FlickrMetadataSynchr

New Post: Mac adaptation

Erwyn — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 14:04:07 GMT

Thanks Dave! Yes, I guess that would be the best option for people running Mac OS that want to run my tool.

New Post: Mac adaptation

davenicoll — Thu, 10 Jul 2008 09:20:01 GMT

cblavier wrote:
Hello, it looks like you're a big MS and .Net fan ... but aren't you planning a mac adaptation of your (great looking) software ? ^^

Thanks

You could use VMware Fusion if you're running an Intel Mac...

Commented Feature: User Configurable Matching

BarCar — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 13:03:43 GMT

It would be good to be able to have a user editable configuration file to define which fields are synchronised. For example I want to match the following:
Comments: ** Comment from web user: BarCar **

In my case the corresponding fields would be the same IPTC data on the files in Flickr - they are available via the flickr.photos.getExif method. Thinking about it I'm not sure you can modify IPTC data via the Flickr API so maybe this is not possible or these types of fields would need to be a one-way sync.

Commented Feature: Match on Original Transmission Reference

BarCar — Tue, 24 Jun 2008 12:59:56 GMT

The IPTC specification defines the "Original Transmission Reference" filed which is a good way to uniquely identify an image within a collection. Is it possible to add the ability to match images on the OTR field?
Comments: ** Comment from web user: BarCar **

The match should be the IPTC OTR field in the local file to the IPTC OTR field on the Flickr uploaded file.

By setting an OTR on the local file before uploading to Flickr I can guarantee a unique match. Matching on timestamps and file names does not guarantee success since these values can change over time. My workflow guarantees a unique OTR on each file.

The IPTC OTR is available via the Flickr API using the flickr.photos.getExif method to look in tagspace 5 for attribute 615.

A further enhancement would be to add a unique OTR to local files which don't already have one so that future matches can be made in the same way.

Commented Issue: User Configurable Matching

Erwyn — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:51:16 GMT

It would be good to be able to have a user editable configuration file to define which fields are synchronised. For example I want to match the following:
Comments: ** Comment from web user: Erwyn **

A field has to exist as both a field in the image file and as a metadata field on Flickr. What would be the corresponding fields on Flickr?

Commented Issue: Match on Original Transmission Reference

Erwyn — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 09:48:36 GMT

To what metadata field on Flickr should the OTR field be matched?

Commented Issue: User Configurable Matching

BarCar — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:58:59 GMT

Sorry - submitted to early. I want to match the following:

IPTC: Copyright Notice
IPTC: Photographer
IPTC: Source

The ability to specify custom metadata to sync would make your tool very flexible.

Created Issue: User Configurable Matching

BarCar — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:51:38 GMT

It would be good to be able to have a user editable configuration file to define which fields are synchronised. For example I want to match the following:

Created Issue: Match on Original Transmission Reference

BarCar — Sun, 15 Jun 2008 08:46:34 GMT

COMMENTED FEATURE: Proposed: Handle Multiple set local / remote relations

Erwyn — Wed, 04 Jun 2008 11:50:32 GMT

Hi! The current version does not remember past relatiponships from remote to local folders.
With a lot of local and remote folders, the task to update multiple sets is tedious.

Is would be great to have an easier way to map remote to local, and sync all folders or a subset of folders already mapped :)
Comments: ** Comment from web user: Erwyn **

you can always find the latest sources here on CodePlex. if you have coded an extension, you can send it to me so I can integrate it.

COMMENTED FEATURE: Proposed: Handle Multiple set local / remote relations

tiagonmas — Tue, 03 Jun 2008 22:03:24 GMT

great! I might be able to help if I get the time ... I'm a .net developer also ...

