Sunday, June 8, 2008

Microsoft Releases Pro Photo Tools v1.0

Microsoft released an interesting tool for photographers this past week. A photo metadata editing tool. Interesting.

Microsoft Pro Photo Tools v1.0



Upon installation it adds an entry to the right click menu of photos for easy access. Although I seem to have trouble opening multiple photos from the right click without closing the editor each time. However you can drag and drop multiple files into the thumbnail area with ease.

One nice feature is the ability to attach GPS data to older photos and view the location mapped to a Microsoft Maps view. Very much similar to the online Picasa Web photos.

The rest of the data fields seem pretty standard if you own Photoshop, GIMP, or any other higher end photo editor. I would eventually like to see this level of metadata straight from the OS file browser. But for now this is getting there. Perhaps we'll see these same features integrated into the next Windows 7 or a new release of Windows Live Photo Gallery.

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