[Digikam-devel] [Bug 135851] Wish to view IPTC in different order

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------- Additional Comments From schichtarbeiter hispeed ch  2007-05-05 12:27 -------
As stated also here, I would prefer a configurable IPTC editor, as evey one likes to see other IPTC fields on his editor window. 

I currently work for a big newsphoto agency and these are the fields we use to edit on one single editor window, without subpages (means every filed can be edited, witout clicking on another button before). The fields are arranged in several blocks, but all on the same page:

Caption
Special Instructions
Category
Supplemental Categories

Object Name
Headline
Credit
Source
Byline
Byline Title
Writer

Date Created
Release Date

City
State
Country Code
Country

Transmission Reference
Urgency

We use the Photostation 5.2 Software of Fotoware.com
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The use of this fields is kind of standart in pressphoto agencies and on their databases.
I saw this on pix of AP, Getty Images, EPA, Reuters.... and many more

See this excerpt about the IPTC Fields of the AP Stylebook:
Byline: The Byline field lists the name of the person who made the photo.

Byline Title: The Byline Title field lists the title of the person who made the photo.

Caption: The Caption field is the text that accompanies the photo, containing the who, what, when, where and why information.

Caption Writer: The Caption Writer field lists the initials of all the people who wrote or edited the caption, header fields or image file. This includes toning and pixel editing.

Category: The Category field lists codes that aid in a more detailed search. (See category definitions in this section.)

City: The City field lists where the photo was originally made. For file photos, do not use the transmission point's city.

Country: The Country field lists the three-letter country code where the photo was originally made. For file photos, do not put the transmission point's country.

Create Date Time: The Create Date Time field is the date the photo was originally made. For file photos, use the date the photo was originally made, if known. If the complete date is not known, Leafdesk 8.3 software will allow the field to be left blank. The field will not accept a partial date. The time is not needed.

Credit: The Credit field is the name of the service transmitting the photo.

Headline: The Headline field lists keywords to aid in a more detailed search for a photo.

Instructions: The Instructions field lists special notations that apply uniquely to a photo, such as file photo, correction, advance or outs.

Object Name: The Object Name field lists the story slug associated with a photo. For photos without a story, Associated Press photographers or photo editors will make up a logical slug to aid in a search and note it as a "stand-alone photo" in the INSTRUCTIONS field of the NAA/PTC header. If a related story moves on DataStream, the photo will be retransmitted with the appropriate OBJECT NAME to match the story.
Routing: The Routing field is used by The Associated Press to route photos on to PhotoStream.

Source: The Source field lists who is the original provider of a photo, such as: AP, an AP member, pool photo provider or handout photo provider.

State: The State field lists the state where the photo was originally made. Use U.S. postal code abbreviations. For file photos, do not use the transmission point's state.

Supp Categories: The Supplemental Categories field lists codes that aid in a more detailed search for a photo. (See supplemental categories definitions in this section.)

Trans Reference: The Trans Reference field lists a call letter/number combination associated with a photo. It includes an originating transmit point's call letters and picture number from that point's sequence of offerings for a given day. Example: NY105.

see a version of the AP Stylebook here: 
http://www.dinfos.osd.mil/2006_APStyle/index.html
(Interesting chapter about the photo captions)
Also here: http://www.studentmedia.appstate.edu/Stylebook2000.pdf
(The IPTC Headers haven't changed since then...)

New XMP Schemas of Adobe even go much further with metadata including IPTC headers. If you are interessed in informing you the read:
http://www.adobe.com/products/xmp/