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.

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

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

Progress so far:
1/ Dropped Mastodon.py as it doesn't do Pixelfed-specific endpoints.
2/ Got collections & licences working, but can't create collections.
3/ Need to find out if/how I can set display order of multi-picture posts.
4/ Can also post to Mastodon (Pixelfed-specific features are disabled).
#Python #Pixelfed #requests #photography #metadata #Photini

I've only just discovered that IPTC metadata now has fields for alt text. With any luck it'll become normal for sites like Mastodon to extract that metadata automatically. Today's task for me is to add accessibility text to my photo metadata editor #Photini.
http://www.iptc.org/std/photometadata/specification/IPTC-PhotoMetadata#alt-text-accessibility
#Accessibility #Photography #metadata #IPTC