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Option to embed metadata parameters to files [REQUEST] #55
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I don't know. You know, in December and January I actually thought about. But I declined this idea for several reasons. Images files metadata editing has an ugly environment. To make it more convenient and neat, I need to use another library. And it's not a Microsoft library. I used this library for video files before in another program. It also has the ability to do the same for images. In January or February, I tried to implement this in SCrawler, but I didn't figure out how it works. It works very poorly with images and is not native. So, in order to do what you want, I need the time and desire to learn this library and its functions. Currently I have neither the time nor the desire. Btw, in your picture, except Title and Tags, all other selected fields are fields of this data type only (jpg, jpeg, png). I mean Title and Tags are generic fields that are in every Windows file. |
Oh, I didn’t realise it was that involved/complicated. Hopefully a Microsoft library is made in the future, or a simpler solution is found. Again, it’s not a major issue/necessity but just a nice-to-have feature. A potential simpler solution could be to write those parameters into individual .txt or .json files within the same directory as the videos/images (e.g. FUvqw6qWAAEW0gj.jpg & FUvqw6qWAAEW0gj.json). This would allow for even more data to be scraped/saved (i.e. comments, retweets, likes, tags etc.). Also, I thought I’d list the possible types of metadata in that screenshot. I didn’t know metadata fields changed based on file type. In all seriousness though, I agree with you that Title and Date acquired are the only useful fields anyway. Thanks for considering it :) |
It's easy. This I can do.
Comments - definitely NO! Retweets, likes? What for? What valuable information do you expect from them? Title, description, date - yes, this is important information. But likes, retweets....
You are welcome. I've added the label "future" to this issue, so maybe I'll come back to it someday. Btw, did you like SCrawler on this site? 😊 |
As I said, title and date are the only useful information I need... I cannot speak for others and their needs. However, other crawlers such as Instaloader have the option to save comments, likes etc. so some must find it valuable. I was simply highlighting how .json files may be a better solution since you aren't limited to the standardised metadata fields and thus, can potentially store more information IF required. |
Btw, I forgot to say, the date is already in the user settings folder, in the Username_Data.xml file. This is not json, but xml is no worse. |
Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.
I feel like a lot of users of SCrawler use it to make account backups. However, SCrawler only saves the media and date acquired; this is fine as I can go back to their Twitter account and look for more information. However, when accounts are deleted/removed, I often want to know the context behind the images (i.e. title, uploader, date acquired etc.).
Describe the solution you'd like
It would be cool if a feature was added in the SCrawler "create user" window that allowed an option to embed metadata into each individual image/video file. This could include Title (caption), Authors (username), Program Name (SCrawler), Date acquired (post date & time).
Additional context
I know this is a continuation of issue #35 and issue #36. But I thought I'd make a feature request if you're interested in implementing it in the future.
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