MetaGear - metadata editor Hack 1.9 + Redeem Codes

I used MetaGear to add locations and edit dates (by offset) for photos taken on my non-iPhone camera. I went through 3k+ photos in a few days. My main feature request is to locate photos by location so I can adjust with more precise location (e.g., Paris => Louvre). This can be via location viewer in the app itself or via an “open in” extension in the photos app.

I bought this app mostly to make keyword changes. The good thing is that it does batch keyword changes. But there are two things I wish t did better

1. I wish I could easily swipe between pictures and select from common keywords for each picture. Right now I have to click on about 8 buttons and type in each keyword i want to add.

2. If I had feature number one I wouldn’t necessarily want this feature but I wish I could add a keyword to a batch of photos that have different keywords already. Right now you can only make them ALL the same keyword, you can’t just add a new keyword to all of them.

It functions really well and I will continue to use it for now. Hopefully there is a way to make keywords easier.

Thanks!

What I miss is being able to search on meta data. For example finding all pictures within a date range or certain location.

Since I have a lot of old imported pictures in my iCloud I would like to find all pictures that have empty fields in date and/or location to be able to add data to the pictures.

Another way to add that functionality would be to go from apple’s pictures app and be able to multi edit a selection of pictures.

Please add either so I can add metadata to my old imported pictures.
(I have way too many to just scroll and look for them)

Need to view and edit IPTC metadata? This is the app. Last time I checked it is the only app offering IPTC editing. Several nice features (batch, resize, saved)
Does not handle IPTC Extended, PLUS, or other enhanced metadata fields. Why Adobe did not include metadata tools in Lightroom for iPad Pro is beyond me—greatful that this app is here to help.

After a year of using Metagear, I’d love to pay for a Pro version unlock that allows you to handle files outside of the Camera Roll/Photos App. More image apps are using the Files App for storage and file manipulation since iOS 12 & 13z

Does a good of interfacing with iOS’s Photo app to add IPTC data — invaluable for photojournalism. Presets really help speed the process and reduce potential errors.

If the developer could add hooks into the Files App, Dropbox, et. al. it would easily be a 5-star app!

When I’m shooting I have to caption my photos using IPTC standards. Much of that is repetitive, the same information over and over. This isn’t saving that information to the preset (a template, basically), it’s only saving a couple of fields. It could have been exactly what I’ve been waiting for but it’s coming up very short.

I especially use the batch process in scanning old slides.

This is really disingenuous for an $8 app to say you can "add tags" without mentioning that only a specific list of tags can be added. I need to add the "projection" tag, the GoPro max/fusion 360 cams all fail to add that tag to still photos exported from the GoPro iOS app, and other apps can't display them as 360 spherical without the tag "projection=equirectangular".

*** I love the tech support from this developer! Leaving comments brings near immediate updates so here goes:

Still a full five star product! One improvement would be to make it easier to flip between pictures. Currently, you have to go back to the camera roll to select a different picture. It would be great if users could swipe left or right on the picture preview to move to the next or previous picture.

All the praise in my previous review below still applies. Thanks for a great product!***

I am a photo professional and I frequently need to be able to view or edit IPTC data in photos and videos. I wanted an app that would allow me to do that on the go.

MetaGear is solid app that will give you the ability to read and edit IPTC fields. It is updated regularly and hasn't been abandoned like Photogene⁴. It launches fast, works great and hasn't crashed on me yet.

When I first purchased the app, I need access to a couple of deprecated field and the developer added access to those fields almost immediately upon request!

If you are an imaging professional who needs to read or edit IPTC metadata this app is perfect for the job! Need more functionality? Ask and see what can be done.

Great service, superior app.