COMMENTED ISSUE: Incorrect GPS coordinates retrieved from local photo metadata

ledav — Thu, 22 May 2008 19:11:44 GMT

Hello,

I love your program. Thank you for releasing it open source! I'm having a problem with it not retrieving the correct GPS coordinates from some of my local photos. For some reason, the query

bitmapMetadata.GetQuery("/app1/ifd/gps/subifd:{ulong=2}") as ulong[];

simply isn't grabbing the right data in some cases. I have included a sample photo attached to this issue that should allow you to reproduce the issue. FYI, the EXIF data was inserted by a program called RoboGEO. What's strange is that only some of my photos have this problem. Note: Picasa and Flickr both correctly detect the GPS coordinates on this photo and send me to the right location (in Google Earth or Yahoo maps), so the photo doesn't appear to be corrupted. Please let me know if there's any way I can help!

http://heavycrag.blogspot.com
Nate
Comments: ** Comment from web user: ledav **

Hello,

I voted for this bug as I'm also interested in the synchronisation of geo tagged info.

In my case, I have a photo with the following coordinates :
decimal : lat=50.439741; lon=4.814671;
degrees : lat 50;26;23.06 ; lon 4;48;52.81

When I try to sync with flickr, I have the error describe previously.
If I run a simulation, it seems that the coordinates that are sent to flickr are incorrect (see error.jpg). The "from" are incorrect while the "to" were created and uploaded with robogeo.

CLOSED TASK: Increase version number to 0.9.1.0

Erwyn — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:49:03 GMT

Update the version number in AssemblyInfo.cs to 0.9.1.0.

Source code checked in

Erwyn — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 19:49:01 GMT

Minor refactoring.

CREATED ISSUE: Missing thumbnail pictures for Flickr sets in dropdown

Erwyn — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 18:01:33 GMT

The thumbnail pictures of Flickr sets are not visible in the dropdown box where you can select a set.

CREATED TASK: Increase version number to 0.9.1.0

Erwyn — Mon, 14 Apr 2008 17:56:03 GMT

Update the version number in AssemblyInfo.cs to 0.9.1.0.

COMMENTED ISSUE: Incorrect GPS coordinates retrieved from local photo metadata

drumroll99 — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 08:15:22 GMT

Glad I could help!

COMMENTED ISSUE: Incorrect GPS coordinates retrieved from local photo metadata

Erwyn — Wed, 02 Apr 2008 06:06:35 GMT

Thanks!

I would have had a hard time figuring this out myself. I will include your code in my next version. Still sifting through hundreds of pictures that I took on my vacation last week, so I haven't had time yet to look into this issue myself.

COMMENTED ISSUE: Incorrect GPS coordinates retrieved from local photo metadata

drumroll99 — Tue, 01 Apr 2008 21:15:00 GMT

I figured it out. You have to check the GPS version using this query. "/app1/ifd/gps/". If the version is 2200 (instead of the normal 0022), then the coordinates array contains ulongs that are actually two integers that have to be split and then divided. The BitConverter class can be used to do it. Check out this updated code:

private static double ConvertCoordinate(ulong[] coordinates, bool strangeVersion)
{
int degrees;
int minutes;
double seconds;

if (strangeVersion)
{
degrees = (int)splitLongAndDivide(coordinates[0]);
minutes = (int)splitLongAndDivide(coordinates[1]);
seconds = splitLongAndDivide(coordinates[2]);
}
else
{
degrees = (int)(coordinates[0] - _DegreesOffset);
minutes = (int)(coordinates[1] - _MinutesOffset);
seconds = (double)(coordinates[2] - _SecondsOffset) / 100.0;
}

double coordinate = degrees + (minutes / 60.0) + (seconds / 3600);

double roundedCoordinate = Math.Floor(coordinate * _CoordinateRoundingFactor) / _CoordinateRoundingFactor;

return roundedCoordinate;
}

private static double splitLongAndDivide(ulong number)
{
byte[] bytes = BitConverter.GetBytes(number);
int int1 = BitConverter.ToInt32(bytes, 0);
int int2 = BitConverter.ToInt32(bytes, 4);
return ((double)int1 / (double)int2);
}

COMMENTED ISSUE: Incorrect GPS coordinates retrieved from local photo metadata

drumroll99 — Sun, 30 Mar 2008 03:26:22 GMT

By the way, the symptom I get when running the application is:

The sync process failed: Could not update photo info on Flickr.