I uploaded my first step of a meta data import and released a new version of NextGEN Gallery. It’s a minor change, nothing very spectacular. Please update your version and see under “Manage Gallery” -> “Edit Gallery” -> the new option “Meta”. If your jpeg-image contains EXIF, IPTC or XMP information, they should be shown.
Please note : If you resize the image after upload , all EXIF information are lost. If you have any problem, please leave a note or send me the image per email.
Your feedback help to improve the quality of the next major release. Thanks to all for your help !
* testing *
I’ll give it a try
Nice one! Keep up the good work 
is there a link somewhere explaining the steps of upgrading? Thanks!
Very simple, overwrite the old files.
will this effect changes I’ve made to the nextgen css files?
of course… save your css file if you edit it, and overwrite it after you uploaded the latest version (or rename the css file to avoid future conflict)
great, no problem, Thanks for quick replies! Also, is there a way to make the thumbnails in albums to match the size and style of thumbnails in galleries?
here is the problem I’m having. http://www.appleiphoneschool.com/wallpapers
These thumbnails are the wrong size. Any hints
Very useful. Thanks.
Hi
Small problem… When i uncheck the: Show ImageBrowser:
The image will appear halfway they popup screen. Top is blanc and the lower bottom half of the screen shows the top of the picture. When i scroll down, the image does not appear. The hughe blanc top above the picture stays. I’m running Daikos youtube widget also. Noticed it to uses the thickbox. A conflict perhaps?
Can mail you a screenshot if you would like one. For now i have disabe the effect. Images now loading in the imagebrowser. Not as i would like it, but hey ….
Thanks in advance,
Paul
@ Paul
Please do not post off topic questions. Please request help or suggestion in the forums. Thanks !
Hi Alex, well done on all the hard work on Next Gen. The meta data display is extremely useful. Is there any way I could display the EXIF Data in the caption field in the gallery?
@Petra
This is only the first step. I want some feedback, and will work for V0.8X to import it into the Caption/Descriptions field…
This is a great first step. How about having it automatically convert those tags into Wordpress tags. The ideal situation is I tag my images, and when I upload them through NextGen, they become tags on my blog as well.
That would seal the deal for me and I would be forced into switching to NextGen as that is a feature I could not ignore.
That’s exactly my idea…
I have now installed the latest version and seems like META info is presented and its information is correct
Thumbs up!
@Max
Thank for a usefull feedback. Working now for the next step..
sorry, is there anyone tell me where I can download the files of the new version?
http://wordpress.org/extend/plugins/nextgen-gallery/
thanks. i have updated it successfully. but i meet a new problem: when i click “show META data” on a picture which contains EXIF data, it shows me “No exif data”. why?
@Edie
You need the PHP Exif support… check it with phpinfo()
Nextgen is my choice for the next restructiration of my paragliding club website.
When the automatic captioning feature (using IPTC data from the pictures) will be available, I will say that this plugin is absolutely perfect.
Go for it Alex! (and have fun with your father duties too: I know this story quite well!)
Max
Hi!
Can I put the EXIF info anywhere in the page?
Can you show me teh code?
txs!
Great gallery! Where do I sign up for news about the plugin? I need the “Exif as comment/discription”-bit
Hi Alex,
Can we test the development versions of the plugin? I’m interested in including the exif data in the image, I’ve seen some excellent js code when you pass the mouse pointer over the image, a small jquery effect that “slides up” and show the meta data, and when you put the mouse outside the picture the exif data hides.
I’m a php programmer (not a good one) and I’m learning to use jquery and thickbox.
Thank you for this excellent plugin!
Great work with NexGen Gallery. Regarding the meta data, I would be more interested of showing it together with the picture for everyone, not just the gallery admin, i.e to import the iptc-data into the description field..
cjl- I agree 1000%. I just installed this plugin earlier today and so far really like it (though I can’t get the slideshow to advance to the next picture on click yet). I would really like to be able to display the EXIF to my viewers since my website is eventually going to be a place to show my amature photos.
Nice so far though.
Hi,
I tried now over 7 different galleries with my WP 2.5 and found the NextGen Gallery one of the best, but one thing is not solved for me - I would like the EXIF data to be displayed - where can I do this? Do I need a specific view of my images like the Image Browser? Can somebody please help me out….
Many thanks and Cheers…
Yogie