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maxxsid

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External changes - WHY!?
« on: January 07, 2011, 02:07:30 am »

Hello,
I did a bulk rename of my images/pictures/photos in MC.
Not file rename but just changed [Name] field via Move / Copy Fields -- [date (filename friendly)] to [Name].
All went well and about 30,000 photos got their [Name] tag changed.
Wasn't happy with the result and restored a backed-up library.
However, after I did Import with "Update for external changes" checked all changed [Name] tags returned..
I don't understand this... Those tags are stored in the internal MC database, aren't they? Why are they coming back? I restored a library from a few months ago and the same thing happened...
What's going on?
Is there any way to get around this?
TIA!

--max
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JimH

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Re: External changes - WHY!?
« Reply #1 on: January 07, 2011, 06:51:29 am »

MC can store the tag in the image file as well.

Try Library Tools/Update tag from Library on a few.
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maxxsid

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Re: External changes - WHY!?
« Reply #2 on: January 07, 2011, 10:07:39 am »

Jim,
Thanks for the advice!
This sure worked.
Do you know where those tags are stored inside the files? I checked with ExifTool and there's no extra tags...
Thanks!
--max

MC can store the tag in the image file as well.

Try Library Tools/Update tag from Library on a few.
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Re: External changes - WHY!?
« Reply #3 on: January 07, 2011, 06:22:45 pm »

Maybe look tags with iTag
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Re: External changes - WHY!?
« Reply #4 on: January 07, 2011, 11:32:41 pm »

I think ExifTool shows pretty much all tags.. thanks anyway.

Maybe look tags with iTag
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