Digital Photo Album (Tagging)

I would like to tag my library of digital images so that I can later request
adhoc slideshows containing photos that have certain keywords associated
with them. What is the best way to do this without getting locked into a
proprietary solution. I will be investing a lot of time tagging a large
collection of existing photos and would like the freedom to switch album
software down the road without losing all my tagging info. Is exif/iptc
meant for this type of thing? Can anyone recommend the best way to do this
and which software supports such a open standard?

TIA

Photoshop Album 2 allows tagging of pictures. I doubt if there is any
tagging standard. Photoshop Elements 3 is supposed to include improved photo
editing plus the features in Album.

Sabu

"A Bazin" wrote in message
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I would like to tag my library of digital images so that I can later
request
adhoc slideshows containing photos that have certain keywords associated
with them. What is the best way to do this without getting locked into a
proprietary solution. I will be investing a lot of time tagging a large
collection of existing photos and would like the freedom to switch album
software down the road without losing all my tagging info. Is exif/iptc
meant for this type of thing? Can anyone recommend the best way to do
this
and which software supports such a open standard?

TIA

Photoshop Album 2 allows tagging of pictures. I doubt if there is any
tagging standard. Photoshop Elements 3 is supposed to include improved photo
editing plus the features in Album.

Sabu

"A Bazin" wrote in message
newsw_fd.48707$Pl.14444@pd7tw1no...
I would like to tag my library of digital images so that I can later
request
adhoc slideshows containing photos that have certain keywords associated
with them. What is the best way to do this without getting locked into a
proprietary solution. I will be investing a lot of time tagging a large
collection of existing photos and would like the freedom to switch album
software down the road without losing all my tagging info. Is exif/iptc
meant for this type of thing? Can anyone recommend the best way to do
this
and which software supports such a open standard?

TIA

So is EXIF/IPTC or JPEG Comments not considered a generic standard that is
meant to be used for this type of thing?


"Robert Morrisette" wrote in message
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Photoshop Album 2 allows tagging of pictures. I doubt if there is any
tagging standard. Photoshop Elements 3 is supposed to include improved
photo
editing plus the features in Album.

Sabu

"A Bazin" wrote in message
newsw_fd.48707$Pl.14444@pd7tw1no...
I would like to tag my library of digital images so that I can later
request
adhoc slideshows containing photos that have certain keywords associated
with them. What is the best way to do this without getting locked into
a
proprietary solution. I will be investing a lot of time tagging a large
collection of existing photos and would like the freedom to switch album
software down the road without losing all my tagging info. Is exif/iptc
meant for this type of thing? Can anyone recommend the best way to do
this
and which software supports such a open standard?

TIA