Aperture 3: How metadata fields in Aperture 3 map to fields in other applications
Summary
Aperture 3 allows you to tag your images with metadata to help sort and identify photos. Learn about how keywords and other IPTC fields in Aperture 3 map to their equivalents in other applications.
Products Affected
Aperture 3.x
IPTC Core 1.0 Specification Metadata Mapping
| Aperture 3 | IPTC Core 1.0 Specification | Aperture 2.1.4 | Preview (Mac OS X 10.6) | Adobe Lightroom 2.5 | Adobe Photoshop Bridge CS4 | Photomechanic 4.6.1 |
| Creator | Creator | Byline | Creator | Creator | Creator | Photographer |
| Creator's Job Title | CreatorJobTitle | Byline Title | Creator's Jobtitle | Job Title | Creator: Job Title | Title |
| Contact Address |
ClAdrExtadr |
Creator (Address) | Contact Address | Creator: Address | Contact Address | |
| Contact City | ClAdrCity | Creator (City) | Contact City | Creator: City | Contact City | |
| Contact State/Province | ClAdrRegion | Creator (State/Province) | Contact State/Province | Creator: State/Province | Contact State | |
| Contact Postal Code | ClAdrPcode | Creator (Postal Code) | Contact Postal Code | Creator: Postal Code | Contact Zip | |
| Contact Country | ClAdrCtry | Creator (Country) | Contact Country | Creator: Country | Contact Country | |
| Contact Phone(s) | ClTelWork | Creator (Phone) | Contact Phone | Creator: Phone(s) | Contact Phone(s) | |
| Contact Email(s) | ClEmailWork | Creator (Email) | Contact E-Mail | Creator: Email(s) | Contact Email(s) | |
| Contact Website(s) | ClUrlWork | Creator (Web URL) | Contact Website | Creator: Website(s) | Contact Web URL(s) | |
| Headline | Headline | Headline | Headline | Headline | Headline | Headline |
| Caption | Description | Caption | Caption/Description | Caption | Description | Caption |
| Keywords | Keywords | Keywords | Keywords | Keyword Tags | Keywords | Keywords |
| IPTC Subject Code | SubjectCode | Subject Reference | IPTC Subject Code | IPTC Subject Code | IPTC Subject Code | IPTC Subject Code |
| Intellectual Genre | IntellectualGenre | Object Attribute Reference | Intellectual Genre | Intellectual Genre | Intellectual Genre | Intellectual Genre |
| Caption Writer | DescriptionWriter | Writer/Editor | Caption/Description Writer | Description Writer | Description Writer | Caption Writers |
| Date Created | DateCreated | Date Created & Time Created | Date Created & Time Created | Date Created | Date Created | Time and Date |
| IPTC Scene | Scene | IPTC Scene | Scene | IPTC Scene | IPTC Scene | |
| Image Location | Location | Sub-Location | Location | Location | Location | Location |
| Image City | City | City | City | Image City | City | City |
| Image State/Province | Province-State | Province/State | Province/State | Image State / Province | State/Province | State |
| Image Country | Country | Country Name | Country | Image Country | Country | Country |
| ISO Country Code | CountryCode | Country Code | ISO Country Code | ISO Country Code | ISO Country Code | Code |
| Title | Title | Object Name | Title | Title | Title | Object Name |
| Job Identifier | JobID | Original Transmission Reference | Job Identifier | Job Identifier | Job Identifier | Transmission Reference |
| Instructions | Instructions | Special Instructions | Instructions | Instructions | Instructions | Special Instructions |
| Provider | Provider | Credit | Provider | Provider | Provider | Credit |
| Source | Source | Source | Source | Source | Source | Source |
| Copyright Notice | CopyrightNotice | Copyright Notice | Copyright Notice | Copyright | Copyright Notice | Copyright |
| Usage Terms | RightsUsageTerms | Rights Usage terms | Rights Usage Terms | Rights Usage terms | Rights Usage terms |
Legacy IPTC IIM 4.1 Metadata Mapping
| Aperture 3 | Aperture 2.1.4 | Preview (Mac OS X 10.6) | Adobe Lightroom 2.5 | Adobe Photoshop Bridge CS4 | Photomechanic 4.6.1 |
| Action Advised | Action Advised | Action Advised | |||
| Audio Duration | |||||
| Audio Outcue | |||||
| Audio Sampling Rate | |||||
| Audio Sampling Resolution | |||||
| Audio Type | |||||
| Category | Category | Category | Category | Categories | Category |
| Contact | Contact | Contact | |||
| Content Location Code | Content Location Code | Content Location Code | |||
| Content Location Name | Content Location Name | Content Location Name | |||
| Digital Creation Date | Digital Creation Date & Digital Creation Time | Digital Creation Date & Digital Creation Time | |||
| Edit Status | Edit Status | Edit Status | Edit Status | ||
| Editorial Update | Editorial Update | Editorial Update | |||
| Expiration Date | Expiration Date & Expiration Time | Expiration Date | |||
| Fixture Identifier | Fixture Identifier | Fixture Identifier | |||
| Image Orientation | Image Orientation | Image Orientation | |||
| Image Type | Image Type | Image Type | |||
| Language Identifier | Language Identifier | Language Identifier | |||
| Object Cycle | Object Cycle | Object Cycle | |||
| Object Type Reference | Object Type Reference | Object Type Reference | |||
| Originating Program | Originating Program | Originating Program | |||
| Program Version | Program Version | Program Version | |||
| Reference Date | Reference Date | Reference Date | |||
| Reference Service | Reference Service | Reference Service | |||
| Release Date | Release Date | Release Date | |||
| Supplemental Categories | Supplemental Category | Supplemental Category | Other Categories | Supp Cat 1, Supp Cat 2, Supp Cat 3 | |
| Urgency | Urgency | Urgency | Urgency | Urgency |
Note: The IPTC IIM 4.1 Specification has been superseded by the IPTC Core 1.0 Specification. It is strongly recommended that you use IPTC Core 1.0 tags whenever possible.
Important: Information about products not manufactured by Apple is provided for information purposes only and does not constitute Apple’s recommendation or endorsement. Please contact the vendor for additional information.
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