IPTC embedded metadata

Managing your portfolio is a breeze with IPTC. No more cutting and pasting titles and descriptions. IPTC is the perfect solution for Sellers with large portfolios and helps streamline the uploading process.

Add important information to your images such as your name, license information, keywords, and descriptions. Embedding this information into the image allows you to easily search for the right image using ITPC compliant applications and can also make image usage and licensing simple to track.

Graphic Leftovers can detect the IPTC data when uploading. If your image was saved using IPTC, you will not have to enter all the image data manually. If you create vector illustrations, the IPTC data needs to be added to your high-resolution JPEG since EPS 8 files do not support IPTC.

Below is an example of IPTC information we entered into a file using Photoshop. Select the file tab and choose file info. When you save your image as a JPEG or PSD, this information will be permanently stored in the file.


Many applications besides Adobe Photoshop support IPTC and make the workflow of adding this information easy.
Here are a few to review:

  • Captionwriter II (Mac OS 7.5+, Windows 95, 98, NT or 2000)
  • FotoStation (Mac, Windows)
  • GraphicConverter (Mac)
  • Image Info Toolkit (Mac OSX, OS9.2, Windows 2000, XP)
  • IMatch
  • iView MediaPro (Mac)
  • MediaGrid (Mac, Windows)
  • Photo Mechanic (Mac, Windows)