

… which avoids the need for the -sep argument and ensures that the subject tag is read back as a true list.

It would appear that you were right in using the -sep argument but only because some apps are not as smart as others, or maybe they are too smartĮxiftool -overwrite_original_in_place -quiet -subject='cat' -subject='chat' -subject='egyptian mau' -subject='mau égyptien' Now, subject is a list or array tag, but both my app and PL5 are being “smart” and interpreting that “single word” as a list. On further investigation, it would appear that, because you have chosen to put comma-separated keywords within quotes, in order to simplify the command, the subject is being written as one single “keyword” including the commas unless you add the -sep argument. Subject : mau égyptien,egyptian mau,chat,catīut my app and PL5 interpret both versions correctly. If I don’t include it, ExifTool reads back the subject as… Subject : mau égyptien, egyptian mau, chat, cat If I use the -sep argument, ExifTool reads back the subject as… It would appear that NeoFinder is misinterpreting the subject tag. The documentation states that the default, if -sep is not specified, is assumed to be “,”Įxiftool -subject='mau égyptien,egyptian mau,chat,cat' _JNA0004.NEF This application is available on Windows, Mac and all the Linux distributions. Well, if I do not set this argument, the keywords are just one: What is exiftool It is a command line tool developed by Phil Harvey through which you can edit the metadata such as Date, Time, Camera information from several images or videos all at once, you could also choose to remove them completely if you want.
