Summary Information

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From the View menu, choose Metadata, and then choose Summary Information from the submenu to display the Summary Information window, where you can view and edit information saved in the active file.

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  • If you want to sort the contents of a metadata window, you can click a column heading to sort in ascending or descending order.

  • If you want to copy metadata to the clipboard, right-click the window and choose Copy to Clipboard from the shortcut menu.

  • If you want to customize the format for copying metadata to the clipboard, right-click the window and choose Custom Copy to Clipboard from the shortcut menu.

    The Copy Metadata dialog is displayed to let you choose whether you want to copy the data as formatted text or delimited text, set a delimiter, and choose whether you want to include a header row.

    Click OK to copy the metadata to the clipboard, and you can then paste the information wherever you need it.


If the data you want to edit is not displayed in the window, you can right-click the window, choose Insert from the submenu, and then choose a metadata field from the submenu.

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Code

Name

Description

IARL

Archival Location

Indicates where the subject of the file is archived.

IART

Artist (CD Text)

The artist of the original subject of the file.

ICMS

Commissioned

The name of the person or organization that commissioned the subject of the file.

ICMT

Comments

General comments about the file or the subject of the file. If the comment is several sentences long, end each sentence with a period. Do not include new-line characters.

ICOP

Copyright

Copyright information for the file. For example, © Copyright 2009 Sony Creative Software Inc. If there are multiple copyrights, separate them with a semicolon followed by a space.

ICRD

Creation Date

The date the subject of the file was created. List dates in year-month-day format, padding one-digit months and days with a zero on the left. For example, 1964-03-02 for March 2, 1964.

ICRP

Cropped

Describes whether an image or sound has been cropped and, if so, how it was cropped. For example, Third movement, first through fourth bars.

IDIM

Dimensions

The size of the original subject of the file. For example, 8.5 in h, 11 in w.

IDPI

Dots Per Inch

The dots-per-inch setting of the digitizer used to produce the file.

IENG

Engineer

The name of the engineer who worked on the file. If there are multiple engineers, separate the names by a semicolon and a blank: Engineer, Joe; Mixer, Matt.

IGNR

Genre

Describes the classification of the original work.

IKEY

Keywords

Separate multiple keywords with a semicolon and a blank: Madison; aerial view; scenery.

ILGT

Lightness

Describes the changes in lightness settings on the digitizer required to produce the file. The format of this information depends on hardware used.

IMED

Medium

Describes the format of the original subject of the file.

INAM

Name/Title (CD Text)

The title of the subject of the file, such as Madison From Above.

IPLT

Palette Setting

The number of colors requested when digitizing an image.

IPRD

Product

The name of the title the file was originally intended for, such as Encyclopedia of Midwest Geography.

ISBJ

Subject

Describes the contents of the file, such as Aerial view of Madison.

ISFT

Software

The name of the software package used to create the file.

ISHP

Sharpness

Identifies the changes in sharpness for the digitizer required to produce the file. The format of this information depends on the hardware used.

ISRC

Source

The name of the person or organization who supplied the original subject of the file.

ISRF

Source Form

The original form of the material that was digitized, such as slide, paper, map, and so forth. This is not necessarily the same as IMED.

ITCH

Technician

The technician who digitized the file.

DISP

Sound Scheme Title

Sets the title that is displayed for Microsoft Sound Systems.

TLEN

Text Length (ms)

The length of the file in milliseconds.

TRCK

Track Number

The track number of the media from the original source media.

TURL

URL

The Web address associated with the file.

TVER

Version

Sets the version of the file. You can use versioning information to keep track of multiple mixes.

LOCA

Location

Identifies the location where the file was recorded.

TORG

Organization

Identifies the organization that produced the track.

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