I’m not acquainted with Reunion. What I would be looking at there is whether Reunion can ‘read’ IPTC info at all. And if so, how much of it? Maybe two or three fields? At best, I suspect, it’s not going to import everything you can enter into your MediaDex database so it’s not an equal conversation. Can it also ‘write’ IPTC?

Your photos are only linked to MediaDex; it’s not separate copies. If the files are linked to Reunion as well, the IPTC info just is what it is, whether it’s entered using MediaDex or something else.

If you add IPTC using other software would it then ‘update’ itself in Reunion? Or does it only pick up what’s there at the time you first link the images into Reunion?

Lots of questions and not enough answers for you. Without being an expert in this subject, I would guess that genealogy software in general is not hugely concerned with being on the cutting edge of IPTC-compatibility. Test this out and surprise me …

P.S. MediaDex is now upgraded into a version called Canto Single User and is, reportedly, in better hands for future developments.

I only discovered IPTC metadata TODAY!!! This is a shock to me since I finished up my Master’s in Library Science in 2006. We talked Dublin Core out the ying-yang. (OK, maybe IPTC got mentioned in the alphabet soup lesson, but I didn’t retain it.) I’m a former video editor and have done some amateurish attempts at video library cataloging using Filemaker Pro. But I have a rather large collection of historical family photos that I desperately need to scan and create digital images. I’ll take a look at MediaDex. OH, HERE’s MY QUESTION:

How well would MediaDex talk to Reunion? I know that I can tell Reunion the location of an image file. But would Reunion have to go through MediaDex, or would both Reunion and/or MediaDex simply be looking at the image files in a separate folder/location. That is, the image files aren’t “contained” within MediaDex.

Hope that makes sense.

I’m just now reading up on the Multimedia features for Reunion, so I may discover the answer myself. (Yes I’ve finally reached the point where I have to “read the directions.” Gone are the days when I used to study PRINTED software manuals.)

Good to discover your blog.
-Margaret Eves
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