I am setting a lot of IPTC data in my images. For mass settings, for for tags that IrfanView doesn't allow me to edit I use exiftool. However for small tasks, fixing a couple of values, IrfanView is easier.
One of the tags I'm using is the ReferenceNumber (exiftool name), tag 140. But I have found that if I use IrfanView to change any of the IBPC tags that it does allow me to edit that the value in ReferenceNumber is deleted. Note that IrfanView will accept a value of sort $D$F $X $I50 in the "Show Text" box for full screen display, so it does know that such a tag exists. I posted this as a bug report more than a month ago, but nothing has been done to make IrfanView safe for IPTC tags.
Does anyone have a possible workaround, or a suggestion for some program that I can use to work on these tags without destroying data? Unfortunately, the exiftool GUI will only display, not allow editing on tag 140. At least it does display it.
One of the tags I'm using is the ReferenceNumber (exiftool name), tag 140. But I have found that if I use IrfanView to change any of the IBPC tags that it does allow me to edit that the value in ReferenceNumber is deleted. Note that IrfanView will accept a value of sort $D$F $X $I50 in the "Show Text" box for full screen display, so it does know that such a tag exists. I posted this as a bug report more than a month ago, but nothing has been done to make IrfanView safe for IPTC tags.
Does anyone have a possible workaround, or a suggestion for some program that I can use to work on these tags without destroying data? Unfortunately, the exiftool GUI will only display, not allow editing on tag 140. At least it does display it.
