Some time ago I added "image region" metadata editing to my program Photini, in response to a user request. I don't have much use for it myself, but today I used it to label the dishes in a Lebanese meal we had in Interlaken 2 weeks ago.
(View the image on Flickr, then mouseover it to see the regions.)
#Photini #Metadata
https://flic.kr/p/2rm9dif
Dinner at "Layaly Beirut", Interlaken

Flickr
Just released version 2024.10.0 of my open source photography metadata editor "Photini". It now handles "hierarchical keywords".
#Photini #photography #metadata #OpenSource
https://pypi.org/project/Photini/
Photini

Simple photo metadata editor

PyPI
Slightly surprising to see one of my open source projects popping up on some odd looking websites. For example, https://www.windows10download.com/photini/ offers a free download of the GitHub source (guessing from the file size) which is not a good place to start if you want to install it. The textual description is mostly bullshit (AI generated bullshit?) and the screenshots are ill chosen.
#OpenSource #Photini
Photini - Windows 10 Download

Photini - "Photini: Effortless photo management made simple." - Windows 10 Download

Windows10download.com
Nice to see my #Photini #software getting a good write-up. It currently has a small but discerning user base.
#photography #OpenSource
https://cogdogblog.com/2024/09/trying-photini/
Trying Photini, not shaken nor stirred –but command lined

Whew, I really thought I had my blog title pun game back on, but this one just did not work. This is mostly, as blog posts ought to be, for myself as a note of trying a new to me photo tool called …

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Just released v2023.4.0 of #Photini, a simple #photography #metadata (#Exif, #IPTC, #XMP) editor.
https://photini.readthedocs.io/en/latest/

This version adds "image regions", allowing the user to label parts of a picture. See https://www.iptc.org/std/photometadata/documentation/userguide/#_image_regions for more about image regions.

PS Photini also includes a #Pixelfed / #Mastodon uploader that reuses the metadata that's already been set for each picture.

Photini documentation — Photini 2024.4.0.post4+g4c5a03a documentation

Ah! It works with uploads to #Mastodon but not #Pixelfed (as confirmed by the server response). Another box ticked for the next release of #Photini.
The latest version of my #Photini photo metadata editor allows you to add alt text to any photo's metadata, so the alt text goes with it wherever you publish it. It also has a #pixelfed uploader that checks your "require media descriptions" setting and prompts you to set the alt text if you forgot.
#pixelfed #AltText #accessibility
https://photini.readthedocs.io/en/2023.2.0/manual/pixelfed.html
Pixelfed uploader — Photini 2023.2.0.dev2485 documentation

Finally released the latest version of my Photini photo metadata editor, now with a Pixelfed (and Mastodon) uploader. Makes full use of the image metadata, including alt text for accessibility.
#Pixelfed #Photini #photography #metadata
https://photini.readthedocs.io/en/2023.2.0/manual/pixelfed.html
Pixelfed uploader — Photini 2023.2.0.dev2485 documentation

One thing missing from my #Pixelfed uploader (for my #Photini metadata editing program) is a way to set the location. Photini allows users to set latitude+longitude for each photo (by dragging it on to a map) but there's no obvious way to convert that to a Pixelfed location. (Pixelfed uses a data base of towns with >5000 inhabitants.)

I currently use #OpenCage to convert latitude+longitude to an IPTC location (a hierarchical address). They can also do various location ids, but not Pixelfed's.

I think my Pixelfed uploader for Photini (my simple image metadata editor) is nearly ready to release. I've even done some documentation: https://photini.readthedocs.io/en/latest/manual/pixelfed.html
#Pixelfed #Photini #software
Pixelfed uploader — Photini 2025.10.0 documentation