)16.7% (1)16.7% (1)6
Keywords66.7% (4)33.3% (2)0.0% (0)6
Title/Object Name66.7% (4)16.7% (1)16.7% (1)6
Special Instructions33.3% (2)50.0% (3)16.7% (1)6
Country57.1% (4)28.6% (2)14.3% (1)7
City42.9% (3)28.6% (2)28.6% (2)7
Location57.1% (4)28.6% (2)14.3% (1)7
Date Created57.1% (4)28.6% (2)14.3% (1)7
Creator/Photographer/Author85.7% (6)14.3% (1)0.0% (0)7
Credit83.3% (5)0.0% (0)16.7% (1)6
Source/Provider80.0% (4)0.0% (0)20.0% (1)5
Copyright Notice80.0% (4)20.0% (1)0.0% (0)5
Rights Usage Terms40.0% (2)40.0% (2)20.0% (1)5
Copyright URL [*]60.0% (3)0.0% (0)40.0% (2)5
Other regularly used fields:0
4. Are the fields you see/use determined by ...
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Response
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the software you use (you can only use what the software provides)
50.0%3
your choice (you can select the field you want to see and use by software settings)
50.0%3
5. What software system do you use to read image metadata?
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A lightweight/single-seat software package like Photoshop, Fotostation, or Photo Mechanic, or ...
71.4%5
A more complex Digital Asset Management system 0.0%0
Both types of software as listed above
28.6%2
Optional: provide the name of the software (system) 0.0%0
6. Does your system reorganise or inadvertently remove/strip metadata in the process of ingesting photos delivered by your providers?
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Reorganises
28.6%2
Strips 0.0%0
Keeps them untouched
28.6%2
I don't know
42.9%3
7. What problems, if any, do you have with metadata supplied by agencies or photographers?
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